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New Pennsylvania law paves way for drone bases

A new state law paves the way for development of two bases in central Pennsylvania where drones can be tested and deployed. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 468 into law last week after it cleared both the House and Senate by unanimous votes. The law designates sites in Cambria and ...

State lawmaker pins blame for skill games failure on Capitol

A multi-year push to legalize so-called “skill games” being operating in clubs, bars and other small organizations around Pennsylvania may be over, and Rep. Russ Diamond said Monday “there are lots of people to blame and most of them work in the Capitol.” The statement from Diamond, a Lebanon County Republican, came after the Supreme Court on Friday denied formal requests to extend a deadline it set for Tuesday allowing the machines to operate legally. After Tuesday, the court’s stay on its previously issued order that found the devices to be illegal slot machines will ...

Residents ask Altoona City Council to help with noise from business

Two Eldorado-area residents made a hesitant complaint to City Council Monday about noise they say has been emanating from an industrial facility in their neighborhood — a facility they did not identify, not wanting to cause issues for the business that operates it. The noise is a recording ...

Shapiro debate comment on data centers contested

At a public hearing Thursday in Taylor Township on a proposal to amend the township’s subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO) to mitigate possible harms from the potential of a data center, several residents cited a statement from Gov. Josh Shapiro in his debate with gubernatorial ...