Category: Pennsylvania

Best Camping in Pennsylvania

Camping is hugely popular right now, because it is one way to vacation and have your own space. You aren’t in a resort or hotel, and you control who is around you. While we aren’t big on camping, many of my friends are and I asked them what the best spots are in Pennsylvania. Camping…


72-Year-Old Jan. 6 Defendant Sentenced to 46 Months for Assaulting Police

A 72-year-old Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 46 months—or three years and 10 months—in federal prison for having assaulted a police officer during protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The man, Howard C. Richardson, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly…


Pennsylvania Abruptly Changes Voter Registration Form, Combines With Mail-In Ballot Application

In the middle of the election cycle, the Pennsylvania Department of State has suddenly changed its voter registration application form to include a mail-in ballot application. The applications used to be on separate forms, but this seemingly small clerical change is creating logistical headaches for county election directors and causing voter confusion. Registering to vote…


35 Years After Man Found Dead, Sculpture Renews Hope to ID Him

Almost 35 years after a man’s remains were found, police are still hoping someone can recognize his face, as reconstructed by a forensic artist. “This face represents a brother, son, or father who needs to reclaim his identity and be given the dignity that he deserves,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in an Aug….


At Mastriano Rally, Pennsylvania Voters Say They Want Leaders Who Protect Freedom, Enforce the Law

Individual voters have different priorities, even if they are in the same party. For many Republicans, those priorities share the core value of freedom. As roughly 300 Republicans gathered Wednesday at the Star Barn in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, to hear gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speak, The Epoch Times asked voters what issue they wish candidates and…


Parents Wary of Digital Hall Pass That Records Students’ Movements

In the old days, when a student requested a bathroom visit during classroom time, the teacher handed them a hall pass made of paper or sometimes a wooden block. Now, many schools are taking the hall pass digital with SmartPass, a hall pass application that tracks students and generates weekly reports about trends in their…


In the Pennsylvania Senate Race, What Motivates Voters Is Complicated

Commentary ERIE, Pa.—Every election cycle in America, plenty of people will decide, for one reason or another, not to show up to vote. Their reasons often vary. They may not like either candidate’s personality or may not feel either candidate represents their views—or they just don’t think the government will change, no matter who is…


Police: Pennsylvania Man Tried to Buy Stolen Human Remains

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and other charges after police say he allegedly tried to buy stolen human remains from an Arkansas woman for possible resale on Facebook. A spokeswoman for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock confirmed that the remains had…


Pennsylvania GOP Lawmakers Seek Removal of Gender Theory From Education Website

Twenty-one Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are calling for the resignation of acting Pennsylvania Education Secretary Eric Hagarty—unless he takes immediate action to reverse the new content requirements and guidelines set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to promote “gender diversity” and “gender neutrality.” Gov. Tom Wolf’s press secretary Elizabeth…


Philadelphia Illegally Using Taxpayer Money to Pay for Abortions: Lawsuit

Philadelphia officials are illegally giving $500,000 to an organization that helps women obtain abortions, according to a new lawsuit. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 4 that the city was transferring the money to the Abortion Liberation Fund of Pennsylvania. According to a press release from Kenney’s office, the taxpayer money would…