Allegheny Trade Co. owner Ken Westover doesn’t play skill games and hasn’t had them in his store for long, but he questions the basis of Monday’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that the games don’t actually require significant skill. “Something’s going on (in the realm of ...
Two Hollidaysburg Area School District teachers are suing the district and multiple administrators, alleging civil rights violations and discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community following the adoption of a controversial display policy. The plaintiffs, choosing to proceed ...
A new Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that essentially found the estimated 70,000 unregulated and untaxed “skill games” in the state to be slot machines — taxable by law at 52% — had the attention of many lawmakers on Tuesday. The long-awaited opinion covered appeals in two separate cases and arrived about two weeks before the June 30 deadline for a state budget. It is certain to be a factor in closed-door budget negotiations between Republican and Democratic leaders. The state takes in roughly $5 billion less than it spends on an annual basis, and Democratic Gov. Josh ...
A city man is behind bars after a monthslong investigation into allegations he raped two women. Hunter Elliot Homan, 23, was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Andrew L. Blattenberger on four felony counts each of rape and sexual assault, four misdemeanor counts of indecent assault, three misdemeanor counts of simple assault and two misdemeanor counts each of false imprisonment and unlawful restraint. He was remanded to the Blair County Prison in lieu of $400,000 bail. The investigation into Homan began Sept. 10 when one of the victims walked into the Logan Township ...
Legislation creating a state tax credit to boost charitable donations of deer from hunters cleared a House committee Tuesday. The Finance Committee voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 2193 creating the Deer Processors Tax Credit. The goal of the tax credit is to encourage hunters to donate more pounds of venison to charities, said Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Luzerne, the bill sponsor. Hunters take a slain deer to a licensed processor who can butcher and prepare the meat for distribution. That can be costly and discourage donations, said Pashinski. HB2193 proposes to defray ...
In celebration of Juneteenth, America250PA Bedford County is hosting a series of events this weekend, featuring guest speakers to spark conversations and commemorate Black history in the region. Author David Bradley, whose sessions are slated for 5 p.m. Friday at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bedford County Historical Society, will speak about Black history in Bedford County and the appropriateness of celebrating the Declaration of Independence during slavery. Local historian and author Kevin Mearkle will also speak at 2 p.m. Saturday at the county ...
