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State Police Seizes Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Illegal Drugs in Third Quarter of 2022

State Police Seizes Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Illegal Drugs in Third Quarter of 2022

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced troopers seized more than 108 pounds of cocaine, 144 pounds of methamphetamines, 85 pounds of fentanyl, and over 65,000 pills of assorted narcotics and other illicit drugs in the third quarter of 2022. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 8, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
AAA: Don’t Get Left Out in the Cold This Winter

AAA: Don’t Get Left Out in the Cold This Winter

As the cold wintry months approach, AAA braces for an increase in Roadside Assistance calls for dead batteries. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 8, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
DEP Awards Clearfield County  $219k to Reduce Water Pollution in Montgomery Creek

DEP Awards Clearfield County $219k to Reduce Water Pollution in Montgomery Creek

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today awarded $3 million in grant funding to local governments and organizations to restore the health of local watersheds around the state by reducing water pollution. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 8, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News, Uncategorized
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Groundhog Day Named Event of the Year, Luthringer Receives Conservation Stewardship Award

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: Groundhog Day Named Event of the Year, Luthringer Receives Conservation Stewardship Award

The Champion of the Pennsylvania Wilds Awards celebrate individuals, groups, organizations, communities, and businesses that in the last year have made significant contributions to help grow and sustainably develop the outdoor recreation economy and nature tourism in the Pennsylvania Wilds in a way that creates jobs, diversifies local economies, inspires stewardship, and improves quality of life. FULL ARTICLE
How We Tracked Workplace Lawsuits Involving Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Law

How We Tracked Workplace Lawsuits Involving Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Law

Our months-long investigation into employment protections for medical marijuana patients began with an email about a failed drug test. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 7, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
PSP Charges 11 For Animal Abuse At Turkey Farms

PSP Charges 11 For Animal Abuse At Turkey Farms

​HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced animal cruelty charges against 11 people for alleged inhumane treatment of turkeys at seven farms across central and southeastern Pennsylvania. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 7, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Jefferson County Imprisons its Residents at Almost Twice the Rate of the Rest of the State

Jefferson County Imprisons its Residents at Almost Twice the Rate of the Rest of the State

JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – According to a recent study by the Prison Policy Initiative and the Public Interest Law Center, Jefferson County imprisons more people per 100,000 residents than almost any other county in the Commonwealth. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 6, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Unresolved Gray Areas in Pa. Mail Voting Law Likely to Spur Fresh Confusion, Legal Challenges

Unresolved Gray Areas in Pa. Mail Voting Law Likely to Spur Fresh Confusion, Legal Challenges

HARRISBURG, Pa. – As millions of Pennsylvanians once again go to the polls this November, some key questions on mail ballots remain unsettled, opening the door for more legal action and public confusion after the upcoming gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 5, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Suzanne Estock, looks at the last known photograph of her late sister, Joan Marie Dymond, taken in 1968 at Estock’s wedding, with Master Trooper Deanna Piekanski during a press conference which announced that human remains discovered in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago have been identified as Joane Marie Dymond, who went missing four decades earlier, inside Pennsylvania State Police Troop P Headquarters in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. “We never stopped pursuing answers, and this investigation remains very active,” said Captain Patrick Dougherty, commanding officer of PSP Troop P. “After 53 years, the family of Joan Marie Dymond very much deserves closure. We will do everything in our power to see that they have it.”

State Police Identify Found Remains as Teen Missing Since 1969

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police announced today that human remains discovered in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago have been identified as those of a Wilkes-Barre teenager who went missing four decades earlier. FULL ARTICLE
by · October 5, 2022 · Local News, News, PA News
Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: 2022 Fall Driving Tours

Pennsylvania Great Outdoors: 2022 Fall Driving Tours

The mountain and forests of Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region are priceless natural wonders. FULL ARTICLE