New parental leave policy in Allegheny County sets up statewide battle
(The Center Square) - A battleground issue for Pennsylvania's 2027-28 legislative session was staked out in Allegheny County Thursday as County Executive Sara Innamorato signed what was billed as the nation's first county-level mandate that employers provide leave for new parents. While the next session's first votes will not be taken until January, at least four current Democratic state lawmakers were with Innamorato on Thursday as she signed into county law amendments to its "Paid Sick and Parental Leave" policy. It will require that employers with 15 or more workers in the county ...
Bill funding Pa. child advocacy centers by fining sex offenders passes
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers this week overwhelmingly voted to create a new fine on convicted sex offenders to help fund organizations that provide services to thousands of children who have experienced abuse. Offenders will be fined up to $1,000, depending on the seriousness of their conviction. The fee is expected to generate between $3.6 million and $3.9 million annually, according to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. That money will be placed in a newly created Child Victim Recovery Fund and distributed by the commission to the 41 Children's Advocacy ...
Drainage improvement project underway in Centre Hall
CENTRE HALL — A $1.4 million drainage improvement project is underway in Centre Hall Borough, resulting in the temporary closure of a portion of East Locust Street. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that work was scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 19, to improve ...
Acrobatic troupe to perform at Penn State Oct. 27
UNIVERSITY PARK — Australian acrobatic troupe Gravity and Other Myths will bring its production of “Ten Thousand Hours” to Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27. Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, the 60-minute performance ...
Police reports
Lewistown teen charged with DUI DERRY TOWNSHIP — A 16-year-old Lewistown male faces charges after a traffic stop on Electric Avenue at 8:34 p.m. Sept. 26, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown. Police said troopers stopped a 1995 Chevrolet C/K 1500 and determined the driver was under the influence of a controlled substance. Charges were filed through Mifflin County Juvenile Probation. Police investigate Mifflintown hit-and-run MIFFLINTOWN — Pennsylvania State Police at Lewistown are investigating a hit-and-run crash that damaged a residential utility line Oct. 19 ...