January 17, 2023 | 2:08 PM
Brett Sholtis
Brett Sholtis was a health reporter for WITF/Transforming Health until early 2023. Sholtis is the 2021-2022 Reveal Benjamin von Sternenfels Rosenthal Grantee for Mental Health Investigative Journalism with the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. His award-winning work on problem areas in mental health policy and policing helped to get a woman moved from a county jail to a psychiatric facility. Sholtis is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard Kosovo campaign veteran.
Latest by Brett Sholtis
January 3, 2023 | 5:29 PM
Mark Rozzi, a Democrat, is elected Pennsylvania House speaker
Rozzi says he’ll be an “independent” who won’t caucus with either party.
December 29, 2022 | 5:55 PM
Doug Mastriano ‘apparently’ called Mike Pence on the day of the Capitol attack
December 28, 2022 | 5:00 AM
Top stories of 2022: As 988 hotline goes live, Pa. counties brace for increase in calls
The suicide prevention line helps save lives — but counties need steady funding for it to work.
December 13, 2022 | 1:29 PM
Lancaster County, Pa. town finds compromise on local library funding
After months of debate, Akron will continue funding Ephrata Public Library.
December 2, 2022 | 2:41 PM
Norfolk Southern train derails outside of Harrisburg
Roads closed as the company investigates the incident.
November 23, 2022 | 2:35 PM
Pennsylvania veterans’ homes need nurses and health care workers
The homes are turning away veterans due to lack of staffing.
November 21, 2022 | 9:19 PM
Citing ‘conservative values,’ a town in Lancaster County, Pa. plans to cut local library funding
One councilman opposed a women’s health class “because it was related to sexual matters.”
November 14, 2022 | 3:50 PM
Jails fail to accommodate people with mental illness. In some cases, it’s a civil rights violation.
Conditions in some corrections facilities are a a moral failure that also costs taxpayers millions.
Updated: 2022-11-09 02:30:00
Republican Scott Perry defeats Democrat Shamaine Daniels to retain 10th Congressional District seat
Rep. Scott Perry, from Dillsburg, sought his sixth term in office and was challenged by Harrisburg City Council member Shamaine Daniels.
