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Sister Anne McCarthy with the Benedictine Sisters of Erie looks through her signs protesting President Donald Trump’s nationwide immigration crackdown.

Pa. county jails earn millions of dollars detaining immigrants for ICE

by Kate Huangpu and Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA

Partnerships between Pennsylvania counties and ICE are receiving new attention as the president executes a mass deportation campaign.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023.

Shapiro parodies and chatbot phone banks — how AI is popping up in Pa. elections

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

A bill pending in the Pa. Capitol would impose consequences for using AI to misrepresent candidates close to an election.

People wait in line to vote Nov. 5, 2024, at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, Pa.

Will independents ever get to vote in Pa. primaries? Advocates hope a lawsuit moves the needle.

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Investigations

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Hundreds of rapes in the State College area weren’t reported in public police data over nearly a decade

by Min Xian of Spotlight PA State College and Mark Fazlollah for Spotlight PA

The missing data masked the true extent of the crime surrounding Penn State. The central Pa. department never publicly disclosed the error until contacted by Spotlight PA.

A photo illustration of Raymond Hohl encircled by images of the Penn State Cancer Institute, a medical device, and a nurse’s binder of thank you notes.

Alarming internal probes found chemo errors, delays, and ‘toxic’ leadership by Penn State’s cancer chief

by Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA State College and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA

Good News from Pennsylvania

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New Hope is one of Pa.’s artsiest towns. Here’s how to spend a day there.

by Asha Prihar of Spotlight PA

PA Local talked to residents of New Hope, PA, about the best restaurants, art galleries, and activities in the Delaware River town.

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State College Bureau

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Pitt’s ‘homegrown’ approach to training rural dental providers aims to make it easier to access care

by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College

A new program at the University of Pittsburgh aims to train dentists in rural PA, where aging providers and limited access leave many without care.

An illustration of water coming from a tap, houses, pipes, a Rock Spring Water Company sign, and a PUC sign.

Judge recommends sale of troubled rural water company to one of Pa.’s largest private utilities

by Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College

Berks County Bureau

Two Berks County firefighters killed in head-on crash during missing woman search

by Associated Press

Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor Walnuttown Fire Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shick Jr.

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Meet a Shillington teen who wants to increase community engagement

by Susan Shelly McGovern

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