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Rising Vaccine Exemptions in Pa. Schools Up Chance of Measles Outbreaks
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here. As kids revel in the final days of summer break, Pennsylvania school nurses statewide are hustling to make sure students are vaccinated. The mandatory recordkeeping is routine, and helps school officials to keep children safe from preventable diseases like tetanus and hepatitis B. But rising requests for exemptions to vaccinations are making this work fraught and revealing fears some parents have about caring for their children. Under state...
Thunderstorms possible on start of Labor Day weekend in central Pa.
Thunderstorms could spoil some Labor Day plans as they move into the Harrisburg area later Saturday, the National Weather Service says. The weather service says strong to severe thunderstorms with gusty winds, hail and heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding are possible this afternoon into the evening. The storm alert covers a wide area that includes Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties.
High School Football Schedules, Scores & Highlights | Week 2
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Share your high school football pictures and videos by texting them to 717-843-0043!. It's the second week of High School Football in 2024 in Central Pennsylvania. Manheim Central - 14 Ephrata - 31 (In the video above, you can see highlights from wins for West York,...
Pa. Lottery ticket worth over $2.6M sold in Franklin County
Another day, another Lottery ticket worth millions sold in Pennsylvania. This time the golden ticket was purchased in Franklin County. According to a press release sent Friday by the Pennsylvania Lottery themselves, the ticket in question was a jackpot Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.68 million. The matching numbers were 6-8-16-20-30-39.
Shapiro hails Pennsylvania court ruling protecting mail ballots
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) hailed a Friday state court ruling that he says will protect Keystone State residents’ right to vote. The Commonwealth Court ruling ended a requirement that every mail-in ballot in the state require a handwritten date on the envelope. Under the initial rule, any envelope containing a ballot without a clear…
Beaver Area uses 28-point third quarter outburst to roll past Blackhawk
BEAVER — Beaver Area’s offense picked up right where it left off last week after its Week 0 win as it used a 28-point third quarter to cruise in Saturday afternoon’s game defeating Blackhawk 56-28. Following a Beaver Area (2-0) touchdown, the Cougars looked to have gained momentum back at the midway point...
Tenfold helps pilot study of landlord incentives
The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is encouraging agencies that help homeless households find rentals to consider including financial incentives for landlords as part of a broader engagement effort. Doing so can dramatically reduce the time it takes for families to secure housing, it says. The evidence? A pilot program conducted...
DNC unveils billboards in Pennsylvania claiming Trump threatens IVF access
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled billboards Friday in Pennsylvania claiming that former President Trump threatens access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), ahead of his rally in the Keystone State. In a statement exclusively sent to The Hill, the DNC argued Trump has lied about his position on IVF and wants to ban the procedure.…
Westminster men fourth at season-opening Fisher Invitational
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--Senior Dane Fasick (New Brighton, Pa., New Brighton) led the Westminster College men's cross country program with a 20th-place finish Friday evening at the season-opening Fisher Invitational, an annual five-kilometer event hosted by the Titans. Geneva College topped the six-team field with 25 points. Francsican University was second...
Caregiver Support Program celebrates the Roaring 20s at annual gala
The Roaring 20s was the theme of the 20th annual Caregiver Appreciation event for the Beaver County Office on Aging’s Caregiver Support Program. The gala took place on June 26 at Monaca Turners in Monaca. The hall was decked out in black and gold and featured a fun photo booth with props reminiscent of the 1920s.
Junior Fair Market raises $700k in first two days of Canfield Fair
Members of the Mahoning County Junior Fair have raised quite a profit so far during livestock auctions at the Canfield Fair. In the first two days of the auction, the young farmers raised a combined $700,000. The highest earner was Michael Kanagy, who sold his Reserve Champion Market Beef Cow for $12.50 a pound for a grand total of $18,250. Another participant, Payton Henderson, sold her Grand Champion Market Beef Cow for $8 a pound, bringing in $12,240.
Columbiana Co. Prosecutor asks for info on 19th anniversary of cold case murder
On August 30, 2005, Michael Williams was found dead in his car. Nearly two decades later, his murder is still unsolved. That's why the Columbiana County Prosecutor's Office is renewing its ask for information that could help investigators solve the cold case. Williams was killed shortly after working a late...
Ex-wife of former Austintown rehab owner begins 30 day sentence
A woman convicted for her part in a multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy in 2020 started the holiday weekend in jail. Jennifer Sheridan, 45, of Austintown turned herself in at the Mahoning County jail on Friday to serve a 30-day sentence ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Benita Pearson for violating the terms of her supervised release.
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