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NASCAR Penalty Report: July 2024 (Pocono Raceway)
Two suspended by NASCAR after the race at Pocono Raceway. NASCAR Haas concluded the race weekend in Long Pond, PA. The 2.5-mile track hosted the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Truck Series. View the NASCAR penalty report after Pocono below. After the weekend, three penalties have been issued. Two...
Penn State Health’s Award-Winning Festival Banner Connects Kids Through Art
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. Penn State Health won first place in the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts 2024 Banner Competition — Youth Division with its collaborative project “From Our Kids to Your Kids.” The winning banner was displayed over Allen Street throughout this year’s festival. “From Our Kids to Your Kids” was an effort by Penn State Health and the Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey to bring together kids at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and patients at the hospital through art and creativity. The Penn State Health State College location was...
Silantra Asian Street Kitchen opening with BOGO deal
Silantra Asian Street Kitchen is marking its arrival in the Harrisburg region with a promotion. To celebrate the opening today, July 19, the restaurant at 3499 Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township is offering buy-one-get-one free bowls and bings. The deal is available July 19-21. Owners Sam and Cindy Guo, who...
Stellar day ahead to end the work week, more clouds on Saturday
TODAY: Mostly Sunny, Pleasant! Hi 85. TONIGHT: Increasing Clouds. Lo 68. SATURDAY: Mostly Cloudy, Stray Shower. Hi 85. It took a while, but eventually, lower dewpoints filtered into Central yesterday, and drier and more comfortable air has arrived to start this Friday. Today will be one of the nicest days so far this month. Low humidity and sunshine with afternoon highs only reaching the mid-80s will make for ideal outdoor plans. Tonight will feature increasing clouds with lows in the upper 60s.
Eastern Enterprises starts process to subdivide two commercial lots in Gretna
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Swatara Township supervisors honor longtime member of zoning board
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'For us, it's building a bridge across the bridges' | Youth center forms friendship with football team
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The relationship between the Link 4 Youth center in New Cumberland and the Harrisburg Cougars football team started last fall. “For us, it’s building a bridge across the bridges; we really want to bring the two communities together," said Saundra Colello. Colello is the...
What $500,000 or less gets you in Hershey
Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region between July 8 and July 14. In this article, we outline recent property sales in Hershey, all of which featured homes under $500,000. Below, we provide an overview of the top 10...
What $250,000 can buy you in Harrisburg
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Harrisburg, here’s what sold for or under $250,000 between July 8 and July 14. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top 10 properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the desired price range and the most spacious living areas available.
Wawa, Sheetz Collision Coming When Central PA Store Opens
Wawa is opening a store in Central Pennsylvania and the heart of Sheetz territory. Wawa is working on opening its first Dauphin County store in Middletown, Central Pennsylvania, part of a vanguard of 40 Wawa locations planned in that region by 2030. Harrisburg up to State College, and I’ll say...
Serenity House To Be Performed at Harrisburg Fringe Festival
BALTIMORE (July 15, 2024) – “Serenity House: From Addiction to Deliverance,” penned by Baltimore native Ursula V. Battle, will be performed at this year’s Harrisburg Fringe Festival. The performances will take place Saturday, July 20, 2024 (7:10 p.m.) and Sunday, July 21, 2024 (4:50 p.m.) at Narçisse Theatre Company, located 312 Chestnut Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The performance is a production of Battle Stage Plays.
WATCH: Storm rolls through PA destroying local Palmyra dairy farm
PALMYRA, Pa. (WHP) — Taking a look from above with Sky View 21 shows us JD’s Family Farm in Palmyra sustaining tons of damage from a storm that tore through many Central PA communities on July 17. People are working on the farm to clean up the damage...
Thomas West Threatened To US Gov't Over Money Owed: Usdoj
Thomas West, 44, of Harrisburg, has been in custody for more than five months after being ruled a flight risk, according to federal court documents obtained by Daily Voice. He was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to time served and one year of supervised release, starting on Tuesday, July 16, as detailed in the release.
Lehigh Valley wrestling: Medals galore in Fargo, North Dakota
Pennsylvania continued its domination this week of the U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, the nation’s largest tournament, at the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota. It repeated as the team champion in the 16U and junior men’s freestyle tournaments and several area wrestlers earned stop signs with championships in their respective weight classes. The state’s junior squad set a scoring ...
Pennsylvania Family Seeks Justice After Son Died in Bridgeville Crash
Near BRIDGEVILLE, De. - June 23, 2023, changed the lives of a Pennsylvania couple forever when their 20-year-old son was killed in a crash on Route 404 near Bridgeville. Over a year later, no charges have been filed, and the family is calling for justice. Glenn Porter, a 20-year-old former...
Pa. had a record year at the casinos. See how Wind Creek Bethlehem did.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said Thursday it had a record tax revenue of $2.54 billion during its 2023-24 fiscal year. Wind Creek Bethlehem did its part. The casino in the city’s South Side was one of the top performers among the state’s 17 casinos in both table games and slot machines. Wind Creek reported that it made more than $252.2 million in table games, a year-over-year ...
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