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PA House bill halts closure of two state centers for people with disabilities

Thursday, January 16 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – After House Republicans opposition to the governor’s call to close Polk State Center and White Haven Center, legislation passed the House to prevent the closure of any state centers until at least five years from the bill’s passage, but not before... Read More.

State Police confiscate $43 million worth of illegal drugs in 2019

Tuesday, January 14 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police announced today that troopers confiscated $8,770,800 worth of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other illicit drugs in the fourth quarter of 2019. In total, state police seized more than $43 million worth of illegal drugs in 2019, including nearly... Read More.

586 human trafficking cases filed in PA since first comprehensive state law

Saturday, January 11 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - In the first five years since Pennsylvania’s first comprehensive human-trafficking law (Act 105) took effect in 2014, 586 human-trafficking offenses were charged. The infographic below highlights key court data including the total number of human-trafficking cases and offenses over the last five... Read More.

Navy wins over Army in annual cook-off at PA Farm Show

Friday, January 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Team Navy claimed victory during the Army v. Navy Cook-Off on the PA Preferred® Culinary Connection Stage at the 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show. The fifth annual culinary competition was the centerpiece of Military, Veterans and their Families Day, a full day of... Read More.

Pennsylvania woman gives birth to healthy boy via transplanted womb

Friday, January 10 by wcednews

Philadelphia, PA – A Pennsylvania woman who gave birth to a boy she carried inside a transplanted womb says the experimental procedure delivered a “miracle.” Jennifer Gobrecht and her husband, Drew Gobrecht, appeared Thursday at a news conference in Philadelphia. Their child, Benjamin, was the... Read More.

Seedling sales begin for PA Game Commission

Friday, January 10 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - While it might be winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery. The 2020 seedling order form is available online, and... Read More.

Pennsylvania State Police will post police reports online

Thursday, January 9 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police has started to post police reports on their official website, instead of just faxing them to news organizations they way that they have traditionally done. CLICK HERE to see PSP reports from Troop C, our local department of... Read More.

Sen. Joe Scarnati sworn in again as PA Senate President Pro Tempore

Wednesday, January 8 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Senate convened Tuesday in Harrisburg. During session, State Senator Joe Scarnati (R-25) was once again unanimously re-elected by members of the Senate to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate for 2020. This is the fourteenth time Senate... Read More.

PA Farm Show continues in Harrisburg, invites you to Imagine the Opportunities

Wednesday, January 8 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf and Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding kicked off the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show, inviting the show's thousands of competitive exhibitors and nearly half a million visitors to embrace the 2020 theme and Imagine the Opportunities. Throughout the eight-day event,... Read More.

Police looking for person who released bedbugs in Pennsylvania Walmart

Wednesday, January 8 by wcednews

Edinboro, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating what appears to be a deliberate attempt to release bedbugs in a Walmart store. A police spokeswoman said Monday that troopers have made no arrests and do not have any suspects. A manager from the Walmart store... Read More.

PA House bill halts closure of two state centers for people with disabilities

State Police confiscate $43 million worth of illegal drugs in 2019

586 human trafficking cases filed in PA since first comprehensive state law

Navy wins over Army in annual cook-off at PA Farm Show

Pennsylvania woman gives birth to healthy boy via transplanted womb

Seedling sales begin for PA Game Commission

Pennsylvania State Police will post police reports online

Sen. Joe Scarnati sworn in again as PA Senate President Pro Tempore

PA Farm Show continues in Harrisburg, invites you to Imagine the Opportunities

Police looking for person who released bedbugs in Pennsylvania Walmart

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