City weighs bowhunting program to cull deer population

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is sending a forceful message Tuesday morning: The buck stops here. The administration has submitted legislation to city council that would establish a pilot program for controlled bowhunting in two city parks. It’s an effort to rein in a deer population whose growth is harming parks and aggravating residents who live … Read more

State Police begin wearing body cameras as part of a $40M pilot program in south-central Pa.

The Pennsylvania State Police have started a body-camera pilot program in south-central Pennsylvania, a long-awaited move that came less than two months after a fatal police shooting of a Glen Mills car enthusiast on I-95 in Philadelphia. Approximately 43 state troopers at Troop H in Carlisle began wearing body cameras late last month, State Police … Read more

‘Learn-to-Row’ with the Central Pennsylvania Rowing Association

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 … Read more