A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare... Local News 16 Aug 2023 | 05:50
Bill to broaden LGBTQ+ protections passes Pennsylvania House A bill to broaden protections for LGBTQ+ people passed the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives on this week - the... Local News 03 May 2023 | 08:17
Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania spoke during his first Capitol news conference after the election, Nov. 16, 2022, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) ( Marc Levy / AP) Shapiro’s bipartisanship talk welcome in fight-weary Capitol Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office next month talking about how voters across the political spectrum in... Home 21 Dec 2022 | 08:12
Fentanyl test strips decriminalized to prevent overdose deaths Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently signed into law House Bill 1393, which amends the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device... Home 09 Nov 2022 | 06:38
Pennsylvanians asked to ‘fight dirty’ in new Anti-Litter Campaign Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration recently joined Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful representatives to announce the launch... Home 02 Aug 2022 | 11:31
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf spoke with the press in York on April 29. He was joined by Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Robert Evanchick to announce that, following the Biden Administration’s new final rule on ghost guns, Pennsylvania stands ready to implement the same regulation at the state level. Pennsylvania State Police prepared to implement stricter ghost gun regulations York, PA – Governor Tom Wolf was joined by Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Robert Evanchick to announce that,... Police & Fire 04 May 2022 | 03:22
The worst bridge in the county is this 67-foot concrete span that straddles Pike and Wayne counties over the Wallenpaupack Creek. Built in 1955, its rating fell to poor in 2017 and is now “critical.” (Photo by Becca Tucker) Even in a state filled with aging bridges, Pike County’s stand out Go for a drive in the Delaware River Valley, and soon enough you’ll cross a bridge. Ideally, you’ll hardly notice, except... Local News 02 Feb 2022 | 01:05
Pennsylvania asks FEMA for help with Covid surge Covid-19. (AP) Pennsylvania asked the federal government on Wednesday to send health care workers to bolster hospitals and... Local News 21 Dec 2021 | 01:28
People without masks were asked to sit on the right side of the high school auditorium during the meeting. Several unmasked attendees wore tees that said, "NO MASK, NO CONTACT TRACE, NO VACCINE, NOT AFRAID." (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Let’s wait for court decision on mask mandate, school board says As people approached the doors to enter last Thursday’s Delaware Valley school board meeting, a police officer asked those... Local News 21 Sep 2021 | 10:43
Suit challenges Pennsylvania’s new mask mandate for schools (AP) The Republican leader of the state Senate and a group of parents filed a lawsuit on Sept. 3 seeking to overturn the... Local News 21 Sep 2021 | 10:28
Pennsylvania targeting doctors over blanket mask exemptions Face masks. (AP) Some Pennsylvania physicians are offering stock doctor’s notes for use by parents wishing to have their... Local News 15 Sep 2021 | 04:36
Wolf needs to score bigger climate victories, activists say (AP) Gov. Tom Wolf has notched perhaps his biggest victory in his strategy to fight climate change in Pennsylvania, but climate-change... Local News 10 Sep 2021 | 06:22
People lined up as they waited to speak about mask mandates before the Delaware Valley school board at a recent meeting (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Pennsylvania mandates masks in K-12 schools, day cares (AP) Masks will be required in all Pennsylvania public and private schools, as well as child care facilities, Gov. Tom Wolf... Local News 02 Sep 2021 | 09:25
People lined up to address the school board (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) ‘Ain’t happening!’ Public shouts down proposal to temporarily require masks in school Angry people came face to face, masked and unmasked, to fight over mandates at the Aug. 19 Delaware Valley school board meeting.... Home 25 Aug 2021 | 12:04
What stays? What goes? As the start of a new school year looms, Straus News wondered what routines and equipment from last year would remain and... Back to School 18 Aug 2021 | 08:07
