01.04.21 |
Pennsylvania's minimum wage remains at $7.25 an hour. That’s the federal minimum wage, which hasn’t changed since 2009. Restaurants, boutiques, candy stores, theater companies, movie theater owners all say they have to pay more...
01.04.21 |
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says "race or income will not determine who lives and who dies." New York's executive insists he'll get the shot after it becomes available to black, Hispanic, and poor communities across the state. The governor says between...
01.04.21 |
Many restaurants continued to offer take out during the recent shutdown on indoor dining put in place by Governor Tom Wolf. Karen Klingman, manager at Jay's Tiffany's Northside in Sunbury, tells Family Life the shutdowns have been hard on small...
12.30.20 |
Epidemiologist Justin Lessler expects the number to range from 10-20% in excess deaths. He says there is a delay in the reporting of deaths. Health department officials say there have been over 15,000 deaths in Pennsylvania related to COVID-19...
12.30.20 |
Starting the week of January 3rd, those jobless in the Empire State will receive an additional $300 payment.
12.30.20 |
The program has awarded $455 million in grant money to development projects all around the state. Two Schuylkill County projects have received state grants from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. Officials said $1.5...
12.30.20 |
The new law secures paid sick leave for workers at medium and large businesses and paid or unpaid leave for those at small businesses, depending on the employer's net income. New Yorkers can use guaranteed sick leave to recover from an illness...
12.28.20 |
The national weather service says 18.4 inches over the weekend shattered the record set in 1956. Leaders in the city continue to update residents on clean up efforts Mayor Byron Brown says the main and secondary roads are cleared. Buffalo is...
12.28.20 |
Schuylkill County Emergency Manager John Matz says there have been more than a thousand new cases in the last week. Nurse Craig Chance is the team lead for the site at the Schuylkill Intermediate Unit near Pottsville. The site is open through...
12.28.20 |
The New York State Senate is set to vote on what's being called the "strongest eviction moratorium in the nation." It would make sure New Yorkers can't be removed from their homes for at least the next few months. The bill's sponsor, Senator...
