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INVENTIONS: Can you imagine a world without cars, light bulbs or personal computers? Google Arts & Culture has an article about inventions that folks ...

POYER: Whether or not you’ve heard of “Quarterdeck” magazine, a quarterly review dedicated to maritime literature and art, we’re sure you’ve heard of ...

MISHEARD: “She’s a good girl, loves her llama, loves Cheez-Its and asparagus too.” Not quite. That’s a misheard song lyric we saw posted on social med...

ECLIPSE: It’s today, folks, the total solar eclipse, the first one in the continental U.S. in seven years. The last one was Aug. 21, 2017. Before that...

JACKPOT: The Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1.3 billion for tonight’s drawing. Oh what a dream, right? Well, the odds are 1 in 292 million; the od...

BOBBLE: An officially licensed Penn State Nittany Lions Wrestling National Championship Bobblehead has been unveiled by the National Bobblehead Hall o...

DATES: April 20 through 29 of this year might be considered extra lucky by some folks. That’s because these dates are palindromes — the same forward a...

DRIVING: This April, AAA wants to remind motorists: Don’t drive intoxicated. And don’t drive intexticated, either. April is Distracted Driving Awarene...

MATH: Were you a fan of math in school? Were you better at memorization, or at learning how and why it worked? We were quite surprised to learn the au...

TICKETS: There’ve been a lot of folks being ticketed lately in the region by our ever vigilant state police. And some enterprising entrepreneurs have ...

EASTER: It’s a weekend of tantamount importance in Christianity, marking the resurrection of Jesus. In pagan beliefs, it is a celebration linked to th...

TODAY: Along with being Good Friday this year, today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. According to the American Legion, “March 29 is designated a...

TREATS: Looking for some fun Easter treats for kids, or fun-loving adults? The Popcorn Board has recipes to fit the bill at popcorn.org Here’s a fun o...

GIFT: On this day, 112 years ago, First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees ...

BLUESTONE: “Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God” are the words inscribed on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington ...

PINK : There’s a pink wave coming, says the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. What’s that mean? By the year 2050, the number of women in over half of the...

GRAY: One of the fastest growing segments of Pennsylvania’s rural economy are workers 65 and older. That’s the news from the Center for Rural Pennsylv...

LIST: Are you familiar with the PA Bucket List website or social media? It’s a travel blog by Rusty Glessner, who had been a real estate photographer ...

MARCH: What are the most common birthdays in your family? We seem to know a lot of folks who were born in March, So we looked it up — the most common ...

BIRDS: Purple martins have returned to Pennsylvania. A group of enthusiasts track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Ma...