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High school football predictions for Week 1: Everybody wants to start strong
Pennsylvania high school football teams want a strong start this weekend and so do our Fearless Forecasters. Read below as the lehighvalleylive.com sports staff provides predictions for the entire slate of Week 1 action. 2023 records. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
What Farmers and Consumers Need to Know About PFAS, or 'Forever Chemicals'
MANHEIM, Pa. — A class of substances known as “forever chemicals” are increasingly coming into the spotlight, and farms can be within reach of their potential impacts. Faith Kibuye gave an overview of the topic and Penn State’s involvement with it during the Farming for Success field day Aug. 1 at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
‘A class act’: PIAA football official Jeff White has earned his stripes
It’s been said the best referees or officials are the ones who go unnoticed during the duration of the game. If that’s true, Jeff White has been invisible to football coaches, players and fans for quite some time. Call it a passion or love of competition, but being...
Illegal Bets On Little League World Series Sent to Police by PGCB
Pennsylvania is among the states that currently allow wagers on both professional and collegiate sports events. While such wagers are permitted, the gambling regulations in the state prohibit betting activity involving high-school athletes and amateur athletic events, with the exception of tournaments that have secured specific approval from the gambling regulator, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB).
New FAFSA complicates process for college students applying for Pa. state grants
College students will be arriving on campuses across Pennsylvania in the coming days but some will come with one thing missing — confidence in knowing they have the money to pay their tuition. The rollout of the new federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has proven...
Pennsylvania opioid trust gears up for county appeals
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Opioid Trust approved its second annual report during a Thursday meeting and plans to release it sometime in September. The goal, said trust chair Tom VanKirk, was to give a full update to the Commonwealth Court before it considered the second wave of settlement money to be sent out. The trust also plans to alert municipalities in September about what they can expect to receive in the next tranche of funding in December. ...
State invests $2.1 million in ATV and snowmobile projects
Harrisburg, Pa. — ATV and snowmobile facilities and trails are getting a major boost, thanks to $2,124,200 in grant funding, announced DCNR. “Each year, thousands of avid ATV and snowmobile riding enthusiasts recreate in Pennsylvania, and DCNR invests in projects that improve upon and expand these types of motorized recreation opportunities across the Commonwealth,” DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said. “This is also a friendly reminder that the fall grant round is open and that we encourage municipalities and organizations to apply before the September...
Pennsylvania animal rescue gives dogs on euthanasia list in Texas a second chance
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An animal rescue in Pennsylvania is trying to save as many dogs as it can from the euthanasia list at an animal shelter in Texas.It's a race against time to find fosters or adopters in Western Pennsylvania, and Bark About It Rescue is not giving up on these canines in need.The rescue said a 1-year-old lab mix named Alina was set to be euthanized after 2 p.m. on Wednesday at BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions in Houston. It is a municipal shelter that cannot close its intake. Alina and two other puppies, sweet Rin Tin Tin and...
Medically Tailored Nutrition Improving Health Outcomes, Reducing Costs
A recently released study says Pennsylvania has the potential to realize the second highest level of health care cost savings in the nation if medically tailored meals or MTMs, a proven treatment for reducing hospital admissions, readmissions and ER visits, were accessible for more patients with health issues from diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease to cancer and HIV.
PA8 candidates Cartwright, Bresnahan agree to October debate
Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright’s campaign announced Wednesday that he will debate Republican challenger Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District race in October. The debate, which will take place at Wilkes-Barre’s King’s College Burke Auditorium on either Oct. 22 or 23, will be simulcast live on WVIA-TV...
Pennsylvania's first mobile infant formula bank hits the road
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pennsylvania's first-ever mobile infant formula bank is on the road.Beverly's PGH on Wednesday showed off the truck, which will provide infant formula at no cost to people struggling to afford it or find it. They'll also offer other supplies and lactation consultations.Beverly's executive director and founder, Megs Yunn, says it will intentionally travel to places in the region that are transportation and food deserts, including locations in Greene, Fayette and Washington counties and Pittsburgh neighborhoods like Northview Heights."When 75% of all babies in the U.S. rely on some type of formula by the age of 6...
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