Pennsylvania news
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Pa. treasurer says state cannot legally pay for Shapiro home security
Requisitions for $1,072,795 in payments tied to the work “do not, in the opinion of the Treasurer, appear to be lawful and correct, and therefore warrants for payment will not be issued.”
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Meet the hay bale toss champion drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Dunker won back-to-back hay bale tossing championships at Iowa’s Solon Beef Days in 2022 and 2023. He set the event record by tossing a hay pound weighing more than 50 pounds over a 14’6 bar.
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Deadline to register to vote in Pennsylvania primary is May 4
There are multiple ways to register, including online through the Pennsylvania Department of State’s website.
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Mama duck makes herself at home in Hanover’s Union Park playground
At Hanover Borough’s Union Park, located on West Hanover Street, a mother duck has recently built her nest underneath the small merry-go-round in the playground.
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s fiancee on stage with Trump as shots fired
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and attendees dropped to the floor after gunshots were heard inside the Washington Hilton hotel where the event was taking place on April 25.
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Cute animal alert: Two litters of kittens rescued from a Chester County Lowe’s
The kittens were discovered living in boxes on a high shelf in the store’s garden center.
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Victims, advocates urge action on lookback window for abuse victims in Pa.
Pa. House passed two bills last year that would create a two-year window for older abuse survivors to sue.
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Three more York County police agencies join ICE partnership program
The Northern York County Regional, Hellam Township and Carroll Township police departments will join the federal 287(g) program after receiving approval to move forward with the agreements that deputize local law enforcement officers as immigration enforcers.
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Harborcreek supervisor had heart attack on stage. He finished the gig.
Dean Pepicello, 59, was drumming with his band, Wicked Goose, on April 11 at the Hose Company 27 Social Club and Restaurant in Harborcreek Township. when he suffered a heart attack.
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SNAP benefits don’t pay for rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan bill from Sen. John Fetterman might change that
The SNAP program provides a monthly stipend for low-income families to buy groceries, but it doesn’t pay for hot prepared foods. The exclusion, which dates back decades, was meant to promote home cooking.
