Someone is about to get— a whole lot richer! A winning $1 MILLION THE PRICE IS RIGHT scratch-off ticket was sold in Lancaster County, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. Continue Reading on Daily Voice
The newly crowned Pennsylvania dairy promotion team, from left, are Kelly Bliss, first alternate state dairy princess, state dairy princess Mikayla Davis, and second alternate state dairy princess Crystal Bomgardner. Continue Reading on Lancaster Farming
Just how healthy is the county where you live? That’s exactly what’s behind an annual report that ranks America’s counties based on their overall health. This county-by-county comparison was just released Wednesday. In Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania alone, the report finds the good and the bad, and what counties can do to improve their health … Read more
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a freeze warning in Lancaster County and other parts of central Pennsylvania in anticipation of frigid temperatures early tomorrow morning. Widespread freezing temperatures in the upper-20s and lower-30s are expected between about 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., NWS said in a weather message Wednesday. Some urban … Read more
Pennsylvania’s forests are growing two to three times faster than they can be harvested, creating large potential for economic growth, officials say. This figure is measured in board feet of lumber, which the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says is growing at a rate of 2 billion feet per year, or 2.4 times the harvest rate. … Read more
LANCASTER, Pa. — Eggs and poultry product prices may be on their way to record highs as the avian flu sweeps across the nation and central Pennsylvania. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that, as of April 22, there have been four affected commercial flocks in Pennsylvania, affecting a total of 3,500,400 birds. Backyard flocks … Read more
Hershey High School has once again come out on top among public high schools in the Harrisburg region in U.S. News & World Report’s annual performance ranking. The 2022 edition of the assessment looked at 17,843 high schools across the United States, including the vast majority of the nation’s public high schools as well as … Read more
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Several programs in South Central Pennsylvania help train service dogs for veterans and first responders. Trainers often heard from others with disabilities who could benefit from having a service dog, but had to tell them they were ineligible for those programs. Last summer, four service dog trainers formed 4 Paws 4 … Read more
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Jackie Bieber believes her daughter Shawn had been looking for help with depression when she landed in one of the darkest places on the internet. Shawn Shatto, 25, struggled with anxiety and felt miserable at her Amazon warehouse job. She found a website about suicide. Shortly after joining the website in … Read more
More than 20% of the households in central Pennsylvania receiving food assistance have at least one member who served or is serving in the military. That statistic from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is no surprise to Justin Slep, director of the Franklin County Office of Veteran Affairs. Providing access to fresh, nutritious food has … Read more
Bradford County — A hydrogen explosion and multiple injuries are being reported at the Global Tungsten & Powders facility in Towanda, Pa. following a dispatch for emergency responders in the morning on April 21. According to reports from WETM, five victims were transported to surrounding hospitals, including four to Towanda Memorial Hospital and one to … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Why is Central PA so flood-prone? Well, we all live in flood plain. Yep, the Susquehanna River is the focal point, and everything drains into it. Smaller rivers like the Juniata, all the big creeks like the Swatara, Conodoguinet and the yellow breaches and all the little creeks and tributaries that carry … Read more
Central Pennsylvania’s stunning landscape ranges from rolling hills dotted with farms to mountains with burbling streams and crashing waterfalls. Water isn’t the only thing flowing through PA. This bucolic backdrop is home to a bustling beer scene brimming with taprooms and breweries dappled throughout parts of Amish countryside. “Central PA is a trove of unique … Read more
Earth Day falls on April 22, with this year’s theme focusing on investing in our planet. Earth Day was implemented in 1970 to bring attention to environmental concerns. Over one billion people celebrate each year to raise awareness and give back to the planet, according to earthday.org. Typically, people celebrate by participating in activities like … Read more
Bloomsburg, Pa. – The old saying, “birds of a feather, flock together,” rings a bit too true in Bloomsburg where the local Canadian geese have created a messy situation. So messy that town officials have voted to euthanize the entire flock this summer. The nearly 40 geese who reside year-round in Bloomsburg Town Park are … Read more
PA (WOLF) — Severe weather has caused thousands of customers to lose power in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Over 29,000 customers are without power following the snowstorm that hit the area Monday night into Tuesday. As of 8:45 AM, over 8,000 outages were reported across Columbia and Lycoming Counties. According to PPL’s outage map, most … Read more
A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Monday for western counties in the Susquehanna Valley. A total of one to three inches of snow is possible, with the heaviest snow at higher elevations. The rest of the area is seeing mainly rain with some wet flakes mixed in. The wintry precipitation and … Read more
Wedding season is around the corner, and this year is said to be one of the biggest for weddings, as brides and grooms reschedule their plans that had been canceled due to COVID. According to the New York Times, the world may see roughly 2.5 billion weddings this year, and trends have changed from large … Read more
Solar energy could soon become the primary source of electricity at the city of Erie’s main firehouse. Mayor Joe Schember’s administration is exploring a plan that would result in the installation of more than 200 electricity-generating solar panels on the roof of the Erie Central Fire Station, 208 W. 12th St. Continue reading on goerie.com
Harrisburg, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed the state’s first positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic poultry, in a flock of commercial layer chickens on a Lancaster County poultry farm. The department has quarantined the farm and all commercial poultry facilities within a 10-kilometer radius of the infected flock. … Read more