Aimee Dilger
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WVIA News
As electric bikes and electric scooters are popping up all over trails and roads in Lackawanna County and the region, police and bike advocates seek to raise awareness of safety, legal regulations — and good riding etiquette.
Alex Kormann
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Star Tribune via AP
Sarah Hofius Hall
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WVIA News
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For Pennsylvania Democrats, the bad news during the past year hasn't just been that they lost every statewide election in 2024. It's that they've been losing a lot of the voters themselves: The party is in danger of surrendering an advantage in voter registrations it has enjoyed in the state since the 1970s. And if there's a silver lining, it may lie in the rise of voters who are sick of both parties. -
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U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan promoted legislation to support food banks, farmers and lay the groundwork for the next nationwide Farm Bill at a press event in Franklin Township, near Dallas. -
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