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PA HOUSE APPROVED SHAPIRO'S PLAN TO INCREASE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
Pennsylvania's House has approved Governor Shapiro's plan to increase funding for public transportation. The Democratic governor has said the systems, including SEPTA, are still trying to get back to ...
Mar 22, 2024
STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION ANNOUNCED MEMBERS WILL GET A CHANCE TO SOON VOTE ON NEW CONTRACT
The union representing the teachers at the State System of Higher Education announced its members will get a chance to vote on a new contract soon. APSCUF announced that a tentative contract agreement...
Mar 21, 2024
CHEVY STRUCK DEER YESTERDAY MORNING IN YOUNG TOWNSHIP
There was an accident in Young Township yesterday morning around 7, on route 536. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, all three fire departments responded to the scene where the driver of a Chevrole...
Mar 21, 2024
STATE OFFICIALS REVIEWING COUNTIES OPIOID SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS
State officials are reviewing counties' reports on how they spent millions they received from the first round of opioid settlement payments. Members of the Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Aba...
Mar 21, 2024
MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT BALLOONED TO $977 MILLION
In fun news... it's been three months since the Mega Millions jackpot was hit so now it has ballooned to $977 million. The drawing is tomorrow night at 11. It's the 10th largest grand prize in U.S. Hi...
Mar 21, 2024
PARKER DAM STATE PARK OFFICIALS USING COYOTE DECOYS TO DETER CANADIAN GEESE
At Parker Dam State Park, officials are using coyote decoys to deter Canadian geese from settling on the beach area during spring migration. WJAC News reports, moving the decoys periodically prevents ...
Mar 21, 2024
DUBOIS MAN PLEADED GUILTY TO GIVING 10-YEAR-OLD MARIJUANA
A DuBois man, Franky Alan Crandell, pleaded guilty to giving marijuana to a 10-year-old boy. Originally facing a felony, he admitted to one misdemeanor count. President Judge Ammerman sentenced him to...
Mar 21, 2024
ALL PUNXSY FIRE COMPANIES RUSHED TO SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT TUESDAY MORNING
All three Punxsutawney fire companies rushed to a single-vehicle accident on Route 119 in Young Township at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday. According to the Punxsutawney Spirit, they responded to the scene wher...
Mar 21, 2024
FIRE MARSHALS SAY INVESTIGATION INTO CAR PARTS STORE FIRE HAS WRAPPED UP
State police fire marshals have said that the investigation into the fire that destroyed a car parts store on Christmas Day has wrapped up. Over a dozen fire companies were called out to The Roadster ...
Mar 21, 2024
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR SEAT BELTS ON NEW SCHOOL BUSES
A House Republican has announced plans for legislation that would require seat belts on all new school buses beginning in 2029. Representative Natalie Mihalek's says a school bus's design provides pro...
Mar 21, 2024
