I decided I needed to be away from the area for a bit. Recent stuff just made me not want to be at home anymore and so I figured a trip out for some breweries would help the mood a lot better. I had told Jesse and Amanda I would pop into Sworn on Black Friday so I went there for when they opened, had one of their delicious new stouts, and then I was on my way. Original plan was to make it to Wheeling, but of course, as plans often go with me... they didn't quite work out. Luckily, this time it was nothing bad, it was just me not quite getting to Wheeling by the end of the time. I made it out to Washington Brewing by 10 PM and figured that was good enough.
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy allegedly shot his father to death after previously having his Nintendo Switch handheld gaming system taken away. The boy is facing criminal homicide charges after a 13 January shooting at his family's home in Duncannon Borough. As put in court documents obtained and reported by WGAL News 8, the case illustrates how easily children can access guns in the US, where firearms are ubiquitous.
President Donald Trump took Christmas Eve calls from children inquiring as to the whereabouts of Santa Claus, according to NORAD's Santa Tracker. At one point, he fielded a call from a child in Pennsylvania, and it went as one might expect. Trump spoke to the children on speakerphone in front of cameras and was connected with a five-year-old boy and his mother in State College. Pennsylvania's great, Trump told the boy. We won Pennsylvania, actually, three times. We won Pennsylvania. We won it in a landslide, so I love Pennsylvania.
The trip hints the dilemma faced by Trump. He wants to take credit for rewiring the U.S. economy with his large tariff hikes and extension of income tax cuts, but he also continues to blame Biden for the increase nationwide in inflation rates that occurred this year during his own presidency. Overall, inflation is tracking at 3% annually, up from 2.3% in April when Trump rolled out a sweeping set of import taxes.
Always love waking up the next day in the hotel and writing out about the previous day's trip. ( The Trip - Day 1 recap) ( Big Three Day Weekend Trip) I kind of decided on the whim of doing the trip and just pretty much set the compass for West Virginia and then let myself be taken by the whims to get there.
Imagine an election whose outcome doesn't just determine the next two years, but the next decade. One where not just voting rights, reproductive rights, and civil rights - but democracy itself - is on the line, and candidates' rulings have implications for the next several election cycles, and the state's once-in-a-decade census and redistricting. One with notoriously low turnout, but historically high stakes.
Pennsylvania is positioning itself as a hub for data centers, attracting billions in investments and creating job opportunities in AI and advanced manufacturing sectors. The state's favorable conditions for data centers, such as cheap energy and a skilled workforce, are drawing tech projects like Project Gravity to the area. Pennsylvania's zoning laws have hindered the development of data centers and residential housing, contributing to rising home prices and rents.
McCormick stated, "Pennsylvania is uniquely positioned because of abundant energy, of incredible skilled workers, technology. We need to win the battle for AI innovation in America, and Pennsylvania is at the center of it."
Lancaster consumers are traveling to New York for premium high-THC cannabis from Silly Nice, which has become one of the Top 150 cannabis brands in the state.
Rising prices and mortgage rates have made it tougher for first-time homebuyers to fund stepping into their own place—but Pennsylvania remains one of the most affordable states.
Cody Balmer, the arsonist arrested for throwing two lit Molotov cocktails into the Shapiros' living room while the family slept, had a history of violence and serious mental illness that should have seen him either in jail or getting long-term, supervised treatment.
Balmer had been off his mental health medication for over a year, becoming irritable and agitated, and his mother sought help shortly before the incident.