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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning clinicians and health departments about a nationwide rise in reported human rabies exposures and treatment errors after vaccine …
CDC Warns Rabies Exposures Are Rising Across U.S. Read More
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Square Roots Collective opened the 125-seat Opus restaurant in Kennett Square on Sept. 10, completing an 18-month renovation that expands the nonprofit organization’s hospitality presence along …
Opus Opens After 18-Month Kennett Square Renovation Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has confirmed 676 measles cases across 37 counties this year, including 124 hospitalizations and two measles-associated deaths, as state health officials expand vaccination efforts against the …
Pennsylvania Measles Cases Hit 676 Across 37 Counties Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) will close overnight in alternating directions for five nights beginning Sunday, September 13, forcing Center City drivers onto detours during Market Street Bridge …
I-76 Will Close in Both Directions—Which Nights to Avoid Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration is giving defense-critical manufacturers priority in its 8(a) Business Development Program while restoring financial and business reviews for applicants, aligning the federal …
SBA Fast-Tracks Defense Suppliers Under Revised 8(a) Rules Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — PennDOT is asking Pennsylvania high school students to develop ways to prevent over-height vehicles from striking bridges and tunnels, targeting collisions that have hit more than 600 …
PennDOT Challenges Students to Prevent Costly Bridge Strikes Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service is steering taxpayers with U.S. bank accounts toward its Direct Pay system as a fee-free way to make federal tax payments online without …
IRS Pushes Direct Pay as Free Option for Federal Tax Bills Read More
WILLISTOWN TWP, PA — Paoli Pike will close six days a week beginning Tuesday, September 15, forcing drivers onto a detour while PECO Energy completes utility restoration in Willistown Township. …
Paoli Pike Will Close for Weeks—How Drivers Can Get Around Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump proposed a $5,000 payment to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November, a pledge that would …
Trump Ties $5,000 Cash Dividend to GOP Control of Congress Read More
MALVERN, PA — ACME Markets and the YMCA of Greater Brandywine will operate nine public flu vaccination clinics across Chester County in September and October, extending access to vaccinations through …
ACME, YMCA Expand Flu Shot Access Across Chester County Read More