Sarah Kawasaki first heard about kratom around five years ago. It wasn’t through her work — she’s an addiction medicine specialist at Penn State, and the medical director of their associated opioid treatment program — but through her personal life. “People would say, ‘Hey, what ...
BENNER TOWNSHIP — Penn State’s airport has seen a dramatic surge in flights chartered by ICE to move people between detention centers in the United States. While ICE has said such transfers are necessary for operational reasons such as bed space, immigration experts claim the practice is ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates. Food and Drug Administration inspections of foreign food sites — including the Mexican farm linked to the ongoing outbreak — are down nearly 35% since 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to agency records reviewed by The Associated Press. The pandemic kicked off ...
LOCK HAVEN — The sights and sounds of the annual Labor Day Regatta returned to Lock Haven this weekend as the 55th annual event officially got underway with its opening ceremony Saturday morning. The Lock Haven Regatta Foundation has spent months preparing for the four-day celebration, ...
BELLEFONTE — After an extensive search, Danielle Minarchick has been selected as the next Warden of Centre County Correctional Facility, making her the facility’s first female warden in history. Minarchick will serve as the successor for Glenn Irwin, whose career in corrections has ...
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged five individuals in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New Jersey with voting-related crimes. The department contends that four noncitizens voted illegally in the 2022 and 2024 elections and charged one U.S. citizen with allegedly participating in his wife’s illegal voting. “The crime of illegal voting undermines the integrity of our elections and harms citizens by stealing the power of our votes,” said U.S. Attorney Brian Miller for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in a press release. “Illegal voting is not a victimless crime but a ...
