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Harrisburg quarterback Shawn Lee Jr. ruled ineligible for 2024 football season
Harrisburg High, the three-time defending District 3 champions, will compete during the 2024 football season without star quarterback and All-State defensive back Shawn Lee Jr. Lee Jr. was denied another season of eligibility during a PIAA hearing Wednesday, with officials voting 5-0 against the University of Pittsburgh recruit. If you...
Lycoming County District Attorney's office will prosecute Michaels' murder trial
Williamsport, Pa. — A Lycoming County Judge has ruled that the Lycoming County District Attorney's office may proceed in the prosecution of Kenneth Michaels, accused in the shooting death of John Roskowski, 69, on Aug. 17, 2023. Michaels and Roskowski were former business partners and brothers-in-law. On Aug. 17, Michaels fired a single shot in the lobby of Cable Services, Inc. located on Marydale Ave. in Williamsport. According to court documents, Michaels opened a locked door to let Roskowski, who was said to be "irate,"...
PD: Man assaults woman after he believed she cheated
SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged after police say he assaulted a woman after he believed she was cheating. Police say on August 20 they were dispatched to a home around 1:30 a.m. on Chapel Street for a woman assaulted by 54-year-old Christopher Moore of Swoyersville. The criminal complaint states as […]
Medically Tailored Nutrition Improving Health Outcomes, Reducing Costs
A recently released study says Pennsylvania has the potential to realize the second highest level of health care cost savings in the nation if medically tailored meals or MTMs, a proven treatment for reducing hospital admissions, readmissions and ER visits, were accessible for more patients with health issues from diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease to cancer and HIV.
Archaea Energy and Waste Connections Celebrate Opening of Renewable Gas Plant in Pennsylvania
Archaea Energy, a subsidiary of bp, and Waste Connections, Inc. celebrate the opening of their first renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Pennsylvania. The plant is adjacent to the Bethlehem Landfill in Lower Saucon Township owned by a Waste Connections subsidiary and came online in July. “We are safely and...
Federal DOT Gives Penn. Cycle Safety Startup $200K
(TNS) — For the past few years, Clark Haynes has been strapping sensors onto bicycles to keep riders safe. Using some of the same technology that powers driverless cars, the AI-enabled sensors, called Copilot, can detect a potential collision with a vehicle and thwart it by flashing a light or blasting a sound.
Delayed doors: Palmerton pushes back first day of school due to construction holdup
As many students head back to school, some in Carbon County will get to wait a little longer. Palmerton Area School District pushed back the first day of school until Monday, Sept. 9. The school board unanimously passed the new start date and revised calendar at its meeting Wednesday night.
Shapiro says Scott Perry ‘full of s‑‑‑’ for trying to contest Biden’s 2020 victory but not his own
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) called Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) “full of s‑‑‑” for contesting President Biden’s win in the state during the 2020 election but not his own reelection win. “In the U.S. House, I think we not only have an opportunity to protect incumbents like [Reps.] Susan Wild, Matt Cartwright, Chris Deluzio,…
Woman injured in crash involving horse and buggy
LYKENS, Pa. — A Schuylkill County woman was injured earlier this month in a two-vehicle crash involving a horse and buggy in northeastern Dauphin County, according to State Police. Anne G. King, 56, of Spring Glen, suffered head lacerations in the crash, which occurred at about 1:24 p.m. on...
Pierogies and Pints festival at Blue Mountain Resort debuts this weekend
PALMERTON, Pa., -- Craving pierogies? Blue Mountain Resort has the perfect occasion to attend. Blue Mountain Resort will be hosting their first-ever Pierogies and Pints Festival on Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The beer garden offers savory and sweet pierogi sampling, craft...
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