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Sheriff’s office to get rolling on e-bike

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County is accepting the donation of an e-bike for use by the sheriff’s office during special events and situations. Commissioners Dave Kessling, Amy Webster and Laura Burke voted Thursday to accept the donation, after Sheriff James Ott addressed plans for the e-bike’s usage and liability insurance. “We’re going to utilize it for special events, special purposes,” Ott said as he spoke of the e-bike’s potential value in searching for a lost hiker or hunter in areas inaccessible to vehicles. “There are some events we go to where you just can’t ...

Dems narrow 2028 convention sites

Democrats on Thursday narrowed the list of potential host cities for their 2028 presidential convention to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia as their party looks ahead to a wide-open primary to succeed President Donald Trump. Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement ...

Gambling addict sues FanDuel for app

Attorneys filing addiction lawsuits against online sportsbooks have made a stop in Pittsburgh, where they found a plaintiff who has lost about $75,000 betting. The lawsuit against FanDuel and related companies was filed last week in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas over the “dangerously addictive design” of the app. The firm Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz has already gone to Massachusetts to file similar cases, teaming with the Public Health Advocacy Institute to do so (which has also filed suit in Philadelphia). Cases in Massachusetts are possibly headed to a ...

State officials hone in on social media safety

Shortly after Attorney General Dave Sunday announced last week that Pennsylvania is pursuing legal action against TikTok, a key state senator proposed a resolution to designate Aug. 17-23, 2026, as Social Media and Parental Awareness Week in Pennsylvania. It’s just the latest move in what has become a multifaceted response by lawmakers and other state officials scrambling to school leaders and parents to adjust to the danger posed by the rapidly changing technology and its ubiquitous use by young people. Sunday alleged that TikTok violated Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law by ...

Airline pilot killed in police helicopter collision

An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopter survived, authorities said. The plane was coming down on the runway and veered into the helicopter that was ...