Stories / News, Events and Issues from Central Pennsylvania

Next Tuesday, residents of five states – including Pennsylvania – will head to the polls to cast their primary votes. WPSU’s Emily Reddy talked with Ken Rudin about the races. Rudin is NPR’s “Political Junkie.”

Ever since it became an elected position in 1980, Pennsylvania’s attorney general has always been a Republican. David Freed is hoping that doesn’t change. The Cumberland County District Attorney is the GOP’s candidate for the state’s top law enforcement officer. Freed spoke to Pennsylvania Public Radio’s Mary Wilson about why he’s qualified for the job, and…

Patrick Murphy is one of two candidates this year hoping to become the first elected Democratic state attorney general. The former Bucks County Congressman sat down with Pennsylvania Public Radio’s Mary Wilson to explain why he’s running for the job, and what is his vision for the office.

Kathleen Kane is a former Lackawanna County prosecutor and one of the Democratic candidates running for the state attorney general. Pennsylvania Public Radio’s Mary Wilson spoke to Kane about her candidacy and her qualifications for being the state’s next chief prosecutor.

Americans have turned up their noses at the hamburger additive officially known as Lean Finely Textured Beef, now infamously called Pink Slime. Technically it IS beef, just not what consumers generally think of as beef. A celebrity chef’s televised expose about the amonia-treated beef scraps set off consumer outcry, prompting supermarkets nationwide to stop selling the…

The judge overseeing the child sex abuse case against Jerry Sandusky has denied requests by the defense that all 52 charges against the 68-year-old former Penn State assistant football coach be dismissed. But WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports there are likely to be additional dismissal motions before the trial begins.

The judge in the trial of Jerry Sandusky wants to hold off on debating the merit of charges against the former Penn State assistant football coach. As WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports, that’s because of investigations that are still underway.

We continue our PA People series with a new and intimate profile of some of the people who make Pennsylvania so interesting. WPSU’s Patty Satalia visited the former Centre Hall SPCA to talk with longtime friends and animal advocates, Deb Warner and Cheryl Sharer. The two co-founded Pets Come First, the new SPCA.