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PennDOT driver license, photo centers closed for Independence Day
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Customers can still obtain a variety of driver and vehicle products and services, including all forms, publications...
Wildlife Center of Virginia ships Allegheny woodrats to Pennsylvania
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Wildlife Center of Virginia has shipped Allegheny woodrats to the Pennsylvania Game Commission and will hopefully produce offspring in the zoos they’re at. This is part of a Woodrat Captive Breeding Program with the Wildlife Futures program at the Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine,...
Governor Shapiro discusses expanded tax rebates to help Pennsylvania seniors
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Governor Josh Shapiro discussed changes to Pennsylvania's property tax and rent rebate program during his visit to Philipsburg Thursday morning. The program has expanded this year with increased funding aimed at reaching more residents, particularly senior citizens. One of the primary goals is to assist older residents in remaining in their homes.
Pa. may create specialty license plate for veterans who served in anti-ISIS operation
The Pennsylvania General Assembly has approved a measure that would create a specialty license plate for veterans who served in Operation Inherent Resolve, a military campaign tasked with defeating Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists. The campaign began in 2014 to liberate civilians from ISIS control and continues in an effort to...
11-year-old central Pa. cancer patient enjoys Make-A-Wish shopping spree
Toys, games, and much more were up for grabs as 11-year-old Make-A-Wish child Devine made his way through the aisles at Target. Today, he was given the chance to go on a once-in-a-lifetime shopping spree. Devine was first diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and returned last year, according to a...
Lower Makefield Seeks Volunteers for Newly Enacted Human Relations Commission
At their meeting earlier this month , the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors enacted an Anti-Discrimination Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, and access to educational institutions. Additionally, the Ordinance establishes the Lower Makefield Township Human Relations Commission. The Human Relations Commission shall consist of five...
PASSHE launches summer initiative to increase FAFSA outreach
(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is launching a summer initiative to help Pennsylvania students complete their student aid application forms. After a 10-month push by all 10 universities within PASSHE to support outreach for Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Commonwealth University of...
20 tickets available for vintage whiskey tasting that offers 6 shots for $1,500 at West Overton
What makes a bottle of whiskey cost nearly as much as a compact car?. Twenty people will get the chance to find out when West Overton Village hosts a $1,500-per-ticket vintage rye whiskey tasting on July 26. “This is an experience that is unlikely to be duplicated anywhere on Earth,”...
Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget, as Shapiro, lawmakers express optimism
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Work by Pennsylvania lawmakers to complete a new budget was on track to blow into the new fiscal year, with Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and top lawmakers still expressing optimism Thursday that closed-door talks are yielding progress, despite the missed deadline. For Shapiro, it will...
Recovering from cancer, woman wins $5 million from Pa. lottery
A 75-year-old woman from Lancaster County bought a $50 lottery ticket, scratched it in the parking lot and won a prize so big she didn’t believe it. “I could not believe my eyes!” Donna Osborne said in a news release from the Pennsylvania Lottery. “I went back into the store and said, ‘Can you please check this? Is it right or wrong?’ Well, the clerk said, ‘It’s right!’”
Changes proposed to adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania’s first bipartisan bill for adult-use cannabis has been introduced in the house. House Bill 2500 includes possession limits of 30 grams of cannabis flower, 1,000 milligrams of THC products and five grams of cannabis concentrate. Every bordering state has legalized adult-use cannabis, with the exception of West Virginia. Some state leaders say […]
Helicopter to again spray for black flies on Delaware River
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has announced its next round of aerial spraying for black flies on the Delaware River. A helicopter will fly over the river on Friday, June 28 starting at 8:30 a.m., officials said. It will spray from Trenton, New Jersey, to Slateford in Bucks and Northampton...
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