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Pennsylvania Passes Bill to Protect Longtime Homeowners from Rising Property Taxes
HARRISBURG, PA — State Senator Jay Costa celebrated a significant legislative victory today as the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Longtime Owner Occupant Tax Exemption Program (LOOP) with a vote of 102-100. The bill, Senate Bill 219, aims to protect Pittsburgh homeowners from soaring property taxes resulting from increasing property values.
Pittsburgh muralist commemorates Lewis & Clark’s Steubenville stop through paint
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) — Two hundred years ago, the Louisiana Purchase took a Corps of Discovery across the country before many states even existed on the map. They included Lewis and Clark, along with Sacajawea and York, and their route through Steubenville has earned them a mural along North Court St. The 40 by 50 […]
Gray Paws director 'still crying' over news of large donation from 2024 Anthrocon
Jul. 10—A small nonprofit dedicated to saving senior dogs has scored a mega-sized monetary donation, thanks to the generosity of thousands of Anthrocon attendees from the 2024 convention held last week at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Gray Paws Sanctuary co-founders and married couple Darla Poole-Brescia and Joe Brescia of White Oak were presented with the $100,000 charitable gift ...
Pittsburgh-area nonprofit gives used pediatric medical equipment to families in need
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Having a child with disabilities can be incredibly challenging, but a local non-profit called Reagan's Journey is helping families. Emily McDonough brought her daughter Makenna to Reagan's Journey in Freeport to pick up special pediatric medical equipment at no cost. Reagan's Journey founder Kim Neal showed Emily how the bath chair works. Makenna is also getting a walker since she just got out of UPMC Children's Hospital after four months of treatment for a tumor on her heart that burst. After nine surgeries, including open heart surgery, Makenna is going home with a feeding tube and is...
Frederick conducting survey to identify remaining lead service lines in city water system
The city of Frederick is asking residents and property owners to participate in a survey to help identify any remaining lead service lines connected to the water system and make a plan to replace them. Lead has not been considered an acceptable material for water service pipes at the state level since 1972, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). At the federal level, ...
Fetterman Hits Back at Pelosi Over Biden Comments: ‘She’s Never Run for Any Office Outside of the House’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) did not care for some curious comments from Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday's Morning Joe on MSNBC. The post Fetterman Hits Back at Pelosi Over Biden Comments: ‘She’s Never Run for Any Office Outside of the House’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Erie named best fishing town in PA, several NWPA towns in top 10
(WJET/WFXP)– One of the leading sites for booking fishing trips across the country recently named Erie as the best spot for fishing in Pennsylvania, with three other surrounding towns also making the top 10. A study recently done by FishingBooker sought to find the best place to take a fishing trip in each state using […]
Press Release: Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack
ON 7/9/24 at approximately 1651 hours Troopers from the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack responded to New Germany Road, south of Twin Churches Road, Grantsville, Garrett County, Maryland, for a motor vehicle collision. Upon arrival Troopers discovered a Toyota Tacoma pickup off of the northbound side of the roadway, into a wooded area. Also at the scene was a Freightliner utility truck parked in a gravel area, off the travel portion of the roadway. The driver of the Toyota truck, James Thomas Shillingburg III of Ridgely, WV was entrapped and subsequently pronounced deceased by paramedics of the Northern Garrett Rescue Squad. The driver of the Freightliner, Charles Meyers, of Sharpsburg, MD was not injured. The preliminary investigation revealed that the Toyota truck being operated by Shillingburg was traveling southbound on New Germany Road and the Freightliner truck being operated by Meyers, was traveling northbound. The Toyota truck failed to navigate a righthand turn in the roadway and crossed the center yellow lines and struck the Freightliner truck. The Toyota then continued across the northbound lane and left the roadway and traveled down an embankment into a wooded area. The collision is still under investigation by Troopers from the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack.
Moore proposes nearly $150 million in budget cuts
Gov. Wes Moore (D) will ask a state panel he chairs to adopt nearly $150 million in cuts to the state's current year budget of $63 billion. The post Moore proposes nearly $150 million in budget cuts appeared first on Maryland Matters.
Seven heat-related deaths reported in DC area
Seven people in Maryland and Virginia have died as a result of heat-related illness, according to state health officials. Maryland announced its first heat-related death of 2024 at the beginning of June. The victim was a 59-year-old man in Prince George’s County. Since then, the state has recorded five more heat-related deaths. Three of them […]
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