by Greg Barton | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG (AP) – PA’s Democratic Party is endorsing an appellate court judge from Philadelphia, Daniel McCaffery, to be the party’s nominee for an open state Supreme Court seat in this year’s election. Party committee members voted at a meeting to endorse...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Chester County Rep. Melissa Shusterman is seeking support for legislation which would raise the age to purchase a semi-automatic assault rifle to 21. In her co-sponsorship memo, the lawmaker cited 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, the killer of 17 individuals at...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
WASHINGTON, D.C. – PA U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has released a statement after Exxon announced record profits for 2022, following Chevron’s announcement last week that they also made record profits last year: The freshman senator said, “This summer, families...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
LITITZ – Lititz Borough Police filed a criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause against 25-year-old Brian Fines of Lititz alleging he committed the crimes of burglary, theft from a motor vehicle, terroristic threats, and evading arrest. On January 30 around...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A co-sponsorship memo has been introduced by Sen. Marty Flynn of Lackawanna & Luzerne Counties that would require automated external defibrillators or AEDs to be present at any sporting event hosted by a school district. The proposal also...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Days after Gov. Josh Shapiro’s first executive order to remove college degree requirements for many state jobs, Cambria County Rep. Frank Burns announced he wants to take the idea one step further with legislation that would require all...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
DOVER, DE (AP) – Delaware Gov. John Carney has acknowledged that a provision splitting positions on Delaware’s highest courts between Republicans and Democrats is unconstitutional. The acknowledgment came in a proposed consent agreement filed Monday in a federal...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
ELIZABETHTOWN – Police are searching for a suspect who pulled a gun at a Lancaster County Wendy’s restaurant. On January 29 at around 9:16 p.m., officers responded to the Wendy’s at 1660 S. Market Street in Mount Joy Township for a fight in progress. Upon their...
by Greg Barton | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
HERSHEY – Thousands of teddy bears and other stuffed animals were thrown onto the ice by fans at Sunday’s Hershey Bears ice hockey game. The game marked the Bears’ 21st annual “GIANT Teddy Bear Toss” to benefit more than 35 local charities and children’s...
by Greg Barton | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
ENOLA – Cumberland County authorities arrested a man who tried to break into a residence and later threatened to shoot police. On January 26 at 7:32 p.m., East Pennsboro Township Police were called to the 100 block of Sherwood Circle in Enola for a disturbance. The...
