PA Game Commission unveils new CWD plan, involves hunters

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a new plan for battling what many consider the biggest wildlife-management challenge of the 21st century. And it’s counting on hunters to help put it into action. Acting at its quarterly meeting today, the agency’s Board of Commissioners unanimously... Read More.

Strange details in Reynoldsville home break-in

Reynoldsville, PA – Two people are in jail after breaking into a Reynoldsville home while they thought the family was away, stealing prescription drugs, and threatening the family who turned out to be home... including using a bra to restrain a teenage girl. According to... Read More.

Drivers license, ID card expiration dates extended to end of August

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that expiration dates for driver licenses, identification cards, and learner's permits, will be extended for Pennsylvania residents in response to statewide COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Effective July 23, expiration dates for driver licenses, photo ID cards and... Read More.

Window broken at camp along Route 28 near Brookville

Rose Township, PA - Someone broke into a Jefferson County camp through a window. The owners, a 77-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man from Cheswick, PA, say they noticed a window was broken at their camp home on Route 28 in Rose Township near Brookville... Read More.

Bridge repairs completed in Glen Richey, Clearfield County

Clearfield, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says that work to replace an arch culvert spanning an unnamed tributary of Little Clearfield Creek on Route 2023 near the village of Glen Richey was completed Wednesday, July 22. Replacing the structure removed it... Read More.

Pennsylvania reports first human case of West Nile Virus in 2020

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania’s first probable human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in 2020 has been detected in a Potter County resident. Samples are being sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing. The departments of Health and Environmental Protection... Read More.

PA marks 11 years since minimum wage increase to $7.25

Harrisburg, PA - Friday marked the 11th anniversary of Pennsylvania’s last minimum wage increase. The state’s wage floor has been stuck at $7.25 since July 24, 2009, when the federal government, not the commonwealth, raised the minimum wage. With many workers struggling to get by,... Read More.