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Americans gear up for big travel weekend, ahead of nation's 249th birthday
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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The long holiday weekend is already underway for many people. Some people are already heading out on vacation. Triple-A predicts more than 72 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home this year. Nearly 62 million will travel by...
Pennsylvania high school baseball and softball all-star games grow
Sports Illustrated - New York
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June 26, 2025
Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association President Brian Jardine knew that attempting to assemble a baseball all-star game on a state level would be a logistical nightmare. In the spring and early summer, anyone playing those types of...
Officials warn of dangerous fish invading critical US waterways: 'They can travel between bodies of water'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
With powerful jaws and a voracious appetite, they can take down much larger animals. by Michael MuirJuly 3, 2025 Officials in Pennsylvania are sounding the alarm after an angler caught a destructive aquatic intruder in Chester County, Patch...
Our democracy looks a bit like ‘Mad Max - Pennsylvania Avenue’ | Column
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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Dear Democracy, You just turned 249, and the years are starting to show. You’re getting sorta creaky and the liver spots are getting, well, darker. I barely recognize you these days. Daniel Ruth [ Tampa Bay Times ]It’s understandable, of course....
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Adds 15 People to Gambling Exclusion List
Gambling News - New York
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June 26, 2025
Pennsylvania’s involuntary gambling exclusion lists have grown by 15 people as the state’s Gaming Control Board placed several gamblers due to various acts of misdemeanor, including leaving children unattended in vehicles. 15 Added to...
Pennsylvania’s communities win when we invest in outdoor recreation
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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June 26, 2025
Anyone who doubts the economic importance of outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania should visit rural Huntingdon County, home of Raystown Lake. Thousands visit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-operated recreation area each year to boat, fish, and...
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials expecting busy holiday travel period
CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Turnpike officials expect a busy travel period heading into the Fourth of July weekend. The Turnpike projects that more than 5.88 million motorists will be traveling on the Turnpike system from Friday, June 27, through Sunday, July 6....
MDOT suspends majority of construction projects to ease holiday weekend travel
Fox 47 - Michigan
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July 4, 2025
LANSING, Mich — Michigan drivers heading out for the holiday weekend will get some relief as the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) temporarily pauses most of its construction projects across the state. Holiday travelers in and around...
DOJ: California man allegedly traveled to Pennsylvania to have sex with minor
FOX56 - Pennsylvania
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LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — A federal grand jury has indicted a California man after authorities alleged he traveled to Pennsylvania to have sex with a minor. According to the United States Attorney's Office, Marvin Isaac Dagoc, 27, of Lakeside,...
Trump hits tourists with bombshell new tax to visit America's most popular destinations
Daily Mail
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July 4, 2025
Donald Trump signed an executive order to keep with his 'America First' agenda increasing entry fees with a tax on foreign nationals at U.S. national parks, while making it less expensive for citizens. The additional revenue generated by higher...
2025 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts to be held July 9-13
The Pennsylvania State University
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July 3, 2025
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The 59th annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts returns to the streets of downtown State College and Penn State’s University Park campus from Wednesday, July 9, through Sunday, July 13. Founded in 1967 by the State...
Gisele Fetterman's 'heartbreak' as her husband sides with Trump on ICE despite her own illegal migrant experience
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
Gisele Fetterman said that 'every single day is a heartbreak' as she's watched President Donald Trump implement his promised mass deportation plan. The wife of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is opening up about her unexpected journey from...
Noticing more mosquitoes this year? You're not alone, according to Franklin County officials
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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An unusually wet spring has created ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, expert Jason Goetz says. Here's how you can help keep the pests at bay. CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — If you've noticed there are more mosquitoes to deal with this summer, you're...
Pa. Turnpike says today will be the busiest travel day of Fourth of July weekend
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
AND TOMORROW THERE’S EVEN MORE. WE’LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT TOMORROW. SPEAKING OF THE HOLIDAY, THE TURNPIKE PROJECTS THAT TODAY WILL BE THE SECOND BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TURNPIKE ESTIMATES AROUND 685,000 TRAVELERS WILL BE USING...
Greenland amps up tourism drive
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Tourists on a whale watching boat tour take photos at sea near Nuuk, Greenland, on June 17. The Associated Press NUUK, Greenland — Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa...
AAA: Record 72.2 million Americans expected to travel domestically July 4th week
Shelby Daily Globe - Ohio
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AAA projects 72.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Independence Day holiday period from Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, July 6. This year’s domestic travel forecast is an increase of 1.7 million travelers compared to...
Violent Mexican sex trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison after running nearly decade-long U.S. prostitution ring
One America News Network
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July 17, 2025
Handcuffs secure the back door of a US Customs and Border Protection border patrol vehicle (David McNew/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf 9:41 AM – Thursday, July 17, 2025 A Mexican sex trafficker has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after...
Pennsylvania's hate crime law doesn't include the LGBTQ+ community
NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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June 26, 2025
It’s been more than three years since Naasire Johnson’s murder and his family still visits his grave regularly. On Feb. 17, 2022, Johnson, 20, left his home in West Philadelphia and went to a residence on the 2900 block of W. Oxford Street where...
Fairview football game in West Virginia completes schedule
The Morning Journal - Ohio
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July 17, 2025
For most of the summer, Fairview football was without a Week 10 opponent for the upcoming season. After their scheduled regular-season finale was cancelled by Beachwood, the Warriors announced they will head out of state and play Cabell Midland of...
Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds and nickel-sized hail in Lehigh and Northampton counties Thursday
Lehigh Valley Live - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
On Thursday at 6:23 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 6:45 p.m. for Lehigh and Northampton counties. Brace for nickel-sized hail (0.88 inches) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph....