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Business incubator space opens in Renovo

RENOVO — Steve Murgas, of Snow Shoe, and CIO of Murgas Security discovered Renovo a few years ago through his business, as he tested the waters for a need of his security services in western Clinton County. As he started taking on clients, he realized that he had a foothold in town, ...

CMHS, CMMS students moved to remote learning following bomb threat

MILL HALL — Before students began arriving at Central Mountain High School Monday morning, a suspected bomb threat led to a remote learning day. This was the second incident related to a supposed threat the facility has dealt with after being placed briefly into lockdown on Friday. An investigation into that claim found it was unsubstantiated and the lockdown was lifted. Keystone Central School District Superintendent Dr. Francis Redmon said the district received a report of a bomb threat on Monday morning at the school, located at 86 Keystone Central Drive, Mill Hall. Redmon ...

Shapiro parodies and chatbot phone banks — how AI is popping up in Pa. elections

HARRISBURG — Candidates for office in Pennsylvania are using AI tools to generate parody images of their rivals, create campaign materials, and answer questionnaires. They aren’t making deepfakes, which are images, audio, or videos generated to appear real and misinform the public. But that doesn’t mean tech and election experts aren’t concerned that this could be coming as generative AI becomes more accessible and sophisticated, which is why many state lawmakers want to take action. Deepfakes have already been used to influence major elections. In 2024, an AI-generated ...

Emergency dog intake at Centre County PAWS after humane investigation

State College — Centre County PAWS has received ownership of a large number of dogs removed from a home in Centre County as part of an ongoing humane investigation led by Centre County Humane Society Police Officer Rusnak. At this time, 37 dogs — including three litters of puppies, ...

Vilello highlights PA housing plan in Williamsport DCED visit

Williamsport — Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Deputy Secretary for Community Affairs and Development Rick Vilello toured a new, nearly completed housing project in Williamsport to highlight the urgent need to expand housing opportunity and increase ...

Enhanced role for ICE at US airports as shutdown frustrates travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed ...