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Taylor Swift ticket scam: Police warn residents in Pennsylvania town
PERKASIE, Pa. - Attention Swifites, local police are trying to help you avoid a "Cruel Summer!" Perkasie Borough Police say they have received several reports of social media scams involving Taylor Swift concert tickets. The Pennsylvania native is currently on the international leg of her Eras Tour after performing in...
Helicopter to spray “thick brown liquid” over Central Pennsylvania communities
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – A helicopter will be flying across Pennsylvania communities on Monday conducting spraying for flies. The York County Office of Emergency Management says Helocopter Applicators Inc. will be dispersing Vectobac 12AS, a bacterial larvicide, for black fly (gnat) suppression. Vectobac 12AS is not a chemical and...
Cheers! Longer Happy Hours Are Coming to Pennsylvania Under New Bill
If inflated prices are still putting a dent in your wallet, yet you still want to have a good time when going out, here's some good news if you're in Pennsylvania!. A new bill has just been passed by the House and Senate to allow Pennsylvania establishments to have longer happy hours and to offer discounted foods along with the deal.
Pa. labor department supports school bus drivers with unemployment filing guide
Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry is trying to ease the process for seasonal school workers filing for unemployment benefits. Employees who work for school districts on a contract are eligible for unemployment compensation if they don’t have work over the summer, including many school bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers.
Pennsylvania District 24 Little League Championship Results
The Pennsylvania District 24 Little League Championships are set to take place Sunday and Monday in Schuylkill County. Pennsylvania District 24 Little League Championship Results. Sunday, July 7th, 2024. 8-9-10 PA 24 District Championship @ Pottsville's Railway Park at 5:30pm. Ashland - 10 Pottsville - 0 --------------------------------------------------------- Monday, July 8th,...
Dietrich Wins PA Speedweek Finale; Macri Wins Point Title
SELINSGROVE, PA (July 7, 2024) — Danny Dietrich won the final event of the 2024 edition of Pennsylvania Speedweek Sunday night at Selisngrove Speedway. Anthony Macri, Tory Wagaman Jr, Justin Whittall, and Devon Borden rounded out the top five. Macri’s second place finish secured himself the overall Pennsylvania Speedweek...
Recognizing gun violence as more than a criminal justice problem
The response in NJ to the US surgeon general’s declaration that gun violence is a public health crisis. Nonprofit leaders, academics and those directly impacted by gun violence in New Jersey welcomed a recent advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy that declares gun violence to be a public health crisis across the country.
Methadone and Suboxone are helping stem the tide of opioid abuse
Treatment facilities are expanding their services in the Pittsburgh area as Pennsylvania intensifies its fight against the drug epidemic. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports a slight decline in overdose deaths, down 4% from the previous year, yet the figures remain alarming: in 2022, an average of 14 people died from a drug overdose each day in the Commonwealth.
Big Lots announced more financial troubles
DUNMORE, Pa. — Big Lots has released some troubling numbers. The company says they have lost more than 200 million dollars in the first quarter of the year, and sales are down more than 10%. Big Lots has 1,300 hundred stores in 48 states. There are more than 70...
David McCormick claims he created ‘hundreds of jobs’ in Pennsylvania. Records say otherwise
What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know. David McMcormick, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, touts himself as a job creator, ready to bring his business acumen to serve Pennsylvanians. He told Fox News he “created hundreds of jobs” and his X account boasts he is a “PA job creator.”
Pa. American Water, American Water Charitable Foundation Gave Nearly $2M Statewide in 2023
Pennsylvania American Water reported over $1.49 million in charitable contributions for 2023, benefiting 390 organizations statewide. Recently, Pennsylvania American Water released its end-of-year charitable giving totals for 2023. Last year, the company provided more than $1.49 million through grants, general charitable contributions, and programming support to 390 organizations across Pennsylvania.
Nurse Entrepreneurs in Pennsylvania Eligible for $5,000 Award
Betty Long, the CEO of Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates, is currently the president of the Board of Trustees for The Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania. For the second year in a row, Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates has partnered with The Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania to recognize an entrepreneurial nurse in Pennsylvania with the 2024 Guardian Nurses Entrepreneurial Award. Guardian Nurses is again sponsoring the $5,000 prize to be given to the winner.
Is there hope on the horizon to sustain Pa. volunteer firefighting?
Pennsylvania has the most volunteer fire departments in the nation, according to the state fire commissioner. But many of those fire companies are grappling with the cost of expensive equipment and the struggle to find volunteers to fill demanding jobs their older members can’t do anymore. But municipalities across...
What You Need to Know About Pa.’s Slow Elder Abuse Investigations
This investigation will be highlighted 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. In Pennsylvania, county-level agencies investigate allegations of abuse and neglect involving older adults and come up with service plans to keep them safe. There are 52 such agencies across the state, formally called Area Agencies on Aging, that collectively work to protect residents aged 60 or over in all 67 counties. But a Spotlight PA investigation found that many of those agencies are woefully slow in completing those investigations despite...
Real estate scammers try to sell vacant land they don't own. Here's what to watch for
A scam in which the perpetrator sells land that they do not own has been "plaguing several areas of Pennsylvania," according to the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors. Monroe County Recorder of Deeds Kate Best said the scam has not happened within Monroe County since she took office in January, but Pocono Mountains Association of Realtors Board President Yarrow Wilkins said she has seen it attempted many times in her 30 years in realty.
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