Pennsylvania State Capitol House Chamber ( Ruhrfisch) Pennsylvania House wins appeal in atheist prayer-policy suit (AP) A federal appeals court is reversing a lower court decision and ruling that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives'... News Aug 26 2019 | 02:46 PM
From left: Kiersten Miller, Millie, Sonda Miller, and Lee Miller ( Photo by Richard Marquis) 'Notte Italiana' — Perfetta Turn into the woods, away from the cars whizzing by on Route 2001, and enter a magical place — the Governors Retreat, home... Entertainment Aug 19 2019 | 01:02 PM
The Amystika Spa in Blooming Grove Township. 10 arrested in spa prostitution ring Ten people were arrested for prostitution or for patronizing prostitutes in a bust conducted Aug. 16 at the Amystika Spa,... Police & Fire Aug 16 2019 | 06:30 PM
A bald eagle at Shohola Marsh Reservoir, one of only two eagle release sites in Pennsylvania during the recovery program in the 1980s. With financial support from the Federal Endangered Species Fund and the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission imported young bald eagles from Canada and transferred them to Shohola. The game commissions says descendants of those birds nest in Pennsylvania and neighboring states today. ( Photo by Pamela Chergotis) Trump overhauls endangered species protections (AP) The Trump administration on Monday rolled out some of the broadest changes in decades to enforcement of the landmark... News Aug 13 2019 | 08:25 PM
Robert Ruiz, Pike County director of Human Services and Transportation; and Stephanie Everson, case manager ( Photo provided) Emergency shelter and housing assistance program comes to Pike County Family Promise of Monroe County has been providing emergency shelter and housing assistance to homeless and at-risk children... News Aug 09 2019 | 10:41 AM
Angela Williams ( Photo provided) Realtors Donna Ruffino and Angela Williams named top agents Realtors Donna Ruffino and Angela Williams were named the top agents for July in the office of Weichert, Realtors-Ruffino... News Aug 09 2019 | 10:36 AM
A lawsuit by Community Legal Services of Philadelphia and Disability Rights Pennsylvania says lawmakers violated constitutional guidelines on legislative procedure when passing the bill eliminating general assistance. ( jcomp-freepik.com) Cash welfare program ends, court rejects injunction request (AP) A state program that provided $205 a month in cash payments to poor or disabled Pennsylvanians has ended. The program... News Aug 09 2019 | 10:23 AM
Columbia Gas says they failed to install a key piece of equipment in the home while workers nearby upgraded a gas main. ( bedneyimages-freepik.com) Gas company takes blame for house explosion that hurt 5 (AP) A gas company is taking the blame for an explosion near Pittsburgh that reduced a home to a pile of rubble and injured... News Aug 09 2019 | 10:21 AM
PennDOT will use the feedback from this annual survey to better understand the attitude and actions of the public concerning a variety of driving behaviors. ( welcomia-freepik.com) PennDOT seeks public input on highway safety through online survey The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is seeking motorists’ input on traffic safety and driving behaviors... News Aug 09 2019 | 10:15 AM
Elizabeth Barcellona, research assistant at the PA Tick Research Laboratory at East Stroudsburg University ( ticklab.org) ESU's tick lab gets another half-million for research East Stroudsburg University’s (ESU) Tick Research Lab will receive another $500,000 from Pennsylvania's 2019-20 budget. News Aug 09 2019 | 10:00 AM
Brittany Marold (Photo provided) Women’s Health Center nurse becomes board-certified lactation consultant Brittany Marold, RN, a Healthy Beginnings Plus nurse at the Women’s Health Center in Honesdale, is now an internationally... Local News Aug 07 2019 | 12:38 PM
Pa. adds anxiety to qualifying conditions for medical pot The Pennsylvania Health Department added anxiety disorders and Tourette’s syndrome to the list of conditions that... Local News Aug 07 2019 | 12:16 PM
In the foreground are the Honorable Judge Gregory H. Chelak with his mother-in-law, Sally Beecher (Photo by Marilyn Rosenthal) Guests devour 800 oysters in the Fauchère Garden What do you get when you combine delicious food and drink with the gentle guitar music of Brian St. John in the Fauchère... Local News Aug 07 2019 | 10:51 AM
Duke Schneider, Greater Pike Community Foundation; Sergio Castillo, County Waste; Sharon Mark- Pascoe, fundraiser organizer (Photo provided) County Waste donates $25,000 to the Kyle Pascoe Scholarship Fund Earlier this year, Sharon Marks-Pascoe, the mother of Kyle Pascoe, a Delaware Valley junior who died following a serious... Local News Aug 07 2019 | 01:31 AM
Angela Williams (Photo provided) Realtors Donna Ruffino and Angela Williams named top agents Realtors Donna Ruffino and Angela Williams were named the top agents for July in the office of Weichert, Realtors-Ruffino... Local News Aug 06 2019 | 11:47 AM
