Weather permitting, PennDOT will close a half mile section of Route 419 (Schaeffer Road) in Cornwall on Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, while it conducts two days of flood control work.
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Mount Gretna Borough, West Cornwall Twp. get coronavirus recovery funds (Update)
Funds can be used to address the pandemic’s economic impacts, support public health, assist essential workers, and invest in infrastructure.
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National Guard trainers at the Gap receive new Black Hawk helicopters
National Guard training wing at Ft. Indiantown Gap takes delivery of latest version of iconic Black Hawk helicopter.
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Tracking Pa.’s pandemic spending, by the numbers
Many emergency requests were straightforward, some led to scrutiny from Republican lawmakers, and others were downright curious.
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Thousands of Pa. households still waiting for rental relief as eviction ban nears its end
As local governments and nonprofits race to distribute $870 million in federal funding for rent and utility relief, just 17% of that money has reached desperate tenants.
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You’re invited to a Spotlight PA online panel discussion about evictions and rental assistance in Pennsylvania
Thousands of Pennsylvanians may soon risk losing their homes as counties across the state remain backlogged with applications for rental assistance.
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Proposed salary hikes for mayor, council members highlight Lebanon City Council meeting
Last night Lebanon City Council passed two bills on their first reading that would increase salaries for Lebanon’s mayor and city council persons for the first time in five years.
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A police killing in Philadelphia could change Pa. use-of-force cases forever
Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.
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Pa. health officials request $124 million in pandemic-related emergency contracts as GOP calls for oversight
In House and Senate hearings this week state lawmakers pushed for more oversight as health officials doubled down on its needs to secure emergency contracts for contact tracing and COVID-19 tests.
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Pa. GOP strategist running for governor being investigated for fatal crash on Turnpike
A spokesperson for Charlie Gerow said he was the driver and is now “cooperating fully with the investigation and will continue to do so.”
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Michael Folmer, former state senator, released from prison by court order a year after sentencing
Berks County prison records show that Michael Folmer, former state senator for Lebanon County, was released by court order July 20. Folmer was sentenced to between one and two years in prison last year for possession of child pornography.
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Jackson and Annville townships the latest to receive coronavirus recovery funds (Update)
These federal funds can be used to address COVID-19’s negative economic impacts, replace lost public sector revenue, support public health, help essential workers, and invest in infrastructure improvements, including water, sewer or broadband services.
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Pa. state lawmaker from Delaware County charged with theft after years-long investigation
Prosecutors said Democrat Margo Davidson allegedly requested overnight reimbursements for time she did not actually spend in Harrisburg.
