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Rising Vaccine Exemptions in Pa. Schools Up Chance of Measles Outbreaks
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here. As kids revel in the final days of summer break, Pennsylvania school nurses statewide are hustling to make sure students are vaccinated. The mandatory recordkeeping is routine, and helps school officials to keep children safe from preventable diseases like tetanus and hepatitis B. But rising requests for exemptions to vaccinations are making this work fraught and revealing fears some parents have about caring for their children. Under state...
Thunderstorms possible on start of Labor Day weekend in central Pa.
Thunderstorms could spoil some Labor Day plans as they move into the Harrisburg area later Saturday, the National Weather Service says. The weather service says strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding are possible this afternoon into the evening. The storm alert covers a wide area that includes Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties.
High School Football Schedules, Scores & Highlights | Week 2
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Share your high school football pictures and videos by texting them to 717-843-0043!. It's the second week of High School Football in 2024 in Central Pennsylvania. Manheim Central - 14 Ephrata - 31 (In the video above, you can see highlights from wins for West York,...
Pa. Lottery ticket worth over $2.6M sold in Franklin County
Another day, another Lottery ticket worth millions sold in Pennsylvania. This time the golden ticket was purchased in Franklin County. According to a press release sent Friday by the Pennsylvania Lottery themselves, the ticket in question was a jackpot Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.68 million. The matching numbers were 6-8-16-20-30-39.
Shapiro hails Pennsylvania court ruling protecting mail ballots
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) hailed a Friday state court ruling that he says will protect Keystone State residents’ right to vote. The Commonwealth Court ruling ended a requirement that every mail-in ballot in the state require a handwritten date on the envelope. Under the initial rule, any envelope containing a ballot without a clear…
Tenfold helps pilot study of landlord incentives
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is encouraging agencies that help homeless households find rentals to consider including financial incentives for landlords as part of a broader engagement effort. Doing so can dramatically reduce the time it takes for families to secure housing, it says. The evidence? A pilot program conducted...
DNC unveils billboards in Pennsylvania claiming Trump threatens IVF access
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled billboards Friday in Pennsylvania claiming that former President Trump threatens access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), ahead of his rally in the Keystone State. In a statement exclusively sent to The Hill, the DNC argued Trump has lied about his position on IVF and wants to ban the procedure.…
Woodland Hills-Penn Hills game suspended with Wolverines ahead
The football game between Woodland Hills and Penn Hills was stopped with 10 minutes, 50 seconds remaining following a shooting two-tenths of a mile down the street in the CVS parking lot on Lynn Avenue in Turtle Creek. The Wolvarena was cleared as a precaution, with Woodland Hills ahead of...
Bomb squad called after suspicious container found in Mineral Point attic
MINERAL POINT, Pa. (WJAC) – A woman cleaning her attic found a suspicious container, prompting a bomb squad to respond to Front Street in this Cambria County town Saturday, according to local police. East Taylor Twp. Police Chief Paul Deffenbaugh told 6 News the woman then moved the container...
Police: Clarion County Man Harasses, Threatens to Kill Father & Family
BROOKVILLE, Pa. (EYT) — A Clarion County man is facing multiple charges in Jefferson County for allegedly harassing and threatening to kill his father and family in Brookville. Court documents show the Brookville Borough Police Department filed criminal charges against 47-year-old Rocky Ryan Ruffner, of Hawthorn, in District Judge...
The Washington Post Ranks Doylestown Pizzeria Best in State for Neapolitan Slices
The Spuntino Wood Fired Pizzeria in Doylestown was named the best spot for Neapolitan-style pizza. A popular pizzeria in Doylestown has been listed as the best spot in Pennsylvania for Neapolitan-style pizza and more. Dylan Moriarty, Andrew Van Dam, Amanda Finnegan, and Gabe Hiatt all wrote about this and other pizza shops for The Washington Post.
You Can’t Get Here From There: Despite Challenges, International Students Arrive and Thrive
In my opinion, no segment of Penn State’s student body can match the determination of its newly-arrived international students. I know, I know, the wrestlers and the football players—maybe all the athletes—put themselves through near-torturous workouts. But their pursuits don’t measure up to the multi-faceted gauntlet of challenges that our new students from faraway lands endured on the way to Happy Valley. To start with, they had to achieve top-notch grades, demonstrate a high level of English proficiency and successfully apply for admission to Penn State. Then, unless they qualified for a major scholarship, they earned or borrowed enough money to pay...
Ten takeaways from an eventful college football Week 1
College football is unpredictable and delightful, which is why we live for what happens on Saturdays. And the first Saturday of the season did not disappoint, delivering both statement-making wins from teams such as Miami and Penn State and performances by Clemson and Florida that led to message-board meltdowns. Each...
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