Pennsylvania State Police investigated fewer highway fatalities this Thanksgiving weekend than last year, but they were busy writing thousands of citations. Ten people were killed over the five day holiday weekend in crashes State Police investigated. Half were not wearing seatbelts according to spokeswoman Maria Finn. Four of the fatal crashes were alcohol related. Last […]
Demonstrating that ‘words do matter,’ Governor Tom Corbett has signed legislation that updates Pennsylvania’s Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966. The new law changes the words “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability.” The bill passed both the state Senate and House with unanimous support. This is the result of a self-advocate movement, according to […]
Would you like to help brighten up the holidays for a service member, veteran or their families? The American Red Cross has kicked off its Holiday Mail for Heroes program. They’re partnering with Pitney Bowes for the fifth annual program. Pitney Bowes helps gather the cards and screen them for safety reasons. Red Cross staff and […]
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security will soon move its operations to State Police headquarters in Harrisburg. Homeland Security was merged into the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency under the former Rendell administration, but a recent review determined that sharing the same building with state police would result in a better combination of intelligence gathering and […]
The annual “Trouble in Toyland” report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group shows there are still toxic toys on the shelves, despite improvements. PennPIRG program associate Alana Miller says when they started doing the report 26 years ago, hazardous toys littered the shelves. Every year, they find fewer and fewer that pose such […]
Winter is almost here, and state transportation officials have a new weapon in the battle against snow and ice. New, 30-foot long tow plows can clear two, 12-foot wide highway lanes at once. “We plow it with the operator driving the truck into the passing lane, then checking for traffic and pulling a lever to […]