(WHTM) — The school shooting in Nashville might have you wondering if children are safe in Pennsylvania schools. The answer, experts say, is not safe enough. Lots of possible solutions and funding are out there for schools, but there’s a reluctance to embrace them. Nashville is just the latest dot on the United States map […]

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — Two adults have been banned from all Pennsylvania casinos by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) after leaving children unattended to gamble. The PGCB announced on March 22 that a man and a woman were banned from all 17 Pennsylvania casinos for separate incidents of leaving children unattended in vehicles to gamble. […]

PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) – A local credit union has expanded its membership eligibility to 17 local counties across New York’s Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes, and northern Pennsylvania. ServU Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Painted Post, announced that membership is now open to a total of 17 counties. Specifically, ServU said that “Membership is […]

EAST EARL, Pa. (WHTM) – Governor Josh Shapiro, Senator Scott Martin (R-Berks/Lancaster), and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture met with Lancaster County farmers to discuss the challenges they face with Hi-Path Avian Influenza and the state’s response. Pennsylvania has lost around 4,650,840 birds to Hi-Path Avian Influenza since it first appeared back in April 2022. […]

(WHTM) – Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman will return to the Senate the week of April 17 after receiving inpatient treatment for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Fetterman’s scheduled return was first reported by Politico and confirmed to abc27 by a person with knowledge of the plans. Fetterman has been receiving treatment […]

A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after he allegedly lured a girl into his car and inappropriately touched her.

(WETM) — New York State has the 25th most affordable utilities in the U.S., according to a report by move.org. Pennsylvania isn’t far behind, ranking 28th. The report says that the average monthly utility cost is $390.79 for New Yorkers and $394.41 for Pennsylvanians. These figures include average costs for electricity, natural gas, water, water […]

GREENE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania man will never get to taste freedom again after being handed a three-thousand-year sentence for sex crimes against children. Matthew Perry, 44, of Greensboro, was sentenced March 28 after being convicted of 13,143 felony counts of sex crimes against children, including 2,190 counts of rape of a child […]

TIOGA COUNTY, P.a. (WETM) — Two bridges in Tioga County will begin construction on April 3, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A preservation project on Route 15 is planned for the bridge over Mill Creek Reservoir in Tioga Township, P.a. The preservation will affect northbound travel between Exit 182 and Exit 191. The […]

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Police agencies were on the scene at multiple schools in Pennsylvania after getting calls about an active shooter. Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have confirmed these to be “swatting” calls — fake calls meant to draw a large police presence — and there’s no known threat to any surrounding schools at this […]