The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported an increase of 5,664 new coronavirus cases in the state Thursday, bringing the statewide total to 788,834. There were also 260 more coronavirus-related deaths, bringing Pennsylvania’s death toll to 20,128. Blair County reported 48 cases and one new death.
Mayor Matt Pacifico has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2021 Transportation & Infrastructure Services Federal Advocacy Committee. Mayor Pacifico was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities. The appointment was announced by NLC President Kathy Maness, councilmember, Lexington, … Read more
A pair of loans totaling nearly $31 million will help finance upgrades to the Bellwood Water Treatment Facility and the Bellwood Dam, according to Senator Judy Ward and Representative Jim Gregory. A $9.9 million loan will allow for critical improvements to the water treatment facility, including new raw water metering, ozone generation and injection systems, … Read more
Beset by state-ordered closures during the pandemic, casinos and other gambling operators in Pennsylvania reported a drop in 2020’s revenues of more than one-fifth the previous year, even as their take from online gambling and sports betting skyrocketed. Pennsylvania also dropped behind New Jersey in traditional casino gambling revenue in 2020, eight years after it … Read more
Even as it struggles to deliver shots into arms, Pennsylvania is expanding initial eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to include people age 65 and over as well as younger people with serious health conditions that put them at higher risk. The Health Department said its updated coronavirus vaccine plan tracks recommendations from the federal government, … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported an increase of 5,341 new coronavirus cases in the state today, bringing the statewide total to 777,186. Officials also reported 77 more coronavirus-related deaths. Three-hundred twenty-six new cases and nineteen more deaths were reported in our area. Blair County reporting 40 new cases and two more deaths.
Dr. Rachel Levine became a familiar figure to many Pennsylvanians over the last 10 months of the coronavirus pandemic, explaining what the state was doing to combat the spread of the virus and begging residents to do their part by wearing a mask, washing their hands and staying away from each other. Levine, one of … Read more
Spirit Airlines on Monday announced that they will soon be expanding service to and from the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity. Flights currently available to Orlando five days per week will expand to seven days per week beginning February 12th. In March, Spirit will add daily flights to Myrtle Beach and twice-weekly flights to … Read more
Prison guards in one Pennsylvania county are now being equipped with body cameras. Dauphin County officials say the guards started wearing the body cameras yesterday after supervisors went through a test-run last month. The cameras will not be constantly recording, but guards are being advised to turn them on whenever they have an interaction with … Read more
Pennsylvania is seeing another spike in new positive COVID-19 cases. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported more than four-thousand new cases yesterday. Eighty more people have also passed away due to “complications of the coronavirus.” The positivity rate though, dropped by about two-percent last week.