Joshua Vaughn

Pennsylvania

Investigative reporter @pennlive. Formerly @theappeal, @cumberlink, @therecordherald & @WDVMTV. UMass '14. [email protected]

Articles

Ex-official discloses long-ago payments from Dauphin County jail medical provider

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

Updated: May. 28, 2025, 5:03 a.m.|Published: May. 28, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste and his wife Maria during the Big 33 pregame at Landis Field on May 31, 2021. Pa defeated Maryland. Joe Hermitt | [email protected] PATRIOT-NEWSIt took nearly a decade, but former Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste has admitted to being indebted to the founder of the county’s largest private vendor while he was in office.
Dauphin County to pay $80K extra for medical services after provider cuts contract early

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

Dauphin County averted a potential catastrophe this month as the company that provides medical services at the jail was prepared to pull out before the county had a chance to select a new provider. PrimeCare has provided medical services at Dauphin County Prison since 1988. Their current contract was set to expire at the end of the year but in November, the company invoked an early-termination clause, which ended the contract at the end of this month.
Coroner IDs Cumberland County man killed in forklift incident

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

Quick Look-Current -Mostly SunnyTonightLow -Mostly SunnyTomorrowHigh -Mostly SunnyNewsUpdated: May. 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.|Published: May. 20, 2025, 1:51 p.m.The Adams County coroner’s office released the name of the Cumberland County man who died Monday at an RV dealership. Daniel G. Dunlevy, 65, of Mount Holly Springs, died Monday morning at Beckley’s RV dealership in the 4000 block of York Road in Mount Pleasant Township, according to the coroner’s office on Tuesday.
Bar fight led to central Pa. shooting that injured 1: police

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

NewsPublished: May. 20, 2025, 10:00 a.m.An argument inside a Franklin County bar spilled out into the street, leading to one man being shot in the leg, according to police. Chambersburg police were called to the 100 block of Central Avenue in the borough shortly before 2:30 a.m. April 19 to find a man shot in the leg and in need of immediate assistance, police said.
Illinois man charged with raping Dauphin County teen he met online: police

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

NewsUpdated: May. 20, 2025, 9:39 a.m.|Published: May. 20, 2025, 9:35 a.m.An Illinois man is facing numerous felony charges after police say he raped a 15-year-old girl he met online. Rohan Rai, 21, of Montgomery, Illinois, is charged with felony rape, unlawful contact with minors, as well as multiple counts of sexual assault, producing child pornography and related offenses. He is being held in Dauphin County Prison with bail denied.
A Sober Ride Home with free Uber vouchers offered this holiday weekend

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

Quick Look-Current -Mostly SunnyTonightLow -Mostly SunnyTomorrowHigh -Mostly SunnyNewsUpdated: May. 20, 2025, 9:24 a.m.|Published: May. 20, 2025, 9:17 a.m.An Uber sign outside MGM Springfield casino in Springfield, Mass. on May 8, 2025.Nicole Simmons/MassLiveMemorial Day weekend is nearly upon us and with that comes barbeques and potentially drinking. Three organizations are again helping make sure people who do drink are able to make it home safely.
Damning national story on Sen. John Fetterman gets mixed reaction in Pa.

1 month ago | pennlive.com | J.D. Prose |Ivey DeJesus |Ivey DeJesus |Joshua Vaughn |Oliver Morrison

The reaction Monday to an explosive article about serious concerns over Sen. John Fetterman’s mental health ranged from hoping that he gets help to calling for him to resign. New York Magazine’s story last week detailing Fetterman’s struggles, and the fears expressed by some of his current and former staff members, including his ex chief-of-staff, has rocked the state’s political landscape and fueled speculation about the first-term Democratic senator’s ability to continue serving.
‘If they’re lying about one, how do we know they’re not lying about all of them?’

1 month ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

Onah Ruth Ossai of Swatara Township stands in front of the Dauphin County Prison during a February 2024 protest of the death of 33-year-old Justin Cofield. Cofield’s death was the 21st death at the jail since the beginning of 2019. Dan Gleiter | [email protected] Joshua Vaughn | [email protected] in conjunction with Wondery SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN: Wondery | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other podcast platformsAt the center of each episode of the new podcast, “Death County, PA,” is a dead body.
Wildfire evacuation lifted for much of Cumberland County

1 month ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

The view along Baltimore Road, Shippensburg, leads to a fire that burned all day. Smoke billowed from mountain tops during fires in the Shippenburg area on Thurday, April 24, 2025.Markell DeLoatch | Special to PeMost residents evacuated from their homes because of the wildfires in Cumberland County are able to return home, according to county officials.
Bernie Sanders will be in Central Pa “fighting oligarchy”

1 month ago | pennlive.com | Joshua Vaughn

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves to the crowd during a "Fighting Oligarchy" event in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)APUnited States Senator and former Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is coming to Central Pennsylvania for two days as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. Sanders will be in Harrisburg Friday at the Farm Show Complex, 2300 North Cameron Street.