HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is seeking nominations for the annual Champions of Older Workers Award, which recognizes employers in the commonwealth who employ and value older workers. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Fort Indiantown Gap is scheduled to host a live-fire tank exercise using 120 mm rounds between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Monday, September 29. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) yesterday announced that it has been over five years since the last fatality occurred at a Pennsylvania underground mining operation. FULL ARTICLE

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Drilling in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region led to a rapid increase in both the number of hotels and hotel industry jobs, but Penn State researchers report that the faltering occupancy rate may signal that there are now too many hotel rooms. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry yesterday released its employment situation report for August 2014. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today said he is launching a special performance audit of the Department of Labor and Industry’s implementation and enforcement of the Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act, commonly known as Act 102. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary C. Alan Walker yesterday announced that the Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA) has awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) the 2014 Presidential Award for Innovation for the Blueprint Communities initiative. FULL ARTICLE

CLEARFIELD, Pa. – A Clearfield woman has waived her right to a preliminary hearing on more than 2,800 counts of theft charges, according to online court documents. FULL ARTICLE