The surge peaked in the first quarter of 2021 when 427,450 used the Pennsylvania Instant Check System or PICS. The system, established in 1998, is used by sheriffs, chiefs of police, and firearm dealers to determine if a person can purchase or carry a firearm.
Just over a week ago, Keely Childers Heany, Heidi Moser, Sarah Dickey and Laura Shenk launched a campaign in response to what they view as unruly conduct at school board meetings.
Anti-abortion activists at the state Capitol Monday decried efforts to increase government funding for abortions and called on the General Assembly to pass the Down Syndrome abortion ban and to regulate the disposal of fetal remains.
Julie Urban with Penn State’s Department of Entomology said they are more noticeable right now because they are in their “teenage phase.” She said that means they are feeding a lot and ready to reproduce.
Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said there have been an “astronomical” number of recent overdoses in West Reading Borough and the City of Reading. He issued a health alert Monday in response to the spike.
A federal judge is determining the cost of sanctions for two attorneys whose lawsuit contained baseless claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed the motion in May to recover legal fees from Gary Fielder and Ernest Walker.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Bay was winding down her 37-year career as a flight attendant when she boarded United Flight 93.
By Julia Agos and Tim Lambert Friends and family members of those impacted by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are working to find ways to tell Flight 93’s story to the next generation.
By Julia Agos Senate President Jake Corman says he’s in search of ‘flaws in the system’ and not a recount. Yet he says he’s talked to former President Donald Trump — who still is pushing his election-fraud lie — and says Trump is ‘comfortable’ with the Pa. effort.
Over the past few days, many have been reaching out to colleagues and sharing posts on social media. WITF’s Julia Agos talked to two men who were stationed in Afghanistan about how they’re reflecting on their service and now the collapse of the Afghan military they helped train.
