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How a Pa. man started an imaginary country in Antarctica and got 2,300 people to join him
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Pennsylvania court says counties cannot throw out misdated mail-in votes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two most populous counties of the battleground state of Pennsylvania will not be able to throw out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates, according to a Friday decision by a state court.
Urgent Powerball warning as $100,000 prize to expire in weeks – officials issue warning to players about future of cash
TIME is running out for a lucky lottery winner who has yet to claim their $100,000 Powerball prize. The winning ticket, purchased last year, matched four of the five white balls at 9, 35, 54, 63, and 64 with the correct red Powerball guess at 1. The ticket was purchased at a Rite Aid in […]
Webcam lets you watch Pa. elk from the comfort of your couch
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is gearing up for elk hunting season by letting residents view the majestic creatures without having to go outside. On Thursday the Game Commission announced the return of its Elk Cam, a 24-7 livestream feed taken from a camera located on State Game Lands 311 in Elk County, in an area the commission says is “typically a hub of elk activity.”
Trump: ‘I’d like to think that God thinks that I’m going to straighten out our country’
Former President Trump said in a new interview that he thinks God believes he will “straighten out” the country after he survived an assassination attempt in July. Fox News host Mark Levin asked the former president whether he believes in God more following the attempted assassination of him during a Pennsylvania rally on July 13.…
$209K in penalties levied against Pennsylvania utility companies including People’s Natural Gas
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — More than $209,000 in penalties were levied against Pennsylvania utility companies including People’s Natural Gas. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and their Damage Prevention Committee (DPC) levied penalties on 168 underground facility owners and operators across the state, including People’s Natural Gas for water pipe damage in Altoona. Penalties range […]
Pa. attorney pleads guilty to multiple charges of failing to pay income taxes
Scranton, Pa. — A Pennsylvania attorney who failed to pay taxes for three years pleaded guilty in federal district court this week. Jill Moran, 55, was the owner and operator of The Powell Law Group, a Luzerne County-based law firm, and a member of the Trust Advisory Committee for mass tort litigation. As the owner of the law firm, she earned substantial legal fees, the US Attorney's office said in a press release. ...
Pa. Republicans demand answers on Democratic state Senate candidate’s car crash
Republicans in Pennsylvania are demanding an investigation into a Democratic state Senate candidate’s single-car crash Saturday evening. The only point the two sides agree on is that Nicole Ruscitto, who is challenging GOP state Sen. Devlin Robinson in the 37th District covering a large part of Allegheny County, was involved in a car accident in Clairton, south of Pittsburgh.
Rising vaccine exemptions in Pa. schools up chance of measles outbreaks
This story first appeared in How We Care, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring original reporting and perspectives on how we care for one another at all stages of life. Sign up for free here. As kids revel in the final days of summer break, Pennsylvania school nurses statewide are hustling to make sure students are vaccinated. The mandatory recordkeeping is routine, and helps school officials to keep children...
Fracking boom in PA raises health and environmental concerns
Reprinted from Keystone State News Fracking is on the rise in southwestern Pennsylvania, leading to more plastic production and harsh consequences for residents. Washington County is heavily fracked, with almost 4,000 fracking wells on top of current and legacy coal mines. Sarah Martik, executive director of the Center for Coalfield Justice, said conversations are happening...
New bee species found in Pennsylvania generating buzz in scientific community
The scientific community in Pennsylvania is abuzz with excitement. Multiple new species of bees have been discovered in the Keystone State. According to a Penn State press release, a group of community scientists — each of which was trained by Penn State experts — participating in a monitoring program led by the university found these new varieties of bees while documenting their regional patterns of biodiversity as well as how many there are.
Pennsylvania in top 10 for cases of West Nile, the virus that left Dr. Fauci hospitalized
Medical experts are advising people to take precautions to avoid the West Nile virus, which Dr. Anthony Fauci is still recovering from after an illness he said was worse than any other he had experienced.
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