>> Sue Helm Announces She Will Not Seek Re-Election
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State Representative Sue Helm says she will retire from her state House of Representatives seat at the end of her current term. The republican from Susquehanna Township has represented the 104th district for the past 16 years. Her last day in office will be November 30th.
>>State Troopers Mourn Death of Two Young Officers by Suspected DUI Driver
(Philadelphia, PA) -- Governor Tom Wolf has ordered flags be flown at half-staff to honor two state troopers who were killed early Monday morning. The officers were assisting a pedestrian in the roadway near Interstate 95 when a woman they'd stopped earlier for DUI allegedly tried to pass the site on the shoulder and struck and killed all three people. The two troopers killed have been identified as Martin F. Mack, who was 33, Branden T. Sisca, who was 29. Both were members of Troop K in Philadelphia. The names of the pedestrian and the accused woman driver have not yet been released.
>>Review Commission Approves Changes for Charter Schools
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Governor Wolf is praising the work of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission, which Monday approved rule changes regarding charter schools. The Wolf administration says the approved regulations set minimum requirements for information required in a charter school application. They also require charter schools to post their non-discriminatory enrollment and student selection policies. Currently, there are 179 charter schools in Pennsylvania that receive nearly three-billion dollars in taxpayer funding.
>>Changes To Minimum Wage, Tipped Work Approved For Next Steps From Attorney General
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Independent Regulatory Review Commission on Monday has given its approval to minimum wage regulations. The measures would change rules about how employers pay tipped workers and ensure that salaried employees with fluctuating schedules are appropriately paid for OT. The next step would be further approval from the Office of Attorney General and once approved there, could become effective 90 days afterward.
>>Fuel Costs Likely Passed onto Ride Sharing Passengers
(Harrisburg, PA) -- People who driver for Lyft and Uber in the Harrisburg area say they'll have to pass along a temporary fuel surcharge to their passengers. Drivers learned late last week that riders will be asked to pay a 55-cents per ride fuel surcharge, all of which will go to drivers who pay for their gas out-of-pocket. The extra charge will last for at least 60 days. Uber's fuel charge will be about the same for passenger service but will be a little bit less for each Uber Eats order.
>>Police Make Quick Arrest from Monday Bank Robbery
(Lampeter Township) -- A Conestoga man has been arrested and charged for robbing the Fulton Bank in Lampeter Township. Police in Lancaster County say Colin Shaab pulled up to the drive-thru window of the bank on Willow Street Pike just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday. He allegedly indicated he had a bomb and demanded money. Shaab is currently in Lancaster County Prison charged with robbery and making terroristic threats.
>>Lancaster DA Clears Officers for Shooting Suspect
(Lancaster, PA) -- Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams has deemed a police shooting was justified. She announced Monday that the three police officers who fired at a suspect during a February first incident in East Earl Township used appropriate force under Pennsylvania law. Adams determined that 38-year-old suspect Zachary Gilbaugh put the officers in danger when he entered a car and accelerated toward them as he tried to get away on Union Grove Road. He recovered from his injuries and is now in jail.
>>More Information Released On Missing Man Found Dead In Lancaster County
(Martic Township, PA) -- Pennsylvania State Police are releasing the identify of a man found dead in Lancaster County. Edgardo Bermudez Melendez was 31 years old and from West York. The coroner's office says he died of gunshot wounds from when his body was found in Martic Township Saturday. Melendez was last seen on the evening of March 13th. His vehicle has not been located. It's a dark blue 2014 Mazda three with Pennsylvania plates.
>> Lancaster County One of Highest-Earning in Pennsylvania
(Lancaster County, PA) -- Lancaster County is ranked as one of the highest-earning counties in Pennsylvania. It came in tenth on a list compiled by Internet research site Stacker. The median income in Lancaster County is just over $66,000 annually, which is seven percent above the state median and just over five percent above the national median. Stacker researchers say income had increased about seven percent from pre-COVID figures in 2018.
>>Farmer Shows Support for Ukraine with Blue, Yellow Sausages
(Lancaster Co., PA) -- An area farmer has found a way to show his support for the people of Ukraine. Lancaster County resident Nathan Thomas has been making blue and yellow sausages, which he says seem to be selling pretty well. Now, he says he's working to find a group that will directly benefit the Ukraine from the proceeds of his sales.
>>One New Amtrak Route Envisioned for PA Would Include Allentown
(Andover, NJ) -- A New Jersey congressman is proposing that passenger rail service be restored soon from New York City through North Jersey to Pennsylvania. One of the potential routes would run from New York City to Easton and Allentown, another would go to Scranton, President Biden's hometown. Rep. Josh Gottheimer made his comments in Andover Monday, saying 28-thousand people in the area commute between Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, and Amtrak service would give them an alternative way to travel.
>> PA Company to End Its Business with Russia
(Upper Macungie Township, PA) -- An international industrial gas business based in Lehigh County is taking steps to end its business with Russia. The CEO of Air Products says on the company's website plans are in development to end Air Products' industrial gas producing operation in Russia. The statement also says the employees will be supported and assistance programs will be put in place as the work shuts down.
>>Cocaine on a Plane
(Philadelphia, PA) -- An investigation continues after authorities recently found cocaine in a plane's cargo area at Philadelphia International Airport. According to WPVI, a detector dog sniffed out the 18-pounds of cocaine on the American Airlines flight from Jamaica. Officials believe the drugs were valued up to $580,000. Authorities have not taken anyone into custody in relation to this case.