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Tamaqua woman arrested for taking her granddaughters from Tennessee home
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (431+ words) A Schuylkill County woman accused of taking two teenage girls from their Tennessee home and transporting them to Pennsylvania before being arrested in Cumberland County over the weekend is the teens" grandmother, officials said. State Police stopped Ana Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 60, of…...
New Pa. law requires schools to notify families of incidents involving weapons
3+ week, 3+ day ago (807+ words) A new Pennsylvania law requires school districts to notify parents and employees each time there is an incident involving a weapon on school grounds, a change that Schuylkill County school officials mostly support. Districts have 24 hours from the time of…...
COUNTERPOINT: Work requirements increase bureaucracy more than accountability
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (416+ words) When Republicans were looking for ways to reduce the cost of their One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), one of the first offsets they incorporated was a federal work requirement for Medicaid. Proponents claimed this "common-sense" policy would grow the economy…...