by Greg Barton | Feb 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
DAUPHIN COUNTY – Authorities in Dauphin County are investigating a death. Saturday afternoon, February 1 around 1:40 p.m., Susquehanna Township Police were dispatched to a wooded area north of Elmerton Avenue in Harrisburg. Hunters had located human remains in a...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House Judiciary Committee approved a bill making it easier for human trafficking victims to bring lawsuits against their offenders. PA’s human trafficking protections include a provision specifically authorizing civil lawsuits to be brought...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Several PA House Democrats plan to introduce legislation aimed at curbing the use of artificial intelligence tools in schools and by state government agencies. AI tools often deliver significant workplace efficiencies, but they are prone to making stuff...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – Saturday afternoon’s Spotlight looks at issues related to families in the state of Maryland. Jeff Trimbath is the President of the Maryland Family Institute which supports pro family policies before state officials in Annapolis. He says there are some...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – A German national was sentenced to four and a half to 10 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Lancaster County. 21-year-old Erik Weidling of Enger, Germany pleaded guilty to numerous charges....
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
YORK – Police in York are searching for a missing adult. On Thursday, January 30, officers took a report that 65-year-old Nury Rodriguez has not been heard from since Saturday, January 25. She is homeless and lives out of her vehicle. Her family is concerned for her...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG (AP) – Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to fast-track the construction of power plants in PA and offer hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for projects that produce electricity and use hydrogen. Shapiro says he wants to keep pace with other states...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Sen. Doug Mastriano of Adams & Franklin Counties is calling on Gov. Josh Shapiro to deploy the PA National Guard to help at the southern border. Last summer, the PA Senate passed Senate Resolution 251 which called for the Guard to deploy to Texas to...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – PA’s school year would begin after the Labor Day holiday under proposed legislation. House Bill 370 is offered by Philadelphia County Rep. Jose Giral. Currently, there is no uniformity in PA as to when a school can begin the academic year. Instead, local...
by Greg Barton | Jan 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House Labor and Industry Committee approved legislation by the committee’s chairmen, York County Rep. Seth Grove and Philadelphia County Rep. Jason Dawkins. to fast-track unemployment benefits for people in a domestic violence situation....
