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PennLive @pennlive.com · 01/07/2026
The trooper's name has not been released.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 01/07/2026
Officers spent at least three hours photographing and collecting evidence Wednesday morning.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 23/06/2026
The vote — the 10th attempt by Senate Democrats to withdraw troops from the Iran conflict — came as peace talks had run on-again, off-again, and as the Pentagon sought $80 billion from Congress in supplemental funding for the war effort.
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Fetterman casts only Democratic ‘no’ vote as Senate passes measure to block US action against Iran
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/06/2026
Some 6,500 Pa. residents received notice that they were defrauded by a funeral home operator who returned ashes to them that were not those of their beloved pets.
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United by heartbreaking scandal, pet owners applaud bill to crack down on cremation fraud
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/06/2026
Pennsylvania’s governor is calling for an independent inspection of the largest ICE facility in the northeast after state employees were denied entry last week.
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Gov. Shapiro calls for inspection of ICE facility after county official blocked from entering
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Chris Mautner @cmautner.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Now on @comicsjournal.bsky.social: A 2006 interview I did with Marjane Satrapi
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'If I could have just written love stories I would have preferred that': A 2006 interview with Marjane Satrapi - The Comics Journal
Courtesy of PA Media Group, here is a interview with the late Chicken With Plums author done 20 years ago.
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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The final article of our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pennlive.com 8-part series uncovers a second lawsuit for sexual abuse against the same chaplain at ICE’s Moshannon detention facility by 2 separate detained women. He still works there. An enraging must read. www.pennlive.com/news/2026/06...
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Women claim sexual abuse by chaplain at Pa. ICE facility
Two incarcerated women at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center say Chaplain Mark Melhorn used his position to sexually assault them.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 11/06/2026
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 11/06/2026
The paddleboarder fell into the lake after storms pushed through the region. Their name, age and address are expected to be released Thursday.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 09/06/2026
Proctor offloaded the vehicle swiftly after the news broke: The Montana Motor Vehicle Department reported the vehicle was purchased on April 20, less than a week after PennLive published its April 14 investigation, according to a CARFAX report.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 09/06/2026
Brian Proctor, ex-president of Steelton Borough Council, faced widespread scrutiny after a PennLive report in April detailed how his company received a $40K Dauphin County gaming grant in 2023 to deliver food to low-income residents. The company spent the entire sum on a used 2020 RAM 1500 Limited.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 09/06/2026
A former Steelton official ditched his luxury pickup truck days after a PennLive investigation exposed his private consulting business paid for the vehicle with public money.
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Ex-Steelton official sold luxury truck days after PennLive exposed purchase
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 09/06/2026
The U.S. Brig Niagara departed at daybreak on June 6 following a $6.9 million restoration, commanded by a captain with 45 years of elite tall ship experience navigating 2,000 nautical miles.
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Pa.’s most treasured ship is coming home after the most extensive restoration in its history
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 09/06/2026
The House Judiciary Committee on Monday passed a bill that would require gun owners to keep their firearms locked up - either in a safe or with some sort of locking safety device attached - when not under their immediate supervision.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 09/06/2026
Pennsylvania Democrats are taking another run at crafting gun safety legislation that is more Republican-friendly. So far, it isn’t working.
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Pa. House Democrats advance gun lock bill amid Republican opposition
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 01/06/2026
Faino, 61, continued firing when Pennsylvania State Police troopers arrived, injuring two troopers, He was eventually killed in the police shootout. In a press conference later that day, Gov. Josh Shapiro called the injured troopers heroes. But could all that violence have been avoided?
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 01/06/2026
Seconds later, gunshots erupted. Kelsey looked out the window and saw Wasko dead on the ground from a gunshot wound to her back. He tried to run to her, but gunshots pelted the trailer as he opened the door. His neighbor, Carmine Faino, was firing at him from his property more than 200 yards away.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 01/06/2026
Lori Wasko was running five minutes late for work on Aug. 7, 2025. Purse in hand, she kissed her longtime boyfriend, Rex Kelsey, goodbye and walked out the front door of their trailer on Route 171 in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County.
