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Suspect Charged in Slaying of Temple University Police Officer
The Philadelphia district attorney’s office has charged 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer with murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery, carjacking, and weapons crimes in the death of Officer Christopher Fitzgerald, who prosecutors said was shot in the head while responding to an incident near campus Saturday.
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‘Heroic’: Sen. John Fetterman’s Honesty About Suffering From Depression Draws Praise From Fellow Lawmakers
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle commended the Pennsylvania Democratic, saying Fetterman’s openness about his struggles could help destigmatize mental health issues.
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Shapiro Calls on PA Lawmakers to Abolish Death Penalty: ‘Pennsylvania Should Not Be in the Business of Putting People to Death.’
The governor said Thursday he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office, and called on state lawmakers to abolish the death penalty altogether.
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Sen. Bob Casey Undergoes Successful Prostate Cancer Surgery
Casey, the longest-serving Democratic US senator in Pennsylvania history, is expected to return to a normal schedule following recovery.
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Sen. John Fetterman Remains Hospitalized, Undergoing Tests
An MRI and other tests have ruled out another stroke for Fetterman, who was taken to the hospital Wednesday after feeling lightheaded.
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Sen. John Fetterman Hospitalized After Feeling Lightheaded
A spokesperson said tests showed no signs of a stroke, and that Fetterman was “in good spirits.”
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Judge Rules That Funding Disparity Between Pennsylvania’s Rich and Poor School Districts is Unconstitutional
In her decision, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer said “students attending low-wealth districts are being deprived of equal protection of law.”
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Shapiro Taps a Former Superintendent of the Year to Be Pennsylvania’s Education Secretary
Khalid Mumin is currently superintendent of the Lower Merion School District in suburban Philadelphia. He was previously superintendent for seven years at the majority Latino Reading School District.
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Gov. Wolf and New House Speaker Rozzi Move to Speed Action on Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Window
Rozzi, who has spoken of being abused as a boy by a Roman Catholic priest, has vowed to get a constitutional amendment granting child sexual abuse victims the power to file what would otherwise be outdated claims on the May primary ballot.
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Suspect in Deaths of Idaho Students Arrested in Pennsylvania
A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students was arrested in Monroe County on a first degree murder warrant.
