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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Climate
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Frost Advisory issued for areas of Pennsylvania despite it being June
ALTOONA, PA. (WTAJ) — The National Weather Service out of State College has issued a Frost Advisory for parts of Pennsylvania. The advisory is in effect from 1 a.m. until 7 a.m. Monday, June 2. Counties included: Cameron, Clearfield, and Elk. Temperatures through the overnight hours into Monday morning will dip towards the mid to upper 30s within the Laurel Highlands and towards the I-80 corridor. Frost could harm sensitive vegetation in valley areas. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsweek
a day ago
- Newsweek
Pennsylvania Group Proposes Alternative Rail Plan for State
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Pennsylvania authorities are planning a new highway to connect the State College Area, but local activists have pitched an alternative: a railway system. The Centre County Highway Project would construct an 8-mile, four-lane connector to improve access to the State College area. A campaign group opposing the highway is calling for the state to invest in a rail system instead. Newsweek reached out to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation via email for comment. Why It Matters The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is exploring options for a new highway access road connecting U.S. 322 at Potters Mills and the Mount Nittany Expressway near Boalsburg. Planning took place throughout 2024, with open-house meetings about the project held in August. What To Know The Centre County Highway Revolt, a campaign group that wants to replace the highway plans with a railway system, told Newsweek that a train network would be more useful to residents and less environmentally damaging. "The project is primarily hoping to end highway construction in Pennsylvania and divert road funding over to rail transit and active transportation," a spokesperson for the CCHR campaign said. The group also stated that the cost of a rail project would be lower than that of a highway of the same length, although the proposal has not been fully costed. "A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates phase 1 should be under $400 million, so about half the cost of the SCAC highway, but also we're not engineering experts, so take that with a grain of salt, CCHR said. "Future phases will obviously be much more expensive, but that's just making up for lost time. There are currently 3 highways going into the State College area, but zero long-distance bicycle trails (like the nearby GAP or Ghost Town trails) and zero intercity rail options (like is seen at equivalent R1 University towns such as Davis, Champaign-Urbana, or Ann Arbor)." A proposed map of a rail route in Centre County, Pennsylvania. A proposed map of a rail route in Centre County, Pennsylvania. CCHR The current route proposed by the CCHR campaign would stretch from State College to Tyrone, connecting the Amtrak service there. "PennDOT has offered people a choice of 'peanuts, peanuts, or peanuts' and concluded nobody wants pretzels," CCHR said. "We think that's bad engineering, and all future road and highway projects should be halted until multimodal options have been brought up to equivalent levels of investment." "The economic benefits are myriad. The science shows conclusively that rail and trail projects generate a much higher return on investment for every dollar spent than equivalent road projects. Cars are insanely expensive, so transit users and bicyclists spend more at local businesses than drivers, and tubular transit connections have been shown to directly improve rural economies and eco-tourism." What People Are Saying The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said that the highway would "meet the needs of interstate, regional, and local traffic passing through and moving within the study area by reducing congestion, improving safety, and addressing system continuity." What Happens Next The highway project continues to make progress, with more consultations about environmental impact scheduled in the future.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill opening first Pittsburgh location in June
Fast casual eatery Mezeh Mediterranean Grill is preparing to open its doors in South Fayette. Mezeh will hold its grand opening on Thursday, June 6, at the Piazza at South Fayette Township. This is the fast casual restaurant's first location in Pittsburgh, which is the third area in Pennsylvania the chain has opened up shop in, complimenting operations in State College and Philadelphia. 'We see Pittsburgh as a really strong market, we're hoping to open five to six stores there in the next couple years,' Madelaine Brewer, Mezeh chief marketing officer, said. 'Pittsburgh has some healthy fast casual options but compared to other markets we're in, it seems to be lacking a bit and there aren't a lot of Mediterranean places and those that there are are mostly sit down. We do offer dine in, but the majority of the business is take out, delivery and catering, so I think we're filling a gap there.' Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
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Letters: Preserve America's rule of law; Thompson's ‘Big Beautiful Bill' vote not surprising
Yesterday, my grandson asked me if we lived in a corrupt country. I replied that national corruption is tracked independently by Every year, top 'honest' nations and regions are Scandinavia, the UK, Singapore and most European countries. The U.S. is up there, too. So far. At the bottom, in Russia, you get 'telephone justice.' If you go to court, judges are assigned. They negotiate the outcome in advance based on your wealth, connections and who's paid what to whom. Calls are made. Then, a quick trial and your sentence. Here in the U.S., what I consider 'the body' remains pretty firm. I respect cops, zoning officials and the law — more importantly, I trust them. But 'the head' is rotten. The corruption of a president defying everyone that stands between him and what he wants (a big parade, a big jet) is taking a toll. As they say, 'the fish rots from the head.' Federal and state judges, so far, have defended our Constitution, but find it harder every week as corruption is ignored or winked at. What can you, as one person, do? Consider for a moment that we're a basically good and honest country. Call or email Senators Dave McCormick and John Fetterman, or your Congressperson, today. Tell them that we're still respected as a country of laws, and we want to stay that way. Help preserve America's rule of law, Mr. or Ms. Representative. Follow the Constitution. Don't