07.15.16 |
Students attending Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities will see an $89-per-semester increase in tuition this fall. The increase approved Thursday by the State System Board of Governors means base tuition will be $7,238 a year for ...
07.15.16 |
The last time he suffered through a summer this dry, Paul Zittel was just a kid, watching his father manage their family farm in Eden Valley without the luxury of a modern irrigation system. "He would just run out of water," Zittel said, "and then ...
07.15.16 |
The state Health Department is distributing Zika prevention kits to pregnant women. The kits contain insect repellent for skin, spray repellent for treating clothing and shoes, standing water tablets for killing mosquito larva, condoms to prevent ...
07.15.16 |
Verizon will soon end the mass distribution of business phone directories in New York state in another example of how the internet has changed daily life. State utility regulators gave Verizon permission to cease the widespread distribution of ...
07.14.16 |
Last night, the House and Senate agreed on a revenue package that will pay for the 31-and-a-half billion dollar spending plan.The bipartisan funding package does not include any increase in the state sales or income tax, but Pennsylvanians will be ...
07.14.16 |
The infected person recently traveled to the Caribbean and has made a full recovery. Still, pregnant women are being encouraged to avoid travel to Zika hot-spots south of the border. The Centers for Disease Control says the upcoming Summer ...
07.14.16 |
Residents we spoke to say that's just not fair.Representative Mike Carroll says habitual toll cheats need to be punished by having their driver's license revoked.According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, most of the toll cheats are drivers ...
07.14.16 |
Rita Heldon of Lyndonville says downpours won't cut it. What the region needs is a steady, soaking rain.The Chautaqua County village of Mayville, the village of Lyndonville in Orleans County and the town of Yates in Orleans County have joined ...
07.13.16 |
Representative Frank Burns says his bill would elevate assaults on police to hate-crime status. It puts employment as a law enforcement officer on par with race, color, religion and national origin as covered classes under the commonwealth's hate ...
07.13.16 |
Zoo officials are unveiling the new Pachyderm Pool at its Asian Elephant Exhibit. The pool was built for the zoo's herd of seven elephants and includes an observation deck for visitors.
