HARRISBURG, PA – How vulnerable are fawns to predators, and which predators have the greatest impacts on fawns? These questions are among those explored by a recently completed fawn survival study, the results of which will be discussed live at a Tuesday, May 29 webinar. Pennsylvania Game Commission Deer and Elk Section supervisor Christopher Rosenberry along […]
HARRISBURG, PA – Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their mothers are watching over them from somewhere nearby. So when encountering young deer, birds, raccoons or […]
HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvanians who harvest deer anywhere in New York, Ohio, Maryland or West Virginia no longer may bring them home without first removing the carcass parts with the highest risk of transmitting chronic wasting disease (CWD). As part of the fight to slow the spread of CWD in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission […]
Harrisburg, PA – The State Museum of Pennsylvania today announced its program schedule for June 2018: Pay as You Wish Summer Fridays The State Museum is inviting visitors to pay what they wish for general admission on Fridays beginning on Friday, June 22, and continuing through Friday, August 24, 2018. Fees for the Planetarium and […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission today announced that Chad Dion Lassiter will join the commission as executive director effective May 24. Lassiter has a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania, and more than 20 years of experience in the fields of race relations, conflict resolution, mediation, teaching, counseling, research, re-entry, […]
Harrisburg, PA – Chad Dion Lassiter, newly appointed Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, announced today that the Commission has approved the convening of an investigatory hearing related to the ongoing issues of racial tension growing out of the recent treatment of five African American golfers at the Grandview Golf Course in York County. […]
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) reminds customers that hundreds of Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will be open Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day – as well as on Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans’ Day this year. On Memorial Day, Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores that are […]
Harrisburg, PA – On May 23, 2018, the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement executed search warrants and conducted inspections at 39 licensed liquor establishments and a warehouse in Beaver County. Liquor control enforcement officers and state troopers seized 279 illegal gambling devices during the operation, which was part of an ongoing […]