.Lisa Heyamoto will join Mukhtar M. Ibrahim and Christopher Baxter for a conversation on harnessing marketing and relationship building to turn community leaders and funders into champions for #localnews.

The security weaknesses that led to the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump last month were not unique, but the inevitable breakdown of an already vulnerable system. Great collaboration from Spotlight PA ProPublica & Butler Eagle spotlightpa.org/news/2024/08/t…

Excited to join Marty Baron for the second time this year talking about the vital importance of local investigative journalism. Join us with International Free Expression Project Point Park Center for Media Innovation in Pittsburgh on Sept. 14 as part of #Newsapalooza Tickets here: playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/s…

Top-notch reporting on the heartache and angst felt by those stunned by the closure of Penn State Health’s transplant programs. Such a juxtaposition of the problems internally versus the hope and excitement unknowing patients kept,

Stop what you're doing and read this Charlotte Keith / Wyatt Massey story on the human toll of the closure of a central Pennsylvania transplant program. spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2…

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AJP-supported Spotlight PA is teaming up with five Nexstar-owned TV stations across Pennsylvania to expand access to investigative journalism. Coverage launched this month with election stories. spotlightpa.org/news/2024/10/p…

Wow, Min Xian of Spotlight PA literally got the receipts behind this alleged massive fraud by a Pa. township secretary. Explore them yourself and see how astonishing it is that no one noticed for years. spotlightpa.org/statecollege/2…

"Their stories unfold in the shadows ... Yet the details involving the harrowing final days in cases like Ng’s illustrate the fragility and inadequacy of Pennsylvania's system for protecting older adults." w/Spotlight PA. 1/5 spotlightpa.org/news/2025/02/p…

An ailing Pa. woman’s death followed months of pleas for officials charged with protecting older adults from abuse and neglect to intervene and provide help. But their failures run much deeper. A must-read Spotlight PA investigation from Angela Couloumbis: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/02/p…

A 75-year-old woman in Philadelphia needed help. Her memory was failing, her home was covered in trash, and her daughter was out of state. Angela Couloumbis tells the story of a safety net that failed to recognize the danger to Luen Ng until it was too late: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/02/p…

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Register now to hear how Christopher Baxter of Spotlight PA, Kimberly Griffin (She/Her) of Mississippi Free Press, and Anita Li of THE GREEN LINE are building stronger connections between their newsrooms and their supporters who believe in the power of local journalism 💡 lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

Fire damage photos from inside Josh Shapiro’s official residence in Harrisburg after an alleged arson attack early Sunday morning, courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services. A person has been arrested, read more here: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/04/p…

Loving this Stephen Caruso explainer on PA's 🔥 public transit debate at the center of state budget talks youtube.com/shorts/_k7nGD_…

Budget talks in Harrisburg are coming down to the wire, and the public transit funding debate is🔥🔥. Don’t miss this great explainer from Stephen Caruso on what it means for you: youtu.be/_k7nGD_aEkU?fe…

This gave me chills… Coming soon: How systemic mental health failures pushed 1 PA family to the brink youtube.com/shorts/yfiJZxH…

This doesn't happen without a best-in-class team of reporters, editors & fellow leaders, nor does it happen without the sustained and growing support of thousands across Pennsylvania to ensure Spotlight PA's unique reporting continues every day. Thank you American Journalism Project

Blown away by this story and the writing. “… a two-year Spotlight PA investigation will challenge some of the most common misconceptions about mental health treatment in PA — most significantly that when people can’t or don’t get help, it’s their fault. spotlightpa.org/news/2025/07/p…

What you need to know about judicial retention in Pennsylvania youtube.com/shorts/L4JPTWp…