Flooding in western Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania leaves boy missing, schools and homes swamped

Flooding in western Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania leaves boy missing, schools and homes swamped

Flash floods sparked by heavy rain hit parts of Virginia, western Maryland and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, leaving a 12-year-old boy missing in Virginia and forcing elementary schools in rural Maryland to evacuate, authorities said. Severe flooding has left parts of Meyersdale Borough in Somerset County underwater after heavy rains pounded the area on Tuesday. In…

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Apps like Signal threaten government transparency, open records advocates warn Pa. senators | Politics

Apps like Signal threaten government transparency, open records advocates warn Pa. senators | Politics

Dozens of public officials in Lancaster County have said they don’t conduct government business over message-deleting apps like Signal. For now, the public will need to take them at their word. Experts warned during a March 24 state Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee hearing that there are no laws requiring officials to disclose their use of…

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What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

What we know about Luigi Mangione, suspect charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murder in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is in federal custody in New York City, where the shooting happened in early December. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father…

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