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DuBois School District donates masks to Penn Highlands

Monday, March 30 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – The DuBois Area School District used part of their emergency preparedness stockpile to donate more than 6,000 face masks to Penn Highlands Healthcare recently. The donations were much appreciated and include N-95 respirator masks, surgical masks, yellow masks, and children's masks. The hospitals... Read More.

Tips for your mental health during COVID-19 crisis

Monday, March 30 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – If you think the past few weeks have felt strange and scary, you're not alone. Dr. Ralph May, a clinical psychologist with the Community Guidance Center, gives some advice on staying mentally healthy in uncertain times. He says stay informed, but don't let... Read More.

PennDOT reopens five addition rest areas

Saturday, March 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reopening indoor facilities at five additional rest areas statewide. PennDOT’s 30 rest areas were temporarily closed statewide on March 17 in response to Governor Tom Wolf’s mitigation guidance regarding COVID-19 to ensure that proper safety... Read More.

“Stay at home” order issued to 19 PA counties as COVID-19 cases jump to 2,218

Saturday, March 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering a big expansion of his stay-at-home order, from 10 to 19 counties. Wolf's Friday order adds Berks, Butler, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Westmoreland and York counties. Already included were the state's most populous counties, including... Read More.

Clearfield Police: woman walking from hospital barefoot and wrapped in bed sheet

Saturday, March 28 by wcednews

Clearfield, PA - Clearfield Borough Police found a woman who was walking along the sidewalk, barefoot with a bed sheet wrapped around herself. She said that she had just been released from the hospital and was walking home. They also responded recently to drug-related crimes,... Read More.

Pennsylvania State Police welcomes 99 new troopers

Saturday, March 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Commissioner Robert Evanchick announced today that 99 cadets graduated from the State Police Academy in Hershey and have been assigned to troops across the commonwealth. The men and women represent the 158th graduating cadet class. In accordance with statewide measures to mitigate... Read More.

PA 211 and United Way: here for Pennsylvania through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

Saturday, March 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - United Way of Pennsylvania and PA 211 launched an informational campaign by text to keep Pennsylvanians connected to verified sources of information on Coronavirus and resources to help households struggling with a loss of income. This is in addition to live-answer text... Read More.

$50 million for medical equipment for hospitals, nursing homes, emergency crews

Friday, March 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania will use $50 million in state funding to supply medical equipment to hospitals and other healthcare workers to prepare for combattng the novel coronavirus. Governor Tom Wolf announced that he will spend up to $50 million in transferred state funding to... Read More.

Funding available for small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Friday, March 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – New funding is available to help small businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, through a new program under the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority’s (PIDA) Small Business First Fund, the COVID-19 Working Capital Access Program (CWCA). The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) recently... Read More.

Deadline for REAL ID in PA postponed until October 2021

Friday, March 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that the Department of Homeland Security has postponed the enforcement date for REAL ID from October 1, 2020, to October 1, 2021, in response to COVID-19 and the national emergency declaration. PennDOT closed all driver... Read More.