Author: Amaury Abreu

Matthew TothLebanon Daily News Annville, Pa- A Palm City resident has died after two intruders broke into his home and shot him, according to South Annville Township police.  Cory Heft, 41, passed away Tuesday, according South Annville Police Chief Ben Sutcliffe. The resident of the Palm City Mobile Home park was shot when two masked intruders broke into his home Feb. 16. “The investigation in the shooting and the cause of death of Heft, is an active, ongoing investigation,” South Annville Police Chief Ben Sutcliffe said in a statement Thursday, adding no further details would be released at this time.  The…

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Anne Riner, On The Pulse News Lycoming, Pa- Deaths in Lycoming County more than doubled during the past two years, marking a steep increase and overloading the county morgue, according to Coroner Charles Kiessling Jr.  The death rate has steadily increased over the years, with a substantial jump in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Kiessling. “As you can see our numbers have doubled over the past two years when compared to the previous years,” Kiessling said. Accidental and motor vehicle deaths have increased over the past five years, as well as homicides, with the exception of 2021,…

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Jamie Martines of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — For more than two years, public health officials have answered Pennsylvanian’s most pressing questions about the coronavirus: Where are tests available? Are masks necessary? Who is eligible to get a vaccine? Who provides this information and how easy it is to find may depend on where you live. Roughly half of the state’s nearly 13 million residents live in a county or city covered…

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Palmyra, Pa- On Wednesday, February 24th a community member in the Palmyra Borough submitted a post on Facebook about how her house was deeply affected by an alleged recent routine flush of the sewer lines of her neighborhood. Missy Patrick said on a Facebook post “The notice advised to close lids and place towel on top of toilets. Which is understandable and I expected that a little water, but nothing the towel wouldn’t soak up.What I got was a GEYSER of water coming out of EVERY TOILET, SINK and BATHTUB of my house. Subsequently, flooding my basement (to which we…

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Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has selected a new congressional map that closely resembles the current one, with Democrats and Republicans each expected to win roughly half of the state’s 17 districts. In an order released Wednesday, the high court picked a proposal submitted by the Carter petitioners, a group of Pennsylvania voters who brought a…

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“Without machining and without machinists, you won’t have anything at the store. We literally have our hands in absolutely everything.” Julia Agos, WITF News (Lebanon) – Eric Tanger’s class of 10 high school seniors at the Lebanon County Career and Technical Training Center in Lebanon was hard at work. The students were perfecting code at their workstations and operating machines. Their handiwork had to be meticulous. Measurements and calculations had to be precise. Their work was destined for the International Space Station. “Human hair is roughly three thousands of an inch in diameter. We’re holding a tolerance of about one…

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Lebanon, Pa- As we continue to grow as a company, Q Hubo News is expanding to different forms of communication. Our business model has always been to provide a way where our community is able to enjoy our platforms without having to pay for it. The reality is that someone is paying for it and that is our advertisers, without our advertisers we would not be able to do this. Last year we had a soft launch of our digital radio station, Hispanglish Radio which has been growing since it’s inception in September of 2021 and we have seen the…

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Harrisburg, Pa- Governor Tom Wolf announce that new funding is available for the Millcreek Township School District Through Pennsylvania’s Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career Program(MTTC). MTTC is a grant given through the Department of Community and Economic Development. “The grant funds may be used for professional services/consultants, internships, equipment purchase, shop modifications, program development, marketing, domestic travel, and salaries and fringes.” says the DECD website. The Governor claims that manufacturing jobs have been an important aspect of Pennsylvania history. “The general pattern of the state’s industrial development had been established by the Civil War, characterized by, “a great variety of manufactures well scattered.” Since…

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