Category: Pennsylvania

Candidate Debates Become Sticking Point in Pennsylvania’s Governor and Senate Races

Campaign season is about to kick into high gear, as it normally does after Labor Day. By now, candidate debates are usually scheduled. But there are still questions about how debates will play out in Pennsylvania’s top two races—for governor and U.S. Senate. Race for Governor Republican gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Doug Mastriano will not…


Gender Identity Content on Pennsylvania Education Dept. Website Is ‘Completely Inappropriate’, Educator Says

The concept and content detailed on the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) website on gender identity have raised concerns among some Pennsylvania education administrators. PDE’s gender identity webpage includes a curriculum guide for teachers to hold a “gender neutral day” in their classrooms in grades 3-12. The guide states that as part of the activity,…


Police: Man Drives Into Fundraiser Crowd, Then Kills Mother

BERWICK, Pa.—Pennsylvania state police say a man who was upset about an argument with his mother drove through a crowd at a fundraiser for victims of a recent deadly house fire, killing one person at the event and injuring 17 others, then returned home and beat his mother to death. Police identified the driver as…


Pennsylvania Sex Therapist Employed by State Prison Defends Pedophiles

A sex therapist advocating for the feelings of pedophiles and employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is making waves with a social media video explaining why society should stop using the word pedophile and start saying “minor-attracted persons” or MAPs. “Pedophile has moved from being a diagnostic label to being a judgmental, hurtful insult…


Mastriano Attorney Details Jan. 6 Committee Meeting

Pennsylvania Sen. Doug Mastriano was scheduled to meet Tuesday with the Jan. 6 Select Committee, but just two people showed up to grill him: one staffer, senior investigative counsel Dan George who did all the talking for the committee; and Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who smiled but never turned on his microphone, according…


Coroner: Smoke Inhalation Killed at Least 5 of 10 in Fire

NESCOPECK, Pa.—Authorities say at least half of the 10 people found dead after an early morning fire in northeastern Pennsylvania died of smoke inhalation. The Luzerne County coroner’s office said autopsies on the victims of the early Friday blaze in Nescopeck began Saturday. Examinations by Dr. Gary Ross were completed on three women, one man…


Jan. 6 Panel May Try to Influence Pennsylvania Governor’s Race: Mastriano Attorney

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, is scheduled to meet with the Jan. 6 Committee Aug. 9. It was to be a voluntary interview, but the committee is now demanding a compelled deposition. Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano gives a victory speech at his election-night party at The Orchards in Chambersburg, Pa.,  on…


7 Adults, 3 Children Dead in House Fire; Criminal Probe Underway

NESCOPECK, Pa.—Fire tore quickly through a house in the wee hours of Friday, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover that the victims were his family, authorities said. A criminal investigation into the fire is underway, authorities said. The children who died…


Blaze Kills Firefighter’s 10 Relatives, 3 of Them Children

NESCOPECK, Pa.—Fire tore quickly through a house in northeastern Pennsylvania early Friday morning, killing seven adults and three children and horrifying a volunteer firefighter who arrived to battle the blaze only to discover the victims were his own family, authorities said. The children who died were ages 5, 6, and 7, Pennsylvania State Police said…


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds No-Excuse Mail-In Voting Law

A Supreme Court of Pennsylvania divided along partisan lines upheld the state’s 2019 mail-in voting law in a 5-2 decision on August 2, which means that current mail-in balloting rules will probably remain in place for the upcoming November 8 elections for Congress and for state offices such as governor. The decision overturned a lower…