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State sues Pittsburgh-area home contractor over incomplete jobs
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The state is suing a Pittsburgh-area home contractor, alleging that his company used illegal contracts and didn't complete jobs or give refunds. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said it filed a lawsuit against Brothers All Around Service, LLC and owner John McDonald after several customers complained that they paid the company large sums upfront for jobs that weren't finished.Many consumers who paid Brothers for major home improvement projects had to hire separate contractors to finish the jobs and even repair the work in some cases, the attorney general's office said. After that, officials said Brothers blocked some consumers'...
One of Pa’s ‘most charming small towns’ is ‘buzzing with activity’
Many people seek out small towns as places to live for a variety of factors: Good school systems, cleanliness, affordability, etcetera. And this small town happens to be one of Pennsylvania’s “most charming.”. Betway Insider — which is described by its “Meet the Team” page as “an editorial...
Thousands of Pennsylvania workers are owed money from wage theft cases but the US Labor Department says it can’t find them
In March 2022, a federal court ordered an Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, home-care agency to pay more than $4.5 million in back wages and damages to more than 500 workers after federal investigators showed that the agency had misclassified those workers as independent contractors and failed to pay them overtime. The...
Wayne County getting $770K in opioid settlement funds, on top of original $2.2 million
Another $770,000 on top of the $2.2 million previously received by the Wayne County commissioners to counter the drug epidemic is expected from the latest nationwide settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers. County Solicitor Wendell Kay made the announcement at the July 17 commissioners' meeting. ...
Western Wayne's Ethan Grodack is having a busy summer on the diamond and the gridiron
LAKE ARIEL — Western Wayne's Ethan Grodack isn't exactly taking it easy in his final summer of freedom before heading off to college. Grodack graduated from Western Wayne in June and will be continuing his academic career this fall at Wilkes University. There, he'll study secondary education and history while also playing baseball. ...
Funding doubled to $10 million for Pa. grants to enhance security for nonprofits
PITTSBURGH — In the years sincethe Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Pennsylvania has devoted millions of dollars to protecting houses of worship, people and places that could be targets for hate. Now the state is doubling that funding. The new state budget increases the funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant program...
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials growing garden to donate food to local pantry
(WHTM) — Tuesday’s hometown heroes are setting an example for sustainability. Employees for the Turnpike Commission use their lunch breaks to tend the garden outside the central administration building near Highspire. They’re growing vegetables in a plot of unused land and harvesting them for a local food pantry. The Turnpike Commission says the garden exemplifies […]
Pa. Turnpike is eliminating toll plazas soon. What you need to know
In the not too distant future, drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be able to pay their tolls without having to slow down or battle traffic at toll plazas. A series of gantries over the highway will take care of that. Beginning Jan. 5, the turnpike’s open road tolling system will go into effect in the eastern part of the state, including the section that passes through the Lehigh Valley. ...
Update: Brace for damaging winds with thunderstorms in Venango County Wednesday
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Venango County. Residents should prepare for wind gusts of up to 60 mph. “At 5:09 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Titusville, or 14 miles north of Oil...
Donald Trump Assassination Attempt Bombshell: New Bodycam Footage Confirms Secret Service Was Warned About Thomas Matthew Crooks Ahead of Shooting
New footage has emerged showing the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump that took place during a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month.The bodycam footage, released by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), captured the moment when law enforcement officials and a Secret Service agent found the body of the assailant, later identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who attempted to assassinate the former president, fatally shot a firefighter and injured two others. The video shows Crooks' lifeless body and the scene of the shooting.One man, who appears to be a Secret Service agent, tells a Beaver County Emergency...
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