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Report: Pa. State Police Pull Over Drivers at Similar Rates Regardless of a Driver’s Race
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State Police pulled drivers over at about the same rate regardless of the motorists’ race or ethnicity, according to a study of traffic stops made in 2023. Released last week, the analysis by criminologist Robin Engel and other data scientists also found little discrepancy in the outcomes of traffic stops, noting negligible differences in the rate of arrest, citations and warnings across racial and ethnic groups. The study did find a small difference...
Alvernia Ph.D. Grad Confirmed to PASSHE Board of Governors
Alvernia University alumnus gains prominent position to influence Pennsylvania’s 10 state universities. Alvernia University alumnus Brandon Danz, Ph.D. was recently nominated by Governor Josh Shapiro to a term on the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors. Danz was unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate in July.
State leaders asking Shapiro Administration to give them more tools to fight drug overdoses
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Pennsylvania leaders are calling on the Shapiro Administration to give them more tools to fight and prevent opioid deaths. Pennsylvania has a standing order that allows first responders to use the life-saving drug, Narcan for when a person overdoses. “The standing order was written a long time ago. There was only one […]
Trump taps ‘alternate’ elector Bill Bachenberg as Republican Electoral College member
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Rescues and animal shelters in Pennsylvania seeing an increase in surrenders
(WHTM) — At any given time, thousands of animals end up in Pennsylvania rescues and shelters and looking for permanent or foster care homes, including the York County SPCA. I was able to sit down and speak with the non profit’s executive director Steve Martinez, who brought a furry friend along with him named Thumbalina, […]
Pennsylvania college students should get delayed aid awards in September; PHEAA ‘hopeful next year will be smoother’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Normally, college students would know by now how much financial aid they’re getting for the new school year. That, in turn, would normally come after filling out Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, as early as Oct. 1 of nearly a year earlier. PHEAA, Pennsylvania’s centralized grant agency, would […]
Pennsylvania's run ends in Little League World Series after 3-1 loss
Evan Taveras struck out 12 Pennsylvania batters in five and two-thirds innings, and Hawaii made two runs in the first inning stand up for a 3-1 Little League World Series victory on Wednesday. That loss eliminated Council Rock Newtown from the tournament. The Bucks County team, representing the Mid-Atlantic Region,...
One year later: Memorial honoring fallen Pennsylvania firefighter unveiled
A volunteer doesn’t ask why. They go because they’re called to help someone in need. That’s exactly what North East firefighter Shawn Giles was doing one year ago when he was killed by a speeding car ignoring the safety perimeter at an accident. “His ultimate sacrifice saved lives a year ago, including my own. We […]
Three children test positive for fentanyl, woman charged
ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — A woman is facing charges after three children in Schuylkill County tested positive for fentanyl. On June 22, Pennsylvania State Police responded to a residence along Walnut St. in Ashland for the report of a three-year-old struggling to breathe. The child was given 0.4...
'It's a hate crime': Victimized rabbi proudly flies defaced Pride flag again
SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — The tattered Pride flag that hangs off the front porch of Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg’s home has been displayed as a colorful expression of who she, her husband and their daughter are. The vandals who tore it down over the weekend, tore it up,...
Former Phillies draft pick comes full circle after call-up to bullpen
This past Saturday, the Philadelphia Phillies made a roster move that sent pitcher Tyler Phillips to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. In a corresponding move, the Phillies brought up another Tyler, left-hander Tyler Gilbert, to take Phillips' spot on the big league roster. It may have seemed to be just a minor...
Amount of stranded drivers nearly doubles after getting gas at Bethlehem Twp. station, cops say
At least 18 drivers have reported to police being stranded after filling up at a Bethlehem Township gas station. Township police just after 11:15 a.m Tuesday found over 10 disabled vehicles along Freemansburg Avenue and adjacent roads. All drivers reported just buying some quantity of gasoline at the Raceway gas station at 3608 Freemansburg Ave., township police Capt. Shaun Powell said.
Look out for these returning PIAA state cross country qualifiers
As the lehighvalleylive.com regional cross country season gets ready to kick off with Friday afternoon’s Lion Invitational at Moravian Academy, we thought we’d look at returning runners who ran at the PIAA state championships in Hershey. We’ve organized them by classifications competed in in 2023, then by school....
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