The Latest Breaking News from Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Man Faces Murder Charges After Burning Wife's Body Inside Family Home as Daughter, Aged 7, Slept

Jonathan Gatto has been charged with murdering his wife, Dr Julia Pederson, after a Harrisburg house fire. Investigators allege he strangled her before setting her body alight.

International Business Times UK · 7h ago

Harrisburg Husband Charged With Murder After Allegedly Strangling Paediatrician Wife and Burning Her Body

Jonathan Gatto faces murder and other charges after investigators alleged he strangled his wife, UPMC paediatrician Julia Pederson, before setting her body on fire inside their Harrisburg home.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15

How Sha Na Na could help determine the House majority

Jason Dick talks with the latest Roll Call on the Road mission crew, Mary Ellen McIntire and Tom Williams, about what they learned on their reporting trip to Pennsylvania, including interacting with candidates from Scranton to Harrisburg, as well as Sha Na Na frontman and Social Security advocate Jon “Bowzer”…

Roll Call · Oct 15

Pennsylvania artist sorry for including Nazi camp arch on school parade float

‘I made a mistake,’ says artist who included cloned archway on Halloween float for a Catholic school

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2025

A US haven for refugees was divided over Trump – now immigration crackdown has left a ‘community breaking’

Pennsylvania hosts one of the largest clusters of Bhutanese refugees in the US. Families are unsettled as Trump’s policies divide their community

The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2025

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma

Philadelphia has once again been named one of the “asthma capitals” of the U.S. – ranking No. 4 in a report released on Sept. 9, 2025, by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allentown was ranked No. 3, Harrisburg No. 15 and Pittsburgh No. 44.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

Consultant says security report into arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro's home won't be made public

A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of the Pennsylvania governor after it was firebombed by a late-night intruder last month says his team’s findings won't be made public

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor's residence

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is sharing new details about the arson fire this weekend that prompted his family to evacuate the official residence in Harrisburg in the dead of night

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

Arson attack on Pennsylvania governor's home evokes trauma for the state's Jews

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion was the target of an arson attack last weekend, but the attacker's motives are unclear

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

Officials work to uncover the motive for fire set at Pennsylvania governor's residence

Investigators are working to uncover the motive behind an arson fire over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence in the U.S. They are digging into Cody Balmer’s background after authorities said he scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the…

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025