LOCK HAVEN — As temperatures continue to rise across Central Pennsylvania this week, the need for hydration and cooling supplies for first responders has become increasingly important. In response, the Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven came together to deliver cases of water and ...
BELLEFONTE — As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Centre County has officially designated Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, as its Semiquincentennial Celebration Weekend. During their final meeting before the holiday weekend, the Centre County commissioners approved a ...
With the budget deadline looming Tuesday night, few details have emerged from negotiations between Gov. Josh Shapiro and leaders of the Senate Republican and House Democratic majorities. And with Senate rules requiring the bill that will ultimately contain the budget to be read on three separate days, the earliest a budget could pass is Wednesday. A spokesperson for Shapiro pointed to comments he made at an event in Monroe County Friday. “There’s no excuses anymore. The legislature has a legal responsibility to show up for work, to do their jobs and to put a budget on my desk,” ...
JERSEY SHORE — Brett Aaron Dailey, 21, of 513 S. Broad St., Jersey Shore, and Pebbles Lee Byers, 19, will each stand trial on a charge of felony endangering the welfare of a child, District Judge Denise Dieter ruled, following a preliminary hearing for Dailey Monday afternoon. Byers waived ...
HARRISBURG — Democratic state lawmakers called on the Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Senate to raise the minimum wage as part of this year’s almost-overdue budget. During a news conference Tuesday — on the 20th anniversary of the vote that last raised the state minimum wage — lawmakers lambasted the upper chamber’s leaders, characterizing them as a roadblock to enacting legislation they say is necessary as the cost of living has increased. Democrats want to gradually raise the hourly wage floor from $7.25 to $15, a number Republicans have long argued is too high. ...
PHOTO PROVIDED Ahead of the annual Jersey Shore Town Meeting, the 2026 Queen Tiadaghton contestants came together for a tea and pageant on Saturday, June 20 at Independent Hose Fire Company. According to organizers, the event saw a great turn out with the girls expected to volunteer at the ...
