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State denies request to extend deadline for lawmakers to legalize skill games

News October 10, 2026

The state Supreme Court on Friday denied two requests to extend the deadline for lawmakers to legalize skill games, paving the way for the mass removal of the machines from bars, convenience stores, and social clubs, like American Legions and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. There are about 112 locations throughout Lycoming County with 70,000 across the Commonwealth. Three lawmakers, including state Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, a leading co-sponsor of legislation that calls for a $500-per-machine fee, and a consortium of skills game operators had filed emergency petitions ...

Hearing on Muncy Township data center proposal slated for Nov. 6

News October 10, 2026

For those paying attention to the legal maneuvers over a proposed data center in Muncy Township, get ready to follow the bouncing ball. A hearing on the matter is scheduled before Lycoming County Judge William P. Carlucci at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 in county court. Carlucci will hear an argument in what is known as a “motion to quash,” filed by Samuel E. Wiser Jr., attorney and other counsel with Salzmann Hughes, P.C., Chambersburg. The firm represents proposed data center developer - DANKO Holdings II, LP/Fishlips, LLC, which on April 28 submitted a conditional use application to ...

Rose Valley Lake being drained for work on dam

News October 10, 2026

The drawdown of Rose Valley Lake in Gamble Township is underway as part of a $5 million state-driven dam rehabilitation project. The depth of the man-made lake, which is managed by the state Fish and Boat Commission, will, over the next few weeks, and depending on precipitation, be slowly ...

Disgust, frustration, concern over data centers unleashed in Capitol

News October 9, 2026

The Center Square) - A public outpouring of disgust, frustration, and concern about Pennsylvania's pell-mell rush toward data center construction filled the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday afternoon at a rally where advocacy groups called for the Legislature and Gov. Josh Shapiro to enact a ...

Vance expresses doubts about livestreaming execution

National News October 9, 2026

HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on Friday whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, “I’m not going to be watching it.” The Republican vice president ...

55 people sentenced in Lycoming County

News October 9, 2026

State Prison Kaseem Bradshaw, Lycoming County Prison; 44 to 88 months for delivery of a controlled substance and theft of services. Dwayne Scott, Lycoming County Prison; two to four years for unlawful contact with a minor. Kadeem Dashon Crawford, Philadelphia; 27 to 54 and 12 months ...