Team USA brought out Johnny Gaudreau's kids for their gold medal photo 🥹

A GOLDEN GOAL FOR JACK HUGHES🥇

The United States beats Canada in OT to win its first gold medal in men's hockey since 1980.

#WinterOlympics

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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) sues his hometown paper (my employer, LNP | LancasterOnline) for defamation, arguing an editorial that described his + other GOPers' arguments last fall that Dems wanted to fund health care for illegal immigrants were a "lie."
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Congratulations and good luck! I just know you will do great work with them.

PA township hides proposed farm ordinance from its own residents Berks County residents are fighting Tulpehocken Township after the township refused to release a proposed ordinance that could have affected local farms.

Recent story from me with Spotlight PA. A rural Pa. township has spent 1000s of dollars to hide a proposed law from local residents.

www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01...

PA allows teens to work at haunted attraction despite past mistreatment claims The Shapiro administration is allowing teens to volunteer at Field of Screams despite past allegations involving sexual misconduct and workplace injuries.

And here is Part 2:
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Teen volunteers harassed by adults at PA Field of Screams in past Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement.

In case you missed it here is Part 1:
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/06...

PA's Field of Screams allowed man with sex crime conviction to volunteer A man convicted of exposing himself to minors volunteered at Field of Screams in PA for 3 years. Advocates call for reform to a state clearance law.

Part three of my investigation with @spotlightpa.org came out today.
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/10...

Advocates want the legislature to reform a state clearance law to protect children at businesses like Field of Screams in Pennsylvania.

www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/10/field-of-sc...

Field of Screams, the popular haunted attraction in Central Pennsylvania, allowed a man convicted of exposing his genitals to children to volunteer alongside teenagers for three years. New story from @annrejrat.bsky.social

Clearfield County to make $1 million over 5 years on detention center contracts Clearfield County will make $1 million to act as the middleman between ICE and GEO Group, which operates Moshannon Valley Processing Center.

Latest from me with Spotlight PA:
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Kids in Pennsylvania Are Breathing (Much) Easier After a Coal Plant Shuttered - Inside Climate News Pediatric asthma ER visits dropped 40 percent after a coal processing plant near Pittsburgh closed down, researchers found.

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The tragic consequences of PA's failed mental health system One family's story reveals the human cost of hospital closures, funding cuts, and the resulting failures in Pennsylvania's mental health care system.

This is Sue’s story. But it could be the story of any of the roughly half a dozen families I spoke to for this investigation.

And it’s the story of what failure over three decades means for real people, a mother and son.

Local CEO caught CHEATING at Phillies game?!

A survivor who became a child protection advocate Cathleen Palm founded the Center for Children’s Justice, a Berks County nonprofit that advocates for policies to protect Pennsylvania youth from abuse.

Here’s a piece I did for Spotlight Pa monthly Local Heroes series. I spoke with Cathleen Palm, who founded the Center for Children’s Justice in Berks County.

www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/07...

Teen volunteers harassed by adults at PA Field of Screams in past Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement.

If you missed it, be sure to read part one
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/06...

PA allows teens to work at haunted attraction despite past mistreatment claims The Shapiro administration is allowing teens to volunteer at Field of Screams despite past allegations involving sexual misconduct and workplace injuries.

Part two of my series with @spotlightpa.org came out today. Took a look at labor law regulations, how a business can use volunteers, and state regulations around minors in a performance.

www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/07...

New story today from @annrejrat.bsky.social and @spotlightpa.org about the regulatory failures at Field of Screams that contributed to a culture that saw teenage volunteers at the popular haunted attraction. The owners continue to remain silent about @annrejrat.bsky.social's findings.

Update on Lancaster County hazmat contract that expires next week — the county says nothing is official but doesn’t seem likely to keep working with HazMat 2.

HazMat 2 said it’s already been told to leave its building

Big Manheim Township news via @tommylisi.bsky.social !!!

Teen volunteers were harassed, groped and pressured into sex by adults at Field of Screams, former staff say Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams, as well as to law enforcement. The accused continued in a supervisory position.

Former LNP reporter @annrejrat.bsky.social began working on this project more than a year ago. Take time to read it today:
lancasteronline.com/news/local/t...

Teen volunteers harassed by adults at PA Field of Screams in past Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement.

"Teen volunteers were harassed, groped, and pressured into sex by adults at a popular Pa. haunted attraction, former staff say."

From @annrejrat.bsky.social for @spotlightpa.org

Teen volunteers harassed by adults at PA Field of Screams in past Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement.

If you live in Pennsylvania, you know about Field of Screams. But a new Spotlight PA investigation by @annrejrat.bsky.social shows the real horror was behind the scenes, as underage volunteers continually reported sexual harassment by adult employees.

Teen volunteers were harassed, groped and pressured into sex by adults at Field of Screams, former staff say Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams, as well as to law enforcement. The accused continued in a supervisory position.

Proud of @annrejrat.bsky.social and everyone at SpotlightPA.org for getting this story told: lancasteronline.com/news/local/t...

This investigation was done by @annrejrat.bsky.social and we're proud to publish it.

Ann started this project when she was at LNP. Unfortunately, she got laid off last year. She brought it to us, asking if we'd consider working with her to get it out.

She did an amazing job on a difficult story.

How Spotlight PA reported its Field of Screams investigation Volunteers who spoke to Spotlight PA described Field of Screams as a hostile environment.

Here is a break down of how this story was reported.
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Teen volunteers harassed by adults at PA Field of Screams in past Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement.

Here is the latest from me with @spotlightpa.org

A little over a year ago I started looking into harassment and abuse allegations at Field of Screams in Lancaster County.

I interviewed 18 volunteers who worked at Field of Screams from 2006 through 2024.

www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/06...

Thank you!

Two PA families face felonies after infant sleep deaths Should parents be charged for infant sleep deaths? Two Pennsylvania cases raise debate.

Pennsylvania parents face felony charges after police say their infants died in unsafe sleep positions. But sleep experts say that simply failing to follow the safe sleep recommendations shouldn’t amount to a crime.

Recent from me with Spotlight PA

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Death at Lancaster County Prison ruled fentanyl overdose; mother seeks answers A fentanyl overdose caused the death of a 27-year-old man who was found unresponsive in his jail cell last month at Lancaster County Prison, according to the county coroner’s office.

A March death at Lancaster County prison was ruled a fentanyl overdose this week. Now, the man's mother is seeking answers - via @tommylisi.bsky.social
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