PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following agency statement on April 15, 2024: * * * On April 13, Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel. The attack came in retaliation for Israel's killing of Iranian military officials when they bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria earlier this month. These actions have significantly increased fears of a regional war, one that could involve many international actors, including the United States  more

CAMP HILL, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau issued the following news release: Pennsylvania farmers are returning to their fields for spring planting, which means that drivers should be alert for large farm equipment on rural roadways. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, and our partners in state government, are encouraging motorists to be cautious as part of Rural Roads Safety Week, April 14-20. Each year, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Trans  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Business Law Section will present its annual Professor Louis Del Duca Memorial Award in Business Law to nine Pennsylvania law students at an awards breakfast during the PBA Annual Meeting on May 10 in Hershey. Instituted in 2019, the award honors the memory of Louis Del Duca, an active member and officer of the section who was an attorney, teacher, me  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued the following news release: Rakim Solomon, trust officer and vice president, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, will receive the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Minority Bar Committee Houston's Rising Star Award at a reception on May 9 during the PBA Annual Meeting in Hershey. Houston's Rising Star Award recognizes a PBA Minority Bar Committee member who has made significant contrib  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania issued the following news: The State Museum of Pennsylvania is pleased to present Pennsylvania in Watercolor: Revisiting Nick Ruggieri's Bicentennial Series. This exhibition showcases the county-by-county series of paintings that artist Nick Ruggieri began in 1970. Commissioned by the Harrisburg Patriot-News to commemorate Pennsylvania places for the 1976 United States Bicentennial, Ruggieri's work remains a poignant reflect  more