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A rural Pa. man’s shooting was ruled suicide — with no gun. Was he a killer’s first victim?
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 01/06/2026
Trump's approval among Pennsylvania voters sunk to 34%, with 71% saying his tariffs were hurting them and 59% disapproving of his plan to pay those prosecuted for the Jan. 6 attack.
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Pa. voters more dissatisfied, especially with Trump tariffs, Jan. 6 fund | Morning Scrapple poll
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
Should you be paying for the new substations and transmission lines required to meet the new data center demand? State utility regulators think not, and here’s what they’re doing about it.
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Pennsylvania regulators move to shield ratepayers from data center costs
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
Centre County lawmakers, advocates and residents are weighing looming questions and concerns about what should happen to the 5,700-acre facility in the heart of central Pennsylvania.
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Largest state prison closure creates ‘once-in-a-century’ opportunity in Pa. county
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
Fans have been outraged to discover that getting to some stadiums via rail will come with another hefty bill: $98 round-trip train fares in New Jersey and $80 in Massachusetts — trips that normally cost NFL fans $12.90 and $20, respectively.
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High transit costs anger World Cup fans heading to US stadiums
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
Sunday’s show went on, despite rainy and cloudy weather conditions. Dirato said there was a “strong crowd” on Sunday, and the Blue Angels were able to fly. However, other scheduled acts, such as the F-16 Viper and the MV-22 Osprey, did not take off.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
Saturday's canceled show at Harrisburg International Airport won't be rescheduled, but those ticket holders were offered admission on Monday.
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Have unused tickets to the weather-plagued Blue Angels show? You’re out of luck
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
She asked him through a translator what happened and was told that en route to the camp, U.S. soldiers had brutally kicked and stepped on him and others. Garrity spoke to a high-ranking sergeant about reporting the abuse. That person advised against it. The next morning, she made one anyway.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
In 2003, Pa. Treasurer Stacy Garrity was a 38-year-old major tasked with helping to process incoming and outgoing prisoners of war at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq. A newly arrived detainee came through her line with a cracked nose and blood flowing down his face.
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Before she was a candidate for Pa. governor, Garrity was a military whistleblower
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 26/05/2026
Paris Baguette will open this fall at 3224 Market St. in Camp Hill, according to Landmark Commercial Realty in East Pennsboro Township.
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Paris Baguette bakery cafe to open in Cumberland County
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 24/05/2026
According to BellefonteBoardBacklash.com, the student was expelled after he recognized his mistake and turned the knife in on his own accord. “The courthouse workers themselves told the board it wasn’t an issue. And the board expelled him anyway, on the eve of his graduation ..."
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 24/05/2026
The decision to expel the Bellefonte Area High School senior came after he accidentally brought a small utility knife on a school-sponsored trip to the Centre County Courthouse for “Law Day.”
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Bellefonte school board defends high school senior’s expulsion despite community backlash
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 24/05/2026
The weather might be less than ideal (to say the least), but we still have Artsfest.
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Harrisburg’s Artsfest continues through the holiday weekend, rain or shine: photos
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Shaheen Pasha @profpasha.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This was a hard one for all of us watching this 18-year-old kid in ICE detention and his mother’s pain. I went and hugged my kids after returning from our reporting trip to WV. The fourth story in our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pennlive.com series on Moshannon: www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05...
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Mom separated from teen son in ICE detainment: ‘I would trade places with him’
Adelia Mejia came to the United States in hopes of a better education for her children. Now, her son Rony is facing deportation in a Pa. detention facility.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Rony was in the car with a friend on Jan. 6 when a local police officer stopped them and took both into custody. He was later transferred to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center. Rony said he was never told why he was pulled over or arrested.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Adelia Mejia came to the United States in hopes of a better education for her children. Now, her son Rony is facing deportation in a Pa. detention facility.
