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- From the Editors: Competence builds trust. Incompetence destroys it.
Election snafus are a failure of the supremely important process of electing our government. - Lancaster County election results are in
Democrats made headway on some school boards. - No label, no limits: The importance of digital advertising
Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a tax on digital advertising revenue, modeled after Maryland’s failed experiment. - York City woman charged with striking dirt bike rider in hit-and-run after running stop sign waives preliminary hearing
Priscilla Nicole Velazquez, of the 300 block of South Penn Street, waived her preliminary hearing before Judge Jonathan Heisse on October 8. - Lititz man charged with stealing thousands of dollars from American Legion post waives preliminary hearingMichael David Klein, of the 100 block of Leaman Street, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Joseph Stauffer on Oct. 6 on two counts of theft.
- Trade group files complaint against Shapiro’s ad for Supreme Court retention candidates
The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association formally requested that an ethics board investigate the justices’ campaign activities. - Elizabethtown man sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to brutally beating wife to death in 2021Mello repeatedly punched and kicked 39-year-old Alexandria Reynolds at their then-residence on West High Street.
- Senate committee passes bill addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Senators Pennycuick, Martin, and Baker sponsored the legislation. - Philadelphia teen sentence up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to nearly striking troopers, road workers on dangerous high-speed chase in stolen carJudge Jeffrey Conrad sentenced Keniel Ian Junio Wright, 19, after he pleaded guilty Oct. 7 to aggravated assault and other charges.
- Lampeter-Strasburg PAC tied to Dems, despite bipartisan guise
What appears at first like bipartisanship in Lampeter-Strasburg SD looks more like a calculated partisan stratagem upon closer inspection. - The real hit behind Mike Tyson’s marijuana push in PA
Pennsylvania is squarely in the marijuana industry’s sights. - Pennsylvania’s energy future is bright and bipartisan
After years of high inflation, rising costs, and expensive energy, Congress and the current administration have taken an important step to jumpstart job growth. - PA responding to presumed or confirmed bird flu infections in six Lancaster County locations
The outbreak threatens the state’s $7.1 billion poultry industry. - Lancaster Township man charged with neglecting severely injured and dead dogs as he traveled abroad waives preliminary hearingOsvaldo Coello-Mendoza, 53, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Mary Sponaugle on Sept. 29 on several counts of cruelty to animals.
- Senators recognize National School Bus Safety WeekSenator Scott Martin plans to introduce a resolution to designate Oct. 20-24, 2025 as School Bus Safety Week in Pennsylvania.
- Dauphin County man sentenced up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to arranging to have sex with juvenile in vigilante stingJudge Thomas Sponaugle sentenced John Robert Tasevoli after he pleaded guilty to criminal attempt of statutory sexual assault and other charges.
- Senate approves state budget that funds essential services without raising taxesThe amended budget bill, Senate Bill 160, totals $47.9 billion.
- Commonwealth secures guilty verdict of Manheim Township man for sexually abusing 6-year-old following jury trialThe jury found George Cooke, 64, guilty on Sept. 19 of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and aggravated indecent assault, among other charges.
- Lancaster gets $12 million from CRIZAdditionally, the Department of Revenue has established the state tax baselines for two additional cities, Erie and Reading.
- Earl Township man charged with killing man in near-head-on crash while driving drunk and high through severe thunderstorm waives preliminary hearingAn Earl Township man charged with killing a man in a near-head-on traffic collision as he was driving drunk and… Read more: Earl Township man charged with killing man in near-head-on crash while driving drunk and high through severe thunderstorm waives preliminary hearing