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PA Cyber Charter Advisors Union Authorizes Strike
Advisors and counselors with the PA Cyber Charter School have authorized a strike. Officials with their association say that negotiations have been ongoing for the last two years, but so far no contract has been agreed upon. The union says they are looking for safer working conditions and better healthcare.
Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Pennsylvania voters follow him to Trump?
“I can’t believe I’m saying it, but I have to vote for Trump. Yes I do.” - Susan Didrichsen, a committed Kennedy supporter from Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania, who said she will follow her original choice for president’s lead in this fall. ***. If you...
Penn State gets $1M to dig into critical mineral research
(The Center Square) — As more federal money goes out to deal with the critical mineral supply chain, Pennsylvania gets another grant. The latest, almost $1 million to Penn State University, will focus on researching whether boron nitride can replace gallium in semiconductors. Gallium currently has no domestic source, and is one of dozens of minerals where China dominates the refining and processing of them. For others, like aluminum, cobalt,...
District 19 News: A budget to be proud of and much more
Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg. The biggest and most important success is that my affirmative vote helped pass the 2024-25 fiscal year budget, which Gov. Josh Shapiro recently signed into law. An essential part of the plan is a $1.3 billion investment in our public schools, which includes an $8.5 million increase in education funding for Pittsburgh Public Schools. These monies represent a 5% increase compared to the previous year’s budget allocation.
Barracks across Pennsylvania will see new state troopers
MANHEIM, Pa. (WTAJ) — State police barracks across the Commonwealth will see new troopers joining the ranks after 59 cadets graduated from the PSP Academy. Commissioner Col. Christopher L. Paris congratulated the new troopers of the 170th class during a ceremony last week. “Today is the result of a more than six-month commitment from a […]
Wrong-way crash on Route 33 kills driver, seriously injures others
A wrong-way crash killed a driver and injured a second driver Sunday night on Route 33 in Hamilton Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania State Police said. The deceased, who had not been identified by authorities as of midday Monday, was driving a Hyundai Accent southbound in the northbound lanes of the highway about 6:30 p.m. Sunday on a stretch between Route 209 and Interstate 80, state police said in a news release.
ATV rider killed in Pocono Mountains crash, coroner says
A 19-year-old man riding an ATV struck a tree and was fatally injured Saturday in the Pocono Mountains. Joshua Beck, of Penn Forest Township in Carbon County, was pronounced dead at 11:13 p.m. by Carbon County Deputy Coroner Erika Reinheimer, Coroner Mark Smith said in a news release. Beck died...
Fire tears through home in Columbia County
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Crews battled a house fire for hours in Columbia County. Flames broke out at the place along Ridge Road in Cleveland Township near Elysburg around 3 p.m. Sunday. Heavy smoke could be seen for miles, and viewer video from Sara Baskets shows part of the...
York County SPCA cleared the shelter during a free adoption event over the weekend
The York County SPCA adopted more than 100 animals over the weekend during Clear the Shelter month, according to a Facebook post. "After almost two years of operating at or beyond our capacity, we cannot believe that our entire kennel is almost empty!" the shelter in Manchester Township said in the Facebook post. ...
Mosquito-borne illness discovered throughout Philadelphia region
Mosquito-borne illnesses have been discovered in nearly every county in the Philadelphia region, and several people have tested positive for viruses.There are six local cases of West Nile Virus in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and one case of Eastern Equestrian Encephalitis in Atlantic County, New Jersey."If there was West Nile present in a mosquito, we know about it in Bucks County," said Ray Buckley, the mosquito control coordinator for the Bucks County Department of Health.West Nile has been discovered in mosquitoes in nearly every county in the region, thanks to an aggressive testing campaign.Traps are set out to collect specimens...
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