Pennsylvania
Psych Nurse Fired After Reporting Patients ‘Blowing Each Other’ and Hitting Staff
“I got patients blowing each other,” a nurse says she told a supervisor. A week later, the hospital fired her for “profane language.”
The Cop Who Shot and Killed Tamir Rice Had a New Job—for 2 Days
Ex–Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann was briefly rehired in Tioga, Pennsylvania, years after he shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
Inside the Rural Psychiatric Hospital Staff Call a ‘21st Century Asylum’
“A lot of our patients walk out of there even more traumatized than before they got in there.”
15,000 Pounds of Delicious Hot Dog Filler Spill in Highway Crash
The pink slime “catapulted” out of the truck and took four hours to clean up.
A QAnon-Loving Election Denier Just Won Pennsylvania’s GOP Governor Primary
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano could wreak havoc on Pennsylvania's election system in the next presidential race if he wins this fall.
Conspiracy Theorists Are on the Cusp of Sweeping Pennsylvania’s GOP Primaries
MAGA Doug Mastriano and Kathy Barnette both look poised to win, in what one GOP former congressman calls “a double-nightmare scenario.”
Trump Endorsed Dr. Oz and Republicans Are Pissed
Trump’s endorsement touted Mehmet Oz’s books and television show, and said that “women, in particular, are drawn to Oz for his advice and counsel.”
Dr. Oz Loves Fracking Now
The former host of the 'The Dr. Oz Show' has had a change of heart as he seeks election as a Republican in Pennsylvania's senate race.
Dems Just Got Huge Wins (for Now) on Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court protected court-drawn House maps in Pennsylvania and North Carolina—but might gut future anti-gerrymandering efforts.
A Missouri Senate Candidate Is Attacking a Trans Swimmer in Pennsylvania
The right-wing obsession with college swimmer Lia Thomas has moved from cable news to the campaign trail.
3 Cops Charged in Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Girl After Gunfight
Two Black teens were initially blamed for the young girl's death, but the district attorney withdrew the charges after community outcry.
Trump’s Election Lies Apparently Gave This Poll Worker 2 Heart Attacks
An election worker in Pennsylvania says the Trump campaign’s lies about rigged voting machines resulted in death threats and multiple heart attacks.