Charles Thompson

@ChasThompson1

Cover PA govt., public policy and other things for @PennLive. Carlisle native. Beth's husband. Andrew and Sarah's Dad. W&L grad. Bills / Phils / OCNJ fan.

Joined May 2011

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Dec 30

After sampling opinions from several high-end Pa. connoisseurs, here's a first draft of our annual list of Pennsylvanians likely to grab your attention at some point during 2025. Happy New Year's!: tinyurl.com/5n8h3r8z

ChasThompson1's tweet card. From politics to pop music, these folks are decidedly in as the new year starts.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 25

Here's everything we know so far about Thursday's death at @Hersheypark. Hits very hard, doesn't it, coming at a place like that where good times are supposed to be the order of the day. Reported by @JennaRWise: tinyurl.com/44955cvk

ChasThompson1's tweet card. A witness reported seeing a child being pulled "limp" from the wave pool. The only prior death reported at the park was an employee in 1977.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 24

Interesting story on the fate of one of the region's largest homeless encampments, reported by @JohnLuciew: tinyurl.com/2k6epwmt

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Harrisburg’s homeless lived freely in a wooded homeless camp for years. Now they're being forced into a controlled parking lot.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 24

A television note of interest to some of you...

AAlex Thompson@AlexThomp · Jul 24

per @brianstelter, PA Gov. Josh Shapiro, and potential 2028 candidate, will be on Colbert tonight.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 24

It took awhile for them to find us, but here's one of those south central Pa. data center projects that seems to be very real now.... What a learning curve for all of us: tinyurl.com/3zbhcye7

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Powerhouse Data Centers has acquired 715 acres of former farmland, once envisioned as a large housing development, in Middlesex Township.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 24

In the latest seemingly inexplicable gun crime around here, here's some more about the life and times of victim Zach Gula, as reported by @JennaRWise: tinyurl.com/mrx67xny

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Zach Gula's funeral is set for Friday. His family is struggling with his killing just a few years after his brother's death.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 22

This from owners of idled Steelton steel plant. Hard to tell if they're trying to speak this into existence, but raises an interesting point. In 2025, is the mill property more valuable to a steelmaker for steel making, or some new user for something else? tinyurl.com/ykhnv588

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Local union, government and economic development officials are still prioritizing resuming steel production. But the mill owner is getting inquiries for a cash sale.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 22

We think South Central Pennsylvania is going to get a fair amount of interest from data center developers in the near future. This thoughtful piece by @tirzahchristoph raises a lot of questions that we all ought to be considering as it happens: tinyurl.com/ytx6yv24

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Gov. Shapiro welcomes data centers but they come with financial and environmental costs.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 21

Of interest to some... NRC comes to Middletown (PSU Harrisburg) July 31 to talk Three Mile Island restart: tinyurl.com/42cyvf99

ChasThompson1's tweet card. It's the federal agency's first direct dialogue with and for the public about the process it will follow in determining whether the idled nuclear power station can restart.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 21

Journalist winning a non-journalism prize. That's impressive. Congrats to @JoshuaPVaughn for some ground-breaking work looking at a place the world cannot easily see: tinyurl.com/mu5w33c3

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Reporter Joshua Vaughn was recognized for his years of reporting on the Dauphin County Prison.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 19

For people who like news about the news, some interesting history and analysis here: tinyurl.com/268ur7fh

ChasThompson1's tweet card. The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 19

After eight hours of careful deliberation over two days, we have a split verdict in this heart-rending child death case: tinyurl.com/mutsw78n

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Timothy Sampson will be sentenced on the lesser charge in September.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 18

Here's an update on the Sunday fatal shooting in Mechanicsburg, as more public documents become available. @ChristineVendel with the story: tinyurl.com/msrtrw4z

ChasThompson1's tweet card. A neighbor found Zach Gula's body in a front yard, then Richard King Jr. came outside and said he shot him after an argument, police said.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 18

"There is no normal anymore" - some interesting cautions about our wet summer's effects on the farm, reported by @Sean_C_Adams: tinyurl.com/vymfb4uf

ChasThompson1's tweet card. “This amount of rain would have been welcomed spread over six months,” she said. “But we’ve gotten it in two months."

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 18

Jurors resume deliberations Friday in this tragic case out of western Cumberland County: tinyurl.com/ycxhhn44

ChasThompson1's tweet card. Timothy Sampson, of West Pennsboro Township, is on trial for murder after police say he pressed down on his baby's chest for 90 seconds causing his death.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 17

A midstate sex crime case that got national attention was resolved today in Gettysburg. @JennaRWise was there: tinyurl.com/yc2t9bn3

ChasThompson1's tweet card. The Thursday plea allowed Ian Cleary to avoid trial and capped the victim's decade-long push for justice after being attacked in her Gettysburg College dorm.

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Charles Thompson@ChasThompson1 · Jul 17

Authorities have released very little about the case, but my colleague @ChristineVendel has broken some new ground on Sunday's fatal shooting in Mechanicsburg: tinyurl.com/2tjyjhsv

ChasThompson1's tweet card. "A couple of minutes after that call disconnected, he murdered my friend," said Phil Holbert about Zach Gula, who was killed Sunday July 13, 2025.

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Kelly Garrity@kellygarrity3 · Jul 16

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is headed to Nantucket this weekend for a fundraiser. Suggested donations range from $1,000 to $10,000.

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Angela Couloumbis@AngelasInk · Jul 16

Repairs at the Pa. Gov's residence following the brazen arson attack there three months ago could cost millions -- some of it not covered by insurance. That is where Team PA, a group that doesn't disclose its donors, steps in. My latest for @SpotlightPA: spotlightpa.org/news/2025/07/j…

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