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City to hold public hearing for zoning, SALDO updates tonight

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LOCK HAVEN — The City of Lock Haven will hold an additional public hearing related to the proposed comprehensive amendment and replacement of the city’s Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) tonight, Aug. 10. The hearing will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at city hall in council chambers, 20 E. Church St., Lock Haven. Residents, taxpayers and members of the community are invited to attend the hearing to share their comments on the proposed ordinances. Comments can also be emailed to Cyndi Walker at cwalker@lockhavenpa.gov. Emailed comments will ...

Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in an overnight Senate vote

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday, cementing the command of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer at a Department of Justice that Trump has sought to bend to his will. The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already been leading the department in an acting capacity, his confirmation could free him to ...

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Good Day and Happy Belated Birthday to Mallori and Gage Heverly, of Bellefonte, Aug. 3 — 12 years old! Happy Birthday Melvin Coakley, of Beech Creek, who will be turning 85 today; Emma Butler, of Howard; Tara Mazzotta-Wilson; Kelsey Lyons, of Pleasant Gap; and Betsy Knecht, of Mill Hall! Happy 2nd Anniversary to Jay and Kayla Katzmeyer, of Castanea! Word of the Day Wifty — adj. — ditzy; scatterbrained Quote of the Day “Pay no attention to what people say, but rather to what they do.” — Rene Descartes Boxes of Hope Join The Rotary Club of Downtown Lock ...

Who’s serving felony murder sentences in Pennsylvania prisons?

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A landmark state Supreme Court ruling earlier this year has thrust more than 1,100 incarcerated Pennsylvanians into the political spotlight: men and women convicted of playing various roles in the death of another, whether they were the getaway driver for a robbery gone wrong or the person who ...