Those who track local news might think it petty for the leaders of a community where the Big Boy locomotive will pass through in July to get steamed over which track through town it will use. But for people in Gallitzin, it’s a big deal. According to a post from Union Pacific, the ...
Families across Pennsylvania are struggling to find home health care for their medically fragile family members, as the industry faces a severe nursing shortage, inadequate training procedures, low Medicaid reimbursement rates, high turnover rates and a lack of funding for overtime and differential pay. An estimated 400,000 children and adults receive in-home care services and more than 112,500 home health care shifts go unfilled every month due to staffing shortages, according to the Pennsylvania Homecare Association, a trade organization that represents more than 700 home care, home ...
The state House voted Tuesday to advance legislation to create a digital ad tax, which proponents say would generate at least $330 million in revenue for the state. But similar efforts in other states have been tied up by legal challenges. House Bill 1678 would make digital advertising subject to the state’s gross receipts tax, a move proponents say would be directed to provide additional property tax relief for seniors. The bill exempts news media websites from the advertising tax. The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry opposes the measure. In a social media post before ...
A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death. Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. ...
Bedford County There is a potential for short delays on William Penn Road in Bedford and East St. Clair townships, Bedford County, as work begins on a road resurfacing project. From Monday, June 22, to Friday, July 3, drivers can expect short delays of three to five minutes and lane ...
Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that ...
