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Harrisburg, PA – As summer break approaches and teenagers seek employment opportunities, Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jennifer Berrier is reminding parents, teens, educators and employers across Pennsylvania about the rules outlined in the commonwealth’s Child Labor Act that protects workers under age 18.

The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating a complaint received on 31 May 2022 where a masked individual displaying a handgun posted a threat on social media advising that students should not go to school. Investigators have determined that the message was posted from a fictitious account.

Philadelphia, PA − May 24, 2022 − Today, Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County) held a rally attended by more than 200 housing and energy advocates, community leaders, Pennsylvania residents, and Democrat and Republican legislators from the General Assembly to call for the passage of his bipartisan Whole-Home Repairs Act (Senate Bill 1135).

What took place in both of these events is tragic. It is a tragedy that 31 people will never have the opportunity to continue living and growing, but also tragic that we live in a society where two people, hardly grown past their childhood, felt compelled to perpetrate these crimes.