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Man charged with committing $1.5M pandemic fraud
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'Shook me right out of bed' | Man struck by lightning while sleeping during Monday night's storm
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Community calendar: Week of 7/18/24
All Saints Orthodox Church, 211 Willow Ave., Olyphant, offers a frozen pierogi sale from 9 to 11 a.m. every Friday and 10:30 a.m. to noon every Sunday in the basement of the church. Christ Episcopal Church, 700 Delaware St., Forest City, will be accepting donations of new or gently used...
Man charged with committing $1.5M pandemic fraud
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Lackawanna County man has been charged with committing over $1.5 million in COVID-19 pandemic fraud. According to U. S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, James G. Miller, Jr., 53, of Scranton, obtained over $1,500,000 by filing fake applications for pandemic stimulus funds, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, Lost Wage […]
$500 million going towards site development across NEPA
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Governor Josh Shapiro (D) made a stop in Luzerne County Friday to highlight a major investment toward business expansion across the Keystone State. Friday morning, Governor Josh Shapiro joined local lawmakers and business leaders at Production Systems Automation Incorporated, a manufacturing company in Duryea, to discuss the newly signed bipartisan budget […]
Governor Shapiro responds, outperforms President Biden in new poll
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Governor Josh Shapiro made a stop in Luzerne County on Friday to talk about the state budget, but all eyes are on the governor for a different reason. The Democrat is at the top of the polls as a potential presidential candidate should President Joe Biden bow out of the race for the White House.
State senators announce plans to bring back Flagship Niagara license plates
(WJET/WFXP)— After the announcement of new license plates matching the Commonwealth’s welcome sign, two Pennsylvania state senators will be introducing legislation to bring back a popular license plate. State Senators Dan Laughlin and Wayne Langerholc announced Friday they’ll be introducing the legislation soon, calling now the perfect time...
Volunteers pack 'maternal health boxes' for pregnant women in need
SPRING TWP., Pa. - Tomorrow, July 20th, is known as "National Pennsylvania Day," and one group is celebrating early by giving back. Members of "America250PA" helped out at the Helping Harvest Food Bank in Spring Township Friday. State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and State Senator Judy Schwank helped pack maternal...
Pa. casinos hit the jackpot, bringing in record $5.9B last year
Pennsylvania reaped a record $2.54 billion in tax revenue over the past year from the state’s casinos, video gaming terminals, Igaming, sports wagering and fantasy sports contests. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reports operators collected nearly $5.9 billion in gross revenue – which includes their take and the state’s...
PA State Reps Host Emergency Service Roundtable
Several state representatives hosted a fire and EMS roundtable in York, Pennsylvania today. Concerns about recruitment and funding have been felt by emergency services across the state. The roundtable comes a week after the state budget passed with no major fund increases for emergency services. Last year, Pennsylvania increased how...
A Startling 20% Toll Increase Likely Coming to Four Philly-South Jersey Bridges
In this economy, it’s not surprising anymore, but the cost of yet another local toll could be going up… by quite a bit… and soon!. The Delaware River Port Authority is eyeballing rate increases on their four toll bridges between Pennsylvania and New Jersey this summer. In fact, we could be about two weeks away from the 20% increase at the tolls.
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