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Pennsylvania is adding penalties and expanding definitions involving motorists who endanger the lives of emergency response personnel on the road.
Motorists will now face steeper sanctions if they do not take measures to avoid or slow down when emergency vehicles are pulled over on the side of the road, per the newest version of the “Steer Clear” law now known as the “Move Over” law.
According to the law, motorists must give a lane of space between themselves and emergency response vehicles, or at least slow 20 miles per hour less than the posted speed limit when approaching a police, fire or EMS vehicle pulled over on the side of the road, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
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The Mifflin County Commissioners issued a proclamation Thursday declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Mifflin County, joining the commissioners from Juniata and Huntingdon counties. On hand to accept the proclamation from Juniata Valley Behavioral and Developmental Services was mental health coordinator Bob Henry, second from left, and administrative officer Lisa Bollinger, center, from commissioners Robert Postal, left, Mark Sunderland, second from right, and Kevin Kodish, right.
LEWISTOWN At their meeting Thursday, the Mifflin County Commissioners honored Juniata Valley Behavioral and Developmental Services and issued a proclamation declaring May as Mental Health Awareness Month, joining the commissioners from Juniata and Huntingdon counties.
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President Joe Biden speaks during an event to mark Amtrak s 50th anniversary at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Friday, April 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Few politicians are more associated with Amtrak than Joe Biden. And for Biden’s speech in Philadelphia Thursday, he made sure people didn’t forget it. He spoke on the tracks in the 30th Street Station rail yard, surrounded by train cars.
Biden hasn’t spent much time at this particular station. He mainly came here by accident, he said, when he fell asleep on the train after late sessions and missed his Delaware stop.
Residents of the Poconos may want to secure items like trash cans and outdoor furniture today before strong wind gusts send them down the street.
Starting at 2 p.m. Friday, a high wind warning will be in effect for Monroe and Carbon counties, as well as the Lehigh Valley.
Winds will blow from the northwest at 25 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, which covers the southern Poconos.
Tree damage and power outages due to downed lines are expected, the NWS said.
“Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” the NWS said. Stay inside if possible, ideally in the lower level(s) of your home and away from windows.