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‘This is something we had to do’: Eden Farmer’s Market raises $2,600 for families displaced by tornado
EDEN, N.Y. — Eden continues to prove that it is "Eden Strong." The town’s farmer's market will be accepting donations for families displaced by last week’s tornado – day one already raised roughly $2,600. It may only be a town of about 7,500 people, but it’s...
Person treated for burns after fire in Cameron Mills
CAMERON MILLS, N.Y. (WENY) -- At least one person was treated for burns after an apparent mobile home caught on fire in Cameron Mills Tuesday evening. The building on Bald Hill Rd. appears to be completely destroyed. Calls for emergency crews to respond initially came out around 4:45 p.m. Heavy...
DRPA votes to reduce toll increase on 4 bridges between Pa., NJ
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Delaware River Port Authority voted Wednesday to reduce the scheduled toll increases on four bridges, including the Ben Franklin Bridge, between Pennsylvania and New Jersey by 50 cents. The DRPA voted unanimously to increase the tolls from $5 to $6, not $6.50 as originally planned.The agency previously approved its first toll increase in 13 years scheduled for Aug. 1. The increase was tied to the Consumer Price Index slated for the same day. The resolution passed Wednesday also pushed back the increase by one month — tolls will now go up on Sept. 1.Delaware River Port Authority chairman James Schultz said last week the CPI would bump the toll up $1.50. Instead, the DRPA voted on a resolution to reduce the scheduled increase by 50 cents."It's essentially a reduction from what the consumer price index is calling for," Schultz said last week.The DRPA operates the Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, Commodore Barry and Walt Whitman bridges.The toll increase does not impact PATCO fares, the DRPA said in a news release.Frequent travelers can sign up for an $18 commuter discount on the DRPA website.
House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to the Secret Service director compelling her to appear before the committee on Monday for what is scheduled to be the first congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
3 things to know about the new Pa. law that could help Philly gardeners own the land they steward
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Many of Philadelphia’s community gardens are at risk of being lost to development. However, a new state law could give gardeners who steward land they don’t own...
Here’s the ‘missing piece’ that Pa. has come up with to deal with population decline
Story by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College. This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. If you purchase...
CA: MO: PA: Target to Open 3 New Stores, Looking to Add 300+ Locations During Next Decade
Retailer Target Corp. is opening three new locations next week, adding to its nearly 2,000-store network. The new stores will be in Lomita, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo.; and Doylestown, Pa. The three stores combined will mean job opportunities for about 260 employees. The Lomita location, the company's 127th store in...
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