12.20.12 |
Pennsylvanians are lining up to buy firearms in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shootings, but dealers say gun owners' anxiety over a potential gun-control crackdown was driving up sales before the Sandy Hook massacre. Sheriffs around the ...
12.19.12 |
A group called Home Instead Senior Care has been partnering with Meals on Wheels and other local organizations to help the elderly. They call the program "Santa For Seniors," as they bring seniors gifts and other things they need. Many of these ...
12.19.12 |
Pennsylvania has been hit by an unusual spike in job hotline calls. The state's labor secretary says calls to the state's unemployment compensation service centers have mysteriously skyrocketed since September, and the agency is still trying to ...
12.18.12 |
Things are looking good for New York, but the likelihood of a white Christmas in Pennsylvania is slim. While it's too early to know for certain a full week out, the forecast for the bulk of the state shows no snow for Pennsylvania. The forecast ...
12.18.12 |
Pennsylvania's highest court has ruled state police can use texts to catch criminals. The State Supreme Court says the police did not violate the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act during the 2007 investigation of a vehicle ...
12.17.12 |
The principle of Sandy Hook Elementary, the first person shot in Connecticut, has ties to the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. Dawn Hochsprung was a native of the Northern Tier town of Towanda. Hochsprung grew up as Dawn Lafferty, playing with ...
12.17.12 |
Whooping cough cases are increasing across Pennsylvania. The State Department of Health reports there are three times as many cases of whooping cough this year compared to 2011, so far. They say the resurgence, like the flu, has come ...
12.14.12 |
A commonwealth judge discussed issues with lawyers at an hour long meeting Thursday, and said he's leaning toward a summer trial. He says he'll issue an order within 2 weeks. There is another primary election May 21st, and it's not clear if ...
12.13.12 |
The 56th Stryker Brigade has been told it could receive alert orders - normally given a year before a deployment - next month. That would line the 3,500-4,000 members of the brigade up for a potential deployment in January 2014. That deployment ...
12.13.12 |
Pennsylvania’s dramatic 30-year, 525 percent rise in prison population appears to have ended, or at least hit an historic lull. After a year-end high of 51,487 inmates in 2009, the state’s prison population has remained relatively ...
