Hearings Forthcoming On PA’s Budget Proposal

HARRISBURG – After completing an analysis of Gov. Shapiro’s 2025-26 budget plan, PA Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman, Sen. Scott Martin of Lancaster & Berks Counties raised serious concerns about shortfalls in future years that would burden taxpayers...

PA Medical Test Results Bill Advances

HARRISBURG – The PA House Health Committee unanimously approved legislation which would balance a patient’s right to access their health information with the important role that medical professionals provide in helping patients. House Bill 409 would require...

PA Dairy Safe From Avian Flu

HARRISBURG – PA Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that the state’s dairy industry has been granted avian influenza-free status in the USDA’s National Milk Testing Strategy. The designation indicates that PA’s milk supply has been tested to rule out the...

New Home For The Lancaster Stormers

LANCASTER – The Lancaster Stormers and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health announced a new, multi-year partnership which rebrands the team’s home from Clipper Magazine to Penn Medicine Park, as well as partnering to deliver health-focused events, wellness...

Assault & Crash Investigation In Lancaster

LANCASTER – Police in Lancaster report that misdemeanor assault took place on the 500 block of W. Orange Street around 3:30 p.m. yesterday. The suspects involved fled the scene, which resulted in a vehicle crash that occurred at Chestnut and Charlotte Streets. The...

Feds Approve Power Plants In Mid-Atlantic Grid

HARRISBURG (AP) – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a proposal from the operator of the congested mid-Atlantic grid to head off the potential for power shortages. However, critics of the Tuesday night decision say it will effectively...

Pay Pal Scam Alert

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvanians are being warned to be on the lookout for a cyber scam that involves a scammer sending “invoices” through PayPal. As part of the ruse, the scammers use PayPal to send requests for payment to a target’s email inbox, sometimes repeatedly,...

Bill Aids PA Rural Health Care Providers

HARRISBURG – A bill to provide financial incentives to recruit rural health care providers has unanimously passed the PA House Health Committee. House Bill 157 would create the Rural Health Care Grant Program, which would allow specified facilities, including...