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The Pennsylvania survey was sponsored by RealClearPolitics Institute of News & Information (RCPINI).Perception of Artificial Intelligence in PAForty-eight percent of Pennsylvania residents think Artificial Intelligence will have more of a negative impact on the economy, while 25% think it will have a more positive impact. Similarly, 46% think it will have a negative impact on the environment, and 21% a positive impact. 

Four community parks in Pike, Wayne, and Susquehanna counties will receive a total of $713,000 in funding through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Community Conservation Partnerships Program, according to state legislators.

If you have canceled, suspended, or unwanted pesticides, you can schedule disposal through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture CHEMSWEEP Program.  The deadline to schedule disposal is March 31.Farmers, pesticide applicators, and pesticide businesses in the selected counties are eligible for CHEMSWEEP collection.

Pike County unites for Loaves and Fishes as the "Feed the Need" Poker Run aims to tackle food insecurity this October.

A man from Pike County, arrested for the murders of both his parents in Dingman Township last September, has pleaded guilty. According to officials, 33-year-old Colin Winkler was arrested after his parents, 67-year-old Jacqueline Winkler and 66-year-old Jeffrey Winkler, were found stabbed to death at their home on Larkspur Lane North. Read the full story here.

Four were injured in a multi vehicle crash on Route 739 in Blooming Grove Township. According to a recently released police report, on Friday September 13th, a driver in a Toyota Highlander was traveling North on SR 739 a ¼ mile from 5 Mile Meadow Road, when they crossed over the center dividing line and sideswiped a vehicle traveling South.Read the full story here.

Two people were reportedly injured in a single vehicle crash in Blooming Grove Township yesterday morning. According to State Police, the driver, a 26-year-old woman from Delaware, and passenger, a 26-year-old man from Philadelphia, were traveling on SR402 near the intersection with Hilltop Lane at around 7:30am, when they failed to negotiate a left curve in the roadway. Officials say the vehicle travelled off the right side of the roadway, struck one tree, continued north, then struck another tree before coming to a final rest.

State Police are investigating an overnight road rage incident in which a driver reportedly fired shots into the air while passing a tractor trailer on I-84 near Lords Valley. 

Without a single hospital or urgent care center in Pike County, residents have to travel to New York or New Jersey to receive medical care.The county commissioners' office announced Thursday that the Pike Medical Foundation received $500,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) towards medical equipment for a new hospital.Commissioner Matthew Osterberg said Pike is the only county in Pennsylvania that has never had a hospital.

Upwards of 30 employers from across Pike, Wayne and Monroe Counties will be at the upcoming 'Heat of Sumer' multi-employer job fair, hosted by the Pike County Career Center. The fair will take place on Wednesday, August 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wallenpaupack Area High School, 2552 US-6, Hawley. The free event will offer employment opportunities in fields including education, healthcare, hospitality, law enforcement and corrections, and more