Written by By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Conservationists say the push to expand clean, renewable energy sources is a top priority, but it needs to be done in a way that protects wildlife. There are now 27 wind farms in Pennsylvania, generating enough electricity to power almost 350,000 homes, and more are on the way. Jim […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Last year’s state budget increased funding for career and technical schools in Pennsylvania for the first time in a decade, but education advocates say there’s still a long way to go. That extra $10 million in the current state budget for schools that provide hands-on training and experience for […]
January 29, 2019 | Topic: HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that a Westmoreland County man who knowingly possessed and distributed child pornography was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison for felony charges related to child pornography after explicit images of minors were found on his personal computer. Joshua Pottle, 37, of […]
Harrisburg, Pa. — Application forms for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program are now available for eligible Pennsylvanians to begin claiming rebates on property taxes or rent paid in 2018, Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell announced today. The deadline to apply for a rebate is June 30, 2019. “This program helps more than half a million seniors and […]
Parkesburg Borough officials report that Monday morning Planet Fitness had filed for a construction permit to renovate the interior of the former Acme location along First Avenue. The borough posted this status to facebook, “We are pleased to announce that this morning permit applications were filed by Planet Fitness to begin construction inside the old […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Unscrupulous contractors in southeast Pennsylvania routinely are violating labor laws and victimizing customers, including state and local government, according to a new report. The report from the Keystone Research Center found many contractors in the regional Philadelphia construction industry are in a race to the bottom. Stephen Herzenberg, author of the […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s career and technical education centers, or CTCs, need additional funding in the next state budget, according to a new report. There are 74 CTCs in the state, preparing some 55,000 high school students to enter a variety of fields as soon as they graduate. Last year, the state boosted […]
By: Laura Rosbrow-Telem HARRISBURG, Pa. – Chesapeake Bay became more polluted last year for the first time in a decade according to a new report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation – and a majority of the pollution came from Pennsylvania. The foundation’s “State of the Bay Report” said extreme weather from climate change – including […]
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