HERMITAGE, Nov. 9 – An award of $24,750 in state tax credits will leverage investments in projects to continue fighting blight and combat food insecurity, state Rep. Mark Longietti announced today. Longietti, D-Mercer, said the funding includes $13,750 in tax credits to the Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County […]
By: Dylan Evans Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 5: Earlier this week, Kyle Rittenhouse began facing charges in court for first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He also faces one misdemeanor charge for possession of a dangerous weapon […]
By: Anna Boyd Nov 2, 2021: The CDC released a statement that children 5-11 are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine. They are offering a lower-dose of Pfizer’s-BioNTech’s vaccine, because of this decision over 28 million children are now able to receive vaccines. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, signed […]
Grant to Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad will cut harmful diesel emissions HERMITAGE, Nov. 1 – Grant funding of $2.9 million will allow Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. to reduce its fleet’s diesel emissions by replacing an aging, diesel-powered locomotive with an electric model, state Rep. Mark Longietti […]
Image Credit: Finance MonthlyBy Adam Button The recent uproar in cryptocurrency has brought more awareness to the problems that arise from such currencies like Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum. The main problem is the large carbon footprint, that the generation of cryptocurrency creates. What is cryptocurrency? There are six […]
By: Anna Boyd Abortion laws in the United States have been continuously argued for years. In the past year alone, many states have reopened the biggest case in the abortion battle, Roe vs. Wade. The Supreme Court made its decision in 1973 regarding this case, regulating the circumstances […]
By: Anna Boyd Florida Oct. 20: Remains and personal belongings of Brian Laundrie were found. Laundrie is the fiancé of Gabby Petito, he has been missing for over a month. The remains were found in Florida’s Carlton Reserve in a location that had been previously submerged underwater. While […]
Image Credit: Democracy NowBy Virginia Riddle Washington, DC Oct. 14: Indigenous water protectors started protests against the continued construction of Line 3 through a sit-in at the Interior Department in Washington, D.C. The protests were sparked by the Line 3 pipeline being built through numerous existing Indigenous territories. […]
Image Credit: AAMCBy: Dylan Evans Washington, D.C., Oct. 20: The White House announced that in two weeks, legislature will be detailing a plan to distribute vaccines to school children ages 5-11. Over the next two weeks, federal regulators will discuss the benefits of vaccinating school children, after taking […]
By: Samantha Walker Oct 19: Dr. Rachel Levine has become the first openly transgender four-star officer in the United States. Dr. Levine has been promoted to an admiral, which is the highest rank available within the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Before being sworn in as […]
Image Credit: Medill News Service By: Dylan Evans Washington, DC, Sept. 28: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a commission for farmers of color to address, as they stated, “racial equity issues.” Black farmers have expressed how they have been feeling discriminated by the USDA […]
By: Virginia Riddle Oct 5: Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro reported 46 criminal charges facing the Mariner East 2 pipeline. There were also an additional two charges reported to Shapiro’s office by the Pennsylvania Department of Protection (DEP). The Mariner East 2 is a natural gas pipeline that […]
By Adam Button OCTOBER 5th – Following a network outage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus; Facebook apologizes to all users publicly on Twitter while defending themselves in court for knowingly harming their audiences for profit. On Monday, October 4th at 12:00pm EST, Facebook’s services were left inaccessible […]
Image by BBCBy Adam Button Throughout the month of September, the Korean peninsula has tested missiles which could threaten the safety of Americans across seas and possibly on the western coast. Both the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK/North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (ROK/South Korea) have […]
By: Dylan Evans Censorship in books has existed as long as books themselves. Books and literature bring with them unique lines of thought, pushing the audience to reconsider certain perspectives, societal standards, and norms. That is what this year’s Banned Books Week wishes to display with the theme, […]
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