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Wolf says he will go to court to uphold his disaster declaration
Gov. Tom Wolf says he’s ready to go to court to defend his disaster declaration. Wolf’s announcement came as state lawmakers ramped up attacks on the validity of the declaration. On Tuesday, they passed a resolution ordering the governor to rescind his June 3 extension of the 90-day disaster declaration...
56-pound flathead catfish caught in Eastern Pa., setting state record
When Lancaster County angler Jeff Bonawitz, 54, of East Lampeter Township reeled in a state record 50-pound, 7-ounce flathead catfish on the Susquehanna River in April 2019, he said, “I have a feeling this record may not last very long.” Bonawitz was right. His record ended up lasting a little...
Police: Officer shot, wounded man with box cutter in Philadelphia
An officer shot and wounded a man officials said was armed with a box cutter in north Philadelphia, police said. Police said the female officer was at a property in the city’s Olney section when a 22-year-old man attacked her with a box cutter. The officer tried to get away...
Pennsylvania reports 410 additional covid-19 cases, 48 more deaths
Pennsylvania officials on Wednesday reported 48 more covid-19 deaths and 410 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 76,846, according to health officials. A total of 6,062 people have died from the virus. Approximately 5,837 of the total cases are from health care workers. There are 631...
Eastern Pennsylvania fireworks explosion kills 1, injures another
COOPERSBURG — The explosion of two tractor-trailers filled with fireworks, killing one person and injuring another, is under investigation, officials said Wednesday. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents joined state investigators at the scene in eastern Pennsylvania to comb through the trailers and a building that were destroyed by the...
Pennsylvania GOP seeks to dismantle Wolf’s shutdown
A Republican proposal that aims to force Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to end the pandemic disaster declaration occupied the Legislature for hours on Tuesday, but its legal impact was disputed. Senate Republicans said the state law that gave Wolf the ability to issue the March 6 declaration also gives lawmakers...
Woman arrested in hit-run that left officer hospitalized
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia woman has been charged with attempted murder after police say she ran over a bicycle officer during the burglaries and vandalism that happened after the first night of protests over the death of George Floyd. Court documents indicate that 41-year-old Angela Hall faces charges of attempted...
Pennsylvania coronavirus death toll tops 6,000; 493 new cases reported
Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday reported 61 more covid-19 deaths and 493 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 76,436, according to health officials. A total of 6,014 people have died from the virus. Nearly 460,000 people have tested negative. Of the total cases, 71% have recovered. Approximately...
Legislators commandeer House to demand action on policingVideo
HARRISBURG — Black Democrats in the state House preempted the day’s business in an effort to force action on changes to police, displaying a Black Lives Matter banner and commandeering the podium for about 90 minutes at the start of voting session Monday. The dramatic takeover went on pause when...
Pennsylvania chooses new vendor for health care emergency preparedness efforts
A new vendor will aid the state in its health care emergency preparedness efforts. Beginning July 8, Public Health Management Corp. of Philadelphia will take over for the previous vendor, Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, whose contract was up for renewal. Levine said there was nothing unsatisfactory about the...
Pa. Health Department to require universal coronavirus testing at nursing homes
Universal testing for the novel coronavirus is now required at all Pennsylvania nursing homes, according to an order issued Monday by Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine. The order requires nursing homes to test all residents and staff for the coronavirus by July 24. “Our goal with implementing this testing...
Philadelphia officer facing assault charges from protest turns himself inVideo
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia police officer surrendered Monday to face aggravated assault and other charges stemming from video that shows him striking a student protester in the head with a metal baton. Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna has been suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss him from...
Support grows to toughen penalties in Pennsylvania for boating while under the influence
Those who are boating while under the influence of alcohol or drugs may face penalties similar to those for people who are caught driving under the influence as measures to stiffen the law are gaining support in the Pennsylvania Legislature. The state House and a state Senate committee overwhelmingly passed...
Philadelphia mural of controversial ex-mayor Rizzo removed amid protests
PHILADELPHIA — The image of former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo was removed from the side of a building in south Philadelphia amid large protests in the city on the issue of police brutality. Mural Arts Philadelphia said Sunday morning that the mural was being painted over with the consent of...
Pennsylvania reports 506 more coronavirus cases, 12 deaths
Pennsylvania on Sunday reported 12 more covid-19 deaths and 506 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 75,592, according to state health officials. A total of 5,943 people have died from the virus. More than 444,000 people have tested negative. Of the total cases, 71% have recovered....
Thousands in Philadelphia march in protest of George Floyd’s death
PHILADELPHIA — Thousands of people demanding justice for George Floyd flooded the streets of downtown Philadelphia on Saturday, chanting “No justice, no peace!” Demonstrators gathered near the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its famous “Rocky” steps before setting off for the City Hall area, with the line of marchers stretching...
Pennsylvania AG: residents filed over 5,000 price gouging complaints during pandemic
More than 5,000 Pennsylvania residents have reported price hikes in essential products during the covid-19 pandemic, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Friday. The Office of the Attorney General has issued 466 cease and desist letters, as well as subpoenas to 200 targets for further investigation, according to a news release....
Death row inmate walks free after 30 years in Philadelphia girl’s killing
A man who spent nearly three decades in behind bars, most of them on death row, after he was convicted at his second trial of killing a 4-year-old girl in Philadelphia was released Friday after prosecutors concluded he very likely did not do it. Walter Ogrod left death row and...
Pennsylvania coronavirus death toll rises by 69
Sixty-nine more people have died from the coronavirus, bringing Pennsylvania’s death toll to 5,886, state Department of Health department officials said Friday. The department reported 443 new cases of the virus, bringing the state’s total case count to 74,385. More than 424,000 people have tested negative. Health officials said more...
Stimulus grant adds $30 million to Pennsylvania college aid program
Pennsylvania college students will be eligible for an additional $400 in state grant aid this fall, officials with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) said Friday. State Sen. Wayne Fontana, D-Brookline, vice chairman of the PHEAA board, said an additional $30 millionfrom the federal CARES Act, part of the...
Gov. Wolf: Masks, social distance could remain this fall as part of Pennsylvania’s ‘new world’
While most of southwestern Pennsylvania celebrated Friday as the region moved to the less-restrictive green phase of the pandemic reopening plan, Gov. Tom Wolf made clear that more hurdles must be cleared before all limits are lifted. Just what those stages might be has not been determined. “We’re trying to...
Wolf calls for police oversight, troopers association calls it an attack on law enforcement
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday announced his proposals to implement more training, transparency and oversight of Pennsylvania police departments in response to the killing of George Floyd. “We must rise to the challenge, because too many people have lost faith in our public safety institutions, and in our institutions in...
Vote counting drags into 3rd day after Pennsylvania primary
HARRISBURG — Counting an avalanche of 1.4 million mail-in votes dragged into a third day in Pennsylvania on Thursday as some races from Tuesday’s primary remained too close to call. The Associated Press has not yet called a number of races where the contest was close or had a large...
Pennsylvania reports 75 new coronavirus deaths, 537 new cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 75 new covid-19 deaths and 537 new cases in the state Thursday. That brings the state’s total case count to 73,942, with 5,817 deaths. The state considers 618 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed. Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday renewed the...
Casey, Toomey weigh in as Trump threatens military force
Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators are weighing in on President Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests following the death of George Floyd. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Scranton, joined 20 other senators in sending a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper urging him to refrain from...
