Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a judge issued an opinion detailing her reasons for denying convicted serial child abuser Jerry Sandusky’s most recent petition for post-conviction relief. “The evidence of this years-long, horrific abuse was extensive, and Jerry Sandusky’s ...
Six days after a midterm election rout of Republicans at both the state and federal levels, professional pollsters in Harrisburg on Monday produced statistics and snapshots to show how lopsided the result actually was. Nationwide, 514 state legislative seats flipped to the Democrats, said Jefrey Pollock. In Pennsylvania, a far larger percentage of Republicans - 25% - deserted their party's gubernatorial candidate to vote for Democrat Josh Shapiro than had four years earlier, said Jim Lee. A third pollster, Berwood Yost, said the numbers that mattered most to people were ...
The Shapiro Administration is taking new steps to protect Pennsylvania’s state parks, forests, and outdoor recreation areas from the growing impacts of climate change, while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). This week, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn unveiled a new Climate Action Plan at the Mira Lloyd Dock Resource Conservation Center, establishing measurable goals and actions to make the Commonwealth’s public lands and DCNR operations more sustainable and resilient through ...
Tidioute Community Charter School (TCCS) students and staff welcomed local veterans to the school's annual Veterans Day program, taking time to recognize and thank the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The program opened with scouts members presenting the ...
The Warren County School District board of directors unanimously approved a 1.7% salary adjustment for Superintendent Gary Weber during this week’s regular board meeting, following public comments from residents who questioned the increase amid concerns about the district's finances and academic performance. The adjustment, recommended as a market adjustment based on Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) figures, is retroactive to July 1, 2026. Before the board considered the measure, two residents addressed directors during the public comment portion of the meeting, ...
A Russell man has been sentenced to between 4 and 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated indecent assault in the Court of Common Pleas. The sentence was made by Judge Todd Woodin recently. Michael R. Simpson, 52, of Russell was charged in June 2025 with second-degree felony indecent assault without consent, third-degree felony corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above and two counts of indecent assault without consent of other by the State Police at Warren. Charges were filed June 13, 2025, after an alleged incident on May 17, 2025. The rest of the charges ...
