JUST IN: Harrisburg-area District Justice Sonya McKnight found guilty of shooting her ex in the head. Story from
@jonpberg right here:
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JUST IN: Harrisburg-area District Justice Sonya McKnight found guilty of shooting her ex in the head. Story from
@jonpberg right here:
tinyurl.com/4skfkbmr
Closure? healing? That happens differently for each person. But there were some remarkable moments of grace in the sentencing of New Cumberland cop-killer Seifullah Abdul-Salaam. We try to explain here:
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Hard to believe, but this 1994 death penalty case is coming back to life in county court this month:
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I've sampled it a fair amount over the last few years, and I can now say that the Music Choice "Reggae" channel is one of my life's great disappointments.
You notice these buildings are going up all over growing South Central Pa. in our quest for somewhat affordable housing.
This recent example shows fire protections work well in the living units, but if fires get outside that area, look out: tinyurl.com/3n49e9sc
Closures are tough, and you have to empathize with these communities.
But being realistic about it, enrollment at many of these
@penn_state satellites is really tiny... Students would have other options through @PASSHE schools and community colleges: tinyurl.com/2j3n9e8k
My colleague Jenna Wise with another harrowing account from the tragic events from UPMC Memorial in York.
Telling / sharing these stories helps us not normalize these situations, I feel:
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Survivors of Saturday's York, Pa. hospital shooting are coming forward with their stories. We don't always get such clear windows into these stories...
What a sad and terrifying ordeal for all:
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Some essential news you can use from @ZahriahBWrites on how to avoid 21st Century pick-pocketing.
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Divided government like that in Pa. has its benefits sometimes, but the perils are that sometimes the most fixable of problems never get fixed.
Here's one such situation, that is kind of an offense against all property taxpayers when you think about it:
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Iron Mountain has been in the news a lot this week...
Long before it caught @ElonMusk's gaze, though, @JanMurphy took us on a tour of this one-of-a-kind place. Good time to revisit this one:
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Looks like the Harrisburg University's concert series is officially dead. But, have no fear, live music lovers, a substitute is in the works at the very cool Riverfront Park venue:
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ICYMI: SCI-Rockview, a 110-year-old prison that once housed the state's electric chair, is one of two prisons that the PA Department of Corrections has proposed to close in FY 2025-26.
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A baseline fact on proposed state prison closures in
@GovernorShapiro
's budget.
DOC's inmate population was 44,967 in 12-19, year before the last prison closure. Inmate pop. was 38,252 on 12-31-24.
Avg. inmate count per facility now?: 1,593
What's next: tinyurl.com/yc5suftj
Why is Pennsylvania thinking about taking over a cave? Hot and fresh answers here: tinyurl.com/ye22sm5h
More on Gov. Shapiro's plan to legalize marijuana in Pennsylvania:
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Big money. Politics. Marijuana. Gambling.... A lost episode of "Ozark"? Naw... just a full preview of @governorshapiro.bsky.social's state budget address, coming Tuesday to a Capitol near you!:
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How do you count the homeless? On some nights, you just search:
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Really interesting interview here with former Lebanon County police officer and J621 defendant Joe Fischer, who, now pardoned, gets his day in the Court of Public Opinion via
@JohnLuciew:
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This, politically speaking, doesn't seem realistic given the super-majority rules for Constitutional amendments.
But just the idea getting breath shows how deeply into the cult of personality some Trump supporters are, right?:
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This was a case that jarred the community this summer just as an epic tragedy.
While the official investigation grinds on, the Maciejewski family is bravely stepping through their pain and grief to try to help others. That's extraordinary. What they said:
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They don't file those post-election reports for nothing.
Here, @katehuangpu.bsky.social takes a look at fundraising for top Pa. state government races from '24, including the vast reach of one Mr. Jeffrey Yass:
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If you're going to spend some time in Pennsylvania in 2025, you'll want to know what's up.
Here's an early look at some newsmakers / issues that are sure to grab our attention.(Surprises not included):
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The sentiment expressed in the headline here is not wrong. More bills passed does not equal better bills passed:
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A significant figure in Pennsylvania's judiciary has passed. RIP Sylvia Rambo, fitting namesake of the new federal courthouse in Harrisburg:
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The world of singing lost a remarkable woman this month. But her influence will continue to be felt. Here's why: tinyurl.com/yyseh8zn