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Rural Pa. Faces a Widening Health Services Gap. State Officials Think Loan Forgiveness Could Help
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. BELLEFONTE — Health care professionals in rural Pennsylvania would be eligible for student debt relief under a bipartisan proposal aimed at addressing workforce gaps in remote communities. Physicians, nurses and midwives working full time at a rural hospital, health clinic or birth center would qualify for the Rural Health Care Grant Program introduced by state Rep. Kathy Rapp (R., Warren). In late June, Rapp called the program a “win-win”...
Erie Man Earns 3rd Place in USA Mullet Champ Competition
Erie's Patrick Swayze look alike, Holden Stevanus, earned third place in this year's USA Mullet Champ competition. Our John Last first introduced you to Holden. In John Last's story, Holden said he was encouraged to enter the mullet contest by his co-workers at the Erie Brewing Company. Holden was hoping...
Local French bakery expanding onto Forbes Avenue in Oakland
Fabien Moreau sees more than just a waiting clientele of college students, faculty and hospital workers waiting for his French baked goods and pastries in a storefront of a little less than 1,000 square feet near the corner of Meyran and Forbes avenues in Oakland.
I’m the first openly trans Hooters girl – my colleagues were shocked when I told them but I had to prove doubters wrong
A TRAILBLAZING waitress has become the first-ever openly trans woman to work as a Hooters girl. Erica Carosella said she was laughed at for dreaming of working there, but she’s proved her haters wrong. After coming out as transgender at the age of 14, Erica said her Hooters aspirations were knocked back by her teachers. “My […]
Update: Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds predicted with thunderstorms to hit Crawford County Friday
On Friday at 4:53 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning valid until 5:15 p.m. for Crawford County. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are likely. "At 4:52 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Harmonsburg...
Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election. In a decision handed down as the state is being hotly contested […]
Storms with chance of damaging wind gusts, torrential downpours expected Saturday | Weather Impact Alert
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The FOX43 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert on Saturday for some afternoon and early evening storms that could produce isolated damaging wind gusts and torrential downpours that could lead to some areas of flooding. Most of the day is dry and quiet, but...
Deconstruction Zones: Campus Racial Healing Program Expands
As students at four colleges in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania head back to campus this fall, they will have access to a new resource where they can learn how to dismantle false beliefs about racial hierarchies. Seven years after launching its Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation program in colleges,...
SHIP U. Lacrosse announces 2024 recruiting class
Hippensburg University’s head women’s lacrosse coach, Brooke DellaValle, has announced the recruitment of five new student-athletes from three states for the upcoming season. The recruits, starting practice in September, include three players from Pennsylvania, one from Maryland, and one from Virginia. They join the Raider squad following a season where the team secured two victories and suffered a close overtime loss in their final four games under DellaValle’s first-year leadership.
State Police Honors Personnel for Heroism, Exceptional Work to Keep Pennsylvania Safe
MANHEIM, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) hosted its annual department awards ceremony at LCBC Manheim on Thursday, August 29, to recognize the heroism and exceptional work of dedicated personnel who helped to keep Pennsylvania communities safe last year. Among the honorees was Lieutenant James Wagner, of Troop...
Auditor General says DHS failed to oversee pharmacy benefit managers, costing taxpayers
Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor has released a report detailing how the Department of Human Services failed to adequately oversee pharmacy benefit managers that provide prescription drug services for Pennsylvanians enrolled in Medicaid. The result, DeFoor said, meant Pennsylvanians paid an estimated $7 million more for the Medicaid program in 2022 alone. The report specifically […]
Dept. of Education offers $1 million in grants for Hunger-Free Campus program
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. Dept. of Education has opened applications for Hunger-Free Campus grant funding to help institutions of higher education ensure that students have continual access to healthy, nutritious foods. Last year, $1 million in grants was given to 30 different institutions. “Learning and achieving is much harder to accomplish when you’re trying to learn on an empty stomach, and food insecurity knows no age or geographic limits....
More than 8 million athletes competed in high school sports last year. Where does Pa. rank?
Pennsylvania recorded the fourth-most participants in high school sports, according to a survey released by The National Federation of State High School Associations on Wednesday. The survey noted that a total of 8,062,302 participants were involved in high school sports for the 2023-24 school year, increasing by over 200,000 from the previous year and besting the previous record of 7,980,886 set in 2017-18. Record turnouts were recorded in both boys and girls sports, and the national trend indicated...
Severe thunderstorms hit parts of Pa., closing roads and flooding homes
Severe thunderstorms rolled across Pennsylvania Thursday night, bringing a deluge of rain to some areas and next to no rainfall in others, according to the National Weather Service. Port Royal in Juniata County received the most rain — more than 7 inches, according to the weather service. In Dauphin...
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