Rangers radio engineer collapses outside ballpark, dies
July 11, 2022 GMTARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ted Nichols-Payne, the Texas Rangers' radio network engineer for nearly 30 years, collapsed in the parking lot of Globe Life Field before Sunday's game against Minnesota and died at a hospital.
Gym teacher accused of rape files counterclaim
June 10, 2021 GMTDUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts middle school gym teacher, accused in a lawsuit of raping a student years ago, has filed a counterclaim against the parents who sued him.
4 girls, 12 and 14 years old, accused of setting house fire
April 11, 2021 GMTFERNDALE, Pa. (AP) — Four teenage girls ranging in age from 12 to 14 have been arrested on juvenile court charges of setting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied western Pennsylvania house earlier this month, sending a police officer and a firefighter to the hospital, authorities said...
Gov. Wolf Commits To Help Find Financial Aid For Scranton School District
August 21, 2019 GMTGov. Tom Wolf knows about the financial problems facing the Scranton School District and wants to help find solutions, he said in a meeting with local
legislators Tuesday.
“While Gov. Wolf is limited in what he can do executively, he committed to exploring potential areas for short-term help for the district and working with the delegation to enact long-term solutions to help all school districts, including Scranton,” the governor’s office said in a statement after the meeting.
22nd State Senate District
November 6, 2018 GMTProperty tax reform divides the two candidates running in the 22nd state Senate District. At the heart of the issue is Senate Bill 76, which calls for funding education by hiking the personal income tax rate from 3.07 to 4.95 percent, a 61 percent increase, and the state sales tax from 6 to 7 percent, a 17 percent increase.
Mullins Laps Field With Cash, Blake’s Rolodex
May 19, 2018 GMTKyle Mullins whacked ’em. What might have seemed to his opponents like a close 112th state House District Democratic primary election race turned out a rout. In the process, Mullins proved money still matters in political campaigns — abortion not so much — and state Sen.