A number of the commonwealth's state and federal prosecutors are planning to press charges against anyone from Pennsylvania found to have been involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday that temporarily disrupted the certification of the nation's Electoral College votes.
At least a dozen people from Pennsylvania have been arrested by DC Metro Police in the wake of the riots. One Schuylkill County man in his 50s is among the four who died according to the Morning Call.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday joined the calls for the removal of President Donald Trump in the wake of Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution allows for the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unfit for office. The vice president then becomes acting president. The section of the amendment specifically addressing this procedure has never been invoked.
Casey joined other bipartisan voices, including the Senate's top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., calling for Trump's immediate removal.
Lancaster Stands Up is calling for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker to resign, charging he had responsibility for fomenting chaos in Washington D.C.
The progressive grassroots activist group has been critical of the Republican and has called for him to unendorse the president, but it has not previously called for his resignation, cofounder Jonathan Smucker said.
"It is time for Lloyd Smucker to put country over party," the lengthy Facebook post concluded. "When a leader's failure culminates in such colossal damage, they are no longer fit to lead. For the good of our nation, our Commonwealth, and Lancaster County, Congressman Lloyd Smucker must resign."
A Hempfield School District social worker has died of COVID-19 complications, the district announced Thursday afternoon.
Candice Highfield, who worked at the district for 13 years, was a social worker and a home and school visitor.
Superintendent Michael J. Bromirski announced Highfield's death in a letter posted on the district's website.
