Pennsylvania officers face First Amendment lawsuit for trying to criminalize profanity and using patrol car to chase man who recorded police

ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 23, 2025 — In a bizarre scene, a police officer in Allentown, Pennsylvania, drove his patrol cruiser down a sidewalk at a man who was protesting police misconduct by filming outside a police station. Today the Foundation for...

Budget shreds services, undermines good

Americans understand that adversity can strike anyone at any time — and our instinct is to support our neighbors in times of need. So how can our elected officials justify a budget bill that threatens the security of countless families, while...

Pennsylvania public media leaders vow to persist in face of rescinded federal funding

Terry O’Reilly, the president and CEO of Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation, is angry. He’s angry — and resolved. After the Republican-led House and Senate last week voted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, ending...

Consumer advocates call on Congress to preserve the Consumer Product Safety Commission

121 groups call on Congress to reject plan to fold CPSC into Health & Human Services Advocates warn move could delay lifesaving safety actions and weaken oversight Support grows for full funding of CPSC’s FY 2026 budget to protect American...

Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center names new President/CEO

WILKES-BARRE — Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC) is under new leadership. NEPIRC’s board of directors recently announced the promotion of Drew Mackie to the role of president/CEO, effective July 1. Mackie will lead the...

Pennsylvania statewide 911 outage due to faulty operating system, not cyberattack, agency says

The intermittent statewide 911 outage Pennsylvania experienced earlier this month, which lasted for hours and forced residents to call non-emergency numbers to reach dispatchers, was caused by a “defect in the operating system,” not a cyberattack,...

Students present a broader view of Black history at Clark Park event

Student participants at the Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, a 112-acre living history museum in Delaware County. Photo: MOAR By Constance Garcia-Barrio On August 10, 10 high school and college-aged students of African descent will interpret the...

Dried Fruit Product Sold In 43 States Recalled Over Listeria Risk

Doehler Dry Ingredient Solutions, based in Cartersville, Georgia, issued the voluntary recall. This action followed internal product testing that identified harmful bacteria in select lots of its Member’s Mark Freeze Dried Fruit Variety Pack. The...

Luxury Brands on Top as Best Retailers

Luxury retailers Cartier and Tiffany & Co. placed first and second, respectively, on the top 10 best retailers ranking based on the annual survey conducted by Newsweek. Partnering with Statista, more than 140,000 evaluations were collected as part...

1 gas station in cities throughout Lycoming County had the cheapest regular gas in week ending July 26

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Lycoming County selling...

Tai Chi class starting in Lewistown on Tuesday

LEWISTOWN — With the many documented benefits of Tai Chi, instructor Chris Toddes wants to take the art form to new heights. More specifically, the certified instructor plans to teach new sessions of Tai Chi I at the Lewistown Senior Citizen...

Sustainable jet fuel standard nears completion

Thailand is expected to issue specifications on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year based on an international standard to hasten efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft, says the Department of Energy Business. Authorities are...

Senator Dave McCormick emphasizes Pennsylvania's leadership in energy and artificial intelligence

Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, July 21, 2025

Pennsylvania PA Budget Stalemate Deepens, Raising Alarm for Schools, Transit Three weeks past the deadline, Pennsylvania lawmakers remain deadlocked over the state budget, delaying critical funding decisions and raising alarms for schools, transit...

Construction Starts Grew 16% in June

Nonresidential starts surge over the month. BOSTON, MA — July 22, 2025 — Total construction starts were up 16% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.33 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts...

Pennsylvania family deceived with counterfeit money while selling equipment on Facebook Marketplace

A Pennsylvania family was scammed with fake cash when selling a floor buffer on Facebook Marketplace, leading to a police investigation.Allison and Shawn Calhoun from Dawson, Pennsylvania, were approached by a man who appeared to pay for the...

Pennsylvania borough goes solar through nonprofit program

Whitehall Borough near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has officially made the switch to solar energy with the help of nonprofit the Pennsylvania Solar Center’s G.E.T. Solar program. G.E.T. provides free technical assistance and financial guidance to...

Talen Energy announces purchase of Moxie Freedom Energy Center in Salem Twp.

WILKES-BARRE — Talen Energy Corporation, a leading independent power producer, announced it signed definitive agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center (“Moxie”) in Salem Township and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s...

Mifflin County to hold open house for new facilities

LEWISTOWN — Today is the first day for Mifflin County High School football players (and golf, too) to start fall practices, and the first time they will officially step onto the new field at the Husky Multi-Sports Complex. The rest of the athletes...

What’s next for closing Penn State campus sites?

In two years, there will be no Nittany Lions on the Penn State campuses in New Kensington or Fayette County. What will be there remains to be seen. In May, Penn State trustees voted to follow the recommendations of President Neeli Bendapudi’s...