by Greg Barton | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House approved legislation introduced by area Congressman Lloyd Smucker. H.R. 2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, would amend the nation’s tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted, illegal sexual contact do not...
by Greg Barton | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee approved legislation to strengthen PA’s response to hazardous substance releases. House Bill 2178 would require immediate action when hazardous substances are released, including...
by Greg Barton | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER COUNTY – Police in Lancaster County are investigating a stabbing. Yesterday around 3:22 p.m., officers responded to the Sheetz at 2425 Old Philadelphia Pike for a male who reported he was stabbed. Police made contact with the 19-year-old victim from...
by Greg Barton | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House Judiciary Committee approved several bills impacting capital punishment in the state, homelessness, and public safety. House Bills 99 and 888 would abolish the death penalty in PA for defendants who have not yet been sentenced, aligning the...
by Greg Barton | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A man who managed voter registration drives in PA ahead of the 2024 presidential election is facing a month in jail after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor counts. Phoenix, AZ resident, Guillermo Sainz Gurrola will immediately serve 30 days in...
by Greg Barton | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – A judge sentenced a Lancaster man to 10 and a half to 21 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty in taking part in a botched robbery of a stolen handgun that resulted in one of his co-conspirators being shot to death. 24-year-old Luis Rivera...