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3 Delco Towns Got On a List for Worst Worker Commute in PA.
Three Delaware County towns made a list of 20 communities with the worst commute in Pennsylvania and their names may or may not surprise you, depending on your local driving experience. The list comparing average commute times was put together by the staff at Slacker.com using U.S. Census Bureau data...
Supervisors accept Kiski Township police chief's resignation
KISKI TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — There's a new officer in charge of the Kiskiminetas Township Police Department.On Wednesday during a meeting, township supervisors accepted Kiski Police Chief Lee Bartolicius' resignation. He took over the department in July 2022.Why did Lee Bartolicius resign?Neighbors in Kiski Township said township supervisors ran on increasing transparency. On Wednesday, they said they got the opposite. "This is all personnel matters. We're not allowed to discuss," is an answer the supervisors repeated after multiple questions from neighbors during the meeting. "Your transparency that you ran on is as clear as mud," one resident said. Everything centered on Bartolicius, who...
United by tragedy, 2 brothers find connection, positivity after 300 miles on bicycles
Brothers John and Jeff Kinney returned last month from a more than 300-mile trek by bicycle between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Why would two men over 60 brave such an arduous journey? To honor their mother, 87-year-old Beverly Kinney, who was supposed to make the trip herself before she was tragically killed. ...
School tax credit plan advances
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s latest school tax credit plan advanced to the Senate floor on Wednesday after a brief committee meeting. The 7-4 party-line vote sets the stage for a larger partisan debate that will divide Republicans and Democrats in the chamber over the best way to spend money on education. A recent constitutional mandate from the Commonwealth Court adds pressure to the charged, albeit perennial, discussion that is...
Pennsylvania Bucks Nationwide Trend, Sees Increase in Pedestrian Deaths
While pedestrian deaths are dropping to pre-pandemic levels nationwide, Pennsylvania is bucking the trend with 192 killed pedestrians in 2023. While pedestrian deaths are dropping to pre-pandemic levels nationwide, Pennsylvania is bucking the trend, writes Anthony Hennen for the New York Post. Drivers in the Keystone State killed 192 pedestrians...
ADHD patients in Pa. struggle to find medication and maintain normalcy amid ongoing shortage
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Pittsburgh neurologist Wesley Kerr was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of 35. He’d recently moved with...
Danny Dietrich leads Pa. Speedweek point standings at the halfway mark of the series
Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg, on the strength of his two victories, leads the Pa. Speedweek point standings at the halfway mark of the series. Dietrich (614 points) scored victories in the series opener at Williams Grove last Friday and followed that up with a Sunday night win at BAPS Speedway.
Pa. House passes bill to reinstate ‘lunch shaming’ ban, wipe students’ school meal debts
The Pennsylvania House on Monday moved to create a program that would wipe away large amounts of student lunch debt and reinstate a ban on “lunch shaming,” which had been enacted and then repealed in the commonwealth several years ago. During Monday’s session, the House gave final approval...
Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium final abstract submission deadline approaching
Undergraduate researchers who plan to present their research at the 17th Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium July 25 at the Mountainlair should submit their final abstracts by July 7. Find submission information. For questions, contact UndergraduateResearch@mail.wvu.edu.
WVSN Notebook 7/3/24: More Commitment Decisions Coming for WVU Recruits
The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning West Virginia University Athletics. 2026 Georgia DL to Check Out WVU Football Program in Coming Weeks. Update (3:00 PM) – Going 🆙 pic.twitter.com/IbOvtf1OZE. — West Virginia Football (@WVUfootball) July 3, 2024. Update (2:00 PM) –
Sports journalist Howard Eskin suspended from Citizens Bank Park following 'unwelcome kiss' toward Aramark employee
Longtime sports journalist Howard Eskin has been suspended from Citizens Bank Park. A spokesperson for Sports Radio WIP parent company Audacy said they learned of an unwelcome kiss by Eskin toward an Aramark employee at the ballpark.
Pa. daycare director accused of abusing multiple children
Police have charged the director of an Allegheny County daycare center with abusing several of the young children in her care. Melissa Populo, 38, of McKees Rocks, is facing five counts of endangering the welfare of children according to reports from WPXI and KDKA. Police said they were initially alerted...
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