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Lancaster teens ordered to pay restitution in morphed image case

HARRISBURG — Two Lancaster County teenagers have been ordered to serve probation, complete community service and pay restitution after admitting to creating manipulated nude images of other minors. Attorney General Dave Sunday said the 16-year-old boys were adjudicated delinquent Wednesday in Lancaster County juvenile court on charges including felony sexual abuse of children for manufacturing child sexual abuse material, conspiracy and a misdemeanor count related to obscene material. Leonard G. Brown III, president judge of Lancaster County, ordered each juvenile to serve six ...

Two companies charged in Beaver County hazardous waste case

HARRISBURG — Two western Pennsylvania companies are facing criminal charges for allegedly storing and disposing of hazardous waste improperly at a Beaver County facility, resulting in a multimillion-dollar cleanup. Attorney General Dave Sunday said One Brewery Place Inc. and M. Ultra Investment Group LTD were charged this week with a felony count related to the unlawful management of hazardous waste, along with multiple misdemeanor offenses. According to investigators, the companies stored chemicals for years at a former Pool Doctor facility in Rochester. Authorities said the ...

Even more of Pa.’s broadband funding will go to satellite after last-minute cost-cutting

by Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — More Pennsylvanians will receive satellite internet service from SpaceX after last-minute changes to the state’s plan to spend more than $700 million in broadband funding. The latest adjustments continue a shift that began last summer, when the Trump administration, seeking to lower costs, overhauled the rules for a massive broadband grant program. Asked about the most recent changes, a spokesperson for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which oversees the program, said the agency rejected projects ...

AI infiltrates health care in Pa.

Artificial intelligence is monitoring patient data for cases of sepsis in Pennsylvania hospitals, becoming deeply embedded in insurance companies’ prior authorizations, and tapping a database to reduce negative drug-on-drug reactions. Those examples of AI’s rapid infiltration of the state’s medical care apparatus came out Tuesday during an informational meeting in the Capitol held by two House committees. Lawmakers heard from medical and insurance professionals how AI is saving time and improving outcomes - but they also expressed concerns and flat-out skepticism. State Rep. ...

ICE agents deployed to two Pa. airports

On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were deployed to two airports in Pennsylvania. Reports surfaced from national outlets on Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration would send ICE agents to 14 airports across the country at Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, checkpoints amid the partial government shutdown. Philadelphia International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport were included on that list. The partial government shutdown began on Feb. 14, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress have yet to reach a spending agreement to ...

Voters divided over whether Biden or Trump fared better on economy, foreign policy

By Sarah Roderick-Fitch | The Center Square (The Center Square) – American voters are split right down the middle when asked to compare the last year of former President Joe Biden’s presidency with the first year of President Donald Trump’s return to office on the issues of foreign policy and the economy, according to new polling. The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll results show that exactly half the country feels Trump fared better on both issues, and the other half feels Biden fared better. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll was conducted by Noble Predictive ...