ERIE, Pa.–As voters drown in a sea of high-priced, negative TV and radio ads, grassroots groups can throw them a lifeline: a meaningful personal interaction that might snare their votes, if research findings hold. One such group is being formed in Pennsylvania, a critical swing state, to build support for former President Donald Trump. The…
Army Air Force Pilot From Pennsylvania Killed During WWII Accounted For, Authorities Say
An Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later, military authorities said. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said last week that 2nd Lt. James Litherland, 25, of South Williamsport was accounted for in March. In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress…
Pennsylvania Baseball Player Fatally Struck in the Face While Dismantling Unapproved Dugout
May 27, 2023
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HARRISBURG, Pa.—A college baseball player died after he was struck in the face when a makeshift dugout he was helping to dismantle collapsed on him this week. Angel Mercado, 19, was a middle infielder who had just completed his freshman season at Division II Central Penn College. He was playing in a summer recreation league…
Shell Agrees to Pay $10 Million for Air Pollution at Massive New Pennsylvania Petrochemical Plant
May 26, 2023
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Shell has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that it polluted the air around its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Wednesday. Shell acknowledged that the plant, located along the Ohio River about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh, violated air emissions limits, officials said. The…
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano Not Running for U.S. Senate
May 26, 2023
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Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has announced he is not running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. He made the announcement Thursday evening with his wife, Rebecca “Rebbie” Mastriano, in a Facebook Live post. In a bid for Pennsylvania’s governor seat last year, Rebbie Mastriano campaigned alongside her husband…
Pennsylvania State Sen. Doug Mastriano Not Running for US Senate
May 26, 2023
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Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano has announced he is not running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Sen. Bob Casey Jr. He made the announcement Thursday evening with his wife, Rebecca “Rebbie” Mastriano, in a Facebook Live post. In a bid for Pennsylvania’s governor seat last year, Rebbie Mastriano campaigned alongside her husband…
Pennsylvania State Senators Consider Leaving ERIC
May 24, 2023
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Other states have left the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) voter roll service, and now some Pennsylvania senators are thinking about leaving too. ERIC is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 that helps states clean up voter rolls. It bills itself as nonpartisan but is connected to the left-leaning Center for Election Innovation and Research,…
Police: Student Arrested in Shooting Death of Another Student Outside Pittsburgh School
May 24, 2023
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PITTSBURGH—A student was taken into custody in the shooting death of another student early Wednesday just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start, police said. Police said the shooting happened just before 7:30 a.m. by the front steps of Oliver Citywide Academy. Officers found the victim with gunshot wounds in…
NTSB Calls for Examination of Thousands of Bridges Nationwide in Wake of Fern Hollow Bridge Collapse
May 19, 2023
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Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are calling on transportation officials across the nation to examine thousands of bridges following a probe into the January 2022, collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In a report published on May 18, NTSB provided an update on its investigation into the collapse of the bridge, which injured multiple…
2nd Escaped Inmate Captured After Breaking out of Philadelphia Prison
May 17, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—A federal marshals fugitive task force has recaptured the second of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this month, a man who had been held on charges in four slayings, authorities said. Ameen Hurst, 18, was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in west Philadelphia, according to Robert Clark, supervisory…
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