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Tunkhannock's Wild Women Festival this Sunday
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. — The Wild Women of NEPA Festival will be held this Sunday, August 25th in Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock. The annual outdoor gathering focuses on women's empowerment, wellness and nature. Melissa Roberts, the event organizer, says the event is about "supporting and celebrating each other." With admission,...
A rare whiskey lottery is now open in Pennsylvania. Here's how to enter.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's rare whiskey lottery is now open for residents of the Keystone State. State liquor license holders and residents 21 years and older can enter the "Limited-Release Lottery" of more than 1,000 bottles of rare whiskey. Entering the lottery allows participants the chance to buy one of the rare whiskey bottles. The event, which features nine products in eight lotteries, is open until Aug. 23 at 5 p.m. The lotteries include Weller Millennium Straight Bourbon priced at $7,499.99 per bottle and Eagle Rare Double Eagle Very Rare Straight Bourbon 90 Proof priced at $2,999.99...
Pet of the Week: Meet Bea
Characteristics: Bea is the sweetest dog! Can you believe she is still available? She loves to wrap her legs around you for hugs. Bea was surrendered to us because her owner unfortunately passed away. Coat length: Short. House-trained: Yes, and crate-trained. Health: Spayed and up to date on vaccinations. Good...
Josh Shapiro says antisemitism played ‘no role’ in his not getting picked as Kamala Harris’ running mate
(JTA) — CHICAGO — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said antisemitism played “no role” in Vice President Kamala Harris’ opting against him as a running mate, and blamed Donald Trump for spreading that allegation. Shapiro, who is Jewish, made the remark in an interview on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, as he was...
PennDOT secretary promises quick fix for flood-damaged northcentral Pa. highway
TROUT RUN — The state transportation secretary has pledged to have Route 14 in northern Lycoming County reopened in less than a month. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll made the promise Monday when he met with Lycoming County elected officials and residents of the Trout Run area hard hit by flash flooding on Aug. 9.
Why was Route 78 closed leaving NJ on Saturday?
🚨The crash involving a UPS truck on Route 78 west happened Saturday morning. 🚨Westbound traffic was diverted off Route 78 at Exit 3 in NJ. A tractor-trailer that went off Route 78 in Pennsylvania is to blame for a closure before dawn on Saturday that affected New Jersey.
Harris and Walz make small-town stops and campaign phone calls on Pennsylvania bus tour before DNC
ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz gave pep talks to campaign volunteers and a high school football team Sunday, with their bus tour in a corner of Pennsylvania serving as a modest, small-town version of the grand rally she’s expected to have at the Democratic nominating convention in Chicago this week. Vice President […]
Purge your fridge now: BeiHollow cheese recalled for possible listeria contamination
Just as you checked your fridge and tossed chicken products from Perdue and deli meats from Boar's Head for possible life-threatening contamination, you will need to again purge your ice box, this time of cheese from BeiHollow Farm. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued the recall due to a possible listeria contamination. Here...
Here’s what to know about the new Title IX regulations in Pennsylvania
The state’s Department of Education plans to update its own policy to reflect the new Title IX regulations that protect students from gender identity discrimination. The Biden administration’s new Title IX regulations went into effect Aug. 1. But 26 states have blocked it and some individual schools are exempt from implementation, thanks to a federal injunction.
Fetterman’s Own Communications Director Blasts His Views on Israel to Reporter
Senator John Fetterman’s (D-PA) communications director, Carrie Adams, dismissed his views on Israel and Gaza in an interview debrief as “a lot less nuanced” than hers and bluntly confessed to Free Press senior editor Peter Savodnik: “I don’t agree with him.”. The interaction, which took...
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