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Harmony/Evans City VFW holds 2nd annual Family Freedom Festival
EVANS CITY — Veterans and their families packed Harmony/Evans City Veterans of Foreign War Post 499 for the second annual Family Freedom Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. The centerpiece of the event was a classic car and bike cruise Sunday. The event also featured a...
How to talk with your family about the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump
YORK, Pa. — As the investigation into the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump continue, the GOP presidential nominee is returning to the campaign trail. Meanwhile, many people are still processing what happened one week ago during his rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania. “At first, I thought it...
Live updates: Secret Service director faces calls to resign at hearing
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is testifying before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday to face questions about the security lapses that allowed a gunman to open fire on former President Trump at a rally about a week ago. Cheatle is facing calls to resign or be fired, largely from Republicans, but has…
Rep. Kelly and Homeland Security House Members To Tour Farm Show
Members of the Congressional House Committee on Homeland Security will tour the Butler Farm Show Grounds today to learn more about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Chairman Mark Green will be joined by 10 other Congressional members and Congressman Mike Kelly. Kelly says they will tour the...
Gathering To Help Those Dealing With Trauma
A gathering later this week will help those dealing with trauma in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler. The Center for Community Resources is hosting the Group Crisis Intervention this Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Monarch Place in Butler. The meeting is meant...
Pennsylvania man reels in record-breaking bass weighing more than 12 pounds on Cayuga Lake
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar on Monday announced the breaking of a 37-year-old fishing record and congratulated James Britenbaugh of Pennsylvania on his catch, the largest largemouth bass caught in New York. On July 11, Britenbaugh reeled in the record-breaking 12-pound, 6-ounce largemouth bass from Cayuga Lake while practicing for an upcoming bass tournament. His catch surpasses the previous record largemouth bass, caught from Buckhorn Lake, Otsego County, in 1987...
More than $1.4 Million in grants awarded to grow Pa. special educator workforce
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department awarded more than $1.4 million to 77 school entities to grow the Commonwealth’s next generation of special educators. The announcement from the Shapiro Administration says the funding will support Pennsylvania’s students "for decades to come.”. The awardees include Local Education Agencies (LEAs)...
Pennsylvania’s Historic Tax Credit Increased to $20 Million
On July 11, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed its 2024-2025 budget. It was 11 days past the deadline, but offered some good news for historic preservationists and adaptive reuse developers. The new budget included tax code changes that raised the historic tax credit program to $20 million from its previous cap of $5 million.
'Nuanced,' 'manifest,' and 'antecedent' are among the hardest words for Pennsylvania residents to understand, study finds
YORK, Pa. — A recent study conducted by crossword experts at WordDB.com found the 10 hardest vocabulary words for Pennsylvania residents to understand. "Nuanced", "manifest" and "antecedent" are the words found in SAT exams that Pennsylvania residents struggle with the most, the WordDB.com study determined. New research based on...
New Pa. law expands happy hours and drink specials at bars
A new law in Pennsylvania allows people 21 and older more time to take advantage of adult drinking specials. Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law this week an expanded happy hour bill that state lawmakers passed. The new law is also an opportunity for restaurants and bars to potentially attract more foot traffic, by increasing the number of hours licensed establishments in the state can host happy hours up to four hours a day and up to 24 hours a week. The new law also allows businesses to advertise discounted meals with adult drinks. The revised law will take effect 60 days from the time the governor signed it, in mid-September, just in time for football season.
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