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Flock announces changes

Local News August 15, 2026

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses of its system by some members of law enforcement. The company operates a vast nationwide network of automated cameras that record the license plate numbers and other characteristics of all passing vehicles every day. Thousands of law enforcement agencies in 49 states can ...

Finding a quiet strength in resilience

Features August 14, 2026

What traits would you say a person would have if you were asked to describe a resilient person? By definition resilience is the ability to bounce back, recover from tough times and adapt to change. Maybe you feel like me on the subject of resilience and think that resilient people are ...

Still writing, still fighting

Features August 14, 2026

The check was for the garbage bill. I sat in the recliner at my desk in the den, pen in hand, trying to do something I had done thousands of times. I only had to sign my name. Brian Carson. The letters came out crooked, barely recognizable. My signature made a doctor’s handwriting look ...

Training for the minutes before help shows up

Local News August 14, 2026

BELLEVILLE — The people who came to the Central Pennsylvania Clinic for Special Needs Children and Adults weren’t there to watch someone demonstrate what to do in an emergency. They got down on the floor. They practiced CPR. They rotated through hands-on stations. They learned how to use an automated external defibrillator, stop severe bleeding, and respond to choking, severe allergic reactions, and opioid overdoses. Louise Yoder wasn’t sure how that part would go. “I was actually pleased and surprised that they were willing to do, like, the CPR training, you know, get ...

Former PennDOT employee charged in $33K theft scheme

PA News August 14, 2026

From staff reports HARRISBURG — A former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has been charged with stealing more than $33,000 in taxpayer funds through a scheme involving fraudulent purchase orders and a department-issued credit card, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday that Tracy Touzalin, 55, of Dingmans Ferry, faces felony theft by deception and three related felony charges stemming from conduct alleged to have occurred between 2023 and 2025. Touzalin worked as a PennDOT roadway programs technician ...

Coming to some of Pennsylvania’s most picturesque places: Data centers

PA News August 14, 2026

Rich Troscianecki spent a decade searching for a slice of paradise. After raising a family in a sprawling New Jersey suburb, he and his wife craved a more peaceful place with lots of woods and a water view. They finally found the perfect spot deep in the Pocono Mountains, an ecotourism mecca known for fishing, hiking and some of the purest waters in all of Pennsylvania. But after 10 years enjoying their bucolic retreat along the Lehigh River, Troscianecki worries that the region’s environmental health--as well as his own tranquility--are now at risk. His home is a half mile from a ...