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Pennsylvania Auditor General visits Johnstown to discuss financial literacy
Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor visited Johnstown Tuesday evening to meet with dozens of community leaders. He said that in his work to eliminate poverty across the state, he’s found one important solution. “Financial literacy and poverty; there’s a correlation between the two. To get out of poverty and...
The Stroller, Aug. 21, 2024: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Cash raffle to benefit Eureka EMS. Tickets are on sale...
Fall foliage in the summer could be a sign of tree stress, Pittsburgh-area expert says
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- With temperatures in the 60s in August, it's feeling like leaf-peeping season outside, even though it's still summer. And if it looks like you're seeing leaves changing colors early, a local expert says that could mean those trees are stressed. Pennsylvania trees put on quite a show when the seasons change. Western Pennsylvania typically reaches peak fall color in mid to late October with red, yellow and orange bursts before trees drop their leaves. But some people may be seeing those colors earlier than usual."When you start noticing that one tree, or maybe several trees, are dropping their...
Local Sports News: August 21, 2024
Indiana University Women’s Soccer holds off Ball State 2-1 The Indiana University Women’s Soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season with 2-1 win over the Ball State Cardinals Tuesday Night at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie, Indiana. The Hoosiers will have a week off before Hosting Wright State next Thursday Afternoon at 4:30pm at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Ball State is 1-1 on the season and will travel to Bulter on Thursday. Indiana scored 2 goals in the first 7 minutes of the match. Sophomore Midfielder Kennedy Neighbors scored her second goal in as many games at the 3:56 mark with the assist to Layla Sidrah who assisted on Neighbors game winning goal last Thursday against Tennessee. Freshman Haden Vleck scored her first career goal in just her second game at the 6:18 mark with Sidrah getting her third assist in just her second career game. Ball State got one back at the 28:08 when Addie Chester went lower left to get it back Indiana Goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg to make it to 2-1 as neither team found the back of the net in the second half.
JJ Watt working out with Pittsburgh Steelers as NFL legend drops major unretirement hint to play with brother TJ
THREE-TIME NFL Defensive Player of the Year JJ Watt’s playing days may not be over just yet. The 35-year-old former defensive end walked away from the NFL in 2023 following 14 seasons in the league. JJ has remained in game-ready shape ever since and even revealed that he would unretire if called upon by his […]
Meet PennLive’s 2024 preseason girls volleyball All-Star Team
The high school girls volleyball season is about to unfold in Pennsylvania with first serves on Friday. The Mid-Penn Conference was filled to the brim with All-State talent and there were major program milestones all throughout. PennLive has rolled out the red carpet for some of the returning stars in...
More Pennsylvania children to receive free school meals this year
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — More Pennsylvania schoolchildren will be receiving free school meals this year thanks to an expansion of a national funding program. The threshold for the national Community Eligibility Provision for free school meals will decrease this year. Only 25% of students in a school district will now have to be eligible for free meals for the district to qualify for additional federal funding. The threshold was previously 40%.
Pa. delegates ready for Vice President Kamala Harris' roll call vote
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and local delegates from the Philadelphia area are looking forward to the events planned for Tuesday night. This year's roll call vote is ceremonial because Vice President Kamala Harris became the nominee after a virtual roll call earlier this month.Regardless, some delegates from Pennsylvania are still looking forward to the moment including State Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz who says she's hopeful for Harris."To be a delegate, to see it manifest itself and here I am working for her to make sure she's the nominee, to make sure we get...
Pennsylvania casinos’ all-sources revenue soars past $500M in July
Pennsylvania casinos rang the register again in July, posting revenues of more than $500 million from all sources of gaming, which represents a 7.22% year-over-year increase, according to a Tuesday release from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The revenue figure of $500,783,633 includes money wagered at slot machines, table games,...
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for DWAI Drugs After Nearly Colliding with Vehicle on RT 16
(WNY News Now) – Hinsdale – A Pennsylvania man faces charges of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs after deputies in Hinsdale, New York, stopped him for almost colliding with another vehicle. On August 15, 2024, at approximately 7:59 PM, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop...
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