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Mom separated from teen son in ICE detainment: ‘I would trade places with him’
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Starting at 9 a.m. on June 6, 5,000 free bars will be distributed at Hershey’s Chocolate World. Another 3,000 bars will be given out starting at 10 a.m. at Hershey’s Times Square, New York City store.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
The Hershey Company is releasing a special chocolate bar in honor of Hershey native and global soccer superstar Christian Pulisic.
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Hershey Co. to give out free candy bars in honor of hometown soccer star
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Alessia and Walter Gambino, who took over the bakery at 612 E. Simpson St. from Filippo Rubino in April, will open Il Panino in mid-July. Massimo’s will remain open through early July and then close for two weeks for renovations.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Massimo’s Italian Bakery in Mechanicsburg is under new ownership with plans to transform the business.
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Bakery in Cumberland County to close and reopen under new concept
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Harrisburg police said Javar Geter, 32, of Harrisburg, shot Rakeeb Watson, 18, multiple times on Oct. 20, 2025. About an hour later, he shot driver Corey Hartz, 31, of Harrisburg twice in the head during a carjacking, police said.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Prosecutors have announced they will seek the death penalty against a Harrisburg man accused of fatally shooting two men in an hour last year.
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DA to seek death penalty against Harrisburg man charged with 2 fatal shootings in 1 day
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Beginning June 1, current program consumers who were served by the Center for Community Building will need to complete an application with Rabbittransit.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
Those who use Medical Assistance Transportation Program services in Dauphin County will soon need to reapply.
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Dauphin County medical transport riders must reapply as provider changes
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 22/05/2026
While central Pa. has several cases of measles, the state's high vaccination rates should keep most people safe, the health department says.
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32 measles cases reported in Pa., almost half of them in 1 county
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
Douglas recorded just 32.5 percent of this vote. It was a bracing political slap to a political newcomer who became a Democratic hero in 2023 when he captured a majority-making second seat on the Dauphin County board of commissioners.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
Justin Douglas admits to some shock at the margin of his loss to Janelle Stelson in the race for the 10th Congressional District’s Democratic nomination.
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Dauphin County commissioner gets political reality check after loss to Janelle Stelson
The Dauphin County Commissioner got trounced by Janelle Stelson in the 10th Congressional Democratic primary. He shared his thoughts about the experience with PennLive Wednesday.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
The two are set for a rematch of the 10th Congressional district race two years ago, which Perry narrowly won. Perry, a Republican, is seeking his eighth term in the House and ran in the GOP primary unopposed.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
Democrat Janelle Stelson did not shy away from direct attacks on incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, a Republican, in her first public appearance since her Tuesday primary win.
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Stelson targets Perry on veterans, affordability in first campaign event since her primary win
“Corruption has a price tag,” Stelson said. “When you follow Scott Perry’s money, it does not lead back here to central Pennsylvania.”
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
Anju Singh has won the Democratic nomination in the Dauphin County’s 106th House District, defeating opponent Ryan Hazel, according to unofficial election results. In November, Singh will challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Mehaffie.
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Singh wins Democratic nomination in Dauphin County state House seat
Anju Singh will take on Republican Rep. Tom Mehaffie in November.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
Richey recalled his days growing up in Beaver County. He worked in a steel mill in Aliquippa to put himself through law school. Now, he said hundreds of thousands of voters chose him to pair with gubernatorial candidate and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity “to bring change to Pennsylvania.”
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Endorsed candidate Richey cruises to victory in GOP lieutenant governor primary
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
Jason Richey declared victory over John Ventre in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor with all counties reporting unofficial results. “I’m super humbled,” Richey told PennLive late Tuesday.
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PennLive @pennlive.com · 20/05/2026
The Republican Primary for the 48th District Senate seat was a real battle. Incumbent Chris Gebhard fended off a challenge from horse trainer Clovis Crane. Gebhard defeated Crane 18,178 (66%) to 8,800 (32%) to advance to the general election.
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Incumbent fends off challenger in Pa. Senate primary that saw more than $1M in spending
The race saw a bevy of television commercials and mailers.
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