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Pa. Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity endorses Jason Richey as running mate
Richey ran for governor in 2022, dropping out a few months before the Republican primary. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he has served as the chair of the Allegheny County GOP for roughly one year.
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Gov. Shapiro says he’s readying for federal immigration crackdown
The governor also expressed he is “deeply concerned” about the administration’s efforts to undermine the election.
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Trump endorses Garrity in bid to replace Josh Shapiro as Pa. governor
In a Truth Social post Jan. 27, Trump lauded Garrity’s credentials as a former U.S. Army Reserve officer and businesswoman. As governor, he said, she would “work tirelessly” to grow the economy, cut taxes, expand energy production and “Ensure LAW AND ORDER.”
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Central Pa. dad recreated ’96 igloo sleepover with his kids Monday
Drew Zimmerman recreated an igloo his dad made for him during the blizzard of 1996 for his own kids during the recent snowstorm.
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Lebanon County’s Olivia Morrissey crowned 2026 Pennsylvania Fair Queen
Morrissey was one of 65 contestants across the commonwealth who were evaluated by a panel of three judges on their written and speaking skills, knowledge of the fair and agricultural industries. She is a 2025 graduate of Annville-Cleona High School and is currently a freshman studying Fashion Design.
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This York County blood donor has given 2 bathtubs of blood since ’84
Tom Brant donated his first pint of blood on July 18, 1984. And he kept donating, every eight weeks, for next 45 years. By November 2025, he had donated 200 pints of blood, enough, according to WellSpan Health’s public relations department, to fill two standard-sized bathtubs.
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Sen. Doug Mastriano opts out of Pa. gubernatorial run in 2026
The Franklin County Republican ran against now-Gov. Josh Shapiro in 2022 and was resoundingly defeated. He didn’t endorse state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, saying “we’ll talk about that down the road.” She won the party’s nomination in September.
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Joseph McGettigan, prosecutor in Jerry Sandusky and John du Pont cases, dies at 76
McGettigan, who lived in the Philadelphia suburb of Media, died on Dec. 31, according to the funeral home Boyd Horrox Givnish Life Celebration Home of East Norriton.
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Neither autism nor tragedy will stop Penn Hills man from saving lives
John Mitchell is ‘a special duck.’ Leaving the nest did not go smoothly, but he’s poised to be a paramedic — for starters.
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Ordinary Pennsylvanians who performed extraordinary acts of kindness in 2025
Meet the everyday people making a real difference in Pennsylvania.
