No matter what you call it, the gob — or whoopie pie — may soon be available as an emoji on Apple and Android devices if a Penn State professor gets his way. Bill Zimmerman, assistant teaching professor at Penn State University’s College of Communications, submitted on April 2 his ...
The “balance” in Pennsylvania’s new state budget for 2026-27 is a bipartisan illusion created by moving numbers around on spreadsheets and ignoring potentially serious ramifications in the future, according to lawmakers who voted against it and some outside observers. A prime target for criticism is an agreement to delay huge medical assistance payments due to managed care organizations. As a result, about $1.3 billion in payments that were supposed to be made near the end of 2026-27 will instead be scheduled during 2027-28. So-called “MCO’s” in Pennsylvania include ...
Rural King, the farm and home supply chain, is once again seeking dismissal of a federal lawsuit that was filed after a gun purchased at its Clearfield Store in 2024 was used in a murder the day after its sale. The lawsuit was filed in April by Jodi Lynn Parks, the mother of Kodey Lee Parks, 33, of Morris Township, Clearfield County. Kodey Parks and his estranged wife, Danielle, 39, were in the process of a custody exchange on Feb. 24, 2024, when a tussle erupted and her boyfriend, Bryan Michaelis, 50, shot and killed Kodey. Both Danielle Parks and Michaelis were convicted of ...
The Claysburg-Kimmel School District is expanding its special education program with innovative tools and real-world learning experiences to prepare students for the next step. The elementary school will receive adaptive furniture, expanded sensory equipment, a LiteZilla sensory wall, a ...
NEW YORK — Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous. Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear ...
EBENSBURG — Several senior centers in Cambria County are expected to reduce days of operation, while the Portage Borough center is tentatively set to close Aug. 3, as part of a broader effort to consolidate services into fewer locations, officials said in a release. With limited funding in the state budget and participation at senior centers declining significantly over the years, Cambria County President Commissioner Scott Hunt said it’s a move that will allow for expanded programming, enhanced resources and stronger long-term sustainability for the communities the senior centers ...
