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Pennsylvania lawmakers pass mass transit, road repair bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania State House passed a bill the Governor's office says will help fund mass transit and repair roads and bridges across the state. House Bill 1364 passed 107-96 with seven Republicans joining all but two Democrats voting in favor of the bill. State Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria) and Tarah Probst (D-Monroe/Pike) were the lone Democrats who voted against the bill. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'My proposal to fund mass transit just passed the PA House for the fourth time,' said Governor Josh Shapiro. 'This bipartisan bill injects critical dollars into public transit across Pennsylvania and adds new funding to repair roads and bridges — because folks rely on both to get where they need to go. It's time for the Senate to get this funding done in this year's budget.' The Governor's Office says the bill would 'deliver funding for mass transit systems in all 67 counties.' It also notes that the Governor's budget plan for transit includes $292 million in new funding next year – generating $1.5 billion over five years. Battle over SEPTA funding continues in Harrisburg: This Week in Pennsylvania The bill now goes to the Republican-controlled State Senate where its future is unclear. This is a developing story. Stay with abc27 News as more information becomes available Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
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Rather specific study-abroad wish of German exchange student comes true at Pennsylvania fire station
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (WHTM) — For most foreign exchange students, just the opportunity to study abroad and make new friends, perhaps while learning a new language, is exciting enough. And indeed, 17-year-old Linus Weber — following in the footsteps of his mother, Anne Weber, who was a foreign exchange student back when she was his age — would have been happy with that. But if you have a dream, why not go for it? 'They ask you to put down your hobbies — your interests,' said Linus Weber, who is a volunteer firefighter back home in Lower Saxony, Germany. 'And that's why I put down that I'm heavily involved in the fire department.' Not a new interest: Weber has been involved in firefighting, in one way or another, since he was 6 years old and in a program for junior firefighters. Weber realized he had a rather specific wish. 'From the beginning, I'm like, that's really unrealistic,' he said. 'So I tried to not think about it. But the wish was there.' Wish granted, after the exchange student organization contacted Garden Spot Fire Rescue. 'Next thing I know, there's a German living in my house,' joked Collin Burkholder, 21, the stepson of Jared Nolt, who is the department's chief engineer. That was 10 months ago. Now Weber and Burkholder are like brothers, including that 'we fight like brothers,' Burkholder was sure to note — and sure enough, Weber gave Burkholder a hard time about how his hair was combed before they spoke Friday to a camera. Nolt and his wife/Burkholder's mom are like parents to Weber, who races Nolt to try to get into the fire engine first when it's time to run a call. 'It's beautiful,' said Anne Weber, in town with her husband and two other sons to help Linus pack and return home to Germany. 'He had a new family for 10 months.' Then there's the broader firefighting 'family' — just as true in Germany, Linus Weber says, as in America. And any good family concerns itself with raising the next generation. So remember how Linus got into this business when he was just 6 years old? Well he spent his last week working alongside other Garden Spot firefighters to help children build skills in a weeklong cadet camp at the fire station. 'It was a great time,' Weber said. 'But I have to say goodbye.' Time to fly back to Germany, where the Nolt/Burkholder family has a standing invitation. Will they go someday? Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices 'Absolutely,' Collin Burkholder said. 'I would leave tomorrow to go back with Linus if i could.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Health
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UPMC renames ICU to honor fallen Officer Andrew Duarte
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) – The UPMC Memorial Hospital in York dedicated its Intensive Care Unit to Fallen West York Officer Andrew Duarte, who died during a mass shooting at the hospital in February. 'When you step off the elevator, you see his picture and his date of birth and death date,' Duarte's mother, Nancy Duarte Matarese said. 'I just look at it and that's my sweet child.' Duarte's name is also above the ICU doors. 'He was an amazing young man,' Duarte's father, Gary Duarte said. 'From the day he was born, he did nothing but make us proud.' Officers came from across the country, including Colorado, where Duarte used to serve as an officer. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices 'He was a warrior, no doubt,' his former colleague, Lt. Alan Ma said. 'He was a true friend and a dear colleague.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- General
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Lancaster County college opens student housing at senior living community
(WHTM) — Lancaster Bible College has a new student housing option where neighbors will be decades older than the students. The school says it's growing and needs more housing, so they teamed up with Calvary Homes, an independent senior living community. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Together, they've created Charger Hall at Calvary where bible college juniors, seniors and graduate students can live. The goal is for students to have off-campus housing in a Christian inter-generational community. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices The school hopes students make connections with the seniors by using the common spaces like the café and fitness areas. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
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Ramey v. Penn State University: Class action lawsuit payments distributed to students
(WHTM) – Penn State University students who were enrolled in classes at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic are now receiving part of a $17 million class action settlement. On March 16, 2020, the university moved to 'remote instruction' due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Years later, a class action lawsuit was brought on behalf of those who paid tuition and/or fees for the Spring 2020 semester and registered for a class. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The lawsuit was brought forward with allegations of a breach of contract by the university for not providing the services promised with tuition and fees. The university denied the claims asserted against it and agreed to the $17 million settlement for students who opted in to the lawsuit, known as 'Ramey et al. v. The Pennsylvania State University.' A court granted final approval of the settlement on February 18, 2025, and the deadline to file a claim has since passed. According to the Penn State Tuition Refund Settlement website, payments to eligible class members were sent on June 5, 2025. The website says those who opted to receive payments should have received notification of their award via email and should expect a check in the mail. Payments were automatically sent to the recipients' 'last known permanent postal address on file with Penn State,' according to the settlement website. The deadline to change that address or type of payment has also passed. Of the $17 million in settlement funds, the final judgment awarded attorneys' fees of $5,666,100, deducted litigation expenses worth $17,990.94, and made a $15,000 award for the individuals who initiated the lawsuit. The remaining portion of the money (approximately $11,300,909) was designated as the 'Net Settlement Fund.' Students eligible for payments 'who withdrew for medical reasons from Penn State after March 16, 2020, but before the conclusion of the Spring 2020 semester, and received a refund of tuition,' will receive $50 from the Net Settlement Fund. The remaining funds were then 'distributed equally to all other Settlement Class Members.' Eligible students included those attending branch campuses at the time of the shutdown, according to the settlement. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
