Legislation Addresses PA’s Rain Tax

HARRISBURG – A bill from Luzerne County Rep. Brenda Pugh would target the so-called “rain tax.” Under the federal Clean Water Act and related interstate agreements governing the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, PA is obligated to reduce nutrient and sediment discharges from...

High Caffeine Warning Labels Proposed

HARRISBURG – Philadelphia County Rep. Sean Dougherty intends to introduce legislation that would require retail food facilities to display “high caffeine” or similar warnings next to any beverage that contains 80 milligrams or more of caffeine. The warnings would be...

Stabbing Investigation In Lancaster

LANCASTER – A stabbing investigation is underway in Lancaster. On April 06 around 8:03 p.m., officers responded to the 200 block of W. Orange Street for an assault. An adult male victim with non-life-threatening injuries from a knife was found by police. The male...

Assault Leads Chester County Man To Court

LANCASTER – A Chester County man charged with beating a woman and her baby in a Lancaster Township home will have his case proceed to county court. 24-year-old Dajzhon Williams-Toney of Coatesville waived his preliminary hearing on charges of of endangering the...