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State launches voter registration dashboard

Less than 80 days until Election Day, the Pennsylvania Department of State rolled out a new way for Pennsylvanians to access data the Department has publicly reported for years. DOS will publish and regularly update a voter registration dashboard showing the year-to-date cumulative net change in total voter registration statewide. The new tools provide Pennsylvanians with additional, visual ways to track changes in the Commonwealth’s voter registration totals. “The Commonwealth’s voter registration rolls are continuously changing as Pennsylvanians register to vote, move, pass ...

Visibly proud

The American flag represents a 250-year legacy of freedom, wisdom, and resilience. It has witnessed the full scope of our nation's history. We fly it to honor the heavy price paid for our liberty. To place the flag in memory of our fallen heroes is to permanently recognize their courage and ...

RDA moves for demolition on failing site

The Warren Redevelopment Authority (RDA) unanimously rejected a revised proposal from the Warren Heritage Community Alliance on Wednesday and voted to seek new demolition bids for the long-vacant building at 231-237 Pennsylvania Ave. W. The decisions marked a significant shift in ...

Sunflower Festival set for weekend

Wilds Sonshine Factory will welcome visitors for its fourth annual PA State Sunflower Festival from Friday to Sunday for a celebration of Pennsylvania’s rich agricultural heritage, rural communities and the growing economic impact of rural tourism. The event will be at 3480 Route 6, West Kane. What began in 2023 as part of Wilds Sonshine Factory’s Grand Opening has grown into a much-anticipated annual event that continues to draw thousands of visitors to the area. The inaugural festival welcomed approximately 2,000 people over three days. In 2024, attendance tripled to roughly ...

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 ...

Briefs

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 ...