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Ivy League grad charged with NYC murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
A 26-year-old Ivy League graduate was arrested Monday and later charged with murder in the brazen Manhattan killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare after a quick-thinking person at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s spotted a man who officers later found to be in possession of a gun, mask and writings linking him to the deadly shooting.
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Pennsylvania Republicans sweep down ballot races for AGs, treasurer
Republicans will hold all three of Pennsylvania’s statewide row offices in January, with York County District Attorney Dave Sunday taking over as attorney general. Treasurer Stacy Garrity and Auditor General Tim DeFoor were reelected Tuesday as well.
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Democrats Win Control of Pennsylvania House in Special Elections
Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections, splitting power in an important swing state.
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Divided Pennsylvania House Elects Democrat Mark Rozzi as Speaker
The narrowly divided state House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved a logjam over control of the chamber by making its new speaker a Reading-area Democrat who was nominated by western Pennsylvania conservative Republicans.
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Pa. Mask Mandate for K-12 Schools Remains for Now, Judge Rules
An order requiring masks inside Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools and child care facilities will remain in place while the state Supreme Court considers the governor’s appeal of a lawsuit that overturned the mandate, the high court ruled Tuesday.
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Fight Over Close Race Mars 1st Day for Pa. Senate
A bitter dispute erupted on the floor of the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday when majority Republicans blocked a Democratic incumbent from being sworn in because his GOP challenger has disputed the razor-thin election results.
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Dick Thornburgh, Former U.S. Attorney General and PA Governor, Dies at 88
Dick Thornburgh served as Governor of Pennsylvania from 1979-1987 and later served as U.S. Attorney General in Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s administrations.
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Pa. House of Reps Cancels Session After GOP Member Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives canceled its voting session Thursday after a Franklin County representative tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Gov. Wolf Unveils 3-Phase Plan to Slowly Reopen Pa. Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Gov. Wolf announced a three-stage plan for Pennsylvania to slowly reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Lawsuit Accuses Penn State Players of Hazing Teammate, Invoking Sandusky's Name
A former Penn State football player claims in a lawsuit that Nittany Lions players hazed him and other younger teammates by imitating sexual acts in the shower and invoking Jerry Sandusky’s name.