After 176 people killed in crosswalks in ten years, bill aims to change laws
A mother who lost her son when he was hit by a driver in a crosswalk took her message to the Capitol Thursday.Owen Brezitski was just eight-years-old when he was killed in front of Bishop McDevitt...
View ArticleTwo-alarm barn fire sends owner scrambling to save 75 cows
A barn with over seventy calves trapped inside went up in flames today in Lancaster County.The fire started shortly after 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in East Drumore Township near the intersection of...
View ArticleMan who threatened police, kindergarten class and FBI on Facebook sentenced
Anthony Elonis, 28, of Bethlehem was sentenced Wednesday to almost four years in prison for four counts of interstate communication of threats in connection with postings he made to his Facebook page....
View ArticleTractor-trailer damages historic building, keeps going
A tractor-trailer caused thousands of dollars in damage to a historic building on the Cornwall Manor campus on Thursday.Around 550 a.m., staff at Cornwall Manor watched the truck driver back up on...
View ArticlePA's unemployment goes up from 7.9 percent in July to 8.1 percent in August
Information provided by the PA Department of Labor:Pennsylvania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in August, up two-tenths of a percentage point from the July rate of 7.9...
View ArticlePennDOT thanks volunteers who cleaned up over 6.5 million pounds of litter
PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch Thursday lauded the efforts of the more than 141,000 volunteers who cleaned 13,589 miles of roads, trails and shorelines in this year’s Great American Cleanup of...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Audit shows taxes paid to busted tax collector are missing
Carlisle's beleaguered tax collector is facing new allegations. An interim audit conducted by the Cumberland County Controller says $20,000 in cash tax collection payments are unaccounted for. George...
View ArticleUPDATE(3): Thursday's TMI shutdown is the second in a month
UPDATE:Three Mile Island is still shutdown Thursday night. Around 220 Thursday afternoon, people who live near the nuclear power plant heard a loud noise, saw steam and then the plant automatically...
View ArticleHarrisburg mother speaks out about violence after her son's death
A Harrisburg mother is speaking out more than a week after her son was killed in broad daylight.18-year-old Valdez Cockren was shot last Wednesday at the intersection of Park and South 16th Streets in...
View ArticleParents concerned over the safety of children at local elementary school
Southern York County School District board members say one of their elementary schools is safe for students.We are talking about Friendship Elementary School in Glen Rock.Earlier this month, several...
View ArticleUpdate: More allegations against former cop
Update:Allegations continue to mount against a former Lancaster County police officer already convicted of sexually abusing four girls.Delaware officials say Michael Archacki now faces charges for...
View ArticleCremated remains of 56 people found in home
Courtesy Newser.com: By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff (Newser) – Contractors were in for a big—and not pleasant—surprise while cleaning out a foreclosed home in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday: Stuffed into one...
View ArticleGM recalls over 426,000 cars in U.S. for gear issue
Courtesy Reuters.com:Reporting By Ben Klayman in Detroit; Editing by Gerald E. McCormickThe No. 1 U.S. automaker said the recall affects Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saturn Aura cars from model years...
View ArticleMan jailed in drunken kidnap attempt of 11-year-old girl
SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — A 24-year-old man who drunkenly entered the ski resort hotel room of an 11-year-old girl and dragged her out of bed will spend six to 23 months in jail.Somerset County prosecutors...
View ArticlePA Drug & Alcohol Program director wins national award
The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced today that its director of prevention and intervention, Garrison Gladfelter, was awarded the 2012 Ketty Award from the National Prevention...
View ArticleSex at 70 mph: cops called when couple points gun at witness
Courtesy News4Jax.com:A couple seen having sex while driving on Interstate 95 followed a couple in another car who was watching them, eventually pulling a gun during a confrontation at a business,...
View ArticleSec. of Education announces 2011-12 PSSA results
As a result of the statewide investigation of adults making changes to students’ answer sheets on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments, combined with increased testing security measures put...
View ArticlePolice: Pa. couple sold neighbor's lost puppy
LEECHBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police say a western Pennsylvania couple sold a neighbor's lost puppy for $50 rather than return it to its owner down the street.Police in Leechburg, about 25 miles northeast of...
View ArticleFarm Aid 20212 set for Saturday at Hershey
Volunteers, farmers and Farm Aid supporting staff are buzzing around Hersheypark Stadium.Farm Aid 2012 on September 22 at Hersheypark Stadium in Pennsylvania will feature:Willie NelsonJohn...
View ArticleShocking secret: woman discovers she married her father
Courtesy CNN.com:By Chelsea J. Carter, CNN(CNN) -- It was a dark secret. The kind that destroys lives, devastates families and decimates faith.Nobody shared it with Valerie Spruill while her husband...
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