Today is now Indigenous People's Day, by federal proclamation, but today is also the federal holiday of Columbus Day. A federal holiday impact federal workers, but policies on the proclamation are up to state and city officials.
Scranton, Pa. -- Interstate 81 was a bit slower yesterday in Lackawanna County as installation of new signage was underway.
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Washington, D.C. – The Senate voted yesterday to confirm Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services with the Biden Administration. The confirmation means Dr. Levine will make history as the first openly transgender federal official in U…
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Lycoming County, Pa. – Two individuals from Lycoming County were arrested and charged with breaking into the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. in January.
(The Center Square) – A federal judge ruled in favor of the state of Texas Tuesday, issuing a temporary restraining order blocking an executive order issued by President Joe Biden seeking to halt existing U.S. immigration and deportation policy for 100 days.
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Inauguration is hours away and security is heightened in Washington, D.C. This morning President Trump quietly departed the White House aboard Marine One prior to all inauguration events.
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