Parkesburg Borough Police Department announced that it will be participating in the “National Night Out”. National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States. The event has been held annually since 1984, and is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States and Canada. National Night Out began […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to roll back coal-ash regulations put in place four years ago to protect public health and the environment. Coal ash contains a variety of toxic substances including arsenic, cadmium and chromium, and neurotoxins such as lead and lithium. It often is stored in piles several […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new law gives young people in Pennsylvania’s foster-care system a real chance to get a college education. Kids in foster care face obstacles to college that other students may not, especially as they age out of the system and begin living independently. But now, under the Fostering Independence […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Environmental groups want the presidential candidates to lay out what they’ll do to clean up the Great Lakes and protect drinking water for 30 million Americans. More than 160 local, state and national environmental organizations have joined together in the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition. They’ve sent a five-point […]
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The following images are of surveyed storm damage this afternoon / early evening along a route starting at PA 896 at Belmont Road, north to PA 741, west to Kenegy Hill Road, south to PA 896. Some additional photos from Bart and Eden Townships are also included. PA741 EB SIDE FURNACE RD, BART TWP 1.25 […]
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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service State College PA 717 PM EDT Tue Jul 30 2019 The National Weather Service in State College PA has issued a * .for… Lancaster County in south central Pennsylvania… * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 717 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located […]
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BY: STAFF According to Parkesburg Borough Police Department, “Police were called to a dog attack incident Wednesday afternoon, July 24th, along the 300 block of Strasburg Avenue. Two family members (an 82 year old female and a 26 year old male) sustained serious injuries that include bites, cuts and a compound fractured arm. The family […]
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On July 24, 2019, the FTC held a press conference at its headquarters in Washington, DC, about its announcement of a settlement with Facebook, Inc. Participants included: FTC Chairman Joe Simons, FTC Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson, and Gustav W. Eyler, Director of the Department of Justice Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch. . […]
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