HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Motor Voter system “works as intended,” but needs some improvements to avoid human error, an audit released Friday by the state’s auditor general found. The Motor Voter system is a program established by federal law that allows potential voters to register ...
DUNNSTOWN — For 175 years, Dunnstown United Methodist Church has stood as a landmark of faith along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, its story woven deeply into the history of the region and the lives of generations who have called this community home. From humble beginnings in ...
MILL HALL — The audience at this week’s Keystone Central District Board of Directors’ meeting was a sea of red as a number of Bucktail community members turned out to question rumors of possible cuts in the western Clinton County school’s extracurricular activities. Nearly a dozen ...
LOCK HAVEN — The City of Lock Haven was recently approved for roughly $1.24 million in a PennVEST loan and a nearly $2.9 million grant to improve its wastewater system, according to information released by State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton/Union) and Sen. Cris Dush (R-25) this week. City Planner/Interim Manager Abbey Roberts said the funding from PennVEST will be used at the wastewater treatment plant. “The improvements include new screens, replacement of the UV disinfection system, and the replacement of a major junction in the sewer collection system. This scope will ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Lyons’ departure, calling him a great leader of ICE who helped to make American communities safer. Mullin said Lyons’ last day will be May 31. “We wish him luck on his next opportunity in the private sector,” Mullin said in a statement. The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond ...
BEIRUT — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that the crucial waterway, through which about 20% of the world’s oil is shipped, was now fully open to commercial vessels, as a 10-day truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon appeared to hold. Araghchi said ships ...
