Charles Thompson
Reporter at The Patriot-News
Cover PA govt., public policy and other things for @PennLive. Carlisle native. Beth's husband. Andrew and Sarah's Dad. W&L grad. Bills / Phils / OCNJ fan.
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2 weeks ago |
pennlive.com | Megan Lavey-Heaton |Joshua Vaughn |Charles Thompson
PA PoliticsPublished: Jun. 14, 2025, 10:00 a.m.Groups protest Trump and ICE along Interstate 83 from Harrisburg to Maryland borderRoughly 2,000 protest rallies are taking place Saturday, coinciding with the military parade in Washington, D.C. to mark the Army’s 250th birthday and celebration of President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. The No Kings movement is taking place nearly everywhere but D.C. One of the flagship rallies is being held in Philadelphia. Gov.
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3 weeks ago |
pennlive.com | Charles Thompson
Two Chinese nationals were convicted in Cumberland County court Friday of using a chain of massage parlors to run lucrative, black market sex businesses. Jurors found Zigui Zheng and Yan Qiu, both of Flushing, N.Y., guilty of sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, participating in a corrupt organization and other charges. Only Zheng was present for this week’s trial; Qiu, who had jumped bail and been unresponsive to her attorney, was tried and convicted in absentia.
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3 weeks ago |
pennlive.com | Charles Thompson
Middlesex Township supervisors have opened the door to a large-scale data center project — potentially Cumberland County’s first — with a zoning map change. The board voted 3-0 Friday to adopt land use rules for data centers that would apply to 694 acres of currently undeveloped land off Country Club Road. The site is about 5 miles northeast of Carlisle and is bounded on the north by the Conodoguinet Creek.
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3 weeks ago |
pennlive.com | Charles Thompson
Troy Beam lost his job for barging into three Cumberland County polling places with dire warnings about rigged voting machines in November 2023. But he didn’t commit a crime. So said a Cumberland County jury Tuesday as they voted to acquit Beam of six misdemeanor counts of using his powers to try to interfere with voting day processes at three Shippensburg-area precincts.
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3 weeks ago |
pennlive.com | Charles Thompson
Cumberland County District Attorney Sean McCormack’s continuing campaign against sex trafficking at massage parlors resulted in jail terms for three West Shore operators Monday. Two other defendants face criminal trials this week. The sentences handed down by Judge Christylee Peck are believed to be the first in which spa operators have been sent to jail.
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RT @PennLive: Central Pa. spa operators convicted of human trafficking, sex crimes https://t.co/zC6ZYIehlQ
Once you start looking for these little massage parlors, it's hard not to see them. Understand it may not be the same everywhere, but there is a seedy side: https://t.co/SgNUFu3oCi
Congrats to everyone in @CarlisleAreaSD today... the Class of 2025 upon graduation; and everyone else - you made it! Enjoy the summer.