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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,...
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...
Trump Tells Rally Crowd ‘You Have Smart Ones’ And Black Congressman Byron Donalds Is One of Them
Trump said of prominent Black supporter Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) "That one is smart!" — adding "You have smart ones" without specifying what the "ones" were. The post Trump Tells Rally Crowd ‘You Have Smart Ones’ And Black Congressman Byron Donalds Is One of Them first appeared on Mediaite.
Eat, Sip, Shop: Mother-daughter duo honors family matriarch at new Bethlehem boutique
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Locally-inspired merchandise – including clothing, accessories and housewares adorned with “Bethlehem,” “Lehigh Valley” and “610” – shines at a new family-run store in Northampton County. Crewy Woo Boutique, an elevated boutique offering unique gifts, clothing, home goods and...
Hatboro police place two on Montgomery County’s Most Wanted list
The Hatboro Police Department has placed the following individuals on Montgomery County’s Most Wanted list:. Matthew Brumbaugh (above left) Brumbaugh, 37, has been charged with strangulation, terroristic threats, and assault. According to the Hatboro police, officers were dispatched to a location on Continental Road for the report of a...
Holy Family University Receives $1.2 Million Noyce Grant to Train Future STEM Educators
Holy Family University has been awarded a $1.2 million Noyce Grant to support its new STEM Futures Program, an initiative designed to train the next generation of STEM educators. The program specifically targets undergraduate students majoring in biochemistry, math, neuroscience, and biology, including all biology tracks, with the goal of...
Secrest brothers, PJ Dent lead Cedar Cliff to overtime win over Central Dauphin
The pride was beaming off head coach Colin Gillen’s face after his Cedar Cliff team picked up their first division victory since moving to the Mid-Penn Commonwealth on Friday night. • Sign up for PennLive’s new high school sports newsletter here. If you purchase a product or register...
McClure Bean Soup Festival coming soon
McClure, Pa. — The McClure Bean Soup Festival and Fair will kick off soon for a week-long celebration of delicious food, live music, and fun activities for all. Once again the little town of McClure comes alive with the sights, sounds, laughter, and homecomings as it celebrates the 133rd year of The McClure Bean Soup Festival and Fair. The free-admission event, which takes place along East Ohio Street in McClure,...
Penn State vs. West Virginia postponed at halftime due to storms: latest updates
Penn State’s new offense with Andy Kotelnicki and a revived Drew Allar was electric in the first half, leading the Nittany Lions to a 20-6 lead over West Virginia at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown West Virginia. Well, after that first half of play, the sky above Milan Puskar has become electrified as well.
Philadelphia Police Seek Public Assistance to Identify Suspect in 14th District Residential Burglary
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public's help to locate a suspect connected to a residential burglary in the city's 14th District, as stated in an official police blotter post. According to the release, the incident occurred on August 22, 2024, at a residence on the 700 block of E. Phil Ellena St., where a home security system captured footage of an unidentified black male suspect entering the home and stealing several personal items. The owner discovered the crime when returned from work, but it was too late.
Arcadia professor, WWII California labor camp survivor, to retire to her family’s Seattle roots
Teresa Maebori, a professor at Arcadia University’s School of Education, was featured by the Chestnut Hill Local in an article titled “A retiring teacher takes an emotional journey home“. The article discusses Maebori’s youth in the Tule Lake Segregation Center, a California labor camp, in the mid-1940s....
Parent company of ‘The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy’ files for bankruptcy
(WHTM) — The parent company of four Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy locations across Central Pennsylvania has filed for bankruptcy. According to court documents obtained by ABC27 News, the parent company that owns the four Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy locations in the Midstate, CL Cressler Inc., filed for bankruptcy on Thursday. The...
Renewed Centre Park opens in Reading after extensive restoration
The City of Reading celebrated the dedication of the newly revitalized Centre Park, located at 725 Centre Ave. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, held Friday morning, marked the completion of the project, and was attended by city officials, state representatives, along with local residents who have long been invested in the park’s future.
Chaka Khan and Zappa Band Show Out at Dell Music Center
Classix 107.9 took The Dell Music Center over last night (Aug 29), giving us our favorite throwbacks on a Thursday! The post Chaka Khan and Zappa Band Show Out at Dell Music Center appeared first on Classix Philly 107.9.
Souderton Area residents press for school board member to resign over social media posts
SOUDERTON — Tensions flared at the Souderton Area School Board meeting Thursday evening as residents sounded off on a string of objectionable social media posts by board member Bill Formica, with Formica resisting community demands to resign. “The motto of the Souderton Area School District is ‘Character Counts,’” said...
No. 16 Penn State falls to No. 3 Virginia in thriller
No. 16 Penn State opened its 2024 campaign with a home matchup against No. 3 Virginia at Penn State Field Hockey complex on Friday. The Nittany Lions fell 2-1 to Virginia in their season opener. The blue and white came out with energy from the recently renovated stadium and put...
Raising Cane’s to Replace Nando’s in College Park
A national chain restaurant specializing in chicken fingers will replace the Nando’s in College Park. Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane’s is moving into the location at 7400 Baltimore Ave., across from city hall. Started in 1996 near the Louisiana State University campus, the chain has a simple menu focusing...
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