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New regulations for bars, restaurants, and gatherings

Thursday, July 16 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania is imposing broad new statewide restrictions on bars and restaurants and larger indoor gatherings. Gov. Tom Wolf cites an “alarming escalation” in new coronavirus infections in making the announcement Wednesday. Restaurant indoor seating should be reduced statewide to 25 percent... Read More.

No fall sports at state-owned colleges; high school sports a possibility

Thursday, July 16 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, or PSAC, has announced that they will cancel all fall sports. The PSAC covers all state-owned universities: The PSAC is composed of 18 schools — Clarion, IUP, Lock Haven, Slippery Rock, Cal U, West Chester, Kutztown, Bloomsburg,... Read More.

Summerville woman loses $3,750 to internet scam

Thursday, July 16 by wcednews

Summerville Borough, PA – A Summerville woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars that she sent to someone over the internet. The unnamed 31-year-old woman gave the unknown person her personal information and cashed a fake check that was sent by them. Between May 29... Read More.

Infant seriously injured in I-80 rollover crash near Clarion

Thursday, July 16 by wcednews

Clarion, PA – An infant from Allentown was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 80 in Clarion. It happened on Saturday, July 11 when a 47-year-old woman from Columbia, MD, was driving too fast for the wet road conditions on I-80, struck an embankment,... Read More.

House Republicans mount another effort to remove disaster declaration

Thursday, July 16 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature is mounting another effort to strip some emergency disaster powers from Gov. Tom Wolf in the latest partisan fight over how the Democrat has handled the coronavirus pandemic in Pennsylvania. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed two... Read More.