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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is urging more than two dozen independent state commissions, authorities and other agencies to ban gifts to their employees.
The governor's office said letters to each of the agencies were going out Tuesday.
The Democrat signed an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, barring the acceptance of gifts to all employees of the executive branch. Like the pre-existing code, it has an exception for gifts given by friends or relatives.
Since then, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have both adopted similar bans.
Wolf said other independent agencies should follow suit.
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Mom Danielle Schwartz-Safko is usually in the driver's seat when it comes to her kids, but when it came to the HPV vaccine, her 13-year-old son, Logan, didn't need any direction. He wanted to get it.
"I'm glad I got it. I don't really want all that STDs in my system," Logan said.
But according to new research from the Moffitt Cancer Center, the HPV vaccine isn't as popular as it should be especially among boys.
"It feels like a little bit, we've fallen short," said Susan Vadaparampil, professor and senior member of the Moffitt Cancer Center.
Vadaparampil said, in the U.S., only 38 percent of girls have completed all three doses of the vaccination, and for boys, it's only 14 percent.
"We would probably do a lot better if everybody was on the same page in terms of vaccine benefits, being comfortable with discussing the vaccine, and seeing how there is potential to prevent cancer," said Vadaparampil.
Research showed some doctors didn't recommend the vaccine because they were hesitant to have the "birds and bees" talk with kids.
"Bringing up a vaccine that's about a virus that's potentially sexually transmitted is a difficult topic at any age group," Vadaparampil explained.
That's not an issue for pediatrician Dr. Marcy Solomon Baker, assistant medical director of BayCare Medical Group, who said it's all about the approach.
"Roll it in with their sixth and seventh grade immunizations, their middle school immunizations. I don't think you really have to get into detail with an 11-year-old about why we're giving this vaccine," Baker said.
Baker is proactive when it comes to immunizations, like the HPV vaccine.
"We have a vaccine against cancer. Why would you not want to give it to your child?" Baker asked.
"It was just another shot; basically all of the shots are the same," said Schwartz.
Logan hopes more kids will get the vaccine instead of "passing" on it.
According to the National Cancer Institute, widespread vaccination has the potential to reduce cervical cancer deaths around the world by as much as two-thirds. The advisory committee on immunizations recommends the HPV vaccine for both girls and boys. When the vaccine first became available to the public, it was an "option" for boys, so insurance coverage was an issue.
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Police are attempting to locate someone they describe as a "person of interest" in the killing of two people in Reading.
Homicide investigators, in announcing new details in the case Tuesday, declined to identify the person.
Mary Branford and her son, Johnny Branford, were found dead Saturday night in the living room of their home at 646 N. 11th St.
Officers were sent there to check on the residents after family members reported not being able to contact them for several days.
An autopsy determined that Johnny died of multiple stab wounds; Mary's cause of death remains undetermined, according to the coroner, who ruled both deaths homicides.
Also Tuesday, detectives said they are searching for a car belonging to one of the victims, Johnny Branford.
The dark blue, 2000 Subaru Legacy was stolen, said police, who have listed it with the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
Anyone with information about the homicide or the location of the stolen car is asked to call Crime Alert Berks County at 877-373-9913. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
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Police and paramedics are on the scene of a reported shooting in Reading.
Emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Green and Mulberry streets.
Numerous police officers were on scene, with crime scene tape stretching across Green Street.
Officials on the scene have not yet provided any information about the victim.
A 69 News crew is on the scene. Refresh this page for updates as information becomes available.
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Officials in Montgomery County want to know if you can identify the person in surveillance photos--this person may be the one who called in bomb threats to the courthouse last week.
The threat was phoned in to the Norristown police department around 8:30 a.m. Thursday.
According to police, the caller said: "This is serious. There's explosives and bombs in the courthouse."
A similar call came into the 911 call center a short time later, officials said.
The courthouse was evacuated while police and K9 units swept the building. No bomb was found and people were allowed back in shortly before 11 a.m.
Investigators determined the original phone call was made from a payphone at the 7-Eleven store at 1503 W. Main Street in West Norriton Township.
The second was made from a mobile phone in the area of West Main Street and Hamilton Street in Norristown.
