by Greg Barton | Apr 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
LEBANON COUNTY – Two Lebanon County police departments are considering a potential merger. Lebanon County Regional Police and the Western Lebanon County Regional Police held a public meeting to discuss the potential of combining police services. At the conclusion of...
by Greg Barton | Apr 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
HERSHEY (AP) – The Hershey Company says it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year. The change comes after the grandson of Reese’s founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups have always...
by Greg Barton | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Lackawanna County Sen. Marty Flynn has introduced a bill to address growing concerns around competitive balance in high school sports across PA. Senate Bill 1253 would give the PIAA the authority to establish separate playoff classifications and...
by Greg Barton | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – A Lancaster County judge sentenced a Chester County man to 43 to 100 years in state prison for murdering an East Drumore Township man who was cooperating with investigators looking into a non-fatal shooting and separately for firing a gun into a...
by Greg Barton | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – A Lancaster County jury convicted a Conoy Township man of abandoning more than 20 animals following a three-day trial. The jury found 40-year-old Eric Werner guilty of 17 counts of animal cruelty. Werner and co-defendants Jadden Moore and Mary Good...
by Greg Barton | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
MECHANICSBURG – The Messiah University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Jon Stuckey as the University’s ninth president, effective May 1, 2026. Stuckey, who has been serving as interim president since July 1, 2025, was permanently appointed to the presidency on...
by Greg Barton | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Cumberland County Rep. Barb Gleim has introduced legislation establishing the SPEAKS Act to protect PA students from having their right to free speech infringed upon by educational institutions. She says students are often unaware of their personal rights...
by Greg Barton | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Legislation will be introduced requiring PA schools to provide shop class instruction beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. The initiative from Westmoreland County Rep. Jill Cooper and Lawrence County Rep. Marla Brown will ensure all students in...
by Greg Barton | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Eligible Pennsylvanians are being encouraged to take advantage of the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit as they file their taxes prior to this year’s April 15th tax deadline to receive more money as part of their tax refunds. The credit was...
by Greg Barton | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA Pro Life Federation is calling for an immediate investigation of late-term abortions in the Commonwealth. They say in a recent podcast by journalists Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, Jim Wood, the detective who helped put abortionist Kermit...
