News Staff Following a confirmation by the majority of members, Rep. Bryan Cutler was reelected Speaker of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives. Cutler was first sworn in to represent the 100th district in Lancaster County in 2007 and was first elected speaker in June 2020. Cutler previously served as House majority leader and the majority whip. A lawyer … Read more
Restaurants, and social clubs, may begin serving indoor diners at 50-percent capacity — if they’ve completed an on-line self certification process. Otherwise, they’ll be able to open at 25-percent capacity. Indoor recreation and health facilities can open at 50% capacity with appointments strongly encouraged. All entertainment — such as casinos, theaters, and museums — can … Read more
At her first press conference of 2021, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said the federal expectation of getting one million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide per day during the holiday period “were higher than they should have been,” and is optimistic the process will speed up in the coming weeks. Pennsylvania has administered 135,044 … Read more
Some state lawmakers are trying to give some assistance to renters and homeowners who have been affected by COVID-19. The lawmakers announced yesterday they will be proposing a bill that will extend the ban on evictions and foreclosures which is set to expire on February 23rd. If approved, the bill will extend the ban for … Read more
Eight Pennsylvania congressmen now say they are going to object to Former Vice President Joe Biden’s certification of victory tomorrow in Washington DC. Republicans Fred Keller, Scott Perry, Lloyd Smucker, Dan Meuser, and four other P-A congressmen… including our local Congressman John Joyce, announced yesterday they won’t be voting to certify the state’s election results … Read more
Cinemark is planning to reopen its theatres across Pennsylvania on Friday. Company reps say they will open under local mandates and will enforce COVID-19 mitigation efforts like sanitizing and other safety measures. Cinemark will be showing classic and new movies, and people can also book private viewing parties.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine is confident that COVID vaccinations are going to kick into high gear despite a slow start nationwide. Levine says the earlier estimates calling for the vaccination of 20-million people by the end of 2020 were perhaps higher than they should have been. However, now that the holidays are over … Read more
Casinos across Pennsylvania reopened yesterday morning after a three week closure ordered by Gov. Tom Wolf in another of what many are now calling… in light of the continuing increase in coronavirus positive test results… misguided governance. While the opening of casinos again in Pennsylvania is certainly big news, an even bigger story locally in … Read more
IF YOU MISSED YESTERDAY’S VIRTUAL LECTURE FROM THE SOUTHERN ALLAGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART IN ALTOONA YOU’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE NEXT WEEK. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WRTA-020521-MOODY-Color%20and%20Sound%20Lecture%20VO.mp3 THE VIRTUAL LECTURES ARE DONE ONLINE MONDAYS AT 12-30…SITE SUPERVISOR HANNAH HARLEY…WITH A LOOK AHEAD AT THEIR FOURTH LECTURE…PLANNED FOR FEBRARY 1st (cut) THERE ARE FIVE MORE LECTURES … Read more
THE ALTOONA FOOD BANK IS MOVING. DARRELL MOODY HAS THE DETAILS… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WRTA-010420-MOODY-Altoona%20Food%20Bank%20VO.mp3 THE ALTOONA FOOD BANK WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL WEDNESDAY…AS VOLUNTEERS PREPARE THE FOOD BANK’S NEW LOCATION. WHEN IT REOPENS ON WEDNESDAY, THE ATLOONA FOOD BANK WILL BE LOCATED AT 2318 NORTH BRANCH AVENUE. WE’RE TOLD THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL REMAIN THE SAME…WITH … Read more