Crime & Safety
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What we know about the alleged arson at Gov. Shapiro’s official residence
Police allege that 38-year-old Corey Balmer broke into the Harrisburg residence and set a fire in a room using a homemade incendiary device. Shapiro, his family, and guests, were staying at the mansion to celebrate Passover.
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Harrisburg man in custody after a suspected arson fire at Gov. Shapiro’s mansion
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, is in custody, and will face charges for allegedly setting an early morning fire that badly damaged the governor’s mansion and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family, and guests to quickly escape.
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Pennsylvania judge is convicted of shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept
Sonya McKnight, a former elected judge in Dauphin County, faces up to 60 years in prison for shooting her ex-boyfriend in the head as he slept last year.
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Measles cases up in Pa. and some counties lag behind school vaccination targets
In many counties, measles vaccination rates among school-aged children are below 95%, the target for herd immunity. And rates have been declining since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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20 staffers accused of abusing students or not reporting it at Pennsylvania charter school
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said the counts involve acts against 26 children in kindergarten through fifth grade at the Chester Community Charter School. Those charged are accused of physically abusing the students or failing to report suspected abuse.
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Officials investigating confirmed case of measles in unvaccinated Montgomery County child
Contact tracing is underway as the Montgomery County Office of Public Health cautions that others may have been exposed.
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West York officer’s last act after he was shot was to rescue a colleague, police chief says
Hundreds of fellow officers and others turned out Friday for the funeral of West York Police Officer Andrew Duarte, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York last weekend.
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As bird flu cases mount in Pennsylvania, USDA scrambles to rehire employees fired on Elon Musk’s recommendation
More than 2.3 million birds from commercial and backyard flocks in Pennsylvania have been affected with avian influenza so far this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Funeral set for officer killed while responding to a gunman at York hospital
West York Patrolman Andrew Durate was shot and killed Saturday inside UPMC Memorial Hospital in York while responding to a call about a gunman in the intensive care unit.
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Motive in York hospital shooting unclear, but officials say man had recent contact with ICU
The shooter — identified as 49-year-old Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz — appeared to have had recent contact with the ICU “for a medical purpose involving another person.”
