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Local mother pushes for early testing of Krabbe Disease
Lesa Brackbill is a wife, mother, advocate, and author raising awareness about Krabbe Disease. Her daughter Victoria was born in July 2014 and began exhibiting symptoms of Krabbe Disease in January 2015. “She was perfectly healthy, so we thought. And it wasn’t until she was five months old that everything...
Signs of trouble at Trump rally were evident in minutes before gunman opened fire
Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a report of a suspicious man pacing near the magnetometers and were apparently exchanging photos of the suspect. Witnesses pointed and shouted at an armed man on a nearby roof.
Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust
Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the country before the presidential election. The strategy is part of a wider effort raising questions about the integrity of this year’s election as former President Donald Trump repeatedly claims without evidence that his opponents are trying to cheat.
What we know about the alleged Trump shooter
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the man who allegedly shot at President Donald Trumpand killed one person at a Butler, Pa., political rally on Saturday. Trump says that a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear. Two other people were also injured before Secret Service agents killed Crooks.
Pa. waterways contribute to Chesapeake Bay earning its best grade in over two decades in this year’s report card
Efforts to clean Pennsylvania’s local waterways have contributed to the best overall health of Chesapeake Bay –– the largest estuary in the United States — in over 20 years, according to a recent analysis. But the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, a non-profit environmental organization, says at the...
Insect activity in restaurant, food prep areas: Lebanon County restaurant inspections, July 15, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Wich Way Sandwiches, mobile food facility Type 3, 226 W. Market. Jonestown, July 3. Pass. Food facility is using an approved non-public water system, but does not have current laboratory testing results for water potability.
Dirty vents, filters, ceiling fans throughout facility: Berks County restaurant inspections, July 13, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Hoober’s Produce, 2934 N. 5th St. Reading, July 6. Pass. Temperature measuring device for ensuring proper temperature of equipment is not available in small refrigerator. Observed stained/scored cutting boards not resurfaced or discarded as required.
Homer City, Pa. navigates an uncertain future after its coal plant closes
At age 20, Jeremiah Baltzer started working at the Homer City Generating Station in the early 2000s. He liked his job as a union carpenter building scaffolding inside the cavernous plant. “You (got) to climb around and be a little monkey and be physical and learn a lot…about the plant...
Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one
Voters in Midwestern states are seeing ads railing against President Biden’s gas car ban. But there’s one catch: the Biden administration hasn’t prohibited gas-powered vehicles. That’s not stopping fossil fuel industry groups and former President Donald Trump from targeting swing state voters with warnings of car bans.
Lithium-ion batteries are still a danger, even in the trash [Lancaster Watchdog]
More likely than not, somewhere near you is a battery that has the power to set a relentless fire that can’t be extinguished with water alone. That’s the reality of lithium-ion batteries, which today are more prevalent than ever. Cellphones, earbuds, smartwatches — they all could initiate chemical reactions that ignite serious fires that require special chemicals to extinguish.
Accessible to all? Pennsylvania’s Capitol an obstacle course for many citizens living with disabilities
Inside and outside of the state’s 117-year-old Capitol, beauty eclipses accessibility for many government workers and visitors, said Pam Auer, a Harrisburg resident who frequents the building to advocate for people with disabilities living in the commonwealth. Auer was born with spina bifida, a condition that begins before birth...
Pa. state senator Christine Tartaglione faces challenges in wheelchair
Public meetings and rallies are often held on the state Capitol building’s front steps, offering a memorable view of the building’s Beaux-Arts architecture and providing a convenient location for most lawmakers to reach between meetings. Eight public events occurred there in the first week of June, including a...
America’s toxic political climate faces calls to ‘tone it down’ after assassination attempt on Trump
That was the plea from one Republican congressman as he came to grips with the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a political rally in the Butler Farm area where he grew up. “I am in a state of bewilderment of how and what has happened to the United States...
Authorities hunt for clues, but motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusive
The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement’s attention at Saturday’s rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened fire.
Shapiro says Butler County man, who shielded family during shooting at Trump rally, is a ‘hero’
The Butler County man who was fatally wounded at a campaign rally for former President and presidential candidate Donald Trump “died a hero” when he shielded his family with his body after a gunman opened fire Saturday during a campaign rally attended by thousands of people at the county Farm Show grounds, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro says man killed at Trump rally was former fire chief who ‘died a hero’
By Julie Carr Smyth, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker and Michelle L. Price/The Associated Press. On the heels of an apparent attempt to kill him, former President Donald Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide recoiled from the shooting that left him wounded but “fine.”
Recognizing misinformation and disinformation
There is evidence that misinformation surrounding the 2020 election was more rampant than it was in 2016. Misinformation is still a problem in 2024 and it does not always have to do with elections. Here are some things to know about misinformation (and disinformation):. Misinformation and disinformation are two different...
The Secret Service is investigating how a gunman who shot and injured Trump was able to get so close
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one of the agency’s core duties. The gunman, who was killed...
Two dead, two critically injured after gunfire abruptly ends Trump rally in Butler County
Donald Trump’s rally in Butler County came to a shocking end Saturday when shots were fired at Trump in front of thousands of supporters a few minutes into his speech at the Farm Show grounds. The former president was “fine” after the shooting at 6:11 p.m., according to a...
FBI identifies Thomas Crooks of Bethel Park as the suspect in Trump assassination attempt
The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, as the suspected gunman involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally Saturday in Butler County. In a news conference hours after the shooting, federal and state investigators said they didn’t believe there...
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