Category: Pennsylvania

Dr. Oz Rushes Into Crowd, Stays With Woman Who Collapsed at His Rally: Campaign

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the GOP nominee for Pennsylvania Senate, jumped over a rail and rushed into a crowd to help a woman who appeared to have collapsed in Bucks County, according to his campaign and reporters on the scene. Later, Oz told the crowd, “Rita, God bless her, is doing okay,” referring to the woman’s…


Trio Fighting Criminal Charges for Refusing to Wear Masks at Pennsylvania School Board Meeting

A year after attending a Pennsylvania school board meeting about requiring students to wear COVID-19 masks, three people are still in court trying to get the charges dropped for alleged criminal defiant trespass. The charge is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and $10,000 in fines. Their cases could have statewide legal implications,…


John Fetterman to Debate Mehmet Oz After Newspaper Questions His Ability to Serve as US Senator: Report

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, on Wednesday said he’ll debate Republican rival Mehmet Oz after a Pennsylvania newspaper questioned if he was not fit enough for office. Fetterman has previously said he would not take part in a suggested early September debate, citing his ongoing recovery from a stroke in May and…


John Fetterman to Debate Mehmet Oz After Newspaper Questions His Ability to Serve as US Senator

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, on Wednesday said he’ll debate Republican rival Mehmet Oz after a Pennsylvania newspaper questioned if he was not fit enough for office. Fetterman has previously said he would not take part in a suggested early September debate, citing his ongoing recovery from a stroke in May and…


‘It Has to Be Him’: Anticipation for Trump 2024 Run Builds up at Pennsylvania Rally

WILKES-BARRE, Pa.—An energized crowd packed the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night as former President Donald Trump arrived in the battleground state to rally for Republican candidates and his supporters, who hope to see him in the White House again in 2024. The event, billed as a “Save America Rally,” featured Mehmet Oz, a…


Surprise One-Time $1,650 Checks Being Sent out in Pennsylvania

Some Pennsylvania residents who are elderly or disabled are eligible to get another, one-time rebate payment, according to the governor’s office. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that residents who already received a property tax or rent rebate would get an additional one that’s 70 percent of their original rebate—or up to $1,657.50, according to a…


East Coast State Sending One-time $1,650 Checks

Some Pennsylvania residents who are elderly or disabled are eligible to get another, one-time rebate payment, according to the governor’s office. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced that residents who already received a property tax or rent rebate would get an additional one that’s 70 percent of their original rebate—or up to $1,657.50, according to a…


Pennsylvania Democrat Nominee for US Senate Struggling With Auditory Processing After Stroke: Aide

John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, is having trouble processing audio after a recent stroke, an aide said. The Fetterman campaign has suggested that the stroke is responsible for Fetterman’s unwillingness to commit to debates with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the GOP nominee in one of the…


In Search of Pennsylvania’s Coldest Places in the Dog Days of Summer

By Jason Nark From The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia–In the midst of a brutal heat wave last month, my family went camping in tents and sleeping bags. We gathered around fire too. We do this for fun. There’s no middle ground with camping. Few say “it’s fine.” People, like me, love and obsess over it. It’s…


John Fetterman Won’t Debate Mehmet Oz in Early September

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in the state’s high-profile U.S. Senate contest, said Tuesday that he won’t debate Republican rival Mehmet Oz in early September as he recovers from a stroke in May. According to a statement obtained by The Hill, Fetterman, who won the Democratic nomination while in the hospital, cited a statement made earlier…