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House panel approves bills that would abolish PA’s death penalty

A pair of bills that would abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania are headed to the state House, where supporters say they believe the measures would receive bipartisan support if they’re put up for a vote. The prime sponsors, Rep. Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) and Rep. Russell Diamond (R-Lebanon), offered different rationales for ending capital punishment in the commonwealth, but both agreed it is morally fraught. “The death penalty is not justice,” Rabb said in a news conference after the Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 99, introduced by Rabb, and House Bill 888, ...

YMCA’s Pre-K Counts help keep community clean for Earth Day

PHOTOS PROVIDED The Pre-K Counts class at the Lock Haven YMCA has been hard at work making a difference in the community. In celebration of Earth Day, students spent April 22 helping clean up the community. On Friday, April 24, they continued their efforts by partnering with the Public ...

FFA awards banquet honors SVRCS students

LOGANTON — There was a great turn out of faculty, family and friends at Sugar Valley Rural Charter School’s annual Future Farmers of America banquet. As always, the event began with the presentation of the FFA creed. The school has a long-standing tradition of sending students to the ...

Survey shows residents’ discontent with PA healthcare on the rise

A new survey shows Pennsylvanians are expressing more dissatisfaction with the quality of healthcare in the commonwealth than any year since 2019, when the question was first added to the poll. While 50% of respondents rated healthcare in the state good or excellent, 45% said it was fair or poor. The findings are part of an annual survey conducted by the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion and Muhlenberg College Public Health program. Five-hundred adult residents of Pennsylvania were surveyed between March 10 and March 17, with responses weighted by gender, age, race and ...

Meet two of the million independent Pa. voters shut out of May’s primary

HARRISBURG — The May primary election will likely determine who represents Bruce Parker in the Pennsylvania House. But he might not be able to cast a ballot. Parker, a 74-year-old retired graphic artist, is a self-described political contrarian. He told Spotlight PA he has always liked to ...

Trump’s upcoming public events get a fresh security look

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with some high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. It’s the third time in less than two years that a gunman has ...