Altoona, PA – Governor Tom Wolf’s groundbreaking PAsmart initiative is expanding opportunities for students to learn about science and technology education and prepare them for success in their future, officials from the departments of Labor & Industry and Education said at a computer science summit today. The summit in Altoona is funded by a PAsmart grant. […]
Winter Maintenance Positions Available Statewide Harrisburg, PA – With the winter season approaching, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secretary Leslie S. Richards, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) CEO Mark Compton, and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) Director Randy Padfield held an event today at PEMA to outline the commonwealth’s plans for winter services, highlighting the tools the […]
9/20/2019 Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police has concluded its investigation into allegations of bias-based profiling brought by Mr. Rodney Gillespie, related to a traffic stop just before 1:00 a.m. on July 8, 2019. When a complaint is lodged against a trooper, the department’s Internal Affairs Division (IAD) launches an investigation. IAD investigators conduct interviews, […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police announced today that troopers confiscated $8,630,235 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illicit drugs in the third quarter of 2019. From July 1 through September 30, troopers seized 192 pounds of cocaine valued at $4.2 million; as well as nearly 37 pounds of heroin and fentanyl, with a […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police announced the number of firearms purchase denials, subsequent investigations, and arrests resulting from such investigations for the third quarter of 2019. The Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) is used by county sheriffs, chiefs of police of cities of the first class, and licensed firearms dealers in Pennsylvania to determine […]
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VIDEO: MVI_2115 MVI_2116 MVI_2118 Sources Must Provide “WLRI 93FM NEWSRADIO” Title Credit By: Christian McLaughlin WLRI crews have just returned from an accident that took place shortly before 2:53 PM (10/20/2019) along Stone Road in Eden Township, Lancaster County. WLRI is told that there was at least two teen occupants (the driver and a passenger) […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Two state senators have introduced a bill that some are calling a model for recreational marijuana legalization. Senate Bill 350, introduced this week by Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, and Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, is being hailed as one of the most far-reaching legalization bills introduced in any state. It […]