TV
WSKG TV Rescan Day is August 2
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Do you watch WSKG TV with an antenna? You may need to “rescan” your TV set August 2 to continue watching WSKG, Kids, Create and World.
Country music screening and concert
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Free screening and concert at WSKG: Ken Burns’ Country Music and Milkweed
Government
Reps. Reed, Brindisi Want More Investment In Rural Broadband
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“We electrified the country in 10 years through the New Deal. We can do the same thing with rural broadband.”
Crime and Justice
Citing Technicality, Tamaqua Scraps First-Of-Kind Policy To Arm Teachers
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The Tamaqua Area School District in Schuylkill County will scrap a groundbreaking policy that would have allowed teachers and staff to carry weapons anonymously on school grounds.
Government
New York Creates Safeguards Against ICE Facial Recognition Searches
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In New York state, a new law that allows the immigrants to apply for driver’s licenses has safeguards against such searches.
App NEWS
Some PA School Superintendents Are Quietly Packing Firearms
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Who can carry a firearm in schools and under what circumstances remains murky in Pennsylvania — and up for debate.
Government
Brindisi Introduces Bill To Eliminate Automatic Pay Raises For Congress
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The House of Representatives won’t be getting a pay raise this year, after freshmen Democrats, including Rep. Anthony Brindisi (D-Utica) protested to leadership. Now, Brindisi and a bipartisan group of representatives are taking it a step further.
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Chronic Pain, PTSD Among Top Reasons Behind Medical Marijuana Use In PA
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3,334 people sought medical marijuana to treat opioid use disorder that hasn’t responded to “conventional therapeutic interventions,” or as a supplement to other therapies.
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Spectrum Bill Credits Come To Some Customers
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Spectrum is issuing $75 credits to customers that either had insufficient equipment or signed up for faster internet plans.
Homepage Top Story
‘Hard’ And ‘Soft’ School Safety Solutions On Display At PA Conference
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“I want to teach them science, and now I have to learn how to send them home to their parents. And that’s a heavy topic”