U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are teaming up to introduce legislation they say will protect farms and strengthen the agricultural economy. The Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, introduced last week by both Pennsylvania senators along with U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, ...
KIDDER TOWNSHIP — It’s the height of summer at Hickory Run State Park’s family campground, where cicadas hum, birds sing, and the heat and humidity persist even in the shade. But when campers unzip a canvas door and step inside one of the park’s new tents, the soft thrum of an air ...
Members of the Logan Township Planning Commission unanimously approved a subdivision plan with a modification and a land development plan for the upcoming Park Hills Plaza Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday evening. Owen England, director of business development at Quattro Development, ...
An Altoona man awaiting trial on multiple burglary charges has filed a petition with the U.S. District Court in Johnstown complaining about conditions in the Blair County Prison. Asher Trainer, 31, has been an inmate in the 157-year-old facility since last Nov. 25 after he was arrested as ...
With a mid-October time frame in mind, law enforcement leaders in Pennsylvania are pondering the fate of an estimated 70,000 so-called “skill games” that the state’s highest court has found to be illegal gambling machines. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement issued Wednesday they will be “prepared to act” when the Oct. 13 effective date of the Supreme Court decision arrives, and the agency is still developing its enforcement plans in conjunction with local law enforcement. Meanwhile, Berks County District Attorney John Adams — who last month said he could either ...
While it’s been nearly two months since a bill banning PFAS or “forever chemicals” in consumer products passed the House, the Senate has yet to take any action on the proposal, making advocates worry this legislation will not make it to the governor’s desk before the elections. Proposed by Democratic Rep. Greg Scott, the PFAS ban has only 12 sessions left to be passed by the Senate before Nov 30. All unpassed legislation after that date will lose its current progress and need to be reintroduced. Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, are used in a wide range of ...
