US government deficit rises sharply in October
WashingtonTimes.com: By Stephen DinanThe federal government began fiscal 2013 continuing its path from fiscal 2012 — deeply in the red, with a $120 billion deficit for October, the Treasury Department...
View ArticlePennDOT, Amtrak to partner on ‘PA Trips By Train’ excursions
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is partnering with Amtrak on PA Trips By Train, an initiative designed to increase interest in the Keystone train service between Harrisburg and...
View ArticleGoogle: Government surveillance requests are way up
Slate.com:By Ryan GallagherSkeptics often dismiss those concerned about growing levels of surveillance as paranoid conspiracy theorists. But Google’s latest transparency report, released Tuesday, shows...
View ArticleLocal Bob Evans restaurants participating in World Diabetes Day
Local Bob Evans Farms restaurants are participating in World Diabetes Day November 14 by working with Bob Evans restaurants across the country in their first national community fundraiser to raise...
View ArticleAAA forecasts holiday traffic to grow for 4th year
AAA projects 43.6 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, an increase of 0.7 percent over the 43.3 million people who traveled last year....
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Local organization needs you to lend a hand so they can lend theirs
For seven years, the Lend-A -Hand Organization in Camp Hill has traveled to disaster areas across the country. They started with Hurricane Katrina, and are now heading to help rebuild after the...
View ArticleNew 'Pepsi' claims to block fat
CBSLocal.com:What if you could eat a plate of French fries, loaded with calories, and not absorb the fat because of what you’re drinking.“Yes, I want it,” exclaimed one woman in Market Square.Well,...
View ArticlePa. auditor general calls for Penn State changes
Auditor General Jack Wagner today released his final report of recommendations to reform governance at Penn State University in the wake of the Sandusky scandal. Saying the university’s Board of...
View ArticlePPL increases trade-in incentive
The utility is raising its incentive from $35 to $50 for November and December to encourage customers to recycle old, energy-wasting refrigerators and freezers. In addition to the incentive, getting...
View ArticleLandlords in Harrisburg say new rental property laws may limit investments in...
Landlords in Harrisburg are speaking out after City Council unanimously passed new rental property laws. Members of City Council say the new rental property laws are designed to improve neighborhoods...
View ArticleHarrisburg to run out of money by early December, but optimism exists
With the latest on the capital city in crisis, Harrisburg is scheduled to run out of money in early December. But city leaders say they will find a way to pay city workers. On the surface, it appears...
View ArticleCity Council passes buffer zones around reproductive clinics for safety
The Harrisburg City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday night making it illegal to protest within 20 feet of a health care facility's front door.The ordinance was set in place to protect...
View ArticleA community is coming together to rebuild kids Joyland playground destroyed...
Two months after an arson destroyed a playground in Lancaster County, the community is coming together to rebuild it. The Kids Joyland Playground was leveled in the fire, but Wednesday morning the...
View ArticleSnyder County man sentenced 12-78 years in prison
District Attorney Mike Piecuch has announced that Kurt J. Keiper has been sentenced in Snyder County court to 12 ½ to 78 years in state prison and ordered to pay over $500,000.00 in restitution to his...
View ArticleGov. Corbett’s commission on post -secondary education completes study
Governor Tom Corbett’s Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education today completed its nine-month study, submitting 19 key recommendations for improving educational and training choices for the...
View ArticleUS Labor Department recovers back wages for student workers, fines companies...
Information provided by U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $213,000 in back wages for 1,028 foreign students employed in summer jobs in Palmyra where they...
View ArticleThe future of Dickinson School of Law
The President of Penn State University says plans to change the focus of study at the Dickinson School of Law are not finalized. Dr. Rodney Erickson is said to have been in favor of a proposal to...
View ArticleAssistant coach shocked to find out he wasn't promoted, school blames...
A high school teacher says he was completely caught off guard when he found out he would not be named head baseball coach. The school board told him parents had complained about him, possibly because...
View ArticleDuo robs number of drug stores on the same day, tries to rob more
Police in Cumberland County are looking for two people who robbed a number of drug stores, all in the same day.Carlisle Police say the men got away with stealing $2500 worth of medications from two...
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