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Update: Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds anticipated with thunderstorms in Southeast Pa. Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 9:08 p.m. on Tuesday valid until 9:30 p.m. for Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch). "At 9:08 p.m., severe thunderstorms were...
Sign renaming part of Route 143, honoring 2 local fallen firefighters, to be unveiled Thursday
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Pennsylvania state senator will unveil a new sign renaming part of Route 143 in Lehigh County in honor of two local fallen firefighters. State Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-16), on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., will unveil a new sign renaming Route 143 in Lehigh County as Heroes Highway in honor of Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris, according to a news release from the Senate Republican Communications Office.
Omni Fiber pledges rapid expansion across 3 states
Omni Fiber has announced the closing of $150 million in debt financing. Recent financing attained by Omni Fiber will help fund what the Ohio-based ISP calls “rapid expansion” in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The financing, attained from Stonepeak Credit, will accelerate Omni Fiber’s rate of expansion, with additional...
Pa. federal prison complex corrections officers say BOP wage scale unfair
ALLENWOOD, Pa. — Corrections officers at the Allenwood prison complex say the federal government’s pay scale is unfair and putting them at risk on the job. American Federation of Government Employees Council of Prisons Locals representatives at the three Allenwood prison facilities said the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) offers varying pay scales at different prison facilities.
What are Pennsylvania’s gun laws?
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — While Pennsylvania residents do have the right to bear arms, one might wonder what the gun laws in the Commonwealth look like. Pennsylvania has required background checks on all handgun sales, including ones sold at gun shows. However, this requirement is not specifically extended to long guns including, but no limited to, […]
Latest U.S. News hospital health rankings out. Where Lehigh Valley, St. Luke’s placed in Pa.
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township and St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill are among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report. These rankings marked the second set that have come out since St. Luke’s vowed to...
DNC steers $15M to battleground states, including Pa.
The Democratic National Committee is directing nearly $2 million to the Pennsylvania Democratic Party as part of a $15 million investment into battleground state parties. “As MAGA Republicans descend on Milwaukee to nominate a serial liar, cheater and convicted felon in Donald Trump, Democrats are leaving nothing to chance and investing heavily in Pennsylvania to ensure Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win this election,” said Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Jaime Harrison in a statement.
Two homes suffer heavy damage during third alarm fire in Cumberland County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Emergency crews were busy battling a third alarm fire in Cumberland County on Tuesday afternoon, amid the triple digit heat and high wind. Firefighters from multiple surrounding counties made their way to a home on Logan’s Run in East Pennsboro Township. Two homes suffered heavy damage by the fire that […]
Pa. State Police ID three killed in weekend I-81 crash
Pennsylvania State Police in Cumberland County released the names and ages of the three people who were killed in a crash on Interstate 81 south Sunday afternoon. The crash – which involved four vehicles and 11 people – took place at 1:53 p.m. in Silver Spring Township and closed the highway until almost midnight.
Major house fire in Cumberland County leaves two families displaced
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — UPDATE | Officials confirmed that a fire on Logan's Run in Enola began in the garage and eventually spread to the rest of the home Tuesday afternoon. The East Pennsboro Township fire chief said high winds then pushed the fire into the walls of...
IST faculty member Hong Hu receives 2024 NSF CAREER Award
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Hong Hu, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), earned a five-year, $654,681 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for a project titled, “Enhancing Practical Defense Mechanisms Against Memory Errors and Attacks.”. Q: What...
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