Harrisburg, Pa. – Today, Attorney General Shapiro announced that over the past several weeks his office opened criminal investigations into several Pennsylvania nursing homes and reaffirmed that the Office of Attorney General will investigate any nursing home engaging in criminal neglect of patients and residents. While the Pennsylvania Department of Health has primary regulating and … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed just over 900 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, keeping state totals under 60,000. As of Thursday, there are 938 new cases from yesterday, bringing the state total to 59,636. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania confirm at least one case of COVID-19. Currently, 251,559 … Read more
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has approved Pennsylvania’s application for $523.8 million in one-time federal emergency funds to help schools respond to COVID-19 impacts. “Our schools and educators have been working tirelessly to help students and their families during this crisis,” said Governor Wolf. “These efforts must be … Read more
Wednesday was a decision day for some central Pennsylvania counties that were contemplating whether to abide by Gov. Tom Wolf’s schedule for reopening the state or setting their own timetable. So far, 24 counties have moved into the yellow phase of the governor’s three-step, color-coded process, and 13 more will take that step Friday. Several … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed over 800 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, but that still keeps totals under 58,000. As of Tuesday, there are 837 new cases from yesterday, bringing the state total to 57,991. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania confirm at least one case of COVID-19. Currently, … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed over 500 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing totals over 57,000. As of Monday, there are 543 new cases from yesterday, bringing the state total to 57,154. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania confirm at least one case of COVID-19. Currently, 231,704 people have … Read more
The Round the Clock Diner in York has reopened its dine-in restaurant, despite Gov. Tom Wolf’s stay-at-home order. York County remains in the red phase of Pennsylvania’s reopening plan during the coronavirus pandemic. Even restaurants in counties that enter the yellow phase are still limited to take-out and delivery only, the state’s plan says. “The reason we … Read more
To date, Pennsylvania has reported 59,939 COVID-19 cases (including confirmed and probable cases). There are 138,532 cases in New Jersey and 6,447 cases in Delaware. Philadelphia has 18,211 cases. Pennsylvania’s death toll stands at 3,744, New Jersey’s is at 9,255, and Delaware’s is at 224. Philadelphia’s death toll is 894. Note: Pa. no longer includes probable COVID-19 deaths in its official count, only deaths that have been … Read more
It could be weeks, if not months, before restaurants in central Pennsylvania are given the green light to reopen. Even so, when dining establishments do return, the landscape is going to be very different. The days of bustling dining rooms will be a thing of the past. Instead, disposable menus, masks, additional cleaning protocols, increased … Read more
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s handling of unemployment claims left at least one Republican senator calling for the ouster of the Department of Labor and Industry’s top official. Sen. John DiSanto, R-Perry, said he lost faith in L&I Secretary Jerry Oleksiak at a joint hearing of the Senate Labor and Industry and Communications and Technology committees … Read more
Gov. Tom Wolf has said that he will be ready to identify a second group of Pennsylvania counties for the first step of a staged economic reopening and partial relief from statewide stay-at-home orders Friday, positioning them to join the 24 counties that officially made the move to Wolf’s “yellow” stage earlier today. The decision has consequences … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed over 800 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing totals just under 52,000. As of Wednesday, there are 888 new cases from yesterday, bringing the state total to 51,845. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania confirm at least one case of COVID-19. Including the … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is serving more people than ever. On a zoom call Wednesday afternoon with Auditor General Euguene Depasquale, Executive Director Joe Arthur said they’re serving 40,000 more people than usual, and the amount of food they’re serving has increased 40 to 50%. “We’ve also had a number of … Read more
Being pregnant during this pandemic could be causing some extra stress for parents to be. At this point, the Pennsylvania Department of Health tells FOX43 it is not recommending pregnant women get tested for the virus unless they have symptoms. However, some health systems in south-central Pennsylvania say they are testing moms-to-be, as an extra … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed Tuesday there were 554 new coronavirus cases. That brings the statewide total of positive test results to 50,957. As of Tuesday afternoon, Pennsylvania had the sixth-most confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States; New York had the most with 329,816 and Montana is listed as having the least reported cases … Read more
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — 250 jobs are available at Burger King locations across South Central Pennsylvania. A Burger King Franchisee with 35 locations in areas including Lancaster, York, Chambersburg, Reading, Red Lion, Hanover, Lititz, and more, is hiring for these positions. Jobs include managers and crew members with full and part-time positions available. The search for … Read more
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Dunkin’ and its franchisees in the Lancaster, Harrisburg, and York areas are teaming up to say, “thank you,” to local healthcare workers, especially those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response. On National Nurses Day (May 6), Dunkin’ is offering all healthcare workers a free medium hot or iced coffee and a … Read more
Drug overdoses have spiked in central Pennsylvania, with the rise coinciding with the stay-at-home order brought on by the new coronavirus. In Cumberland County, 24 people have died of overdoses so far this year, with most deaths occurring after March 1, Coroner Charley Hall said Wednesday. He said almost all involved fentanyl, an opioid. York … Read more
Here is a list of all the criminal cases filed in the past 24 hours in district justice courts in Dauphin, Cumberland, Perry, Lancaster, York, Lebanon, Adams and Franklin counties. We’ve provided a link to the court docket sheets for each case. This list will be automatically replaced tomorrow with new cases. The cases listed … Read more
Harrisburg — Currently still in the memorandum stage and seeking co-sponsorship, State Representative Scott Conklin (D – Centre) plans to introduce a new bill that would require members of the General Assembly and state administration officials to refrain from adding Cost of Living Adjustment increases to their pay for at least three years. Calling it … Read more