The same man who made a call from the payphone at 7-Eleven at 8:32 a.m. also made one at 8:06 a.m. and officials released photos with hopes that someone can identify him.
Anyone with information on the identity of the man in these photos, or who saw him near the 7-Eleven or near Main and Hamilton streets on the morning of January 29, is asked to call Montgomery County detectives at 610-278-3368 during regular hours or 610-275-1222 after hours.
Three Phillipsburg police officers have been vindicated in their fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man back in November.
On November 17, police responded to 463 S. Main Street for a report of a man who had sent threatening messages to another person.
Three officers found 36-year-old Thomas Read Jr. on the first floor, waving a knife in a threatening way who refused to come outside.
According to police, Read refused to drop the knife and charged the officers, who fired shots at Read.
He died the next day at St. Luke's Hospital of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
Police said all three officers fired at Read, and all were placed on administrative leave.
The Warren County prosecutor's office conducted a complete investigation, which determined that the use of deadly force was justified.
No criminal charges are warranted said Richard Burke, county prosecutor.
Police have resolved one of a few attempted child luring cases reported in Berks County over the past week.
One of the latest incidents was reported to have occurred around 9 a.m. Monday in the area of Grandview Drive and Pennwyn Place in Cumru Township.
A 15-year-old Governor Mifflin High School student was walking to her school bus stop when, police said, an older man stopped his vehicle and asked the girl if she needed a ride.
"No, I'm walking to the bus stop," the girl replied, according to police.
The men then stated, "Well, get in. I'm going that way."
The student replied, "No thanks. I'm fine."
The man then drove away, police said.
Further investigation on Tuesday resulted in police identifying the driver and determining that he was acting as a good Samaritan who was offering the girl a ride because of the inclement weather.
No criminal intent existed and no charges will be filed, police said.
Police continue to investigate other recent reports of child luring attempts in Berks County, including the botched abduction of an 11-year-old child on North Park Road in Wyomissing on Monday.
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They turned their struggles with addiction into a website and online community dedicated to recovery, sobriety, and mindful living.
It's called 24ave.com.
Founders Kerri Jo Kahn and Frankie Aulicino sat down with WFMZ's Eve Tannery on 69 News at Sunrise to tell us more.
Click the video link attached to this article to see Kerri and Frankie's interview.
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Police in New Jersey have released an artist's sketch of a man suspected in 'distraction burglaries' in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania in recent months.
Police in Pohatcong Township, Warren County, said there were several of these types of crime in the township in July 2014.
In these incidents, the suspects, described as Hispanic men, told residents they were employees of the water company. One of them distracted the victim while the other entered the home and stole valuable belongings.
In recent months, other similar incidents have been reported in both N.J. and Pennsylvania, and the description of the suspects are very similar.
According to Pohatcong police, these suspects use numerous different styles of vehicles--none of which has water company markings, and the suspects do not have water company credentials.
A similar incident was reported in Palmer Township, Northampton County, Pa., on January 27.
Police are asking residents to notify elderly parents, grandparents, friends or neighbors to be alert and vigilant for these suspects.
Anyone who sees anything that matches the description of these suspects or their vehicles is asked to contact their local police right away.
Pohatcong Police said these suspects have not been seen in the township since last summer, but are posting the information because the suspects have been in nearby areas.
The jury has reached its verdict in the Miguel Torres murder trial, but it has not yet been announced in court.
The jury, after spending the night sequestered at a hotel in Berks County, was sent back to the deliberation room at 9:25 a.m. Tuesday.
The jurors announced less than an hour later that they had reached their verdict.
The jury got the case shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday and deliberated until about 9 p.m.
Torres, formerly of Exeter Township, is facing a mandatory life sentence if he is convicted of first degree murder for the Sept. 12, 2005, shooting death of his estranged wife, Barbie Torres, in downtown Reading.
Torres left the country and remained at large until his capture in Italy in March 2013.
Torres, as the lone defense witness, proclaimed his innocence to the jury last Friday, testifying that a lone shark to whom he owed money is the actual killer.
York County residents were selected to serve on the jury because of the extensive pretrial publicity the case received in Berks.
WFMZ's Ryan Hughes is in the courtroom. Refresh this page for more on this developing story as we await the verdict.
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