Legislation targets cyberstalking software
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) -- For around $50, a jealous wife or husband can download software that can continuously track the whereabouts of a spouse better than any private...
View ArticleAmerica's oldest military force celebrates 376 years
In 1636, no one had even imagined a United States of America. The English were still relative newcomers to the continent. And George Washington wouldn't be born for nearly 100 years. There was no...
View ArticleMan carves pentagram on 6-year-old son's back
UPI.com:RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Texas police arrested a man who told a 911 operator he carved a pentagram on his 6-year-old son's back, officials said.Brent Troy Bartel called 911...
View ArticleHelp Wanted - Ames True Temper
Central Pennsylvania uses their tools to cultivate their gardens in the warm weather and remove snow in the Winter. Now Ames True Temper is cultivating its workforce by hiring dozens more for...
View ArticleLocal companies win Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence
Seven Pennsylvania employers were recently selected as winners of the 2012 Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence.“The Governor’s Award for Safety Excellence recognizes employers that have achieved the...
View ArticlePa. lottery deal could yield big payout to firm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — House Democrats are estimating that a consultant to Gov. Tom Corbett's move to privatize the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery stands to make tens of millions of dollars if...
View ArticleGetting ex-inmates into the workforce takes patience, assistance
The Chairman of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole said that Dauphin County is making great strides in getting inmates released from prison back into the workforce, but the numbers need to...
View ArticleCommonwealth preserves nearly 2,100 acres of farmland
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board today safeguarded 2,064 additional acres on 22 farms in 17 counties through the state’s nationally renowned farmland preservation program. The board...
View ArticleNational Weather Service tests new, simpler winter hazard communications
PhysOrg.com:NOAA's National Weather Service is testing new language to communicate winter weather hazards in its forecasts. From now through March 31, 2013, alternative messages in winter hazard...
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Tree-gonometry solves Christmas decoration dilemma
PhysOrg.com:Mathematics has provided an answer for those striving for the perfect Christmas tree, Britain's University of Sheffield says.The university's Maths Society was set the challenge of...
View ArticleLCB announces holiday store hours
While all PA Wine & Spirits Stores will be open during their regular hours December 17 – 23, dozens of stores will be open additional days to meet consumer demand during the busy holiday season....
View ArticleThree suspects in custody after firing shots and fleeing police
The York City Police Department is investigating reports of shots fired on Thursday morning. The shots were fired in the 200 block of Boundary Avenue. Witnesses gave police a description of the...
View ArticleBee hives stolen from yard
The Hanover Borough Police Department is investigating after bee hives were stolen out of a yard on December 9. A witness saw two suspects carrying 12 tan colored bee hive boxes from a yard in the 100...
View ArticleHampden Township Police looking for help in identifying suspect in credit...
The Hampden Township Police Department is asking for help in identifying a suspect connected with a credit card theft. The suspect used the stolen credit card that amounted in a loss of over $950....
View ArticleHead of one of PA's biggest agencies travels to Rhode Island regularly on...
The man who runs one of the state's largest bureaucracies apparently does so from his home in Rhode Island at times. The round trip commute for Public Welfare Secretary Gary Alexander from Harrisburg...
View ArticleLawyers back in court discussing controversial voter ID law
The Pennsylvania Voter ID Law is back in the spotlight. Lawyers met at Commonwealth Court on Thursday, to discuss when the next trial will be held on the controversial case. The judge is leaning...
View ArticleYoung adults try to pick up child walking home from school Wednesday
On Wednesday, around 315 p.m., a 12-year-old was walking home from school in the 200 block of North 27th Street.A dark red pick up truck that was small and dirty with a cap and cloth-style interior...
View ArticleLancaster firefighters win dispute with city, get pay raises
Firefighters in Lancaster City are getting nice raises after a dispute between the city and the union has been settled. This is the classic battle that cities and unions are having all around the...
View ArticleMan with suspended license from DUI steals car
The Silver Spring Township Police Department is searching for a man and stolen vehicle. Shortly before 11 pm on December 12, officers were called to a home in the 30 block of Lismore Place for a...
View ArticleOffice of Administration honored for support of National Guard
A supervisor in the Office of Administration received an award today for his support of a state employee serving in the Army National Guard.Andrew Hardy, Sgt. 1st Class in the 166th Regiment,...
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