Category: Pennsylvania

Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Pennsylvania Shooting

Pennsylvania authorities are looking for a suspected gunman accused of shooting and killing a police officer and wounding another near Pittsburgh on Sunday. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the governor-elect, identified the slain officer as Police Chief Justin McIntire. “Today’s tragedy in Brackenridge is a devastating reminder of the bravery of those who put their…


Pennsylvania Certifies Election Results Weeks After Recount Delay: Spokesperson

Pennsylvania’s top elections official fully certified results from the November vote late last week after recount petitions in some counties had delayed the process, the Department of State confirmed Tuesday. Secretary of State Leigh Chapman’s spokesperson told The Associated Press Tuesday her office completed certification of all races in the 2022 midterm election last week….


Of Love, Joy, and Simplicity: A Heart-Warming Story of An Unforgettable Childhood Christmas During the 1950s

Perhaps Christmas is magical to little kids because they hear that God came to Earth as the baby Jesus. But most likely, the magic comes from the story of Santa Claus. I know, because I was once a kid. I didn’t understand Old Testament prophecies fulfilled, a virgin birth, or redemption from sin. I didn’t…


Pennsylvania School Board Director Resigns After Uproar Over Vote Against ‘Cis White Male’ President

A Pennsylvania school board member has resigned and apologized after saying at a meeting last week that she was against voting for a “cis white male” to be nominated as board president. Jennifer Solot, who has served five years on the school board for the Upper Moreland School District, made the comments at an open…


Shooting at Pennsylvania Medical Clinic Leaves Two Wounded, Suspect Dead

A gunman wounded two people, including a woman with whom he had a “relationship,” in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania medical clinic on Thursday before killing himself, local police said. The suspect came to the medical office in the town of Wyomissing to confront the woman, shooting her in either the neck or face,…


Legislation to Watch in the Next Session of the Pennsylvania House

Pennsylvania lawmakers have been busy preparing memos pitching new legislation for the 2023–2024 session. Before laws are made and before a bill is written, legislative ideas start as a memo offering a rationale for the proposed legislation. A bill based on the memo is presented at the committee level and rewritten if committee discussion calls…


Man Who Killed 2 Women in Pennsylvania Charged in Michigan

BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—A man who pleaded guilty to killing two women in Pennsylvania was extradited to Michigan to face a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of a pregnant woman who disappeared more than 17 years ago. Harold David Haulman III was charged Wednesday in Calhoun County District Court in the death of 21-year-old Ashley…


State Legal Bureau Claims Democrats Don’t Control Pennsylvania House

Democrats claim to hold power in the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives, but a legislative agency in the state has given an opinion to the contrary. In a legal opinion obtained by The Epoch Times, the non-partisan Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau opines that “While the Democratic Party won a total of 102 elections to…


Police: 2 Firefighters Die in House Fire, Body Found Outside

WEST PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa.—Pennsylvania State Police say two firefighters died responding to a house fire where a body was found, while two people who lived in the home got out safely. The firefighters who died were identified as members of the New Tripoli Fire Company, Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36, and Marvin Gruber, 59,…


Company Aims to Build LNG Export Terminal on Delaware River for European Markets

Penn American Energy is in the early stages of developing a $6.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Pennsylvania, the nation’s second largest producer of natural gas. Texas is the top producer. The company has evaluated sites in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware but has settled on a not-yet-specified location on the Delaware…