Winter Solstice 2018 The official start of astronomical winter, the #WinterSolstice, arrives Friday, December 21st at 5:23p.m. EST, marking the shortest day/longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. Download QR 🡻
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of defendant Cynthia Taylor for stealing over $330,000 from her employer, Ballymore Company, in Sadsbury Township, Chester County Pennsylvania. Ballymore manufactures rolling safety ladders used in many big box stores. The defendant used the company credit card for personal expenditures and then doctored the internal records […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Animal rights advocates are reminding pet owners that cold weather can be fatal to dogs and cats that remain outside. Many people keep their pets in backyard enclosures or tied to dog houses, even during the winter. But like humans, pets can suffer from deadly frostbite and exposure and […]
Barry Root, 36, of Parkesburg, PA was charged with Receiving Stolen Property after a traffic stop in the 2200 block of North Reading Road on October 16, 2018. At 0035 hours, an East Cocalico Police Officer observed Root driving a vehicle which had been reported stolen to the PA State Police on September 24, 2018. […]
COATESVILLE, PA – Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of construction to install new water main in Caln Township to improve service reliability and prevent water outages. The project cost is approximately $525,000 and will replace outdated pipe dating back to the 1940s. Starting this week, the company will install nearly 3,500 feet of new […]
Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – With the state legislative session coming to a close, advocates are still hoping a bill that would expand options for Pennsylvanians to get health care will get a final vote. Senate Bill 780 would require insurance companies to offer coverage for telemedicine services provided by phone, email or over the Internet […]
Andrea Sears PHILADELPHIA – Local school districts are picking up more and more of the costs of special education as state funding lags, according to a new report. On average, the Education Law Center report said, the share of special-education funding that comes from local districts grew by 9 percent over eight years. For 53 of the […]
Andrea Sears PITTSBURGH – Security officers in Pittsburgh are celebrating a new contract that, for many, almost doubles the pay and benefits they were getting just a few years ago. The agreement, announced in Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s conference room on Tuesday, covers more than 1,100 workers who protect most of the city’s iconic buildings, […]