MIDDLEBURG — Maura Aurand, a senior at Midd-West High School, has been awarded an educational scholarship through the Snyder County 4-H Foundation in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement, leadership and long-standing involvement in 4-H. Aurand, the daughter of Amos and ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer “Venison 101,” a blended course designed to help hunters optimize their harvest by offering a comprehensive look at venison processing and cooking. The program combines online components with a one-day, hands-on workshop scheduled for Aug. 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.at the Penn State Butcher Block on the University Park campus. The in-person session will feature topics such as knife safety, carcass cutting and sausage making, and will cover venison cookery methods. There will be a chili cook-off hosted at the event. The online ...
MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump was visiting a Mack Truck facility in a battleground district in swing state Pennsylvania Tuesday, shifting attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event beyond the capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war. Trump’s trip to Macungie, in the Allentown suburbs, comes as he works to try to put the conflict — and the higher gasoline prices it caused — in the rearview mirror as November midterm elections draw closer. It is the president’s fifth second-term visit to Pennsylvania, a key state whose ...
The increasing presence of digitized labels in major retailers has the potential to allow AI-driven pricing algorithms capitalize on shoppers’ habits in ways that most don’t realize. The potential misuse of the technology, however, has lawmakers split on whether it should be prohibited in Pennsylvania. A proposal which would ban the use of dynamic pricing and digitized labels, when used in conjunction, passed with bipartisan support 18-8 in the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee Tuesday. It now moves to the full chamber for ...
A large throng of residents from across the state who are fed up with the data center frenzy filled the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday with cheers and speeches of support for a proposed three-year moratorium on data center development. None of the speakers had kind words for Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, whom they accused of siding with wealthy tech companies and being absent from conversations with people concerned about data centers. Colby Wesner, a pediatrician from Montour County who has used Right-to-Know requests to illuminate unpublicized and concerning aspects of data center ...
HARRISBURG — For the first time since 2018, Pennsylvanians may have the chance to watch their choices for governor meet face-to-face for a debate. Spokespeople for incumbent Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican challenger Stacy Garrity told Spotlight PA that the candidates are both willing to participate in at least one debate leading up to November’s general election. Neither would discuss the potential details, like what organization might host one or who they’d accept as moderator. “We aren’t going to negotiate the terms of a debate through the press,” said ...
