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Meet the Pennsylvania athletes who will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics
The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin in Paris this week and Pennsylvania has a ton of elite athletes representing Team USA in multiple events. Check out the list below to see where each Olympic athlete is from and what events they will be competing in. Did we miss a Pa. athlete? Email eepler@pennlive.com and PennLive will update.
World of Outlaws Set for Three Pennsylvania Races, 2024’s Lone New York Stop
YORK HAVEN, PA (July 23, 2024) – The summer stretch continues with another busy week of action for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars. First, Sprint Car racing’s fiercest rivalry resumes with three races over four nights in Pennsylvania where the Posse awaits. Then, it’s north to New York for the season’s one visit to the “Empire State.”
Multiple people banned from gambling in Pennsylvania over ID fraud, cash withdraws
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Multiple individuals have been banned from iGaming in Pennsylvania, most for creating numerous accounts with someone else’s ID and withdrawing money. On Wednesday, July 24, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved recommendations by its Office of Enforcement Counsel to place seven individuals on the iGaming involuntary exclusion list. While the names […]
Pa. Girl Scouts council fires counselors over using camper’s pronouns
One of the largest Girl Scouts councils in Pennsylvania has fired four camp counselors at a popular overnight summer camp after they addressed a camper in the child’s choice of pronouns. Officials from the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania on Tuesday confirmed to PennLive that they fired...
Americans divided over new law to buy a variety of beverages at supermarkets – but same rules will apply to everyone
AMERICANS who like to indulge in alcoholic drinks occasionally will have easier access to purchasing them this Fall. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 688, which allows residents to buy ready-to-drink cocktails at a plethora of locations, into law. The law, effective in mid-September, defines ready-to-drink cocktails as premixed...
Resolution honoring firefighter killed at PA Trump rally introduced to House
(WJET/WFXP) — A resolution has been introduced to the House of Representatives honoring the man who lost his life at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania. On Monday, July 22, a resolution honoring Corey Comperatore, who was killed during the July 13 Trump rally in Butler County while shielding his family from gunfire, was introduced to […]
Women's Soccer Announces Captains for 2024 Season
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Bloomsburg women's soccer head coach Matt Haney has announced Brooke Foster (Cherry Hill, N.J./Camden Catholic), Kennedy Kilchrist (Southampton, Pa./Villa Joseph Marie) and Erin Ranegan (Wilmington, Del./Conrad School of Science) as the team captains for the 2024 season. Ranegan begins her final season with the maroon and...
Six Huskies Named Academic Honor Roll; Women's Lacrosse Earns IWLCA Academic Honor Squad Distinction
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The Bloomsburg women's lacrosse team earned additional postseason awards as the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced its 2024 Academic Honor Squads and Honor Roll Wednesday afternoon. As a team, the Huskies were named an Academic Honor Squad for the eighth-straight season, and six players earned Academic Honor Roll accolades.
New business park to transform mine-scarred land in Hazle Township, create 700 jobs
Mine-scarred land is being turned into a business park with state funding in Hazle Township. A state grant said to be highly competitive of $2 million along with low-interest loans of $3 million have been awarded to CAN DO, Inc. and Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services to develop the Crossroads East Business Park.
Vehicle Reported Stolen in Schuylkill County Recovered in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville are investigating an incident where a stolen vehicle from Schuylkill County was recovered in Philadelphia. According to Troopers, in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 21st, 2024, a Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, that was parked on Water Street in New Philadelphia was stolen.
Dogs 'healing wonderfully' after being rescued from home in Schuylkill County
COALDALE, Pa. — Back in May, police removed 17 dogs, two cats, two birds, and a turtle from 70-year-old Bethany Bachert's home in Coaldale. Officers say the animals were malnourished and underfed. They were all seized by the Pennsylvania SPCA. A happy update to report from the SPCA: the...
Fire damages former Carbon County bar
CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — Investigators are still looking for the cause of a fire at the former Heritage Bar in Carbon County. Firefighters responded to the building at the intersection of Yard and Stock Streets in Nesquehoning around 2 a.m. Wednesday. There is no word on any injuries after...
Suspect in Schuylkill County teen murders in court
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY(WOLF) — The suspect who has been arrested for first-degree murder in the deaths of two Schuylkill County teens had a preliminary hearing at the Schuylkill County Courthouse. In Oct. 2023, the bodies of Angelito Caraballo and Hunter Mock were discovered in a wooded area off Ferndale Road...
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