The natural beauty in Pennsylvania lends itself to many outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, and rock climbing. Rock climbing is an activity that encompasses traditional rock climbing with ropes and bouldering involved.
The physical exertion required for rock climbing helps to build strength and better one’s fitness level.
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This is central Pennsylvania’s driest May on record, according to data from the National Weather Service.
The Harrisburg area received just 0.19 inches of rain so far this May, more than 3.5 inches less than average for the month and five inches less than average so far this year.
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The Central Pennsylvania Rowing Association is offering a free learn-to-row program for new rowers ages 12 to 18 this summer beginning next week.
The program will run Wednesday, June 7 through Wednesday, June 28.
Sessions will be held from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Central Pennsylvania Rowing Association (CPRA) boathouse at Shikellamy State Park, Sunbury.
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An aerial blackfly suppression operation has been planned for Wednesday, May 31, for portions of central Pennsylvania.
According to the York County Office of Emergency Management, the operation will be along the main stem of the Susquehanna River. The spraying will begin in Northumberland County and will work its way south toward York County.
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Perry County Beekeepers Club has been keeping busy … as bees.
With monthly meetings, an annual beekeeper school, and outings to the Perry County Fair and other events, the organization seeks to educate the community on beekeeping and the importance of bees.
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High school graduation season is in full swing and people at one Pennsylvania ceremony saw something pretty rare and really cool. Let’s just say the valedictorian and salutatorian know each other even better than most pairs at the top of their classes do.
Jose and Antonio Centenera are fraternal twins, but brothers don’t come much closer than these two Trinity High grads. They’re separated by two minutes at birth but only hundredths of a GPA point.
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Traffic is down 7.5% in the Philadelphia region compared to 2019 and many point to companies allowing people to work from home. But traffic has been steadily building since late 2020.
“I think we’re back to normal,” said Justin Cutler, of Bala Cynwyd. “More people are going to work, more people are getting called back to their offices.”
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Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday.
Shell acknowledged that the plant, located along the Ohio River about 30 miles (48 kilometers) outside of Pittsburgh, violated air emissions limits, officials said. The multibillion-dollar facility opened in November, only to be shut down months later after the company said it identified a problem with a system that’s designed to burn off unwanted gases.
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In recognition of June Dairy Month, the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association is teaming up with milkshake fans, Pa. Dairy Princesses and area businesses and organizations to celebrate Pennsylvania’s dairy industry with one of its most delicious products—the Farm Show Milkshake.
Here’s how you can sample those delicious concoctions—a staple of the annual Farm Show event every January—at the start of the summer.
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Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will take its first crack at whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, or whether he first needed approval from a Legislature that refused to go along with the plan.
Hanging in the balance is Pennsylvania’s effort to become the first major fossil fuel-producing state to adopt carbon pricing.
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State College-area residents may be in for a particularly hot summer this year, according to an outlook from the National Weather Service and a prediction from the Farmers’ Almanac.
Most of Pennsylvania has a 40% to 50% likelihood of above-normal temperatures from May to July, according to the NWS Climate Prediction Center, but an eastern sliver of the state has about a 50% to 60% chance.
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Numerous townships and boroughs throughout the central Pennsylvania region will be holding Memorial Day-themed parades, ceremonies and other events honoring those members of the military who died while serving.
Here is a list of events scheduled this week. If your municipality’s event is not listed here, reach out to us at newstips@pennlive.com and we’ll add it.
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Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way to support herself. Her friends Julie Ross and Austin Carter had similar thoughts and a similar solution: Open a bookstore.
“I think a lot of people re-evaluated what was important to them during the lockdown and we realized the place we were always happy to be at was a bookstore,” says the 30-year-old Callahan, who with Ross and Carter last year founded the Pocket Books Shop in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, close to Carter’s hometown.
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A Franklin County man was killed Sunday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Mark D. Brown, 65, of Greencastle, was driving in the left lane of I-81 south in Guilford Township when the crash happened around 7:12 p.m., according to state police.
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A man in York County, Pennsylvania has been charged with the rape of a 7-year-old child, according to Carroll Township Police
Police were first notified of the incident on Nov. 19, 2022, when officers spoke with 35-year-old Andrew Harrison, 35, and the juvenile victim.
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“Co-sleeping,” when parents let their infant children sleep in bed with them, may be tempting for new parents as they care for their newborns. But a Pennsylvania police department has an urgent and timely warning they want to share with the community.
“Well, in the past several months, our department has investigated two incidents where a child passed away under parental custody where the child was rolled over during a sleeping environment at home. And the child did not make a child did not survive,” said Swatara Township Police Director of Public Safety Darrell Reider.
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It’s a shot being called the biggest advancement in weight loss treatment, and it’s now being offered in central Pennsylvania.
“They’re drawing it out of a bottle, like say someone would insulin,” Dr. William Carter, the owner of Carter MD Aesthetics in Lancaster County, said.
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WellSpan, in partnership with Emerus, recently announced that they will be constructing three neighborhood hospitals in York and Cumberland County.
According to WellSpan, in partnership with Emerus, which is the nation’s first and largest operator of neighborhood hospitals, will be constructing three new hospitals in Cumberland and York County. The three new smaller-scale hospitals aim to provide expanded access to inpatient care for those communities.
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Sunshine and warm May weather are kicking off the week in central Pennsylvania.
The National Weather Service is calling for clear, sunny skies and 75-degree highs on Monday.
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While most of Central Pennsylvania is used to seeing McDonald’s, KFCs and Taco Bells across the area, there are plenty of high-rated fast-food chains that Central Pa does not have.
Looking at QSR Magazine’s top 50 fast-food restaurants list from 2019 shows there are 21 restaurants that are nowhere to be found across our 10-county region. Additionally, there are ten restaurants with just one or two locations in the area, making it harder for people to enjoy those chains if they aren’t willing to travel.
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