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$250k-winning lottery ticket sold in central Pa.
Someone in York County is now $250,000 richer. A Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold for the Sunday, Aug. 18, drawing, matched all five balls drawn – 4-11-15-25-43 – to win $250,000, according to lottery officials. The Giant supermarket located at 275 Pauline Drive, York...
Penn State welcomes new cohort of Emerging Academic Leaders for fall 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State has announced the selection of 23 faculty members for the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders (PSEAL) program for fall 2024. This initiative highlights individuals who have demonstrated exceptional potential for academic leadership and innovation within their fields. Meet the 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders.
Culture club: Statewide arts plan could spur economic growth in Lehigh Valley, by George
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — “Art teaches nothing,” posited American novelist Henry Miller, “except the significance of life.”. Those bracing for a counter argument from any of the 25 folks affiliated with the Lehigh Valley arts communities who came before the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts on Monday should expect to wait an eternity.
Dem Convention, Keystone Campaigning, and the War for Women Voters
We're live from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as Harris and Walz make their pitch to swing state voters. We'll also break down the battle for Pennsylvania as both campaigns blitz the Keystone State. Plus, could women voters be the key to victory? We analyze the fight for this crucial voting block. Join host S.E. Cupp for the latest on the seven states that could decide it all.
Anheuser-Busch Enhances Support for Volunteer Firefighters Ahead of Wildfire Season
Anheuser-Busch, in collaboration with its wholesaler partners and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), is set to distribute over 1.5 million cans of emergency drinking water to volunteer fire departments nationwide. This initiative, now in its sixth year, aims to bolster disaster preparedness as the summer wildfire season approaches. Approximately...
Happy Hours expanding in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — It’s potentially good news for bars and restaurants, Governor Josh Shapiro recently signed a bill that could expand happy hour after it received unanimous support in the House and Senate. “So currently our happy hour runs from 4:30 p.m. To 6:30 p.m,” said Paige Blakesslee, the Manager at Grateful Goat Brewing and Provisions […]
When students return to school, many will deal with mental health or substance issues
As students head back to school this fall, they will cope with more than academics. Student drug, alcohol and tobacco use and mental health issues are declining in Erie County and are basically in line with statewide results, according to 2023 Pennsylvania Youth Survey results, but the numbers, especially the numbers of students...
House in Outer Banks owned by Pennsylvania residents washed away by ocean
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The latest home in the Outer Banks swallowed by the Atlantic Ocean was reportedly owned by Pennsylvania residents. The Island Free Press reported on Aug. 16 that the oceanfront home on East Corbina Drive in Rodanthe in Dare County, North Carolina, was owned by a couple from Hershey, Pennsylvania. The home, which was empty at the time, was being used as a vacation rental earlier in the summer, and there were no injuries, the newspaper reported. A stunning video posted to Facebook on Aug. 16 by Chicamacomico Banks Fire & Rescue shows the home being swept away by the Atlantic Ocean....
Sens. Casey And Warren Sound Alarm On Kroger’s Digital Price Tags, Warn Of ‘Surge Pricing’ And Consumer Harm
The senators also raised concerns about the grocer's potential use of facial recognition software and the gathering of sensitive consumer personal data. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey cautioned in a letter that Kroger and other grocery store chains might exploit electronic shelving label (ESL) technology to artificially raise consumer prices through a dynamic pricing model.
DCNR firefighting crew returns from western wildfires
(WHTM) — Some of Pennsylvania’s wildland firefighters are back in the Keystone State after battling flames out west. They returned home around 10 a.m.. The firefighters are either part of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry or a participating volunteer fire department. They help so many out west, but officials say […]
Salmonella Confirmed! NJ and PA Produce Affected By Recent Recall
Be careful the next time you go to the grocery store in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. There’s a major recall right now on a major product that I’m sure is sitting in your refrigerator right now. For a while now this simple produce product has been affecting hundreds...
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