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Pennsylvania part of $17B Meta settlement

Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Wednesday that Pennsylvania, as part of a multistate coalition, has reached a settlement with Meta that assures the social media company will implement sweeping changes to existing age assurance framework, limit children’s time on their platforms, and cut kids’ access to harmful content. The settlement, which involves up to $17.1 billion in national remediation payments, is the largest-ever settlement involving a big tech company. The total is contingent on other major social media companies agreeing to the same sweeping ...

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Outdoor Club event Sunday On Sunday, the Allegheny Outdoor Club will ride bikes or hike from Hydetown to Centerville. The group will meet at Musante Street in Warren at 1 p.m. then travel to Hydetown near Titusville. Greg Burkett is the leader for this activity. Historian offers info on name BUSTI — Local historian John Everett Jones will speak this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Busti Historical Society about the Polish and Italian connections to the Holland Land Company and how Busti got its name. All are invited to come learn how Western New York was settled and the man Busti is ...

County students make return to classrooms

Students across the Warren County School District returned to the classroom Tuesday, marking the start of a new school year. According to Superintendent Gary Weber, the first day got off to a smooth and uneventful start, with no major issues reported across the district. “The first day ...

Lawmaker: community service needed for litter violators

A state lawmaker wants to update the state’s littering laws to allow judges to assess community service in all circumstances. The state rewrote its littering laws in 2018 to increase fines from $50 to $300 with repeat offenders facing fines up to $1,000. The 2018 law also requires an ...

Pennsylvania Family Physicians urge vaccination for measles

The Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP) is urging Pennsylvanians to stay up to date on recommended vaccinations following the deaths of two Lancaster County residents from measles, the first measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania in 35 years. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that both individuals were unvaccinated. The state has confirmed nearly 400 measles cases this year, including 185 in Lancaster County and 41 in Chester County. The Department of Health has administered more than 3,600 measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations through 85 pop-up clinics ...

‘More than a new name’

After celebrating 30 years in 2025, a new identity for the personal care home once known as The Suites at Rouse has been rebranded and will now go by Rosecliffe by Rouse. The new name is Inspired by Rosecliffe Dairy, a well-known local dairy farm that operated in Irvine many years ago. It ...