Gov. Shapiro thanks Erie first responders, seeks more funding for firefighters

Pennsylvania arson suspect's family said they tried to get him help before and after he allegedly tried to kill the governor. They received little response

PHILADELPHIA — Cody Balmer was begging to go to jail.

Gov. Shapiro in Pittsburgh for first time since arson attack

GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO AND FIREFIGHTER LORI WILLIAMS. (PHOTO BY MARLON MARTIN) Lori Williams wanted to be a firefighter since she was 4 years old. And she’s currently “living out my dream and I love it,” she told the New Pittsburgh Courier on April 21. “It’s so much fun.” Imagine the thoughts going through her head when she learned that an alleged arsonist tried to burn down the Governor’s mansion in Harrisburg in the early morning hours of April 13—…

Cody Balmer’s family said they tried to get him help before and after he allegedly tried to kill Gov. Josh Shapiro. They received little response.

The man charged with setting the governor’s residence ablaze was not acting out of hate or political beliefs, his family said, but rather the culmination of weeks of spiraling mental health issues.

Gov. Shapiro thanks Erie first responders, seeks more funding for firefighters

It's been 11 days since the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg was broken into and lit on fire by an arsonist, threatening the life and safety of Governor Josh Shapiro and his family. In the time since, the governor has been traveling around the Commonwealth, thanking first responders, and on Thursday, visited Erie to advocate for more state funding for firefighters. EXCLUSIVE: Governor Shapiro speaks on Erie County’s role in his goals for …

Suspect in arson attack at Governor's Residence moved to prison with psychiatric facility

Cody Balmer, the suspect charged with arson following a fiery attack on the Governor's Residence, has been relocated to a prison with a psychiatric facility.

Suspect in Governor's Residence arson moved to Wayne County

Cody Balmer of Harrisburg was moved to the State Correctional Institution at Waymart in Cannan Township Thursday morning to receive