To combat summertime boredom, the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce released an America250-themed bucket list, featuring 50 local experiences and a Patriotic Wild Goose Chase to celebrate county and national history. Bedford County America250 chair Kellie Goodman Shaffer said that ...
A former inmate at the State Correctional Institution in Houtzdale, who engaged in a self-imposed hunger strike — but was upset when officers confiscated commissary food he kept in his cell — has lost his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Eric L. Maple, 46, ...
HARRISBURG — As Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro attempts to thread a needle between attracting data center projects to Pennsylvania and satisfying their critics, members of his own party — and many Republicans — are backing a more aggressive regulatory approach. The split between the governor and other lawmakers could be seen this week in a pair of conflicting bills the Democratic-controlled state House passed. One was Shapiro’s own marquee data center proposal, which aims to incentivize developers to, among other things, be more transparent and reduce environmental impacts by ...
A House bill which would establish new business guidelines and consumer protections for the handling of personal data passed unanimously in the Senate Technology and Communications Committee Wednesday. Sponsored by Democratic Rep. Ed Neilson of Philadelphia County, the bill will now be sent to the full Senate. “A lot of time and effort has been put into this,” said Sen. Nick Miller of Lehigh County, the top Democrat on the committee. “It’s long overdue.” Already 20 other states including Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey have enacted comprehensive privacy laws to protect ...
Work began this week on an approximately $4.3 million reconstruction of the Prospect Pool complex in Dutch Hill that will be paid for by an anonymous donor. Based on a design by a Millersburg firm that was commissioned by City Council in December, a King of Prussia company will renovate the ...
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Although graffiti from a recent incident at Canal Basin Park has been removed, officials are still on the hunt for more information about who carried out the vandalism. According to Hollidaysburg police Chief Richard Oldham, multiple racial and homophobic slurs were spray painted onto playground slides and areas around the park. The incident is believed to have occurred sometime over the weekend, or possibly even into early Monday morning, Oldham said. The vandalism was discovered Tuesday and removed by public works employees just before lunchtime Wednesday, said Amy ...
