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Snow today, plummeting temperatures tomorrow across the midstate
A PennDOT plow clears a portion of Route 441 in Dauphin County. Photo by Tim Lambert/WITF (Undated) -- Central Pennsylvania is bracing for blast of snow and frigid temperatures. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 8:00 p.m. for much of the midstate and until midnight for Berks County. Snow is expected to hit the region this morning and continue -- off and on -- through tonight.… → Read More
Portions of the midstate could deal with flooding this weekend
FILE PHOTO: (AP Photo) (Harrisburg) -- A flood watch is in effect through tomorrow morning in nine midstate counties. The National Weather Service is calling for widespread, possibly heavy rain at times through tomorrow. So, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is urging people to pay attention in anticipation of heavy rains across the region -- especially where the flood watch has been… → Read More
Midstate Congressman Charlie Dent to leave office next month
FILE PHOTO: In this March 23, 2017, file photo, Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (Washington) -- Midstate Congressman Charlie Dent is leaving office sooner than expected. The Republican lawmaker, who announced last September that he would not seek re-election, issued a statement today that he will be stepping down next month: → Read More
Wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain hits the midstate
File PHOTO: A man tries to clear out his driveway in Dauphin County. Photo by Tim Lambert/WITF (Undated) -- The morning commute is shaping up to be a tricky one today. A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain hit the area around 4:45 a.m., prompting schools to delay the start of classes or close today. The National Weather Service in State College say a winter weather advisory is in place until… → Read More
WITF: 2017 Overall Excellence Entry
A year after playing a key role in President Donald Trump's election, Pennsylvania again found itself in the midst of issues playing out on the national stage -- from immigration to pipeline protests to the future of the Affordable Care Act to redistricting. Like all newsrooms, we reported on every day developments. But we also devoted resources to dig deeper. WITF worked to find the proper… → Read More
Suspicious package at state police station in Carlisle leads to an evacuation
Photo by AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar FILE PHOTO (Carlisle) -- An investigation is underway after a state police station in the midstate was evacuated for several hours yesterday, due to a suspicious package. The State Police Carlisle Station in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County was cleared out just after 2:00 p.m., after an envelope addressed to a trooper at the station was opened. The… → Read More
Deputy U.S. Marshal from York County killed in the line of duty in Harrisburg
Crime tape stretches across a road near the scene of a shooting Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Harrisburg. (AP Photo/Marc Levy) This is a breaking news story. As often happens in situations like these, some information reported early may turn out to be inaccurate. We'll move quickly to correct the record and we'll only point to the best information we have at the time. (Washington D.C.) -- The name… → Read More
Update: U.S. Marshal killed while serving a warrant in Harrisburg
(Harrisburg) -- A U.S. Marshal was shot and killed this morning while serving an arrest warrant in Harrisburg. → Read More
Trusting News: WITF's policies on transparency in fundraising
WITF Capitol Bureau Chief Katie Meyer (Undated) -- As a public media organization, WITF's funding structure differs quite a bit from our commercial brethren. We rely on contributions from listeners, underwriting support from businesses, grants from foundations, and funding from both the state and federal governments. While the public media business model has worked well for more than 50 years,… → Read More
Building trust with you: Why WITF is committed to the Trusting News project
StateImpact Pennsylvania's Marie Cusick (Photo by Joe Ulrich/WITF) (Undated) -- In light of the Washington Post's reporting on Project Veritas' failed effort to spread false stories this week, now is a good time to talk about WITF's involvement in the Trusting News project. I learned that some social media users were surprised by how thoroughly a Post reporter handled an interview with Jaime… → Read More
Midstate man recounts chaos in Las Vegas
Police run to cover at the scene of a shooting near the Mandalay Bay resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. Multiple victims were being transported to hospitals after a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. (AP Photo/John Locher) (Harrisburg) -- A midstate man is recounting the chaos in Las Vegas in the wake of last night's mass… → Read More
PA Task Force One deployed to assist rescue efforts in Texas
People are evacuated from their homes surrounded by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. The remnants of Hurricane Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into Houston Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (Harrisburg) -- Nearly four dozen members of the state's urban search and… → Read More
York Mayor Kim Bracey signs marijuana decriminalization bill
FILE PHOTO: YOrk Mayor Kim Bracey. (Photo: York Daily Record, File) (York) -- York Mayor Kim Bracey on Tuesday signed legislation making possession of small amounts of marijuana or smoking it in a public place a civil offense rather than a crime. The action comes after City Council on July 18 passed a bill decriminalizing marijuana by a 4-1 vote. The new law doesn't make possessing or smoking… → Read More
WITF tops its region with seven RTDNA Regional Murrow awards
Donald Trump addresses a packed house at Cumberland Valley High School. WITF's 2016 election coverage was honored by RTDNA as part of the Overall Excellence Regional Edward R. Murrow award. (Photo by Jordan Brown/WITF) (Harrisburg) -- WITF's multimedia news department has been recognized by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for excellence in broadcast and online journalism… → Read More
Dangerous parts of I-83: What's being done?
The official registration and financial information of WITF may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. → Read More
Former Army War College dean tangles with Trump over Mosul
Retired U.S. Army Colonel Jeff McCausland (Photo courtesy of Dickinson College) (Carlisle) -- A Carlisle man, who served as a former dean at the U.S. Army War College, is in a war of words with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Jeff McCausland, a visiting professor of international security studies at Dickinson College, drew Trump's ire after telling the… → Read More
Pa. remains at center of presidential campaign
Donald Trump addresses a packed house at Cumberland Valley High School. (Photo by Jordan Brown/WITF) (Ambridge) -- Republican Donald Trump is treating Pennsylvania as a → Read More
Flight 93: Devotion to a quiet field
One of them is Debby Borza, who is intimately involved with this out-of-the way place. Her daughter, Deora Bodley, forever a 20-year-old college junior-to-be with a tattoo of a shooting star, was the youngest person on board the doomed jetliner. Borza has been a familiar face, since June of 2002, as the crash site evolved from a scarred field into a national memorial. She’s quickly greeted with… → Read More
Flight 93: Devotion to a quiet field
One of them is Debby Borza, who is intimately involved with this out-of-the way place. Her daughter, Deora Bodley, forever a 20-year-old college junior-to-be with a tattoo of a shooting star, was the youngest person on board the doomed jetliner. Borza has been a familiar face, since June of 2002, as the crash site evolved from a scarred field into a national memorial. She’s quickly greeted with… → Read More
Pennsylvania's fiscal situation sees good, bad news
In this Oct. 7, 2015 photo, people walk past the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa. Truly diverse legislatures are rarity across the United States; while minorities have made some political gains, they remain severely underrepresented in Congress and nearly every state legislature, according to an analysis of demographic data by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)… → Read More