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Penn State weighs in on avian flu spreading to cattle
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The H5N1 bird flu has been a problem plaguing poultry since 2022, but now it has spread to some herds of cattle and even one human. As of May 7, 2024, the CDC reported that over 90 million poultry have been affected by the virus. In the same report, they […]
Penn State getting official visit from elite defensive lineman Iose Epenesa
Official visit season for Penn State will start later this month and it will start with one of the top recruits in the 2025 class making it to campus. Edwardsville (Ill.) defensive lineman Iose Epenesa announced his official visit schedule Friday and Penn State is leading the slate off. Epenesa...
Pennsylvania juveniles pleaded guilty after ‘thrill killing’ of 10 deer
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission, Southwest Region, announced multiple juveniles have pleaded guilty to illegally killing 10 deer last fall. In the fall of 2023, the State Game Warden received information regarding the possible “thrill killing” of multiple illegal deer in the Dysart area of Cambria County. Reports showed that multiple […]
Pennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving, as backers of the legislation hope to reduce distracted driving accidents and deaths after nearly two decades of pressing the measure. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s...
Man charged with commercial bribery in fraud, kickback investigation
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have charged seven people for allegedly committing bribery fraud worth thousands of dollars in Pennsylvania. The Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania says charges have been filed against Jose L. Ortiz, 48, of Drums, for conspiring to commit honest services fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, during […]
Jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth more than $2.6 million sold
(WHTM) — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth more than $2.6 million was sold in Westmoreland County. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the big-winning ticket- worth a total of $2,628,337 — correctly matched all five balls drawn, 14-22-33-35-38 in the Thursday, May 9 drawing.
Former Malvern Chick-Fil-A Employee is First Black Woman to Open Own Franchise Location in PA
Sereena Quick, a former federal probation officer and employee at Malvern Chick-fil-A, has opened her own franchise location in North Philadelphia, writes Brian A. Saunders for Philly Voice. This makes Quick the first Black woman to own a Chick-fil-A in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Quick started her career as...
‘Kangaroo care’ miracle: Dying Pennsylvania premie recovers during ‘last hold’ by parents preparing to grieve
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Not too many years ago, just surviving as a one-pound, five-ounce baby born at 26 weeks gestation would have been a miracle. Not anymore. Tiny Luke Antosh — delivered Feb. 17 by emergency c-section at UPMC Magee Womens in Harrisburg after his mother, Lynn Antosh, developed preeclampsia — had a decent […]
‘We’re a family’: Celebrating Nurses Week in Centre County
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — May 6-12 is National Nurses Week across the country, acting as a time to appreciate the hardships and victories that healthcare professionals find every day. Mt. Nittany Medical Center has been celebrating the occasion by having small events, raffling off items and reflecting on their time in the nursing field. […]
Bill would make it easier for undocumented residents get state ID or driver's license
HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- There is a bill making its way through the Pennsylvania state House right now that is meant to help undocumented residents of the commonwealth get either a state ID or a state driver's license.House Bill 769 was authored by Democratic Rep. Danilo Burgos, who represents District 197, which is a portion of Philadelphia County.He says that here in Pennsylvania, pre-Sept. 11, 2001, if you were undocumented but had an I-10 form, you were able to obtain a state ID or driver's license. Post 9/11, the federal laws changed and now it is up for the states...
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