An airplane full of immigrant children and chaperones landed at the Wilkes Barre-Scranton International Airport in Pennsylvania on Christmas day. The children were then loaded onto buses and sent somewhere into Pennsylvania or neighboring New York or New Jersey. They were sent by the U.S. departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. It…
Pennsylvania State Senator Calls for Relocating Illegal Immigrants to Delaware
January 18, 2022
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.6 Billion for Pennsylvania Bridges
January 15, 2022
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When an eight-lane Minneapolis, Minnesota bridge carrying Interstate 35 over the Mississippi River collapsed in 2007 killing 13 people, the nation took a closer look at aging infrastructure. Structurally deficient and poor condition bridges were found everywhere across the United States. Engineers knew it, and after the Minneapolis disaster, there was a new urgency to…
Pennsylvania’s Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Crises Worsened by COVID-19 Surge
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up significantly in Pennsylvania and many other states, according to numbers from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The surge in cases has reduced capacity in hospitals and long-term care facilities. In Pennsylvania, COVID-related hospitalizations reached an all-time high this week with 7,488 cases on Jan.10. That is double the cases…
Sen. Doug Mastriano Announces Run for Pennsylvania Governor
For more than a year, people around Pennsylvania have been calling State Sen. Doug Mastriano “governor,” in expectation of him running for the seat. He made it official on Saturday in Gettysburg, declaring his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor. More than 1,100 people attended four hours of speeches from high profile Republicans at the event, including…
State Sen. Mastriano Announces Run for Pennsylvania Governor
For more than a year, people around Pennsylvania have been calling state Sen. Doug Mastriano “governor,” in expectation of him running for the seat. He made it official on Jan. 8 in Gettysburg, declaring his candidacy for Pennsylvania governor. More than 1,100 people attended four hours of speeches from high-profile Republicans at the event, including…
Worker Dies After Roof Collapses at Pennsylvania Stone Mine
LAKE LYNN, Pa.—The roof of a stone mine in southwestern Pennsylvania collapsed, killing one worker, authorities said. The collapse was reported Friday afternoon at Laurel Aggregates’ Lake Lynn Mine in Springhill Township, Fayette County, the state Department of Environmental Protection said, and a mine safety rescue team was sent. The person was likely working inside…
Jake Corman’s Campaign for Pennsylvania Governor Hires Kellyanne Conway
January 8, 2022
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Jake Corman, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, has hired Kellyanne Conway as pollster and campaign special adviser. Conway is known for guiding former President Donald Trump’s campaign to a 2016 win. She is the first woman to lead a presidential campaign to victory. Conway then served as the outspoken senior counselor to the president. “Kellyanne…
Jan. 6 Narrative Depends on Who Tells the Story
January 6, 2022
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Protesters. Insurrectionists. White supremacists? The thousands of Americans who went to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their intentions on that day, have been described in many ways. They were there to: Have their voices heard. Register concern over election accuracy. Overthrow the government? The narrative of that day depends on who is…
Immigrant Children Land at Scranton Airport Amid Lax COVID-19 Protocols
December 29, 2021
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Wearing a mask to curb the spread of COVID-19 on an airplane and in airports is federally required, but airport workers at the Wilkes Barre-Scranton International Airport in Pennsylvania say only about half the immigrant children, teens, and chaperones that have been flown into Scranton are wearing masks. Now, at least one airport worker has…
Bucks County Pennsylvania Water and Sewer Authority Fined
Aging, decaying sewer infrastructure can cause wastewater to escape system pipes allowing untreated water to flow into streams. In Bucks County Pennsylvania, an overwhelmed system will cost the operators, and likely the users who depend on the system, a sizable fine. The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority owns and operates hundreds of miles of…
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