From @jdprose.bsky.social: After teasing a run for governor next year and getting a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser has told confidantes that he will not challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro.

From @ormorrison.bsky.social: The leader of Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school earned more than $700,000 from his side job as a bank director from 2016 through 2024.

So, whether you’re hitting the driving range or sneaking in an enjoyable 18 on the road, here is a list of our top 20 Pa. golf courses where you can play like a pro. Our selection criteria came from a wide range of sources, including some golf-crazed colleagues with a wide range of handicaps.

Today marks 15 years since I started at @pennlive.com. I am still a social media producer, still a data reporter, and now a podcast producer as well. I love my job. I love where I live and work. Thank you all for believing in me. Now, more than ever, please support local journalism.

A massive thank you to @crimewriterson.com for reviewing Death County, Pa. The praise is quite humbling and the critiques are well received and appreciated. Thank you! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Counting Crowsn prove they've still got their groove. My take from a stop on their jam-packed summer tour. @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/p533aky5

Good news for central Pa. fans of Buc-ee’s: The mega convenience store chain and popular interstate pit stop is closer than ever to the Keystone State. Earlier this week, Buc-ee’s opened its most northern location to date in Crawford, Virginia.

Grocery shopping in central Pa. is big business, even as the industry and consumers face uncertainty. Overall, sales in the region topped $4.3 billion from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, according to a market analysis by the sister grocery trade publications Food Trade News and Food World.

Here's what it means for a disabled person to live on Medicaid today: Linda Reigel is only able to stay out of a nursing home because of the kindness of an old friend. No one else would work for $14 an hour. via @pennlive.com www.pennlive.com/news/2025/07...

A Monday night storm brought down numerous old-growth trees and and power lines, knocking power service out to more than 5,000 customers in Carlisle, Pa.. Photographer Dan Gleiter got this footage of crews cleaning up storm damage at Dickinson College.

A searing, intimate look at what it means to have health care ripped away from your child mid-treatment. via @pennlive.com www.pennlive.com/life/2025/06...

The mother of a Harrisburg kindergartener is suing her daughter’s teacher for pushing her daughter to the ground after the child asked to go to the bathroom last November at school.

Two rare parrots are missing after a woman in York County found hundreds of birds abandoned without food or water inside a pet store. “I just got here to Bird Boyz in Red Lion and they abandoned all their birds in here. No food, no water. They abandoned them. I just happened to hear them.”

If you drink to excess, get behind the wheel and cause a crash that takes someone’s life, a succession of laws have set out increasing consequences. But, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified in a ruling this month, there are limits to police and prosecutors’ pursuit of drunk drivers.

To his online friends, Josh Schneider knew more about the art of glass blowing than almost anybody. Schneider, 42, was an active member of the Facebook group “Glassies” where he shared his expertise with nearly 8,000 members. But his passion was expensive, and Schneider found himself homeless.

Donte Kent, the Steelers’ seventh-round draft pick, is proving much more than a pleasant surprise. He’s squarely in the mix in the slot cornerback competition and for a key role on special teams.

The widespread power outages in Adams and Franklin counties this week have prompted a response from Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano.

A bill to repeal fully Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting passed the state Senate on Thursday. The proposal gained approval June 11 in the state House of Representatives.

Relatives of Doris Girtz remember the last time they saw her: at her sister’s wedding in 1979. She was 23. They never heard from her again. Decades passed. Her parents died. Some of her siblings died. And still no sign of Doris.

More than 4,000 turned out to the No Kings protest in Lancaster, event organizers announced during the rally. These are some of the photos from @savvyliterate.com and more are on PennLive.com

No Kings rallies are underway in central Pennsylvania and throughout the country.

UPMC Memorial on Friday renamed its intensive care unit in honor of West York police officer Andrew Duarte. Duarte was killed earlier this year during a mass shooting at the hospital.

Protests are planned for Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Gettysburg, Carlisle, Hershey, Chambersburg, Mifflintown and thousands of other locations across Pennsylvania and the nation.

Fetterman wrote, “Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack. Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel. We must provide whatever is necessary—military, intelligence, weaponry—to fully back Israel in striking Iran.”

