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PA Senator Bob Casey Is Considering Supporting Gay Marriage

03.28.13 | Sarah Harnisch

There is talk that Pennsylvania's senior senator- Bob Casey- may reverse his course on gay marriage. Casey is a democrat and a devout Catholic, and one of just 9 Catholics on Capitol Hill that stand for tradtional marriage. Six of his colleagues ...

20 Percent of Christians Won't Be In Church On Easter Sunday

03.28.13 | Sarah Harnisch

A new poll shows 1 in 5 U.S. Christians are unsure about attending Easter Services. Lifeway Research found just 58 percent of Protestants, 57 percent of Catholics, and 45 percent of non-denominational Christians said they had plans to show up. 20 ...

Temperatures Should Return To Normal In April

03.27.13 | Sarah Harnisch

New York and Pennsylvania are about 15 degrees cooler then they should be this time of year. But there is good news on the horizon. Forecasters say the chilly March will give way to a much warmer April. In New York, 24 of 35 cities were snowier ...

Penn State Has Implemented 70-Percent of Louis Freeh's Recommendations

03.27.13 | Sarah Harnisch

Penn State says it's on track to complete most of former FBI Director Louis Freeh's 119 recommendations to improve safety in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. An update Tuesday on the university's website showed more than ...

NY Minimum Wage Bill To Be Paid For By Taxpayers

03.27.13 | Sarah Harnisch

Much of New York's minimum wage increase will be paid for by taxpayers. The details of how the "minimum wage reimbursement credit" would be paid for has been spelled out at the bottom of a revenue bill. By 2016, the state minimum wage is set to ...

Picasso Art Sale Breaks Record

03.27.13 | Sarah Harnisch

A billionaire hedge fund manager just paid $155 million dollars for a Picasso.  That's 16 million more than he agreed to pay. What's interesting, though, is that new buyer paid more for it even after it's previous owner tore a hole in it with ...

Memorial Fund Set Up For PA Family of 2 Girls Killed In Car Crash

03.26.13 | Sarah Harnisch

A second child has died from a car crash in Northeastern Pennsylvania. 3 year old Catrina Williams of Minersville died Monday afternoon at LeHigh Valley Hospital after she was taken off life support. A day earlier, her older sister, 6 year old ...

Details of the Rebate Checks Coming in 2014 For Middle Class New Yorkers

03.26.13 | Sarah Harnisch

We're learning more about a rebate check going out to middle class families in New York next year, courtesy of the state budget. Anyone making between 40-thousand and 300-thousand dollars dollars a year with at least one child under the age of 18 ...

NY Homeowners Have To Re-apply for STAR Property Tax Rebate

03.26.13 | Sarah Harnisch

If you want a STAR property tax rebate in New York State, you'll have to apply for it again. Because of widespread reports of abuse and fraud, lawmakers said anyone who wants the rebate, which can be worth anywhere from 300 to a thousand dollars ...

Last Year's Deer Season In PA Was Better Than Average

03.26.13 |

The Pennsylvania Game Commission says hunters bagged about 2 percent more deer this season than last, an above average harvest. 343,110 deer were harvested during the 2012-2013 hunting season. The increase was driven by a 5-percent increase in ...

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