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2 days ago | 
abc27.com | Seth Kaplan |Hayden Sherry
(WHTM) — Residents across the Midstate are mourning the passing of Pope Francis at Saint Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg today. Pope Francis was known by many as “the People’s Pope” for his humility. As one man said, he remembers when he became Pope 12 years ago, he didn’t take the limousine that a pope is entitled to accept his new rank, and instead took the bus.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Hayden Sherry |Dennis Owens |George Stockburger
(WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro addressed the charges filed against Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting fire to the Governor’s Residence, for the first time on Wednesday during an event in Hershey. Shapiro chose not to speak on the suspect or whether or not there were hate crimes involved. Shapiro says he hasn’t thought about that much, and said the determination of whether a ‘hate crime’ occurred is up to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Hayden Sherry |Brady Doran |Kayla Schmidt
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania State Police announced they will engage a third-party expert to conduct an independent security review of the Governor’s Residence after a man broke in and set fire to the estate last Sunday. According to State Police, authorities are continuing to work with partners in law enforcement to investigate the arson attack and attempted homicide at the Governor’s Residence on April 13.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Dennis Owens |Hayden Sherry
(WHTM) — Governor Shapiro has blasted the Trump Administration for cutting a program that lets food banks buy fresh produce from local farmers. US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was asked about the Governor’s criticism, and she blasted back.
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1 week ago | 
wbtw.com | Hayden Sherry |George Stockburger |Kayla Schmidt
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania State Police say an early morning fire at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, which prompted several people to evacuate, was “an act of arson.”Pennsylvania State Police and Harrisburg authorities were called to the historical site at around 2 a.m. Sunday, Harrisburg Fire Chief Brian Enterline told Nexstar’s WHTM. He noted that crews encountered a fire in the first-floor area, which was quickly contained.
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1 week ago | 
pahomepage.com | Hayden Sherry |Dennis Owens
(WHTM) — Several of Pennsylvania’s federal lawmakers were in Lebanon County Monday at a local dairy farm the day after an attack at Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence. New US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and four GOP Congressmen touted the importance of Pennsylvania farms but also noted the troubling trend of violence in today’s political climate. “It’s a horrific thing,” said Sen. Dave McCormick (R) of the incident at Shapiro’s home and the rise of political violence.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Kayla Schmidt |Hayden Sherry |George Stockburger |Kaylee Lindenmuth
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro says an “arsonist” set fire to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg overnight while he and his family were home. Everyone inside the home was in a separate section of the residence and was able to evacuate safely when firefighters and State Police responded to the North Front Street home around 2 a.m. Sunday morning.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc27.com | Dennis Owens |Hayden Sherry
(WHTM) — Only 26% of Pennsylvanians have obtained Real IDs. For many, it’s been a really easy process, but for lots of others, especially women, getting a real ID has been a real pain. We’re inside a month until you’ll need a Real ID to board a commercial flight or enter a federal building if you don’t have a passport or military ID. Christine Woodward never took her birth father’s name and grew up with her stepdad’s name. She married, divorced and remarried James Woodward 35 years ago.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc27.com | Hayden Sherry |Evan Popalis
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Governor Josh Shapiro visited small businesses in downtown Lancaster to highlight his administration’s investments in 81 Main Street Matters projects across Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro secured $20 million in the 2024-25 bipartisan budget to invest in his 81 Main Street Matters projects across the Commonwealth — including more than $1.2 million for Lancaster County — to revitalize downtowns, grow local economies, and create jobs.
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2 weeks ago | 
yourerie.com | Hayden Sherry |Dennis Owens
(WHTM) — Pennsylvania lawmakers introduced a gift ban bill and trumpeted the need for good government and public trust, but the bill disappeared and was never passed. That “rinse and repeat” cycle continued today at the State Capitol. proposes prohibiting elected officials from accepting cash or gifts above $50 in value. Gift ban bills are not new and are wildly popular with the public, yet they never seem to pass.
