KETTLE CREEK — The setting of the New Maple Grove Church and Cemetery surely rivals the best of any locations for a final resting spot. The flowing of Kettle Creek can be heard in the picturesque location on a mountainside that, to get there, has you crossing the Leidy Bridge over ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. That’s an estimated 155,000 children nationally during the 2025-2026 school year. It’s the fourth consecutive year that the national average exemption rate has reached a new record, and the vast majority are parents withholding shots for nonmedical reasons. Exemptions increased in 41 states and ...
As Pennsylvania lawmakers proposed measures to better regulate the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) and the data they gather, a major purveyor of the technology announced last Thursday it would tighten the optional controls on how police use its system. Flock Safety said it ...
HARRISBURG — Two weeks before the start of classes at his all-boys charter school near Pittsburgh, founder Darryl Canady received an email from his local public school district saying it wouldn’t provide traditional bus rides to his students this year. Instead, Woodland Hills School ...
LOCK HAVEN — Competitors took to both land and water as the Biathlon helped kick off the 2026 U.S.C.A. National Championships (United States Canoe Association National Championships) in Lock Haven, bringing together runners and paddlers for an event centered on competition, camaraderie ...
HARRISBURG — State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton/Union) has announced over $800,000 in grant funding for school safety within the 76th District, including two in Clinton County. Four districts total will be receiving a portion of $811,837 in state funding that can be used to improve safety within each, according to the release from Borowicz. “Protecting our children and the people who work in our schools must remain a priority,” Borowicz said. “I strongly encourage our local school districts to put these dollars toward practical, physical security improvements that ...
