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Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane
Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls.Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook."My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today," Paul Georger wrote. "Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing...
Somerset communities issue water conservation guidelines; farmers feeling heat of drought
Dry conditions through June and July have caught up with Somerset County as more municipalities have issued water conservation guidelines and farmers expect a bleak year of production. On Thursday, the National Integrated Drought Information System reported that 77,715 people in Somerset County are affected by drought, which is an increase of 100%...
Additional West Nile mosquitoes found in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus were found in South Scranton and the East Mountain section. Rocco Genovese, the West Nile virus coordinator of Lackawanna County, said he collected positive mosquito samples on July 16 at Robinson Park near Yesu Drive, and at Palm Street and Crown Avenue. Officials say other positive […]
Men’s Tennis Selected as ITA All-Academic Team, Six Bison Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men's tennis squad was cited as an All-Academic Team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Monday, and six Bison – Adam Stavrakas, Amar Tahirovic, Ethan Esclamado, Oscar Bain Moreno de Vega, Tim Zelikovsky, and Will Robinson -- earned Scholar-Athlete status. ITA Scholar-Athletes must...
See all homes sold in New Bloomfield, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in New Bloomfield reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 1 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 3,030-square-foot home on North Carlisle Street in Bloomfield that sold for $225,000.
Shapiro sidesteps questions about if he wants to be Harris' running mate
NEVILLE ISLAND, Pa. (KDKA) — Governor Josh Shapiro once again threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, but he stopped short of answering any questions about joining her ticket if she won the Democratic nomination. Pennsylvania's governor was in Pittsburgh on Monday, joining forces with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to talk about big investments coming to Pennsylvania to strengthen manufacturing and reduce pollution. At Monday's event, Shapiro said he and Harris talked on the phone on Sunday to discuss Harris' run for president, and Shapiro said he fully supports her. He added that the call focused on...
A Startling 20% Toll Increase Likely Coming to Four Philly-South Jersey Bridges
In this economy, it’s not surprising anymore, but the cost of yet another local toll could be going up… by quite a bit… and soon!. The Delaware River Port Authority is eyeballing rate increases on their four toll bridges between Pennsylvania and New Jersey this summer. In fact, we could be about two weeks away from the 20% increase at the tolls.
Crash leads to lane restriction on I-78 westbound in Pa. near the N.J. border (UPDATE)
A crash has led to a lane restriction on Interstate 78 westbound between the New Jersey border and the first exit in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A traffic alert says the crash was at 2:21 p.m. Monday between the New Jersey border and Exit 71 in...
A new Pennsylvania law protects homeowners against ‘We Buy Houses’ hustlers
A new Pennsylvania law aimed at protecting homeowners from predatory tactics that can strip them of their housing wealth will expand protections already in place in Philadelphia. The state law will regulate third parties in real estate deals called “wholesalers,” who sign agreements of sale with homeowners and then sell...
EPA awards $4.3B for climate pollution reduction projects
The Biden administration has announced more than $4 billion in Environmental Protection Act (EPA) grants to cut climate pollution across 30 states. The grants will be disbursed through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and are set to go to a total of 25 projects. The funds will be aimed at reducing greenhouse gas pollution from…
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