by Greg Barton | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 17 into law. The measure, now Act 2 of 2026, brings cursive handwriting instruction back to PA schools. Studies show that writing in cursive activates brain regions tied to memory, language, and critical thinking. It...
by Greg Barton | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG -Three state senators plan to introduce legislation to establish the Task Force on Child Protection in the Digital Age. Advances in artificial intelligence, social media platforms, algorithm-driven content, and digital manipulation have created new and...
by Greg Barton | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Sen. Lisa Boscola of Lehigh & Northampton Counties plans to reintroduce “Robin’s Law,” legislation to establish a statewide domestic violence offender registry in PA. The proposal is designed to identify repeat domestic violence offenders,...
by Greg Barton | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER/YORK COUNTIES – PennDOT announced that a bridge inspection is scheduled for next week on the Route 30/Wrights Ferry Bridge spanning the Susquehanna River between Hellam Township in York County and Columbia Borough in Lancaster County. Weather...
by Greg Barton | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House Local Government Committee approved a bill allowing local governments and school districts to publish their public notices in digital newspapers and free publications if no print newspapers are published in their area. Currently, state law...
by Greg Barton | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Philadelphia County Rep. Ed Neilson is introducing a measure to protect school crossing guards. In a co-sponsorship memo, he says there have been multiple incidents across PA in which an on-duty crossing guard has been attacked by a disgruntled driver....
by Greg Barton | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER COUNTY – A crash that happened yesterday morning in Lancaster County has claimed a life. It happened around 6:40 a.m. in the area of Creek Hill and Hartman Station Roads in East Lampeter Township. Authorities say a pickup truck traveling east on Creek Hill...
by Greg Barton | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARFORD COUNTY, MD – Some good news regarding a missing woman in Maryland. Dawne McCrory was reported last seen February 9th around 2:30 p.m., leaving her residence in the 2000 block of Bayberry Road in Edgewood, MD. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office reports that...
by Greg Barton | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A Harrisburg man was arrested in connection to a stabbing. Around 8:30 a.m. yesterday, police responded to a report of an assault in the area of North 3rd and Walnut Streets in Harrisburg. Upon arrival, they located an adult male assault victim suffering...
by Greg Barton | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – The PA Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert now through 12 a.m. Wednesday. A Code Orange Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups including...
