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FBI and Partners Issue National Public Safety Alert on Financial Sextortion Schemes

FBI and Partners Issue National Public Safety Alert on Financial Sextortion Schemes

The FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime known as financial sextortion. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 20, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News, Police & Fire Calls
Cook Forest State Park Announces Winter Programs

Cook Forest State Park Announces Winter Programs

COOKSBURG, Pa. – Cook Forest State Park has announced winter programs that begin on New Year's Day! FULL ARTICLE
by · December 17, 2022 · Events, Local News, News, PA News
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Name Game

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Name Game

We have our share of places with unique and odd names in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region. FULL ARTICLE
Gov. Wolf Announces $170 Million in Grants to Improve Community Safety, Support Local Law Enforcement

Gov. Wolf Announces $170 Million in Grants to Improve Community Safety, Support Local Law Enforcement

Governor Tom Wolf announced $170 million has been awarded to over 220 law enforcement agencies and county district attorneys’ offices throughout the commonwealth through two new programs designed to improve community safety and support local law enforcement. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 16, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
UPDATE: PennDOT Removes Vehicle Restrictions on Interstate 80 in North Central PA

UPDATE: PennDOT Removes Vehicle Restrictions on Interstate 80 in North Central PA

CLEARFIELD, Pa. – PennDOT has lifted the temporary restriction on certain vehicles from traveling on Interstate 80 in north central Pennsylvania. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 15, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Health Officials in Pa. Face Scrutiny Over Weak Oversight of Medical Marijuana Doctors

Health Officials in Pa. Face Scrutiny Over Weak Oversight of Medical Marijuana Doctors

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Members of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board are publicly questioning the Wolf administration’s oversight of doctors and third-party certification companies, concerns that echo a yearlong Spotlight PA investigation into the state’s program. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 15, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Penn State Trustees Heard University’s Diversity Plan in Secret 2021 Gathering

Penn State Trustees Heard University’s Diversity Plan in Secret 2021 Gathering

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State President Eric Barron and members of the university’s Board of Trustees may have violated Pennsylvania’s open meetings law in early 2021, according to a “confidential” document obtained by Spotlight PA. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 15, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
DCNR Finalizes E-Bike Policy for State Parks and Forests

DCNR Finalizes E-Bike Policy for State Parks and Forests

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn on Thursday announced an internal policy on the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) on DCNR lands is now final and effective immediately in state parks and forests. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 15, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Snowmobile Season to Begin on Friday

Snowmobile Season to Begin on Friday

WARREN, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service has announced that the opening of the snowmobile season will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16, in the Allegheny National Forest. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 15, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News, Sports
Advocates, Lawmakers Hope Pa. House Power Shift Opens Door for Election Law Changes

Advocates, Lawmakers Hope Pa. House Power Shift Opens Door for Election Law Changes

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers agree on one thing: the commonwealth needs to rewrite its election laws. FULL ARTICLE
by · December 14, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News