Joblessness is up in Pennsylvania for the 4th straight month in a row
06.21.16 |
The May unemployment number was 5 1/2%. Employers cut more than ten thousand jobs last month in Pennsylvania.
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12 Amish girls have been rescued from a home in Bucks county, Pennsylvania
06.20.16 |
They range in age from 6-months to 18 years. A 51 year-old Feasterville man faces a slew of federal charges. An Amish couple has also been implicated in the bizarre ...
Tioga, Bradford, and Potter counties in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier will share $15 million in impact fees from natural gas drilling this year
06.20.16 |
Representative Matt Baker says the money will provide tax relief and infrastructure improvements throughout the Northern Tier.
Two killed in Centre County plane crash
06.17.16 |
Thursday morning around 8:20, there was a fatal plane crash near the University Park Airport. The crash happened just off of Barnes Road in a wooded area. Two people were onboard the plane, the pilot and a passenger. Both were pronounced ...
As expected, Pennsylvania's counties and municipalities will see less money from a state fee on Marcellus Shale gas wells
06.16.16 |
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said Wednesday that impact fee revenue from Marcellus Shale wells dropped by $36 million to about $188 million. That's the lowest annual payment in the five-year history of the impact fee, and the second ...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has ordered Confederate flags on display in the capitol rotunda be brought down
06.16.16 |
The State Historical Society says it was part of an exhibit representing different periods in American history from the days of the vikings 'til now They accuse the governor of waving the white flag of political correctness by removing the ...
Gun sales are up significantly across Pennsylvania since the mass shooting in Orlando Sunday morning
06.15.16 |
Gregory Dillon owns a gun store in Johnstown, PA. The most popular gun purchased: semi-automatic weapons. Dillon says there has been a 100% increase in gun sales in his shop.
The way your pension is calculated could be changing in the state of Pennsylvania
06.15.16 |
A major pension reform bill flew through the house yesterday in a 136 to 59 vote. It affects every state employee and teacher. It's called the stacked hybrid plan-- And it means the first 50-thousand dollars in income would be put into a ...
The Pennsylvania State Police saved 1,000 lives from heroine overdose over the past year using a new drug
06.14.16 |
Naloxone was outfitted in squad cars across the state. Governor Wolf held a press conference in their honor. He said, having the drug available is a first step. Follow-up treatment is also needed.2,500 people a year die in Pennsylvania from ...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill into law Monday that requires all children under the age of two to be strapped into a rear-facing child safety seat in the back seat
06.14.16 |
It replaces a law that critics said was too vague, allowing kids of all ages to ride in front-facing seats in the back or front. The law takes effect in two months. For the first year, police will issue verbal warnings, but violations in 2017 ...