Dewane Nerison was resting in his rig Monday at the Lancaster Travel Plaza like he’s done countless times before. But Monday was different. “Normally this truck stop would be packed by now,” he said shortly before noon. The Ronks truck stop, located a half-mile east of The Shops at Rockvale along Route 30, was nearly … Read more
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ)–Wednesday, The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) reported that two male inmates, both at SCI Phoenix (in Southeastern PA) have tested positive for Covid-19. WTAJ was told that both males were not new inmates. Officials are still working to determine how the virus spread to the prison. They report that one of the … Read more
A Pennsylvania lawmaker thinks carbon capture and storage could be the key to curbing emissions while sustaining the state’s politically important fossil fuel industry. “If we’re going to be serious about addressing the existential threat that climate change presents, we can’t just talk about good ideas,” said state Sen. Sharif Street, a Democrat from Philadelphia. … Read more
AtlantiCare, a major health-care provider at the Jersey Shore, and Geisinger have decided to part ways, the two nonprofit health systems said Tuesday in a joint statement. Terms of the split, which could take six to 18 months to complete, were not disclosed, and neither side would comment beyond their statement. Geisinger and AtlantiCare said … Read more