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PennDOT locations to close over Labor Day weekend
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — All driver’s license and photo centers will be closed on Labor Day weekend. PennDOT says all commonwealth locations will be closed from Saturday, August 31, through Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day. Customers can still access PennDOT services online.
Lackawanna County pools, lakes, adjust hours amid lifeguard shortage
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pools and lakes in Lackawanna County are adjusting their hours. This is due to a lifeguard shortage with students returning to campus. Lakes at Lackawanna County’s Merli-Sarnoski, Covington, and Aylesworth parks are now closed to swimming. The pool and splash pad at McDade Park will be closing next Monday for the […]
Crash closes section of I-476 for 16 miles
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A section of I-476 was closed for around 16 miles due to a crash Wednesday morning. Crews tell 28/22 News a crash occurred on I-476 Southbound shutting down the roadway from mile marker 117 Clarks Summit to Wyoming Valley, which is around 16 miles. Officials said around 3:00 a.m. a dump […]
Amazon Fresh debuts four new stores
Amazon Fresh debuted four new stores on Thursday, including its first in Northern California and locations in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. All of the newly opened supermarkets offer Amazon’s Dash Cart automated grocery carts and Amazon One, the company’s palm-recognition technology. These new stores are beginning operations...
Fugitive from Justice Wanted for Murder Arrested in Maine
A 23-year-old man wanted for murder was arrested Monday as a fugitive from justice in Dexter. Justice Flenory was wanted for murder in Pennsylvania. He was also charged with drug trafficking and aggravated forgery. Taken into Custody in Vehicle. Officers arrested Flenory after reports of two suspicious men in a...
Mail ballots cause headaches for tracking vote totals
(The Center Square) — A proposal for election transparency has one state legislator going against the Department of State. At the center of the split: changes made to Pennsylvania’s elections stemming from the passage of Act 77 of 2019. Rep. Brad Roae, R-Meadville, introduced House Bill 2542 to require the Department to again update precinct […]
Walmart faces class-action lawsuit after shopper finds ‘automatic price increases’ at checkout & ‘deceptive’ rollbacks
WALMART has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by a customer who alleges the store upcharged her on essential products when she went to checkout. Quina Myers embarked on a shopping trip in February to purchase food and baby products, but she was met with a rude awakening when she arrived at the register. Myers […]
Educational toolkit aims to provide voters important info. regarding upcoming election
(WJET/WFXP) – A new, free resource has been released to the public in hopes of further educating Pennsylvania voters before the upcoming election. To prepare people for the big day, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt launched a “voter education toolkit” to ensure success for voters in November. The toolkit includes graphics and facts regarding important […]
Pennsylvania’s Skyward Joins ACSF’s ASAP Program
Washington, Pennsylvania-based business aviation charter provider Skyward Aviation, founded in 1993, has joined the Air Charter Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) offers the program as a “valuable tool” that helps identify and reduce potential flight safety concerns through a self-reporting platform.
Shapiro announces water near train derailment site will be tested for 10 years
So far, no contamination has been found but the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will continue sampling private drinking water wells within a one-mile radius of the derailment site for ten years, according to a news release from the DEP.
Pennsylvania expanding sales of "canned cocktails" beyond liquor stores
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Businesses that sell alcohol in Pennsylvania will soon be able to sell canned cocktails like High Noon and Surfside which were previously only available in state-run liquor stores.The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is beginning a new permitting process Tuesday, after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law two bills expanding where "ready-to-drink cocktails" can be sold (oh, and extending the legal limits on happy hour).Here's the deal: under old state laws, spirits like vodka, gin and tequila could only be sold in Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores, which the PLCB operates. The same went for cocktails containing those...
Pennsylvania schools to reap $11 billion in rewards; taxpayers questioning if its money well spent
(WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro went back to school today to tout the historic $11 billion coming to Pennsylvania schools this year, however questions are still being asked about whether taxpayers’ dollars are well-spent. Public schools are joyous over the $11 billion budget, including schools like Central Dauphin that have been unconstitutionally underfunded for years. […]
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