Crawford County

Early Canada goose and dove hunters take to the fields of Penn’s Woods on Sept. 1, as part of Pennsylvania’s 2012-13 migratory bird seasons announced today by Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe. Dove hunters will...

Nine Pennsylvania residents pleaded guilty to welfare fraud and/or were sentenced for their crimes during October, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today. "Being lenient with individuals who commit welfare fraud sends the message that it's...

State Department of Agriculture Secretary George Greig met with FFA advisers and students during an Education and Business Lunch held at the Somerset County Technology Center in late April.   He talked to 25 FFA students from Meyersdale, Somerset,...

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. With little new to report on the budget front, we begin this morning with some law and order news instead. Former state Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, will stay in jail while she appeals her public......

First-time campers may borrow gear as part of a Pennsylvania program involving Caledonia State Park and 18 other parks. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is partnering with Gander Mountain to provide first-time campers...

Brendan Ryan wants people to know the quality fishery that exists in Lake Nockamixon near Quakertown. Ryan, the waterways conservation officer of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for northern Bucks County, loves the 1,450-acre lake for its...

They're hailed as the all-American bird, a symbol of freedom and the U.S. emblem—and residents say they've been spotting them in Somerset County. The Pennsylvania Game Commission says there are no confirmed bald eagle nests in Somerset County,...

A Bill Closing Loopholes ... ... in Pennsylvania's Megan's Law statute is headed for Gov. Tom Corbett's desk. Under the bill approved by the state Senate, homeless and out-of-state sex offenders will face criminal penalties if they fail to register......

This just in from the Gov. Tom Corbett's office, via our friends at PR NEWSWIRE. Governor Corbett Announces State Investment in 16 Rail Projects A $23 million state investment will fund 16 freight-rail improvement projects statewide, Governor Tom...

The overall number of crimes in Pennsylvania, reported to State Police through the Uniform Crime Reporting System, dropped 2.6 percent in 2010, with violent crimes declining 3.6 percent to their lowest total since 2003. The statistics are included in the...

Boaters, fishing enthusiasts and swimmers are being asked by state officials to help stop invasive species this summer when traveling to area waterways. The alert came after two state Department of Environmental Protection interns found a small colony of...

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The Corbett administration's Transportation Funding Commission met yesterday, where the panel unanimously recommended $2.7 billion in new revenues, including lifting the cap on the state's Oil Company Franchise Tax....