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Congratulations to 27 new Game Warden officers in PA

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Harrisburg, PA – Twenty-seven new game wardens have been assigned to districts in Pennsylvania. They had 45 weeks of intensive training, much of which presented new challenges this year with COVID-19. Of those 27 graduates, Alex DiCicco, originally from New Kensington, has been assigned to northern... Read More.

Salmonella outbreak in Pennsylvania linked to small pet turtles

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Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) advised Pennsylvanians of an outbreak of Salmonella linked to small pet turtles purchased from roadside or street vendors. “While we continue to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of this investigation,... Read More.

PennDOT extends deadline for commercial driver licenses to March 31

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that expiration dates for commercial driver licenses and commercial learner's permits will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. This will be the final extension for the following products' expiration dates: ... Read More.

Gov. Wolf unveils “Back to Work PA” plan to bolster economy

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Harrisburg, PA – The COVID-19 global pandemic has significantly affected Pennsylvania workers, businesses and communities. Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing a "Back to Work PA" plan that he says will bolster economic recovery efforts and position Pennsylvania for economic growth. The program would be funded... Read More.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful hits milestone… one million tires!

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Pennsylvania - The statewide volunteer litter pick-up organization has hit a record milestone! Since its inception in 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and its affiliates and partners have properly disposed of over one-million scrap tires. The tires were collected from Pennsylvania’s roads, waterways, parks, trails and... Read More.

DCNR warns of hazardous, snowy conditions on state forest roads

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Harrisburg, PA -- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn warned sustained cold temperatures and a string of snowstorms have left many state forest roads impassable and she urged motorists to stay off them until conditions improve. This applies for many... Read More.

PA Fish and Boat Virtual Fisheries Summit online event today

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) invites the public to participate in its 2021 Virtual Fisheries Summit on Saturday, February 20. This virtual event will feature narrated presentations from PFBC fisheries biologists on the wealth of diverse fishing opportunities across the... Read More.

Winter weather causes vaccine delays throughout United States

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Pennsylvania – Because of the recent winter weather, vaccine deliveries could have been temporarily affected, but PEMA Director Randy Padfield said there fortunately wasn't any major disruption of getting vaccination doses where they needed to go. Although vaccine deliveries in Pennsylvania remained largely unaffected so... Read More.