Safety
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Pa. mail carriers were bit by dogs more than 300 times in 2024
The number of dog attacks in Pennsylvania was the sixth most of any state in the nation, though fewer than in 2023.
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Man charged with arson at Gov. Shapiro’s Harrisburg residence struggled with mental health, brother says
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.
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Officials work to uncover motive for fire set at Gov. Shapiro’s residence
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.
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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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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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Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a York hospital
The officer who died was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York Borough Police Department. Three hospital workers, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack.
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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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Boy who protected sister from Philadelphia plane crash debris is making ‘miraculous’ recovery
Doctors warned Trey Howard’s family he might not survive his injuries, but the 10-year-old boy improved every day, and is excited to see his beloved Eagles in the Super Bowl.
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Victims identified in Philadelphia plane crash as investigation continues
Officials said an ‘expansive’ impact zone was left by the Philadelphia plane crash that killed all six people on the air ambulance bound for Mexico, including an 11-year-old girl who had been receiving medical treatment at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia hospital.
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5 injured in fatal Philadelphia plane crash remain hospitalized, 3 in critical condition
Mayor Cherelle Parker said 22 people were injured and five of them remain hospitalized in Friday’s crash of a Mexico-bound air ambulance in which all six people on board died, including a girl who had spent months being treated at a city hospital.
