Pennsylvania stowaway groundhog, Colonel Custard, is elevated to local icon
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Pennsylvania stowaway groundhog, Colonel Custard, is elevated to local icon

ByNews Polite

A Pennsylvania groundhog is making a name for himself for something other than predicting an early or late spring. An intrepid varmint dubbed Colonel Custard — so named for the frozen custard shop and mini-golf outlet where he was discovered — was found stowed away with a passel of stuffed…

RFK Jr. could be ‘impactful’ despite lawsuit to keep him off Penn. ballot: pollster
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RFK Jr. could be ‘impactful’ despite lawsuit to keep him off Penn. ballot: pollster

ByNews Polite

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A legal effort to keep Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the ballot in Pennsylvania is picking up steam — and catching the eyes of the Keystone State’s polling experts. A petition filed Thursday argues that the nominating papers filed by Kennedy and his running…

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania with 3.8 million prize
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Winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania with $213.8 million prize

ByNews Polite

A lucky lottery player in Pennsylvania matched all six numbers Monday night to win the $213.8 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers were white balls 9, 22, 57, 67, 68, and red Powerball 14, the lottery officials announced. The jackpot has a cash value of $106.4 million. It was not…

Pa. dog comes to owner’s rescue after man plunges 20 feet and injures hip
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Pa. dog comes to owner’s rescue after man plunges 20 feet and injures hip

ByNews Polite

The dog days of summer didn’t stop a heroic pooch in Pennsylvania who is being credited with saving his human last week. The quick-thinking Golden Retriever raced to get help when his owner tumbled 20 feet down a Pittsburgh-area hillside and couldn’t get back up after suffering a severe hip…

John Fetterman’s team warns Harris campaign about Josh Shapiro
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John Fetterman’s team warns Harris campaign about Josh Shapiro

ByNews Polite

Sen. John Fetterman’s advisers have reportedly badmouthed his home state governor Josh Shapiro to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign amid the veepstakes buzz. Fetterman’s beef with Shapiro dates back to a lengthy rivalry the duo has had over the years and his concerns that the governor focuses too much on…

Slew of swing state polls show Donald Trump with battleground edge over Kamala Harris
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Slew of swing state polls show Donald Trump with battleground edge over Kamala Harris

ByNews Polite

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is holding an edge against Vice President Kamala Harris in most of the states actually up for grabs in November. But the data suggest a strategic running-mate choice could help the Democrat in some of them. That’s the takeaway from five fresh Emerson College surveys…

Pennsylvania House speaker, lawmaker back Gov. Josh Shapiro as Kamala Harris’ VP: ‘He gets things done’
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Pennsylvania House speaker, lawmaker back Gov. Josh Shapiro as Kamala Harris’ VP: ‘He gets things done’

ByNews Polite

HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election has made Vice President Kamala Harris the Democrats’ heir apparent and opened a fury of speculation about who might replace the veep on the ticket. For many, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is at or near the top of the…

Thomas Matthew Crooks was spotted on roof by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before attempted Trump assassination: report
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Thomas Matthew Crooks was spotted on roof by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before attempted Trump assassination: report

ByNews Polite

Trump gunman Thomas Crooks was spotted by on the roof a building with a clear sightline to the former president nearly 30 minutes before he opened fire — but they failed to confront him, according to a report. Crooks was seen at least twice by members of the emergency services…