HARRISBURG — An Indiana County man faces felony charges after investigators allegedly traced the sharing of child sexual abuse material to his residence, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday that Yao Wang, 43, has been ...
Two report possible injuries in Fayette Township crash McALISTERVILLE — Two people sustained possible injuries in a one-vehicle crash early Sunday in Fayette Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown. Police said Enola B. Kress, 22, of Lewistown, was traveling on Main Street near its intersection with Westfall Street at about 5:14 a.m. when her 2008 Honda Fit drifted from its lane and struck a curb. The impact caused the vehicle to travel into the opposite lane before coming to a final stop. Kress and a passenger, Novaleigh B. Hubler, 22, of Burnham, were wearing ...
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State Health and the Patton Township Police Department will hold a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in the parking lot of the Penn State Health Colonnade location. The free, anonymous drive-thru event will accept unused, expired or unwanted medications, as well as needles and syringes, for safe disposal. For more information, visit pshcc.org/drugtakeback.
LEWISTOWN — Motorists in Mifflin and Juniata counties could encounter lane restrictions and flaggers this week as Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews conduct bridge work, crack sealing, patching and other maintenance. In Mifflin County, work includes several projects along Route 322, as well as maintenance on routes 103 and 22. Crews are scheduled to perform bridge maintenance and cleaning on Route 322 at the bridge spanning Route 4001, Woodland Road, in Brown Township today and Tuesday. The work will take place off the roadway and is expected to have little, if any, ...
HARRISBURG — Nearly 250 Pennsylvania schools will share more than $7.3 million in federal funding to provide students with fresh fruits and vegetables during the school day, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced. The funding was awarded to 249 schools in 29 counties through the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, which is intended to increase students’ consumption of fruits and vegetables and encourage healthier diets. “Providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables impacts growth, development, and achievement not just for individuals, but for entire ...
(The Center Square) – New regulations that critics said would give the state Department of Health power to enter private homes without a warrant were withdrawn late Friday. The news comes just days after the Independent Regulatory Review Commission’s public comment period for the 502-page proposal ended. In a letter to IRRC – the commission’s acronym – Secretary of Health Debra Bogen asked for the rulemaking to be withdrawn, saying, “the Department intends to make further revisions to the proposed rulemaking and resubmit it as a new proposed rulemaking at a future ...
