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Study: Pennsylvania troopers stop drivers at similar rates no matter their race or ethnicity
Pennsylvania drivers were pulled over and cited by state police last year at roughly comparable rates for various races and ethnicities.
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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two…
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A chief architect of Project 2025 is ready to shock Washington if Donald Trump wins a second term
A chief architect of Project 2025 — the controversial conservative blueprint to remake the federal government — Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post in a second Trump administration. And he’s been drafting a so-far secret “180-Day Transition Playbook” to speed the plan’s implementation to avoid a repeat of the chaotic start…
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Hundreds attend vigil for former fire chief killed at Trump rally in Western Pennsylvania
Corey Comperatore, 50, spent the final moments of his life shielding his wife and daughter from gunfire, officials said. A vigil organizer said that the event was about showing unity and support for the Comperatore family.
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Former fire chief who died at Trump rally used his body to shield family from gunfire
Corey Comperatore’s quick decision to use his body as a shield against the bullets flying toward his wife and daughter rang true to the close friends and neighbors who loved and respected him, noting that the Butler County resident was a “man of conviction.”
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What to know about Donald Trump’s apparent assassination attempt
The Secret Service shot and killed the would-be assassin, identified as a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured.
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Lawsuit says Washington County deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
Seven disqualified primary voters, the local NAACP branch and the Center for Coalfield Justice sued Washington County’s election board over what they called “systematic and deliberate efforts” to conceal that mail-in ballots were disqualified for technical violations.
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Lawmakers advance proposal to greatly expand Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania
A bill passed by the state House would authorize Sunday hunting for about five years. Current law allows three days of Sunday hunting: a day during rifle deer season, a day during archery deer season and a third day at the Game Commission’s discretion.
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Pennsylvania bishop elected new leader of Episcopal Church, its youngest since 1789
Sean Rowe, 49, leads two small dioceses along Lake Erie. He called for the church to confront an “existential crisis” that he compared with the steel industry collapse in his native Rust Belt.
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Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro attended the groundbreaking Sunday for a new complex that will be constructed on the site of the Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 worshipers were murdered in the deadliest act of antisemitism in U.S. history.
