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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

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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
May 17, 2021 | 5:22 AM

‘So I raped you.’ Facebook message renews fight for justice for former Gettysburg College student

Eight years later, Shannon Keeler still hopes to persuade authorities in Adams County to make an arrest, armed now with perhaps her strongest piece of evidence: his alleged confession, sent via social media.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press
May 17, 2021 | 4:10 AM

FBI probe of massive Pa. pension fund seeks evidence of kickbacks or bribery

Subpoenas reviewed by Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer lay bare the scope of the federal investigation into Pennsylvania's $64 billion public school pension fund.
By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA, Joseph N. DiStefano/The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Craig R. McCoy/The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 11, 2021 | 9:57 PM

New evidence about the Hindenburg on NOVA

A revealing new investigation of one of history’s most iconic aviation disasters.

By Fred Vigeant
Updated: April 8, 2021 | 5:00 am

Pennsylvania pension board hires law firm for federal probe

The system has not publicly disclosed how broad the federal investigation is and what it involves.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
January 14, 2021 | 5:28 AM

Investigators into Capitol insurrection try to sort real tips from noise

Investigators are combing through a mountain of online posts, street surveillance and other intelligence, including information that suggests mobs could try to storm the Capitol again and threats to kill some members of Congress.

By Stefanie Dazio and Michael Balsamo/The Associated Press
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