PennDOT honors two Jefferson County employees with Star of Excellence awards Friday, September 29 by Louise BennettHARRISBURG – Two Jefferson County PennDOT employees were honored this week with the Star of Excellence Award at a statewide ceremony.Carla Studebaker of Punxsutawney and Matthew Burkett of Brookville were recognized for their outstanding performance for the department, and were given PennDOT's highest recognition... Read More.
Jefferson County SARA and Safety Summit comes to Jeff Tech Monday Saturday, September 10 by Louise BennettReynoldsville – A summit designed to help build community resilience and provide for a safer community is coming to Reynoldsville on Monday.It’s the first Jefferson County SARA and Safety Summit at the Jeff... Read More.
Company’s personalized ‘smart gun’ aims to make firearms safer Wednesday, August 10 by ABC News(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) -- One manufacturer believes it has a solution to the gun violence plaguing the United States - a personalized smart gun that uses fingerprint technology to make firearms safer.Ginger Chandler is the co-founder of LodeStar Works in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She said she... Read More.
Nurses hold vigil at White House, demanding safer COVID working conditions Saturday, January 15 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Health care workers held a vigil across from the White House Thursday night, lighting 481 candles, saying each represented the life of a nurse lost to COVID.Activists recited poems and told personal stories, claiming the nurses' deaths were preventable and demanding workplace... Read More.
Vaccine or virus? CDC says vaccines are still safer for young people than risks of COVID Wednesday, June 23 by ABC News(ATLANTA) -- The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are safe for teens and young adults despite 323 confirmed cases of heart inflammation out of the more than 26 million young people who have received the shots, the nation's leading health experts concluded Wednesday.The move comes... Read More.
New federal standard will make infant sleeping products safer Thursday, June 3 by ABC News(BETHESDA, Md.) -- A new standard will ensure a safe sleeping environment for infants.On Wednesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal rule for infant sleep products that will go into effect in 2022. Products will need to be tested to... Read More.
