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 Kate Landis
September 29, 2020 | 6:09 PM

Pa. gun rights supporters rally around right to bear arms at annual Capitol event

Gun owners, supporters, and a swath of GOP state lawmakers argue gun ownership and use is under threat.

By Sam Dunklau
 Carolyn Kaster
September 8, 2020 | 5:25 AM

Biden campaigns in Harrisburg, spars with Trump over economy, workers in Labor Day blitz

While workers live by an “American code," Biden said Trump “lives by a code of lies, greed and selfishness."
By Noreen Nasir, Alexandra Jaffe and Kathleen Ronayne/The Associated Press
 Carolyn Kaster
September 7, 2020 | 5:58 PM

In Labor Day visit to Harrisburg, Biden says Trump lives by ‘code of lies, greed’

“He’ll never understand you, he’ll never understand us, he’ll never understand our cops, our firefighters, because he’s not made of the same stuff.”
By The Associated Press

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 Ian Sterling for WITF
August 31, 2020 | 6:34 PM

Harrisburg High School students mourn the loss of classmate

Attendees held a candlelight vigil for the 16-year-old, who was shot at 18th and Forester on Saturday.

By Julia Agos
 Brett Sholtis
August 19, 2020 | 3:53 PM

Community spread is driving COVID-19 case rate increases in York, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster and Berks counties

Parts of midstate Pennsylvania are seeing case increases well above the state average.

By Brett Sholtis
 Brett Sholtis
August 17, 2020 | 7:20 PM

Sampling confirms Harrisburg’s sewage overflow is polluting the Susquehanna River with E. coli

A related report finds Pennsylvania has ‘gone backwards’ in its effort to curb river pollution
By Brett Sholtis
 Brett Sholtis
August 12, 2020 | 1:14 PM

Central Pa. groups condemn attack on Harrisburg Jewish temple, vigil planned for tonight

“The vandalism at Kesher Israel is the third time in less than a month that a synagogue in the state was attacked.”

By Sam Dunklau
 Brett Sholtis
August 10, 2020 | 7:33 PM

State and federal police investigate swastika painted on Harrisburg Jewish temple

Hate crimes against Jews are on the rise in Pennsylvania, state police say.

By Brett Sholtis
 Kalim A. Bhatti / The Philadelphia Inquirer
August 3, 2020 | 4:45 PM

Pa. pursuing new cleaning plan for Capitol Complex after custodial worker tests positive for the coronavirus

State officials say the six-month contract is needed to give workers and visitors greater confidence that the facilities are safe.
By Julia Shanahan for Spotlight PA
 J. Scott Applewhite
July 2, 2020 | 11:40 AM

Supreme Court won’t hear Harrisburg and Chicago abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ cases

In 2012, city counsel in Harrisburg made it illegal to “congregate, patrol, picket or demonstrate” in a zone 20 feet from a health care facility.

By Jessica Gresko/The Associated Press
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