let the rot proceed. Randolph Hudson, State College No one in PA-15 should be surprised to learn that GT voted for Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill.' No one who has followed GT's voting record should be surprised to learn that, once again, he voted against the best interests of his constituents. No one should be surprised to learn that, once again, he voted in his own self-interests (remaining in the good graces of the GOP) instead of for what's best for PA-15. I wonder if Republican voters will be surprised when they, their family members and/or neighbors lose SNAP and health care benefits — or when their small rural health care centers close and they must travel hours for competent care. Certainly, some of the 8.6 million losing health care and 3 million losing SNAP benefits are in PA-15. How many of them voted for GT, I wonder. Will they be surprised, or care, when the national debt increases again, this time by $3.8 trillion over 10 years — and their children and grandchildren are burdened with the debt? Will they be surprised to learn that the rich are getting richer on the backs of the poor? If the bill were so beautiful, why was it passed under the cover of darkness? GT will tout the few benefits in the bill; no tax on tips or overtime among them, but the overwhelming burden will fall on his constituents while the rich continue to laugh all the way to the bank — or to their yachts and vacation homes. Wake up, PA-15! Norita Chyle, State College Despite what Donald Trump thinks, this is a great country. And we've accomplished great things while being positive and uplifting about it. We built an education system that is the envy of the world. Public K-12 education and our colleges and world-class research universities provide a better life for all. We joined the freedom-loving international community to create alliances to check the spread of totalitarianism and its Soviet sponsor. We launched a space program that reaches for the stars while providing benefits for all on Earth. We funded science and the arts. We created a social safety net to provide health care and basic services for millions of our people. We supported freedom of the press and freedom to criticize our leaders without fear. We followed our Constitution, accepted rule of law, and viewed an independent judiciary as fundamental. And we weren't vindictive bullies when doing any of this. Donald Trump and his flag-waving Republican toadies are determined to take this country down rather than build us up. They want to destroy the very things that pushed us toward greatness. It's difficult to name any actions Trump and today's Republicans have taken to bring us together, build us up, support all our people, stand with our allies, or promote democracy. Government by slogan doesn't make us great. We'll be great again when Trump and the MAGA Republicans are gone, and we have a chance to recover from the damage they have done. Bob Potter, Boalsburg
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
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Centre County, State College accused by Trump admin of defying immigration law
Both Centre County and State College were listed by the federal government Thursday as being among the more than 500 'sanctuary jurisdictions' accused of defying federal immigration law — although it is unclear why. Neither the county nor the borough received formal notification of its alleged noncompliance, both entities said Friday in separate written statements to the CDT. However, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) noted in a news release that such notification is forthcoming. Until then, although the community has largely billed itself as welcoming to all, it's unclear exactly why Centre County and State College were targeted. 'Centre County Government just became aware of this as well,' County Administrator John Franek said in an email. 'The county has not received any type of correspondence from the federal government regarding this matter.' According to the DHS, both State College and Centre County were listed among the 'sanctuary jurisdictions' — states, counties and cities — that 'protect dangerous criminal aliens from facing consequences and put law enforcement in peril.' The DHS said it determined the 'sanctuary jurisdictions' based on factors like compliance with federal law enforcement, information restrictions and legal protections for immigrants who entered the country illegally. Again, it's unknown exactly how that applies to Centre County and State College. Borough leadership clarified in January 2017 that it was not a sanctuary city, noting a previous council resolution simply made value statements about immigration. Meanwhile, the county government never passed anything related to 'sanctuary jurisdictions,' a point also made by the Centre County Democratic Committee. 'This is merely a distraction by the current administration from their attacks on the poor, veterans and our communities,' the committee added in a written statement. Neither the borough nor the county offered any clues as to why they might be included on the DHS' list. They largely declined to answer questions from the CDT, including whether the federal government requested help with immigration enforcement so far this calendar year. The DHS, which has received pushback across the country, said the extensive list it created was not static and that the status of jurisdictions could change. 'Note that the list can be reviewed and changed at any time and will be updated regularly,' its website read. 'No one should act on this information without conducting their own evaluation of the information.' In Pennsylvania, five cities and 11 counties were placed on the list, which was created as a direct result of Executive Order 14287, signed on April 28. The primary risk of being on the list is the potential loss of federal funding, which would have a significant economic impact on the communities involved. Among the five cities on the list are Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, State College and York. The 11 counties are Adams, Allegheny, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Dauphin, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Montour and Northampton. Immigration was a key campaign issue for President Donald Trump, and his administration has promised to annually deport more than a million immigrants. However, based on the current numbers, Trump is on pace to deport less than a quarter of that — and needs a significant boost to approach his goal. Former President Barack Obama carried out 432,000 deportations in 2013, an average of 36,000 per month, the highest annual total since records were kept. Trump carried out 17,200 deportations this past April.
