WILLIAMSPORT — Ja’hsir Kahseem Legare, the accused gunman in the March 2, 2024 shooting at T.G.I. Friday in Loyalsock Township that claimed the life of 15-year-old Ahmeen Palmer, pleaded guilty Monday to the fatal shooting and illegally carrying a firearm, a sentence to be imposed Sept. 15 ...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be traveling to Philadelphia this week for an event alongside State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor. On Tuesday, DeSantis and Garrity will be participating in a “fireside conversation on affordability and the future of freedom,” at the Union League of Philadelphia, according to an invitation for the event. “We look forward to seeing you for an inspiring afternoon of great conversation, great company, and a shared commitment to Pennsylvania’s future,” said Beth Sawyer, who is listed on the ...
From staff reports MILESBURG — A PennDOT preservation project on Interstate 80 near Milesburg is scheduled to begin Wednesday with lane closures that will affect traffic in Centre County. Beginning Wednesday, July 15, motorists traveling westbound on I-80 will encounter temporary daytime lane closures between mile markers 163 and 156 as crews complete patching along the center and edge lines. Starting Monday, July 20, the contractor will implement a long-term closure of the left (passing) lane on eastbound I-80 through the same stretch. A 12-foot width restriction will be in ...
STATE COLLEGE — The Downtown State College Improvement District has received the 2026 Community Innovation Award from the Pennsylvania Downtown Center in recognition of its Calder Way Pop-Up program. The award honors creative initiatives that promote downtown revitalization and community development across Pennsylvania. The Calder Way Pop-Up serves as a rotating retail incubator, giving entrepreneurs and small businesses an affordable, low-risk opportunity to test business concepts, attract new customers and grow in Downtown State College. The program also has helped fill vacant ...
HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a $50.8 billion budget that makes major new investments in education but fails to address skill games regulation or other pressing policy questions. The deal was cut behind closed doors, and its details were in flux until late Saturday, when committees in both chambers advanced bills during a rare weekend session. The full legislature took final votes Sunday, almost two weeks after the June 30 statutory deadline. It will put more than $900 million into education; provide a pension bump to thousands of retired school, state, and emergency ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by a line of severe, short thunderstorms that passed through. The storms, called microbursts, passed through Saturday afternoon, downing trees and power lines, flooding a handful of streets and causing structural damage. A building that collapsed in a West Philadelphia neighborhood threw bricks into the street, crushing cars and blocking trolley tracks. The National Weather Service said at least four of the microbursts brought straight-line ...
