Pennsylvania’s Revamped Move Over Law Takes Effect This Week. Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) today hosted an event to kick off National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW). The week, designated to highlight the critical importance of safe driving through work zones, […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Joe Biden convenes a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, putting the U.S. back into a leadership role after four years when states were leading the way. Forty world leaders are invited to participate in the summit, which starts Thursday. Biden also wants to reestablish the federal partnership with […]
King of Prussia, PA – Pennsylvania American Water is planning a lane closure with flagging on Route 372 (Valley Road) between Eastern Avenue and Cynthia Road in Valley Township, Chester County, on Monday, April 19, through Friday, April 23, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for road restoration, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today. […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A proposed amendment to Pennsylvania’s state constitution that would create judicial districts for the election of appellate court judges won’t be on the primary ballot in May, but it could still go to the voters this year. House Bill 38 was put on hold after two Republicans on the House […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Fighting climate change could be key to rebuilding the Pennsylvania workforce that’s been devastated by the COVID pandemic, a new report says. The Keystone State has lost a half-million jobs in the past year. According to the report from the Political Economy Research Institute, following the “ReImagine Appalachia Blueprint” would create thousands […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report shows the number of children in Pennsylvania without health insurance is growing and children’s advocates are concerned those numbers could get worse. According to the 2020 State of Children’s Health Care Report from Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, nearly 128,000 kids in the Keystone State are uninsured, the eighth-highest […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report suggests the record number of mail-in ballots for this election will take more time to count and may shift election results as they are tallied. More than three million Pennsylvanians requested mail-in ballots for today’s election, and by Monday almost 2.5 million had been returned to county election […]
Persistent drought dominates the Western landscape NOAA’s winter forecast for the U.S. favors warmer, drier conditions across the southern tier of the U.S., and cooler, wetter conditions in the North, thanks in part to an ongoing La Nina. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — are also closely monitoring […]