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Electricity restored to 82K PPL customers across Pa. Met-Ed says lights will be on soon.
Three days of powerful storms cut power to thousands of properties in the Lehigh Valley this week. And the heat was unrelenting before finally becoming seasonable Thursday. A representative of PPL Electric Utilities said Thursday the company had restored power to some 82,000 customers across its Pennsylvania territory since Monday. As of Thursday afternoon, PPL reported 2,268 outages among 1,524,524 customers in 18 counties, including 399 outages in Lehigh County paired with 53 in Northampton County. The Allentown-based utility on Wednesday reported just more than 1,000 outages in Lehigh and Northampton. PPL services 29 counties.
Weakened version of health care non-compete limitations becomes law
(The Center Square) — Among a flurry of bills signed into law recently, Pennsylvania has taken a step in reducing the barriers created by non-compete agreements in health care. But the law in effect is a watered-down version of what was proposed in the General Assembly. “It’s a C+,” said Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Pittsburgh, who introduced House Bill 1633. “There’s a significant amendment that diluted the impact of the bill. But it clearly remains a step forward with more work to do.” ...
Another change to Pennsylvania mail ballot envelopes: Full year will be preprinted
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here.Update, July 19, 11:55 a.m.: This story was updated with additional comments from Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt to clarify his interview.The Pennsylvania Department of State is hoping another change to mail ballot return envelopes will eliminate the chance of ballots being rejected this November because of voters failing to write in the year completely.In a directive earlier this month, the Department of State told counties that they should now preprint ballot return envelopes with the full,...
Pa. launches right-to-counsel program with hopes of reducing evictions
Funding for the new program was included in the budget lawmakers passed last week. For the first time ever, Pennsylvania will offer free legal representation to low-income renters facing an eviction or another housing-related issue. The new budget includes $2.5 million for a statewide right-to-counsel program. The funding will be...
Driver flown to hospital after two-vehicle crash in Luzerne County
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver was flown to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash occurred Friday in Luzerne County. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on Friday around 5:55 a.m. officers were called to a crash in the 700 block of South Church Street or State Route 309. Officers said a dump […]
Riverboat boys hit Susquehanna River for annual tradition
EXETER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A homemade raft is about to set sail down the Susquehanna River again. It’s a yearly summer tradition for a group of friends in NEPA. 28/22 News Kathryn Oleary was in Exeter Township live with Nathan Clark with an interview about their riverboat tradition.
Selective Insurance Selects One Inc ClaimsPay Solution
(Stokes State Forest, near Branchville, N.J. Image source: New Jersey State Park Service.) Selective Insurance, a Branchville, N.J.-based super-regional property/casualty carrier providing business, home, and auto insurance, has selected One Inc’s (Folsom, Calif.) ClaimsPay digital payment solution. One Inc pitches the ClaimsPay digital payment system as revolutionizing how individuals...
Crosscutters dedicate Saturday's game to Pop-Tarts with special caps, jerseys, and giveaways
Williamsport, Pa. — As both a celebration of a nostalgic treat and to raise funds for the Central PA Food Bank, the Williamsport Crosscutters will have a Salute to Pop-Tarts Night during their Saturday, July 20 game. The team will don jerseys and caps featuring the iconic colors of the royal icing on wild berry flavored Pop-Tarts as well as a fun Pop-Tart printed pattern. During the game, the Cutters...
10 most expensive homes sold in Monroe County, July 8-14
A house in East Stroudsburg that sold for $700,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Monroe County in the past week. In total, 61 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $324,129. The average price per square foot ended up at $207.
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