08.21.12 |
Pennsylvania's Voter I.D. law has been closely watched by the nation. It requires you to have a photo id to vote this November. On Monday, another state passed the same law. You are now required to have a photo id to vote in Virginia. Pundits say ...
08.21.12 |
Two powerful healthcare networks in Pennsylvania are conducting the first systematic study of the health effects of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling. Guthrie Health, based in Sayre, Pennsylvania and the Geisinger Health System, based out of ...
08.21.12 |
The wait may soon be over. A decision on whether or not to allow hydrofracking in New York state could come just after Labor Day. Dan Fitzsimmons is President of the New York State Landowner's coalition, one of the largest groups in the state that ...
08.20.12 |
The U.S.S. Constitution, or "Old Ironsides", is the U.S. Navy's oldest commissioned warship afloat. And it's still spry enough to go for a quick sail. The 215-year old boat sailed across the Boston Harbor at a brisk pace of 2 miles an hour for 17 ...
08.20.12 |
The Weather Channel said the Rochester area is among the safest places in the nation this winter for weather. They said outside of harsh winters, the area escapes many of the other weather plagues, and is one of the two safest places in the ...
08.20.12 |
The American Veterinarian Medical Association says there is going to be a 1-billion-dollar rise in the cost of pet products, especially pet food, because of the drought, over the next several months. Meanwhile, Americans aren't owning as many pets. ...
08.20.12 |
The Mars rover "Curiosity" zapped its first rock with a laser on Sunday. Curiosity emitted a million watts of power 30 separate times at the fist-sized rock, burning a hole in it to check out the rock's characteristics. It's the first rock on any ...
08.17.12 |
Lawyers for peoples rights groups have officially appealed the decision on Pennsylvania's voter id law. The groups suing filed the appeal Thursday afternoon. They asked the high court for a speedy review, with oral arguments during the ...
08.17.12 |
Wegmans is recalling their Wegman's brand Chicken and Dumpling soup and Italian Wedding style soup, Because it may contain fragments of plastic. No one has been hurt, but the store has gotten numerous reports of people finding plastic in their ...
08.17.12 |
It's an all-out ariel assault in Texas on mosquitos that are carrying the West Nile virus. Dallas County, Texas started using crop sprayers to spray mosquitos. That hasn't happened since 1966. 230 people have been infected in that one county, ...