Huge thank you to @donlemonofficial.bsky.social for having us on to talk about Death County, Pa @pennlive.com @wonderymedia.bsky.social youtu.be/w8vMDWfao2c

“When I finally left...I traded chaos for stability,” Logis writes on the Leaving MAGA website. “The decision was liberating. I no longer had to defend the indefensible or justify the unjustifiable.” Fascinating story from @pennlive.com

Rest in peace, Brian Wilson. Thank you for everything.

A local ambulance company’s efforts to recover from a messy sex-abuse scandal were dealt a major setback as South Middleton Township supervisors voted to take steps to terminate its contract with Yellow Breeches EMS. Their intent is to transfer its first-due status to Cumberland Goodwill EMS.

The polls are closed! Be sure to tune into our 2025 primary live post being run by the esteemed @cmautner.bsky.social.

While this may be the last time Rite Aid tries to sell its business, it’s certainly not the first. In fact, the drugstore chain has been attempting mergers and sales for more than a decade.

A 23-year-old woman visiting downtown Harrisburg was shot as the bars were closing early Saturday. The next night, a 20-year-old man was shot about a block north of where the woman was shot. Both are expected to survive, but the shootings raise questions about security in downtown Harrisburg.

Pa. Republican lawmaker blasts prop of Gov. Shapiro's state budget with a flamethrower. The social media stunt comes a month after the governor's residence was firebombed. via @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/39wzman6

New episode of Death County, Pa titled “Hell Froze Over” drops tomorrow. How does a man get hypothermia twice in a county jail and die? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

"Whatever else happens, it will forever be known that when the test came, West Point failed." Powerful words from a soon-to-be-ex tenured professor at West Point. tinyurl.com/e7ptcha7

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After crashing his county-owned SUV, being charged with DUI and disappearing for 32 days, Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick is back on the job. @pennlive.com exclusive: www.pennlive.com/news/2025/05...

NRA elects Pennsylvania gun range owner, 2020 "fake elector" and major Trump booster, Bill Bachenberg as its new president. via @pennlive.com tinyurl.com/yeys7w3j (gift link)

I am thrilled that one of the podcasts I produce, The PA High School Football Report, has been recognized in the 91st National Headliners Awards as one of the best sports podcasts in the nation. This podcast is a labor of love for me.

Great turnout for Harrisburg City Council/Mayoral forum at the Manna House on State Street. @pennlive.com

At the center of each episode of the new podcast, “Death County, PA,” is a dead body. In episode one, Ty’Rique Riley, 21. In episode two, Ishmail Thompson, 29. Both entered the Dauphin County prison in Pennsylvania relatively healthy but left in critical condition then died in nearby hospitals.

Tyler Warren, who produced 1,233 receiving yards for PSU in 2024, is the third Penn State tight end to be picked in the first round.

It's Penn State's Tyler Warren to the Indianapolis Colts as the 14th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Penn State star Abdul Carter finally had his NFL draft dream come true on Thursday night. He was selected by the New York Giants at No. 3 overall in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday night.

It's official. Penn State's Abdul Carter is headed to the New York Giants.

We think @julietterihl.bsky.social is amazing and are thrilled that her work is being recognized by @umwallacehouse.bsky.social. Congratulations, Juliette!

Exclusive investigation from @pennlive.com Cody Balmer tried several times but could not get arrested after causing millions in damage to mansion and targeting Josh Shapiro.

Three Somerset County males were were sentenced Tuesday for illegally killing 19 white-tailed deer over a two-month period in 2020.

If most people skipped out on work for two weeks, they’d lose their job and their paycheck — but that’s not the case for Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick.

Gov. Josh Shapiro declined to pass judgment Wednesday on the possible motives behind the arson attack at the Governor’s Residence, saying he’s leaving it up to prosecutors to determine what may or may not have driven the firebombing.

Kristi Britten was fired as head coach of the Trinity girls basketball team on Tuesday after 18 seasons. The longtime coach who guided the Shamrocks to the PIAA 3A quarterfinal round last month was given the news at a Tuesday meeting with Trinity President John Cominsky.