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Changes coming to electric rates June 1 in Pennsylvania
HARISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — With the summer getting closer and the temperatures starting to rise, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding consumers that they are going to see changes to their electric bills. The change in rates will take effect June 1 and it is because all Pennsylvania regulated electric companies are adjusting their […]
Final plans for new Patton Township hotel approved
PATTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) – Patton Township approved the final land development plan from PennTerra at its May 22 meeting, meaning that a new hotel is on its way. The 96-room long-stay hotel is set to be located along Fox Hill Road, which is notably close to the State College Regional Airport. It will also […]
Researchers in Pittsburgh discover large source of lithium in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found a goldmine of lithium in Pennsylvania.The discovery suggests that up to 40 percent of the lithium used in the United States could come from the wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas wells in the Keystone State."This is lithium concentrations that already exist at the surface in some capacity in Pennsylvania, and we found that there was sufficient lithium in the waters to supply somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the current U.S. national demand," said Justin Mackey, research scientist the National Energy Technology Laboratory and PhD student at Pitt.Mackey has...
PennDOT Denies Several Personalized License Plate Applications Daily; Here Are Some of Them
PennDOT issues many vanity license plates annually, but it also rejects countless applications, from the puerile to the racist, according to a staff report from City & State Pennsylvania. Over at PennDOT, it’s somebody’s job to check the thousands of vanity license plate applications annually and pull out the bad...
New court challenge filed in Pennsylvania to prevent some mail-in ballots from getting thrown out
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new lawsuit filed Tuesday by a constellation of left-leaning groups in Pennsylvania is trying to prevent thousands of mail-in ballots from being thrown out in November’s election in a battleground state that is expected to play a critical role in selecting a new president.
Pennsylvania SPCA seeks homes for former working dogs rescued from poor shelter
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Pennsylvania SPCA is looking for forever homes for 10 working dogs."These guys need their retirement home, and we're looking to the public to help us with that," said Director of Animal Law Enforcement and Shelter Services Nicole Wilson.Wilson said the dogs are happy and healthy now, but that wasn't always the case.She helped save them, along with a number of other dogs, from a rescue organization in Northumberland County that took in working dogs when they had no place to go.She said the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement alerted her team after they conducted a routine...
James Franklin asked Trace McSorley to testify for defense in fired team doc’s trial
A star Penn State quarterback who took the witness stand Tuesday afternoon in a fired team doctor’s lawsuit testified he was appearing for the defense at the request of head coach James Franklin. “Coach Franklin reached out about me being here today. I respect Coach Franklin a lot. I...
New mural being installed in downtown Bellefonte
Bellefonte, PA (WJAC) — Downtown Bellefonte is getting new artwork. A one-thousand-square-foot mural, located along the 100 block of Allegheny Street, next to the Waffle Shop is nearly complete. The mural was done by "Key Detail," from New York City, who have installed murals across the world. According to...
Bill would allow more Sunday hunting in Pa.: ‘Time to end this archaic prohibition’
Busy work schedules, deer-related crop damage, and keeping the tradition of hunting alive are among the reasons Rep. Mandy Steele offered for her bill repealing the Sunday hunting ban. “It is time to end this archaic prohibition on Sunday hunting,” said the Allegheny County Democrat to her colleagues on the...
Fall cankerworms drop from leaves onto homes, cars and people in southwestern Pa.
Imagine driving to your camp in the country only to discover it’s been overrun by tiny worms dropping down out of the trees. That’s what some people and homeowners are experiencing in southwestern Pennsylvania. Fall cankerworms are chewing on the leaves and then descending by a silky-like thread to the ground.
Boalsburg honors Memorial Day founders, keeps 160-year tradition alive
Boalsburg is known as the ‘birthplace of Memorial Day,’ and members of the Boalsburg Memorial Day committee say the holiday brings the whole community together. Emma Hunter, Sophie Keller, and Elizabeth Myers began the tradition of decorating soldiers’ graves in Boalsburg in 1864. The co-chair of the Memorial Day committee Annette Yorks says that these women started the tradition, and the town has kept it going strong for the last 160 years.
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