Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of October.
Good morning, Harrisburg.
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties held its 'Men Meeting the Moment' event in October to help locals learn to spot signs of abuse and offer support, with advice from executive director Sonya Brown and keynote speaker Robert Attaway (participants are reminded about the hotline 1-800-852-2102).
Republic Amusements, a Camp Hill skill games vendor working with about 1,000 locations statewide, announced it will lay off 81 workers after skill games were made illegal on Oct.
13 and filed a WARN notice giving 60 days' notice amid regulatory concerns.
Residents can enjoy a free evening of trick or treating and art at Heart Gallery & Market today from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Bhavik Shah, a graduate student at Harrisburg University, researched the full water footprint of AI data centers (covering water for electricity generation and hardware manufacturing) to guide future water planning.
He presented his findings at the AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference on Oct. 15.
Eight months after the school district approved demolition, crews are tearing down the long-vacant William Penn School campus.
The main building is fully demolished — cleanup is underway and remaining structures will be torn down soon.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed raising the minimum age for paid fantasy sports contests from 18 to 21 to protect young players — Representative Dave Madsen said the change would give new adults more time before spending money.
Sports fans remain divided as the bill sits in House committee.
Rep. Nikki Rivera has introduced a bill to clarify when mandated reporters must file a report in cases of student-on-student abuse, following incidents at local schools that raised concerns.
The measure, referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, may help protect victims and must pass within the remaining session days.
Doctors in Dauphin County are treating rising measles cases not seen in decades.
UPMC has set protocols for exposed patients (masking and screening) as health officials continue educating providers and urging vaccinations to curb the outbreak.
On Thursday, Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. said Governor Shapiro politicized a measles outbreak when Pennsylvania turned down CDC aid, and health officials now plan to end the outbreak with pop-up clinics + nearly 6,000 vaccinations given to date.
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