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LaFollette Middle student council to visit Hershey factory in Pennsylvania in May
LaFollette Press - Tennessee
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The student council at LaFollette Middle School will travel in May to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to visit the Hershey factory and see the Amish country. The Campbell County High School girls basketball team will travel to Nashville in December...
Sunflowers are growing tourism in Girard. Where to see them
The Tri County Independent - Pennsylvania
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The sunflower project has drawn an estimated 10,000 visitors in just one week. The project, which planted 1.2 million sunflowers, is increasing tourism and boosting local businesses. The harvested seeds will be used by Wilds Sonshine Factory in...
6 last-minute summer getaways in Pennsylvania before school starts
Keystone Newsroom - Pennsylvania
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August 13, 2025
You still have time to plan a quick vacation in Pennsylvania before summer slips through your fingers. How is it already August, and why is it that the days seem to move faster in summer than during the dark and dreary winter? No matter, because...
Pennsylvania Roundup: PennDOT enhances 511PA website to help get to Little League World Series
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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August 12, 2025
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation encourages motorists traveling to the Little League World Series in Williamsport this week to plan their trip using the enhanced real-time travel and alternate-route information available on a...
From joggers to tourists, DC residents voice alarm over National Guard patrols
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 13, 2025
National Guard and federal police deployed in Washington, D.C. as part of Trump’s crime crackdown, sparking public concern and political debate. Dozens of federal police and, for the first time since President Donald Trump made the announcement,...
PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police Announce ‘Operation Yellow Jacket’ Speed Enforcement in Highway Work Zones
Gant News - Pennsylvania
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August 13, 2025
CLEARFIELD –The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and the Highway Safety Network (HSN) announced today the implementation of Operation Yellow Jacket in highway work zones in PennDOT’s...
Pennsylvania man dies in fiery I-295 crash
News Center Maine
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August 11, 2025
BOWDOINHAM, Maine — A man from Pennsylvania died Sunday afternoon after his vehicle left Interstate 295 in Bowdoinham, struck several trees, and caught fire. Responding units found the vehicle off the roadway in the median, where the fire was...
Pa. Game Commission's elk cam returns ahead of mating season
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 15, 2025
A constant livestream in the heart of Pennsylvania’s elk country has restarted as the species begins its mating season, called the elk rut. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced Friday it had powered up its video and audio stream of an area...
Little League Classic 2025: How to watch Mariners vs. Mets
ESPN Global
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A summer tradition returns Sunday when the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets take part in the eighth annual MLB Little League Classic. The clubs will travel to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the site of the Little League Baseball World Series, and...
‘Immaculate resurrection’ Pennsylvania Trolley Museum unveils restored Terrible Trolley
The Herald-Standard - Pennsylvania
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August 13, 2025
The refurbished Terrible Trolley was unveiled at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Tuesday. Pittsburgh was both on the ropes and riding high when the 1980s got underway. The steel industry and other types of manufacturing were declining,...
Pennsylvania House makes last-ditch effort to stave off cuts at Philadelphia’s public transit agency
Associated Press
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August 11, 2025
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives met hastily Monday to pass transportation funding legislation in a last-ditch effort to stave off deep service cuts at the Philadelphia region’s public transit agency. The...
3-year-old child, dog found dead in car while mother says she was camping, court records say
KOLD News 13 - Arizona
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August 12, 2025
BANGOR, Maine (WABI/Gray News) - A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of her 3-year-old daughter. Kelly Brown, 40, appeared in court on Monday, where a judge set her bail at $50,000. Court records...
Pennsylvania's budget is 6 weeks late, and lawmakers can't agree on transit funding
WESA - Pennsylvania
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August 11, 2025
The state budget is six weeks late, and both parties seem to have dug their heels in even deeper during the past week: Democrats have said they have no interest in passing a six-month, short-term budget, while Republicans have signaled that their...
17th Annual ‘We All Win’ Backpack Giveaway set for Tuesday
WILX - Michigan
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August 12, 2025
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Power 96.5, a hip hop and R&B radio station, is teaming up with Communities In Schools of Michigan to host a backpack giveaway on Tuesday, August 12. The 17th Annual ‘We All Win’ Backpack Giveaway will provide backpacks...
What Condé Nast Traveler says is Nevada’s most iconic dessert
Reno Gazette-Journal - Nevada
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Basque cheesecake — also known as burnt Basque cheesecake — was named Nevada’s most iconic sweet in Condé Nast Traveler’s new “50 States, 50 Desserts” list, which spotlights a signature dessert for each state. The crustless cheesecake, baked at...
LETTER: Abandoned mines are not tourist sites; stay out!
The Shenandoah Sentinel - Pennsylvania
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August 12, 2025
Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history museums or tourist sites. The properties where...
Deep Creek Lake Lions Club Annual Summer Blind Camping Program
Deep Creek Times - Maryland
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The Deep Creek Lake Lions Club held its annual blind camping program July 21 through July 24, 2025. This year, we had 14 visually impaired campers and 1 hearing-impaired camper, along with 22 family members. The families camped at the McHenry...
‘It’s better than a vacation’
Bellefontaine Examiner - Ohio
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August 12, 2025
For the second time, graduates from Benjamin Logan High School participated in the American Exchange Project (AEP) … and this year they convinced students from Bellefontaine High School to join in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. AEP sends high...
Hilliker Shoots 74 On Travel League At Riverside GC
The Post-Journal - New York
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CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. — The Wednesday Travel League played Riverside Golf Course for the first time since 2016. Josh Hilliker shot 37-37 for the low round of 74 to capture his league-high seventh tour win of the season. Robert Calph finished...
Most Affordable Places for Adult Travel During the Summer Months
Travelbinger
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August 11, 2025
The summer travel season has started, and you’re ready to use some of those hard-earned vacation days to travel solo, as a couple, or with a group of friends. There are a lot of places you can vacation at, but they’re not necessarily the most...