Politics Apr 14 Pennsylvania arson suspect being treated at hospital, police say A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion was in police custody at a hospital after an unrelated medical event, state police said…
Politics Apr 14 Man arrested for arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence planned to beat him, police say Authorities say Cody Balmer had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a small sledgehammer early Sunday. A police affidavit released Monday says the Harrisburg man “admitted to harboring hatred” toward Shapiro.
Politics Apr 13 Police arrest man after suspected arson attack at Pennsylvania governor’s residence Sunday’s announcement came after Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. and were evacuated from the official governor’s residence in the state capital of Harrisburg.
Nation Feb 01 Medical transport plane crashes in Philadelphia, killing all 6 aboard and 1 on the ground At least seven people were killed and 19 were injured when an air ambulance crashed into a busy Philadelphia intersection, officials said Saturday. The dead from Friday’s accident include a child who was receiving treatment at a Philadelphia hospital and…
Politics Jan 14 New bidder challenges Nippon in acquisition of U.S. Steel as Biden administration extends deadline The proposed deal kicked up an election year political maelstrom across America’s industrial heartland and quickly drew vows by Biden and Trump from the campaign trail in a critical battleground state to block the deal.
Politics Dec 09 WATCH: Biden announces creation of Native American boarding school national monument at Tribal Nations Summit “We don't erase history. We acknowledge it, we learn from it and we remember so we never repeat it again.”…
Politics Nov 14 Democrats were hammered with misleading attacks on transgender issues. The party is grappling with how to move forward The fallout leaves some progressive and moderate Democrats struggling between the party’s modern identity as a champion of civil rights and its electoral fortunes across swaths of America with whom those attacks resonated.
Politics Nov 07 Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey It was McCormick’s second time running, this time with a clear primary and former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, after he lost narrowly to the Trump-endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2022’s expensive seven-way primary.
Politics Nov 02 Rejecting GOP plea, Supreme Court lets Pennsylvania count contested provisional ballots The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie in the final days before the election in the nation’s biggest battleground…
Politics Oct 31 Battle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records Billions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.