Restaurants, bars to see some pandemic limits lift in April (AP) Gov. Tom Wolf will expand more business and event capacity limits and lift a raft of long-standing coronavirus restrictions... Local News 17 Mar 2021 | 01:00
Pennsylvania eases size restrictions on gatherings (AP) Pennsylvania is easing restrictions on large gatherings and eliminating a quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers,... Local News 03 Mar 2021 | 11:30
Pennsylvania governor to sign $912M pandemic relief bill (AP) Gov. Tom Wolf will sign legislation approved last Friday by lawmakers that carries over $900 million in pandemic-driven... Business 10 Feb 2021 | 02:44
Wolf to seek more school funding, tax increase School funding. (AP) Gov. Tom Wolf will propose a sweeping new plan to dramatically boost funding for public schools, to... Local News 07 Feb 2021 | 03:30
The Milford Theatre during the storm (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Governor declares disaster emergency Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday declared a disaster emergency in Pennsylvania, directing all statewide operations under the direction... Local News 03 Feb 2021 | 03:15
The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by PA Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), passed Kayden’s Law along with legislation to reform the statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases and enhance penalties for child pornography during the senate’s first meeting of the 2021-22 legislative session. Baker is pictured at the reopening of the Mott Street Bridge in Milford last January, along with Milford Mayor Sean Strub and Pike County Commissioners Ronald Schmalzle and Steve Guccini (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) State agency bungles ballot referendum for child sex victims (AP) A proposed Pennsylvania state constitutional amendment allowing lawsuits for otherwise outdated child sexual abuse claims... Police & Fire 03 Feb 2021 | 01:37
PA Rep. Mike Peifer was on the ballot in the November election, and won, but wants to throw the ballots out. PA Rep. Peifer petitioned to throw out Pennsylvania votes Editor’s note: PA Rep. Mike Peifer (R-139) signed the following letter to U.S. Representatives and Senators alleging election... Letters to the Editor 03 Feb 2021 | 12:25
Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter Punxsutawney, Pa. Surprising exactly no one this snowy week, Pennsylvania’s own world-famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil... Local News 03 Feb 2021 | 10:49
Dr. Rachel Levine speaks to the press last month as Pennsylvania Secretary of Health. (Photo provided) Pennsylvania health secretary joins Biden administration (AP) Dr. Rachel Levine became a familiar figure to many Pennsylvanians over the last 10 months of the coronavirus pandemic,... Local News 27 Jan 2021 | 01:49
Pennsylvania lawmakers sue over Delaware River drilling ban Fracking. Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania are seeking to overturn a ban on gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing... Business 20 Jan 2021 | 02:12
Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine speaks during a press conference inside PEMA headquarters on Wednesday, Dec. 30 (Photo by Natalie Kolb) Pike residents begin to get vaccinated while PA urges compliance with new Covid orders As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine on Dec. 30... Local News 31 Dec 2020 | 11:54
Judge rejects restaurants’ challenge of indoor dining ban (AP) A federal judge in Pennsylvania has rejected a bid to block one of Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest orders to try to stem the... Business 29 Dec 2020 | 01:09
In a game last December against Wyoming Area Secondary Center, Delaware Valley's Lukas Schutz holds the ball after grabbing it during a rebound (Photo by George Leroy Hunter) ( George Leroy Hunter / George Leroy Hunter) Pennsylvania halts school sports, bans indoor dining Pennsylvania has temporarily halted school sports and other extracurricular activities, close gyms, theaters and casinos,... Local News 16 Dec 2020 | 08:45
Nursing home industry: Pennsylvania illegally withheld funds Nursing homes. (AP) The nursing home industry is suing Pennsylvania, claiming Tuesday that the state illegally withheld more... Local News 09 Dec 2020 | 01:51
Pennsylvania sharpens mask mandate, orders virus testing (AP) Pennsylvania is strengthening its mask mandate and will require out-of-state travelers to test negative for the coronavirus... Local News 18 Nov 2020 | 03:08
