The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a decision by a Blair County judge to dismiss a petition by a former Altoona man, Stephen Montier Piner, who challenged the funding of drug investigations by Operation Our Town. Piner, 67, is presently serving a 20- to 40-year prison term after ...
A Pennsylvania House committee voted Monday to advance legislation to modernize and strengthen Pennsylvania’s Covered Device Recycling Act and address longstanding electronic waste, or e-waste, challenges in the state. The House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee passed House Bill 2553, sponsored by Rep. Lisa Borowski, D-Delaware, updating the CDRA by expanding the devices covered, improving access to recycling options and strengthening protections for sensitive data when electronics are discarded. It also requires the state Department of Environmental Protection to ...
After a lengthy floor debate, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Monday to advance a Democrat-backed bill that aims to increase oversight of the state’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program, the state’s biggest statewide school choice program. Educational choice programs have long been a point of contention in Pennsylvania, with Republicans generally advocating for expanded tax-credit scholarships and Democrats favoring greater investment in public schools. House Bill 2632, sponsored by Rep. Nikki Rivera, D-Lancaster, was passed with a 105-97 vote. The bill would ...
The Intermunicipal Relations Committee will hold a household hazardous waste collection from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Jaffa Shrine Center on Broad Avenue. Pre-registration is required at IRCEnvironment.org. Workers will accept only: - fluorescent bulbs and tubes; - automotive fluids like used motor oil and antifreeze; - pesticides and fertilizers; - flammables and corrosives like paint thinner and drain cleaner; - aerosol cans; - latex, oil-based and spray paints. There will be a base charge of $25 per vehicle, plus 50 cents per pound for paints. Attendees ...
A Huntingdon County man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Franklin County on Thursday. According to state police, Russell C. Booher, 45, of Mount Union, died as a result of injuries suffered in the 12:41 p.m. crash. Booher was driving a 2007 Hyundai eastbound on Buchanan Trail when the ...
According to Pennsylvania State Police, two people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle accident involving four cars on the 1700 block of Frankstown Road a little after 3 p.m. Monday afternoon. One vehicle involved stopped on Frankstown Road, causing numerous other vehicles to hit ...
