The arson attack at the governor's mansion hit the Jewish community hard in a state where such pain is achingly familiar. It targeted Pennsylvania’s religiously observant Jewish governor in the very place where just hours before he had hosted one of the central rituals of the Jewish calendar.
Police have said that Cody Balmer harbored hatred toward Shapiro. Balmer called 911 less than an hour after the fire erupted, promised a confession and talked about Palestinians being killed, police wrote in search warrants.
A memo from service leaders, which was sent to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, the Army War College in Carlisle and several other service departments, says they must review their collections and any books promoting DEI, gender ideology and critical race theory “in a manner that subverts meritocracy and unity” must be removed “pending additional guidance."
The suspect, Cody Balmer, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but didn't believe the assessment, according to his brother, who said he said he twice helped him get treatment at the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.
The Rolls-Royce and Bentley Museum in Mechanicsburg has 29 antique and collectible automobiles that date as far back as the late 1920s on display.
A 20-year old planned to commit a mass shooting at State College High School on April 21, a day after the 26th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre.
During a police interview, the arson suspect, Cody Balmer, "admitted to harboring hatred towards Governor Shapiro," but a motive for the attack, including whether it had anything to do with Shapiro's politics or religious beliefs, wasn't immediately clear.
Pennsylvania has 67 counties, but you only have to name 12 of them in this week’s Keystone crossword. Good luck!
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.
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.
