The Spark

There are more than 36,000 people incarcerated in Pennsylvania Correctional facilities. On any given day, another 35,000 are locked up in county jails. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says more than 90% of them will be released someday.

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The Lancaster County District Attorney’s office formed a County Human Trafficking Task Force earlier this year.

Last month it resulted in 14 arrests of men who answered an online advertisement and thought they would be paying for sex with prostitute...

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The Atlantic League, an independently owned and operated baseball league that includes the Lancaster Barnstorms and York Revolution, has been a partner with Major League baseball since 2020.

Several rule changes have been tested in the Atlantic Leag...

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Inflation is something that has an impact on everyone and when prices for essentials like gas for our cars and food rise substantially in a short amount of time, it becomes hard to budget. Low to middle income wage earners are especially vulnerable whe...

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Pennsylvanians are ready to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic.

That’s according to the annual health poll just released from the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. The poll indicated that 75% of those responding said they think the wor...

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April is National Child Abuse Awareness Prevention Month.

There were nearly 46 hundred substantiated cases of child abuse in Pennsylvania in 2020 – the last year for when statistics are available. That included 73 fatalities and 115 near fatalities....

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David Baldacci appeared in front of a sold-out audience in Lancaster for the Lancaster County Public Libraries late last year. Smart Talk host Scott LaMar spoke with Baldacci about writing, books and his career.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to replace the I-83 or South Bridge that spans the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg. Penndot says the 62-year-old bridge is nearing the end of its lifespan.

The plan would cost an estimated $500 m...

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