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Pa. High School Football Report podcast: Hanging at PennLive’s Mid-Penn Football Media Day
This week, the epicenter of Mid-Penn Conference football was Cumberland Valley’s fieldhouse, where PennLive’s Fall Media Days took flight. Spend a half hour with co-hosts Evan Wheaton and Eric Epler, who first introduce PennLive’s new managing sports producer Austin Hertzog, a Lancaster native and proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
Pedestrian fatally struck near Hersheypark Stadium by Fredericksburg driver, police say
A 54-year-old pedestrian from New York was struck and killed by 29-year-old Fredericksburg driver at the intersection near Hersheypark Stadium early Friday morning, according to the Derry Township Police Department. Around 12:45 a.m. July 26, police officers were dispatched to the area of Hersheypark Drive and Hotel Road for a...
Foo Fighters Triumph at Hersheypark Stadium [Photos + Setlist]
The Foo Fighters returned to Pennsylvania this week to rock the sweetest place on earth: Hersheypark. Fans travelled from across the Greater Philadelphia area to savor the moment, a long time coming after the band cancelled their last scheduled appearance in PA following the unexpected passing of Taylor Hawkins in 2022. Since then, MMR has covered the Foo Fighters’ epic tribute concert for Taylor in Los Angeles, and we’ve had the new album But Here We Are on repeat.
In swing state Pennsylvania, middle class struggles to get by
The giant steelworks that greets visitors to Allentown, Pennsylvania once symbolized the city's success as an industrial hub. - More visitors at food pantries - On Friday, all eyes will be on new inflation figures from the US government.
Vending machine outside of local hospital offers condoms, pregnancy tests & more; First of its kind in Pennsylvania
The Health To Go vending machine is outside of the emergency department of UPMC Harrisburg, and it's one of the first in the state. Among the items in the machine are pregnancy tests, male and female condoms, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. All of them, free.
‘Kill switch engaged’: Pa. man indicted for threatening Sen. Mastriano, others
A federal grand jury has indicted a Franklin County man for making threats against state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard sergeant and a county commissioner. The grand jury indicted Richard Little, 49, of the 2800 block of Roosevelt Drive, Greene Township, on separate counts of making online...
Two-vehicle crash reported at intersection near gas station in Middletown Borough
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — A two-vehicle crash was reported near a Gulf gas station in Dauphin County Friday afternoon. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to the 200 block of East Main Street near Spruce Street in Middletown Borough around 12:30 p.m. The crash blocked traffic...
Pirates place OF Bryan Reynolds on bereavement list, add Ji Hwan Bae to taxi squad
Jul. 25—The Pittsburgh Pirates announced they have placed Bryan Reynolds on the major-league bereavement list Thursday, which requires a minimum stay of three games. That means the All-Star outfielder will miss at least two games against the Arizona Diamondbacks this weekend. Reynolds was a late scratch from Wednesday's 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals with what the Pirates said was back ...
Let the Games Begin: Local French businesses highlight 2024 Olympics in Paris
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will take place from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, Aug. 11, featuring over 10,000 athletes and 1.8 million international visitors. For a taste of Paris without the plane ticket, check out the following regional eateries with a passion for filling your plate with global flavors.
Open Road Tolls Coming to Pennsylvania Turnpike in January
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Construction Engineer Alan Williamson, left, explains how the new toll gantries will work along the turnpike. Those familiar toll booths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are going away and that means drivers will be able to pay tolls without slowing down or hitting backed up traffic at toll plazas, writes Evan Jones for The Morning Call.
Broadband authority OKs $20M for laptops
(The Center Square) — The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority voted Thursday to spend $20 million on more than 14,000 laptops to grow internet access in the commonwealth. The unanimous vote allows the Authority to award between 20 and 200 laptops to libraries, schools, municipalities and other groups. So far, 130 groups have applied to the […]
Harrisburg nonprofit builds pipeline of skilled workers
The light bulb came on both literally and figuratively during a Harrisburg-area pilot program teaching young people the basics of carpentry, plumbing and electrical work in the summer of 2019. The program’s 10 students built a lamp that worked, while the program’s organizer, Patricia Robinson, realized she had crafted an...
Fulton to shutter 19 branches
Fulton Financial is closing 19 branches in southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey and New York City three months after the bank’s emergency acquisition of failed Philadelphia lender Republic First Bank, a deal that deepened Fulton’s reach in the state’s largest market. Lancaster-based Fulton is closing 13 of its...
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