Isaac Elster

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Isaac Elster |Megan Guza |Jacob Geanous |Stephana Ocneanu

On Thursday, the clock was ticking for Matthew Knepp. He was in search of a generator after his Mt. Oliver home was one nearly 400,000 to lose power in the wake of Tuesday’s devastating storms that left a trail of destruction across the region. Mr. Knepp, an avid hunter and fisherman who butchers his own meat, was particularly concerned about his three freezers containing about $2,000 worth of beef and venison. As the hours passed with no electricity, it was in danger of spoiling.

2 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Charles Thompson |Isaac Elster |Benjamin Kail |Laura Esposito

The 911 dispatcher who took the call from the suspected firebomber of the Governor’s Residence within an hour of the attack should have escalated the call, but didn’t, Dauphin County officials admitted. Chief Clerk Eric Hagarty said the county learned the 911 dispatcher “did not appropriately escalate the call in accordance with County policy,” though county officials declined to provide the policy in question.