Food stamps buy $2B in sugary drinks a year
Courtesy Futurity.org:YALE (US) — The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pays at least $2 billion a year for sugar-sweetened drinks bought in grocery stores alone, a new study...
View ArticleCorbett officials dislike county voter ID plans
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett's administration is unhappy over plans by two of Pennsylvania's most populous counties to issue photo identification cards that are designed to help people...
View ArticleWal-Mart to hire 50,000 seasonal workers
Courtesy MarketWatch.com:By Kristin Jones Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it will hire roughly 50,000 seasonal workers during the holidays and increase hours for its regular staff during the key season.The...
View ArticlePump prices fall
The average price for gas dropped about 4 cents since last Friday, the biggest weekly decline in about three months.Analysts say motorists should see further declines through autumn. But they warn...
View ArticleChild abuse charges: 97-pound boy kicked out, with list of homeless shelters
Courtesy AJC.com: By Katie Leslie The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A malnourished teenager, found wandering and confused in a California bus depot, told authorities he spent the last four years locked...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police bust suspected Cumberland Co. meth lab
UPDATE: Brian Paddock was arrested and charged with numerous felonies. Charges include operating a meth lab, possession with intent to manufacture meth, causing or risking catastrophe, possession of...
View ArticleDan Aykroyd stops by liquor store in Dauphin County
There's something strange in the neighborhood. Actor Dan Aykroyd stopped by a liquor store in Dauphin County tonight. He was signing his award winning Crystal Head vodka. Aykroyd posed for some...
View Article4 days later, family of slain teen still waiting to hear from police
The investigation into a homicide that left 18 year old Calvin Beam dead is continuing in Chambersburg after police say they have many tips and leads.Chambersburg police say they don't have any new...
View ArticleSchool lunches are changing
There was the day when you bought lunch tickets. Then cashiers started accepting cash. Now you can purchase a debit card for students. Today at Shaull Elementary School, students were enjoying a...
View ArticleThree Mile Island still shut down Friday Night
Back in august the Three Mile Island shut down for 12 days. It shut down yesterday after a malfunction in one of the four reactor coolant pumps. Officials will not say how long the plant will be shut...
View ArticleMan jumps from zoo train, gets mauled by tiger
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say a visitor at the Bronx Zoo leaped from an elevated monorail train and plummeted into an exhibit, where he was mauled by a tiger.New York City police say the man lost a...
View ArticleYork undercover investigation busts college students
On Friday night York City Police and the York County Drug Task force used undercover officers to get into a party at 218 W. Jackson Street in York City.Police arrested five York College students for...
View ArticleMan attempts to rob convience store, fires gunshot
Just before 2 a.m. on Saturday a man walked into Hess Express on 28th Division Highway in Elizabeth Township in Lancaster County.He demanded money, but the clerk of the store ran to the back.According...
View ArticleMotorcyclist died after Friday crash in Dover Township
A motorcyclist died as a result of a two vehicle crash in Dover Township on Friday afternoon.Just after 4:30 p.m. the crash happened near the intersections of Intermediate Avenue and Frederick Court....
View ArticleThree Mile Island is back on-line
Three Mile Island Unit 1 is back in service as of 9:12 Saturday morning. It returned to service when operators connected the plant's turbine generator to the regional power grid.Unit 1 automatically...
View ArticleCar racing group busted at Park City Mall to keep people safe
Some rowdy street racers forced police to break up a large gathering of car enthusiasts over the weekend at Park City Mall. It’s not unusual for people to meet at Boscov’s at the Park City Mall on...
View ArticleCrime going down across the state, except in York County
The newest crime numbers are released and while violent crime decreased across the state, it has spiked in York County.This data comes from a State Police report called the Uniform Crime Reporting...
View ArticleBeach Boys fire Brian Wilson, two other band members
Information provided by The Huffington Post:The Beach Boys might still be Keepin' the Summer Alive with their U.K. tour, but for three members it will be a cold harsh winter. The band's frontman Mike...
View ArticlePolice searching for man who passed stolen checks
Police are attempting to locate Tynn Maxwell, 39, of North Middleton Township. Maxwell is wanted for forgery, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, identity theft...
View ArticlePolice called for shots fired, recover stolen gun
Police in Lebanon County investigating a shots fired call find a stolen gun and man wanted on drug charges. Last night police were called to the 600 block of Canal Street for the report of...
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