investigation

May 1, 2025 | 12:37 PM

Voter registration investigation ongoing, 6 months in

Attorney General Dave Sunday took statewide control of the investigation when he took office on January 21.

By Jordan Wilkie/WITF

February 1, 2024 | 4:06 PM

Catch Season 4 Episode 5 of Miss Scarlet and The Duke on WITF TV

By Khamelia Henderson

Updated: 2022-08-10 15:00:00

Pa. state senator, representative call for meetings about Berks County’s election problems

The lawmakers are taking two similar approaches and county officials have given no hint as to if they will participate in either offer.

By Anthony Orozco

August 4, 2022 | 5:16 PM

Report: Berks County’s May primary was a maelstrom of failures

One large failure kicked off a series of problems for voters and election workers.

By Anthony Orozco

August 2, 2022 | 4:21 PM

Berks County election director resigns after scrutiny, lawsuit over election problems

After less than six months on the job, the head of elections for Berks County leaves the post.

By Anthony Orozco

January 24, 2022 | 5:12 AM

Jan. 6 panel is investigating a Trump administration plan to seize voting machines

“If you are using the military to potentially seize voting machines … the public needs to know.”

By Matthew S. Schwartz/NPR

December 16, 2021 | 5:15 AM

Court battle over Pa. GOP’s subpoena of sensitive voter data centers on legislative power vs. privacy

In questioning, the Republican judges appeared hesitant to interfere in the legislature, while Democrats probed whether there were any limits to its ability to access private information.

By Danielle Ohl/Spotlight PA

November 3, 2021 | 11:36 AM

Hindenburg’s Flaw

A fresh look at the Hindenburg explosion reveals the flaws that directly led to the disaster.

By Fred Vigeant/WITF

June 9, 2021 | 5:35 AM

Facing FBI probe, PSERS backtracks on disclosure that staffers were on both sides of real estate dealings

The $64 billion pension fund claimed in a new IRS filing that its previous disclosures were poorly worded and filed in “error.”

By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA, Craig R. McCoy/The Philadelphia Inquirer, amd Joseph N. DiStefano/The Philadelphia Inquirer

May 31, 2021 | 5:13 AM

Internal PSERS documents show how Pa’s biggest pension fund got key financial calculation wrong

A federal probe is examining the $64 billion fund's exaggerated investment returns and real estate spending.

By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA, Joseph N. DiStefano/The Philadelphia Inquirer and Craig R. McCoy/The Philadelphia Inquirer

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