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50th year for Coach Insinger basketball camp at Loyalsock
LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP, PA — Over four, week-long sessions, about 300 basketball players will attend Coach Ron "CI" Insinger's basketball camp. These kids learn the fundamentals from the legendary Loyalsock coach and his staff. "Basketball is a game of repetition. You do it over and over and over again. It's...
LHU Lacrosse lands four on IWLCA Honor Roll, Bald Eagles named Academic Squad
NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. – The Lock Haven lacrosse team was named a 2024 Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-Academic squad and six athletes were named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll. The IWLCA has named 324 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor...
Troy man will spend 5-12 years in prison on meth charges
TOWANDA, PA. (WENY) -- A Troy, Pennsylvania man will serve at least 5 years in prison on two separate meth charges. According to the Bradford County District Attorney, William McClintic, 59, was sentenced to a minimum of five and a maximum of 12 years in a State Correctional Facility on two counts of Possession with Intent to Deliver Between 10 and 50 grams of Methamphetamine.
Columbia County camp teaches children about the outdoors and working as a team
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. — Children fly through the air on zip lines at Bloomsburg University. It's just one of many activities at Camp Quest. The day camp teaches children between the ages of 8 and 13 about exploring the outdoors and working as a team. "We get on the river,...
PA Turnpike to get rid of traditional tolls on this stretch of highway
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced Wednesday that tolls on the turnpike east of Reading and on the Northeast Extension would switch to open road tolling in January 2025. What is open road tolling?. Open road tolling systems charge tolls via sensors overhead and in the roadway that determine each vehicle's...
PECO Celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day
PECO lineworkers ensure service reliability for 1.7 million customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Each year on July 10, PECO joins utilities across the country to honor lineworkers who work tirelessly to provide our customers with the safe, reliable energy service they depend on to power their lives. We recognize the lineworkers...
Water Privatization Is on the Rise in Pa. Here’s What You Need to Know
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. A Pennsylvania commission oversees more than 150 water utilities statewide, most of which are privately owned, and the number of systems acquired by for-profit companies has risen in recent years. While there are benefits to water privatization, like more financial resources and staffing, there are also downsides. For example, municipal officials lose their power to regulate, and that can limit local authority when communities have issues...
Company news: Chris Cochran promoted by Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Friendly Markets, a full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, announced the promotion of Chris Cochran to store manager at the Sandy Creek Tops store. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By...
With high school football a month away, the Mid-Penn Conference holds Media Day
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Players, coaches, and fans are ready. The high school football season begins just one month from Wednesday. Teams flocked to Cumberland Valley High School as the Mid-Penn Conference hosted Media Day for players and coaches. Teams from around Pennsylvania have been hard at work this offseason...
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