HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s electric and natural gas companies are required to offer discounted bills to low-income customers, but for years the programs have reached only a fraction of those who qualify. Now the long-running debate about how to increase the number of customers ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the central bank may have to cause economic pain in the form of higher unemployment to combat stubbornly high inflation. Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said in a speech in London that the Fed is facing a series of persistent supply shocks that have driven up inflation, including higher oil prices from the Iran war and tariffs. Typically, Goolsbee noted, the central bank would essentially wait for such shocks to fade and inflation to fall on its own rather than raise borrowing ...
Vehicle pursuit ends in arrest LOGANTON — Arye Worwell, 36, of Richmond Heights, Ohio, was arrested and faces multiple charges after leading police on a high speed chase along Interstate 80 East on Sept. 13, state police at Lamar said. According to police, at 11:08 a.m., officers attempted to make a traffic stop regarding a stolen vehicle, a 2026 Kia Sportage. The driver, Worwell, stopped for a brief moment but ignored verbal commands and fled in the vehicle, police said. This led to a police pursuit that lasted roughly 59 miles before ending without incident, police ...
KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS With autumn weather starting to creep in, it’s starting to feel like fall which means the Flaming Foliage Festival 2026 Weekend is drawing near, as the committee held their annual Fall Frenzy Saturday at the FFF Lot in Renovo. With a sold out chicken dinner, ...
LOCK HAVEN — When Michael Watkins ‘93 returned to Commonwealth University-Lock Haven on Thursday, Sept. 10, he came prepared to share career advice with approximately 50 students in a TRIO First Year Seminar. But his most important message was more personal: where you start does not have ...
Good Day and Happy Birthday to Laura Sweitzer, of Pleasant Gap; Verna Streck, of Avis; and Brian Ripka! Word of the Day Lackadaisical — adj. — Lacking interest, enthusiasm or zest. Quote of the Day “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” — Mother Teresa Class of 1955 LHHS and ICHS Class of 1955 will have their monthly luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at noon, at Fox’s Restaurant. All classmates and guests are invited. Hammermill luncheon Hammermill “office girls” reunion luncheon will be ...
