Safety
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State, local officials urge care as measles cases rise in Lebanon Co.
Over the past two months, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has identified 19 measles cases in Lebanon County, up from 12 cases the department reported in May.
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Gun safety voices to rally at Pennsylvania Capitol
Pennsylvanians are expected to gather in Harrisburg on June 2 for the annual End Gun Violence Advocacy Day, where they will urge state lawmakers to pass firearm restrictions supporters said would make communities safer.
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Former Gettysburg mayor faces new felony charges of sexual assault
Chad-Alan Carr, 48, of Gettysburg, is now charged in the borough with two felony counts of sexual assault, one felony count of having a photograph or film on a computer depicting a child sex act, and two misdemeanor charges of corruption of minors.
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Megan’s Law data shows 1,000 Pa. offenders out of registry compliance
Non-compliant offenders include those who have failed to appear at a registration site within the required time and those who have not reported changes in residence, employment or student status to the state police.
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More Pa. hospitals are creating private police forces to curb violence
So as medical professionals across the nation report a worrying uptick in violence on the job, a growing number of the commonwealth’s hospitals are branching into law enforcement.
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Quakertown protest against ICE turns violent, arrests made
Quakertown School District officials canceled a planned student-led walkout Friday at its high school over Immigrations Customs Enforcement operations and tactics in the United States, but when some students took their protest into town, things turned violent.
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W. Manchester Twp. to hire paid firefighters for first time
Since 1923, the West Manchester Township Fire Department has relied upon volunteers to fight fires and respond to emergencies.
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Lawsuit says Bucks County nursing home explosion was ‘preventable’
Two people were killed, 20 others injured, and more than 100 residents and employees displaced in the Dec. 23 blast that left the two-story building partially collapsed and uninhabitable.
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Chesapeake Bay council elects Gov. Shapiro to oversee new water pollution reduction agreement
Pennsylvania has been an outlier, missing goals to reduce agricultural runoff in Susquehanna River and tributaries.
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PSEA backs phone-free policy to boost student learning
As a growing number of states move to restrict student cellphone use in classrooms, the Pennsylvania State Education Association is advocating for legislation which would mandate strict limits on use of mobile devices in schools.
