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Rising Vaccine Exemptions in Pa. Schools Up Chance of Measles Outbreaks
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here. As kids revel in the final days of summer break, Pennsylvania school nurses statewide are hustling to make sure students are vaccinated. The mandatory recordkeeping is routine, and helps school officials to keep children safe from preventable diseases like tetanus and hepatitis B. But rising requests for exemptions to vaccinations are making this work fraught and revealing fears some parents have about caring for their children. Under state...
Mail ballots can’t be rejected over improper date on envelope, Pennsylvania court rules
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for our free newsletters here.Not counting a voter’s mail ballot because they failed to properly date the return envelope violates their rights under the state constitution, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Friday.Republicans said they would immediately appeal the ruling to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. But if the decision stands, it could affect thousands of ballots and influence the outcome of close races.The five-judge Commonwealth Court panel split 4-1 on the decision.“The refusal to count undated or incorrectly dated but timely mail ballots...
Pennsylvania high school football scores for Friday, Aug. 30, 2024
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WATCH LIVE: Trump holds rally in Pennsylvania
Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, around 4:30 p.m. It’ll be Trump’s first rally in western Pennsylvania since the assassination attempt against him in Butler County on July 13. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Pennsylvania is a critical battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. When […]
Tenfold helps pilot study of landlord incentives
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is encouraging agencies that help homeless households find rentals to consider including financial incentives for landlords as part of a broader engagement effort. Doing so can dramatically reduce the time it takes for families to secure housing, it says. The evidence? A pilot program conducted...
North Allegheny girls volleyball chasing 8th straight PIAA title
Aug. 31—Here is an easy way to put a state championship streak in perspective. Molly Robertson and Alicia Mokube, who started for North Allegheny in the PIAA finals last fall, were in elementary school when the girls volleyball team's streak started. That was seven years ago, meaning the two current sophomores would've been third graders back then. "I was thinking about that," North Allegheny ...
Revamped lineup looks to keep Hampton girls volleyball in championship form
Second-team all-WPIAL setter Lilly Muczinski has a message for anyone doubting the Hampton girls volleyball team this season. “We can take anyone, any day,” she said. “We’re scrappy. We are everywhere. We can pick up balls. We can block. We can do everything.”. Next up, they get...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers split at opening tournament
North Allegheny’s girls soccer team got off to a high-scoring start to the season. The Tigers defeated Altoona, 7-0, in the season-opener Aug. 23, at NA Intermediate High School. Bella Montgomery scored twice, and Rowan Barsotti, Addison Heim, Luciana Zagacki, Mia Bosley and Mia Barsotti added goals. Margaret Nestor...
Hampton boys, girls cross country teams out to make history in different ways
The Hampton boys and girls cross country teams are trying to run into the record books this season. But they would take different paths. The boys are looking to become only the second program in 61 years to win four consecutive WPIAL Class 2A cross country titles, while the girls are eyeing the team’s first trip to the PIAA championships since 2000.
DNC unveils billboards in Pennsylvania claiming Trump threatens IVF access
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled billboards Friday in Pennsylvania claiming that former President Trump threatens access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), ahead of his rally in the Keystone State. In a statement exclusively sent to The Hill, the DNC argued Trump has lied about his position on IVF and wants to ban the procedure.…
Oil City Woman Jailed for Allegedly Kicking, Spitting at Officers and Medical Staff
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City woman is behind bars for allegedly kicking and spitting at law enforcement officers, hospital security officers, and medical staff. Court documents show Franklin-based State Police filed criminal charges against 36-year-old Rachael Renee Knight, of Oil City, in District Judge Patrick Lowrey’s office on Thursday, August 29.
Winning Pa. Lottery numbers for Aug. 30, 2024
Time to check your tickets. Here are the latest winning lottery numbers from Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. You can find all the lottery results, including Powerball and Mega Millions, each night on PennLive. Pick 2 Day: 1, 2 Wild Ball: 9. Pick 2 Evening: 2, 9 Wild Ball: 6. Pick...
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