Local couple aims to be named America’s favorite through contest
LOCK HAVEN — A Clinton County couple is hoping to secure the title of "America's Favorite Couple" through an online contest. Jolean "JoJo" Lucas and James "Jimmy" Evanock competed among thousands of couples across the country in the quarterfinals of the competition, hosted by Colossal and ...
Property Tax/Rent Rebate program tops $1.1 billion
HARRISBURG — More than $1.1 billion in property tax and rent relief has been distributed to eligible older Pennsylvanians and people with disabilities since Gov. Josh Shapiro took office, according to the administration. The money was distributed through approximately 1.9 million rebates under Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, which Shapiro expanded during his first year in office. The expansion raised the maximum standard rebate from $650 to $1,000, increased income eligibility limits for both homeowners and renters and tied those limits to annual cost-of-living ...
Lewistown man charged with sexual assault involving 13-year-old
LEWISTOWN — An 18-year-old man is being held in the Mifflin County Correctional Facility on $100,000 bail after police charged him with two felony sexual offenses involving a 13-year-old girl. Achillies Hockenberry, of Lewistown, is charged with felony counts of statutory sexual assault ...
Driver killed in fiery I-80 crash
BALD EAGLE — One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 80 in Centre County that resulted in several vehicles catching fire, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Rockview. Police said the crash occurred at about 3:32 p.m. on I-80 east near mile marker 163, before the merge point for a long-term construction zone near mile marker 164.8. Traffic was slowed because of a backup approaching the construction zone. According to police, the first vehicle struck a second vehicle and then a third, causing the third vehicle to catch fire. The third ...
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