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Pa. House near-unanimously passes ‘gas station heroin’ ban

In a near-unanimous vote, the state House passed a bill Monday that would ban the sale of what’s been dubbed “gas station heroin,” or tianeptine. “There are hundreds of documented cases from users becoming addicted, overdosing and dying, with one fatality in Fayette County a couple ...

Commissioners honor Nippenose Valley Volunteer Fire Co.’s 75th Anniversary

LOCK HAVEN — For 75 years, the Nippenose Valley Volunteer Fire Company, located in Crawford Township, Clinton County, has carefully watched over its community. This care, and the dedication of its volunteers, was honored this week by the Clinton County Board of Commissioners, who declared ...

Pa. bills would tie data center tax break to transparency, sustainability

Data center developers would be required to pledge transparency in Pennsylvania communities where they want to build in order to get a sales tax break on computer equipment, under legislation aiming to prevent secrecy around the massive computing hubs. Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery) said the ...

Erasing the ravages of time: Workshop teaches headstone cleaning

WILLIAMSPORT — The headstones, forming a concentric circle around the monument dedicated to the soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War, sits atop a hill in Wildwood Cemetery. Time and the environment have obscured the names of those brave soldiers, so the cemetery is planning a ...