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Joey Lynn Offutt: Pa. officials remain mystified years after woman vanishes, infant found dead
SYKESVILLE, Pa. — Fourth of July, 2007: Joey Lynn Offutt of Sykesville was last seen outside her home on the 90 block of Fugate Drive. Years later, Pennsylvania State Police are still investigating her disappearance. Offutt’s vehicle was believed to have been outside her home several days from when...
Local Woman Jailed for Allegedly Attacking Husband With Pizza Cutter in Union Township
UNION TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A local woman was arrested for allegedly attacking her husband with a pizza cutter in Union Township, leaving him with small thin lacerations on his body and neck. Court documents indicate Punxsutawney-based State Police filed criminal charges against 34-year-old Kelly Jo Clark, of Corsica,...
Parker Man Accused of Using Counterfeit Money to Buy PlayStation for Second Time
EAST BRADY BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — A Parker man is accused of using counterfeit money to buy a PlayStation on two separate occasions—this time in East Brady Borough. Court documents indicate 23-year-old Edward Tray Maris, of Parker, was arraigned on the following charges on June 24 in front of District Judge Jeffrey C. Miller:
FORENSIC FASCINATION: Punxsy’s Cameron Building Impressive Career as Deputy Coroner
GREENVILLE, S.C. (EYT) – Founding father Benjamin Franklin once coined a phrase stating that the only certainties in life were death and taxes. It’s a blunt, yet truthful quotation from a brilliant statesman. Something that’s also blunt, yet true, is that few people deal with death incredibly well....
Top 25 Countdown Presented by Pizza Hut: No. 21 Punxsutawney Baseball Loses Key Players but Shows it is a Program, not just a Team in Returning to PIAA Semifinals
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. – When the 2023 baseball season came to a close for Punxsutawney with a second straight trip to the PIAA Class 3A semifinals, it was presumed to have ended a great two-year stretch for the Chucks, who went to back-to-back PIAA semifinals. After all, Punxsutawney was graduating...
New school tax credit plan emerges in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – A new plan quietly introduced in the state Senate would create a refundable tax credit for educational expenses, including private school tuition. The proposal would establish the Child Learning Investment Tax Credit, worth up to $8,000 per student, that families could use to reduce their tax liability. It’s scheduled for a vote […]
How Lehigh Valley cities are gearing up to respond to illegal firework use over the July 4 holiday
For the first time this year, Bethlehem police will have a “no tolerance” policy for illegal firework use — if someone is illegally setting off a firework in the city, police will immediately issue a citation with no warnings given. The change in policy comes as a result of what police Chief Michelle Kott calls a necessary response to the often disruptive, sometimes dangerous use of fireworks ...
Pennsylvania men to compete at 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — A pair of men from Pennsylvania are set to take center stage at the 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. George Chiger, of Pocono Pines, and Sean Yeager, of Phoenixville, are among this year's contestants in the annual July 4 event. Chiger, 45, qualified for...
Bill passed by PA House waives driver’s license fees for homeless youth
(WJET/WFXP) — A bill that would help homeless youth have an easier time acquiring a driver’s license has been passed by the House. On Tuesday, July 2, House Bill 127, which waives driver’s license-related fees for homeless children, passed with bipartisan support. Without the financial struggle, Bill 127 aims to provide homeless youth the opportunity […]
New tax breaks, grants and assistance: Pa. task force makes recommendations on flood insurance
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Damage from flooding is expected to get worse in Pennsylvania as a result of human-caused climate change. But less than 2% of insured properties in the state carry flood insurance, an important tool for recovery after the waters recede.
670,000 vehicles expected to hit the highway on the Pennsylvania Turnpike today
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- The holiday hustle is going to hit full speed today as millions of Americans make the move to their Independence Day locations. Whether you're traveling by air or on the road, you will not be alone. If you're heading out on the road for a little 4th of July vacation, there will definitely be a lot more cars, trucks, and RVs on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. 670,000 vehicles are expected to be on the Pa. Turnpike today with it being the second most traveled day of the holiday period, right behind last Friday. Nationally, AAA says more than 60 million people are expected to be on the road in total for the holiday, up nearly 5% from last year. If you're wondering when you should leave, the earlier the better. The worst time to be out driving this time of year is between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
ADHD patients in Pa. struggle to find medication and maintain normalcy amid ongoing shortage
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Pittsburgh neurologist Wesley Kerr was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of 35. He’d recently moved with...
14 Mid-Penn standouts part of inaugural Pa. Baseball Coaches Association All-State teams
Mechanicsburg southpaw Reese Young, shortstop Jeff Lougee and Bishop McDevitt slugger Nick Slogik are among 14 Mid-Penn Conference standouts to earn All-State honors. The Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association released its inaugural All-State selections this week. First and second team selections were made in all six classifications, with each district compiling nominations from coaches.
AARP Pennsylvania Volunteer of the Month: Cassandra Robinson
AARP Pennsylvania spotlights its July Volunteer of the Month, Cassandra Robinson, who enjoys sharing AARP’s resources with others. Cassandra Robinson took care of her mother for 10 years before she passed away in 2018. “Once my mother was gone, I felt a void in my life,” said Robinson, a...
Pa. Game Commission looks to add thousands of more acres to game lands
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is considering the purchase of more than 7,000 acres of land to be part of various public game lands across the state and it’s considering a mineral and gas rights in Tioga County with bonus payments to the agency totaling more than $10 million. The...
Faster processing times happening with Pa.'s hunting license sales with new strategy
After a week of Pennsylvania hunting license sales, only one Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) has sold out of antlerless deer licenses. WMU 2G in northcentral Pennsylvania sold all of its 37,000 antlerless licenses by the morning of June 25. Tuesday morning, WMU 1B in northwestern Pennsylvania still had 3,029 of...
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