>>CDC's COVID Numbers for Pennsylvania Found to Be Inaccurate
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that 95 percent of adults in Pennsylvania had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, but the real number of vaccinated adults is lower. That's according to the acting state health secretary. A so-called data cleanup by the state discovered that the CDC has consistently overcounted the number of adults who have received their first doses and slightly undercounted the number of fully vaccinated adults. The state health secretary says that the CDC's data is inaccurate and that their information gives a better representation of vaccination rates.
>>Democrats Walk Out of Labor and Industry Committee Hearing
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Some democratic members have walked out of a hearing on labor union bills. The members staged a walkout of a Labor and Industry Committee hearing Monday that was discussing six bills. Republicans reportedly consider the proposals labor reform. Among them, preventing public-sector unions from getting employees' contact details from their employers. Unions call the bills attacks on workers by wealthy outsiders.
>>Neighbors Protest at Site of Prologis' New Warehouse In West Hanover
(West Hanover Township, PA) -- Neighbors who live near the site of a proposed industrial warehouse for the Prologis Company are protesting its development. Prologis plans to erect a one-point-one-million-square foot warehouse along Linglestown Road that would include 200 loading docks and room for nearly 500 employee cars in the parking lot. Protesters at the site Sunday said the project is way bigger than any of the neighbors had considered it would be. Township supervisors voted in February to rezone the area to allow industrial enterprise.
>>Penn Researchers Link SNAP Participation and Lower Diabetes Rates
(Philadelphia,, PA) -- Researchers at Penn's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics have found a correlation between people who participate in food stamp programs and lower diabetes rates. The researchers found that counties with policies aimed at increasing participation in SNAP, the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, had slower growth in diabetes prevalence rates over ten years. The researchers have deducted states should reduce barriers for people to access SNAP, as greater participation can have important effects on community health outcome as well as in combating food insecurity.
>>Father, Daughter Found Alive After Small Plane Crash in Luzerne County
(Bear Creek Township, PA) -- State police say they've found a father and daughter alive in nearly-freezing temperatures after their small plane crashed in Luzerne County. One trooper says it's a miracle that they survived the crash Sunday night. The plane went down on about a half-mile into the woods in Bear Creek Township between Bald Mountain Road and Suscon Road. U.S. Air Force officials were able to ping the father and daughter's phone and iPad which led them directly to the crash site. The FAA is looking into what caused the plane to go down.
>>Biden's Infrastructure Plan To Inject Billions Into Pennsylvania for Repairs, Improvements
(Harrisburg, PA) -- President Biden's infrastructure plan will inject billions of dollars into Pennsylvania for highway projects and bridge replacements. Federal officials say the state is set to receive over eleven-billion dollars for highway projects, along with over one and a half billion for bridge replacement and repairs. The state's highways are among the nation's worst for road and bridge deterioration, according to the White House. Other allocations will go for public transportation, improving water infrastructure, airport improvements and wildfire protection.
>>PA Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Getting Push-Back for Supporting President Biden's Infrastructure Bill
(Washington, DC) -- Representative Brian Fitzpatrick from Allentown is one of the 13 Republicans facing criticism from his GOP colleagues for supporting President Biden's infrastructure bill. Speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer Monday, PA's first district representative says he voted for the bill because its infrastructure plan has many benefits for his district. He says that's not only for road improvements and rail line repairs, but also for cleanup of the chemical PFAS, which is a concern in his district. Fitzpatrick says he, like other Republicans who supported the bill, have been called 'traitors' and are rumored to have their committee assignments stripped from them, if the GOP can swing that.
>>Truck Slams into Berks Co Home
(Maxatawny Township, PA) -- Two people are recovering after a tractor-trailer crashed into a Berks County home. The incident was reported around 8 o'clock last night in Maxatawny Township. One person inside of the house and the driver of the truck were trapped before first responders brought them to safety. Both individuals were rushed to the hospital, but their condition is unknown. Moments leading up to the crash remain under investigation.