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Department of Health warns of scam targeting WIC recipients

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Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health warned Pennsylvania’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participants of potential scams and cautioned them not to disclose their personal information without verifying the identity of the caller. Although WIC clinics do perform... Read More.

Primary election: Ongoing results and coverage

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Pennsylvania – Check here for the full local results for Pennsylvania's primary elections. Click the links below to stay up-to-date with poll results. Be aware that mail-in ballots could take a while to calculate. We likely won't know the results of the 25th District Senate seat... Read More.

Driver license testing can resume at PennDOT centers

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2020, driver's skills test, including motorcycle skills test, will resume at reopened Driver License Centers. Customers whose driver's skills tests were canceled due to the COVID-19 emergency will be given... Read More.

Pennsylvania Turnpike to lay off hundreds of toll collectors

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Harrisburg, PA (AP) — About 500 fare collectors and other toll workers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike are about to those their jobs. The Turnpike Commission voted Tuesday to make the entire interstate network a cashless system. The cuts are the latest development in the agency’s multi-year... Read More.

Protests and demonstrations remain peaceful in DuBois

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DuBois, PA – In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, protests and demonstrations have erupted across the country. Although the majority of protests are peaceful, some riots and looting broke out in larger cities. Here in DuBois, however,... Read More.

National Guard deployed in Philadelphia as protests continue

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Philadelphia (AP) — National Guard members remain in place in Philadelphia to protect city hall and parts of the city. Guard members were deployed there Sunday after officials closed off many areas when peaceful protests over George Floyd’s death turned into another night of destruction. Store... Read More.

PA Speaker of House: Americans demand justice

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Harrisburg, PA – Speaker of the House Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) issued the following statement in support of ALL Pennsylvanians following a day of protests, mired by rioting and looting: “The killing of George Floyd by a police officer was depraved and senseless. “Americans demand justice. “The tragic... Read More.