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A single-engine plane crashes near Lancaster and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals
The fiery crash happened Sunday afternoon in Manheim Township. All five victims were taken to hospitals in unknown condition. Nobody on the ground was hurt, officials said.
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Medical plane’s voice recorder likely wasn’t working for years before Philadelphia crash
Former NTSB Chairman Jim Hall called the finding about the cockpit recording “disturbing” because “that and the whole flight data recorder are important to find out what went wrong,” with the crash that killed all six people aboard the Learjet 55 and a seventh person who was in a vehicle on the ground.
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Pennsylvania’s Hollywood moment: Jeremy Renner’s ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ leads industry boom
Pennsylvania’s film industry hits record growth with 72 productions including “Mayor of Kingstown,” generating $767 million and creating 6,700 new jobs statewide.
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FORGE at Pitt: Empowering refugees amid policy shifts
FORGE at Pitt aids Pittsburgh refugees through education, advocacy, and mentorship, navigating challenges amid shifting U.S. immigration policies.
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Gov. Shapiro says the Trump administration has unfrozen billions in grants and loans
More than $2 billion in federal funding that the Shapiro administration had identified as either frozen or held up by an unspecified review was now accessible to state agencies.
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Massive fire breaks out at Pennsylvania aerospace manufacturer, prompting shelter-in-place order
The fire broke out at SPS Technologies in Jenkintown on Monday and witnesses said there was an explosion and flames could be seen inside the warehouse.
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Daughter of slain Pennsylvania couple arrested with leader of cult-like group
Michelle Zajko was a person of interest in the killings of her parents, 71-year-old Richard Zajko and his wife, 68-year-old Rita Zajko, on Dec. 31, 2022 in their Delaware County home.
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Russia has released detained Pittsburgh teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says
Marc Fogel, a Pittsburgh teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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Gov. Shapiro tags an older prison and a boot camp for closure
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp, both in central Pennsylvania, amid longer-term national trends of shrinking prison populations.
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Local Republican DA tells reporter that she hopes their colleague “burns in a fire”
Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf told a Pennlive reporter last week that she hopes their co-worker “burns in a fire” over an investigation into the office’s handling of sex crimes. This comes when attacks on the press are on the rise.
