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Work On Karns City Elementary School In Final Stages
This will mark the first year for the Karns City School District where all elementary school students will be in the same school and the year is expected to start on time as construction continues. The newly named Karns City Area Elementary School first day of school will be held...
Couple Looking to Buy Home Ends Up Owning Whole Town in Pennsylvania
Riverstone Estate, Foxburg, Pa., the initial purchase that ended up placing ownership of much of the town with a Cleveland couple. When Cleveland couple Saji Daniel and Shannon McGauley got an invitation in October 2020 from their neighbor, Dr. Lou Keppler, to visit Foxburg, they thought it would just be a nice daily escape from the city. Katherine Clarke, in The Wall Street Journal, chronicled how it led to a real-estate buying spree.
UPMC executives gave themselves raises and flew in a private jet while slashing jobs and raising fees
UPMC is a Pittsburgh juggernaut. Its expanded Mercy Hospital and corporate headquarters loom physically above the city when you enter from Parkway West. Some 4.5 million people, including many in Greater Pittsburgh, access healthcare through UPMC insurance, and the system employed around 100,000 people in 2023. As the nonprofit has...
DraftKings ripped after backtracking on surcharge
One of the bigger stories around the sports gambling world was the proposed gaming tax surcharge by DraftKings which was set to affect numerous states. But hours after one of their biggest competitors, FanDuel, decided not to implement the same surcharge, DraftKings also issued a statement saying they would be nixing their plans. Earlier this Read more... The post DraftKings backtracks after FanDuel doesn’t implement gaming tax surcharge appeared first on Awful Announcing.
3 keys for Indiana Fever to finish season in WNBA playoffs
INDIANAPOLIS — Starting Friday, the Indiana Fever have a 14-game sprint to the end of the 2024 regular season. Sitting at 11–15, the Fever have a good chance at making the playoffs for the first time since 2016. They have a relatively easy schedule (and a lot of home games) to potentially make...
2024 HSSN football position-by-position breakdown: Scouting the wide receivers
Aug. 15—TribLive HSSN will break down the top players at one position per day until Week Zero. Here is a look at the top wide receivers for the 2024 season. 1. Scoop Smith Woodland Hills Junior, 5-7, 150 Smith's speed and big-play ability make him a concern for opposing defenses. The reigning WPIAL 100-meter dash champion scored three touchdowns longer than 80 yards last season, including a ...
$671,962 winning Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play ticket sold at Berks County retailer
READING, Pa. — A progressive top prize-winning ticket worth $671,962 for the Strike it Rich game from the Pennsylvania Lottery was sold at a Lottery retailer in Berks County on Tuesday, August 13. Smoke & Vape, located at 4864 Penn Avenue in Reading, will receive a $5,000 bonus for...
Without cuts or new revenue, Pa.'s budget surplus is on track to run dry
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. Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s multibillion-dollar surplus will soon be halved according to a projection by a state budget watchdog, the result of a long-running structural deficit combined with a growing list of obligations competing for public dollars. The commonwealth’s...
$7.1M investment made in Pennsylvania for EV stations to include a Pizza Hut along the Turnpike
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Another round of investments is being made by the Shapiro administration to bring more EV stations to businesses including a Pizza Hut right off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The $7.1 million comes is part of Round 1B of federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding. The Shapiro administration said it represents their […]
Watch: Vance courts voters at campaign stop in Pennsylvania
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump’s vice presidential nominee, is slated to deliver remarks in New Kensington, Pa., Thursday morning. The campaign rally comes a day after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) — Vice President Harris’s running mate — agreed to a debate against Vance on Oct. 1 to be hosted by CBS News. While Vance has not accepted the terms yet, the Ohio senator said he would like to debate him “more than once.”
Boosting CTE education and the trades still a legislative priority
(The Center Square) — As schoolchildren across Pennsylvania prepare to return to the classroom, House Republicans are emphasizing the importance of career and technical education. As they argued during a GOP Policy Committee hearing Tuesday in Bucks County, to get young students ready for the future, more money and support needs to flow to careers […]
$213 Million Powerball Jackpot Winning Ticket Sold in Allegheny County
MIDDLETOWN, PA — A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Allegheny County sold a Powerball ticket worth $213.8 million for the drawing on Monday, August 12. The winning ticket, purchased at AJ’s…
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