LEWISTOWN — Speeding and limited police enforcement emerged as common concerns Thursday as representatives of five Mifflin County municipalities gathered to discuss transportation safety. Officials from Wayne, Union, Menno and Oliver townships and Lewistown Borough participated in a ...
MIFFLINTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced several maintenance projects scheduled for Juniata County during the week of Sept. 21, including bridge maintenance, crack sealing and pipe work. Bridge maintenance and cleaning is scheduled Monday on Route 75 at a bridge spanning a tributary of Tuscarora Creek in Spruce Hill Township. Work will take place off the roadway and is expected to have little, if any, impact on traffic. Crews will also work on the Route 2015, or Swailes Road, bridge over a tributary of Cocolamus Creek in Fayette Township from ...
LEWISTOWN — Mifflin County’s confirmed measles count climbed to 93, an increase of 14 in one week and the second-highest county total in Pennsylvania. Only Lancaster County, with 323 cases, has reported more infections, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s measles dashboard, updated Sept. 21. Chester County ranks third with 76 cases. Mifflin County had 79 confirmed cases Sept. 14. Its total has more than tripled since the state reported 29 cases Aug. 25. Pennsylvania has recorded 792 cases in 39 counties this year, an increase of 99 cases since Sept. 14. ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessperson Rande Gerber, died Sunday at age 27, a family representative said. Gerber died at a rehabilitation facility, according to online records of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The medical ...
LANCASTER — James Malone wasn’t expected to win in 2025. The Democrat was running for a Pennsylvania Senate seat in a district that President Donald Trump won a few months prior by 15 percentage points. But in the end, he came out ahead by 526 votes. This November, he’ll be on the ballot again, this time as an incumbent who Democrats are focused on protecting as they try to flip other Senate seats to take control of the chamber. There’s at least one major difference this time around. Malone first ran in a special election, and low voter turnout — just 29% — played a major ...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s electric and natural gas companies are required to offer discounted bills to low-income customers, but for years the programs have reached only a fraction of those who qualify. Now the long-running debate about how to increase the number of customers getting help is taking on new urgency as utility bills skyrocket and shutoffs hit record highs. A new data-sharing system could help increase participation, but opposition from the state Public Utility Commission is thwarting efforts to use the data in the way consumer advocates argue would be most ...
