Pennsylvania
Democrat challenging Pennsylvania progressive launches ad focusing on crime
A Democratic candidate challenging Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-Pa.) in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, has launched her first ad focusing on crime.
Laurie MacDonald, the president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Center for Victims, is hitting the airwaves for the first time with an ad released Wednesday.
In the ad, reviewed by The Hill, MacDonald portrays herself as a “law-and-order Democrat” and vows to bring to Congress if elected.
“Hello, I’m Laurie MacDonald,” she says in the ad. “I’m running for Congress against Summer Lee because you deserve better. I’m a law and order Democrat. I’m CEO of the Center for Victims where I fight for victims’ rights, not criminals rights. If you’re sick and tired of all the divisive rhetoric and the ‘us versus them mentality,’ I’m with you. Let’s make this change together.”
The ad is set to run for two weeks, beginning Wednesday, and it will air on CNN and MSNBC, as well as the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area (DMA).
MacDonald declared her candidacy in early January. Along with Lee, who is currently serving her first term in the lower chamber, she will be competing with Edgewood Borough Councilwoman Bhavini Patel.
“It’s time for leaders in Congress to bring us together rather than sow division and distrust,” MacDonald said in a statement provided to The Hill. “I will be a unifying voice in Congress who will work across the political aisle to bring real solutions. I am proud to be the first candidate in this race on TV and we plan to significantly increase our efforts in the coming weeks to show voters that there is an accomplished alternative to the polarizing incumbent.”
Lee, who became the state’s first Black congresswoman upon winning her race in 2022, has received backing from Top House Democratic leaders for her 2024 reelection bid. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Whip Katherine Clark (D-Conn.) and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) endorsed Lee in mid-January. More recently, the Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsed her.
The Hill has reached out to Lee’s campaign for comment.
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YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection accused J&K Salvage of violating its administrative order to close the business, according to a new court filing.
During an inspection on March 23, a DEP inspector saw several vehicles enter and exit the salvage yard while hauling scrap metal, according to the petition.
The DEP said this is in violation of its March 17 administrative order that required the business to “cease accepting all solid wastes at the site.”
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In his report, inspector Kalen Boyer attached several photos of vehicles that he said brought additional scrap metal to the site.
A photo submitted by DEP inspector Kalen Boyer in his inspection report. He captioned the photo, “Roll off truck entering the Site with roll off container containing scrap metal.”
A photo submitted by DEP inspector Kalen Boyer in his inspection report. He captioned the photo, “Tan pick up truck that entered the Site with the scrap metal desk leaving the Site empty.”
In the petition, the DEP is requesting a judge enforce its order against J&K Salvage. It also requests the owners to pay $100 per day for each day they fail to comply with the court order.
CBS 21 reached out to J&K Salvage for comment and has not immediately heard back.
ABINGTON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Police have arrested a suspect who they say fired shots at a vehicle near a crowded basketball court in Montgomery County.
Jamell Whitmore, 18, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Thursday.
The shooting happened on March 22 near a basketball court on the 300 block of Cadwalader Avenue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
Shooting near Elkins Park basketball courts sends stray bullet into home
Police said multiple callers reported hearing gunfire around 8:15 p.m. and witnessed a large group of people run from the area behind the McKinley Firehouse.
As a vehicle drove by, one of the men in the group, identified by police as Whitmore, ran off to the parking lot to retrieve a gun and began firing multiple shots towards the vehicle.
Police say it’s unclear if the vehicle was hit, but one of the bullets struck a nearby home.
No one in the home was injured.
Police said no innocent bystanders or those involved in the shooting were injured.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown.
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