HARRISBURG, Pa. — At 720 64 counties in Pennsylvania have begun the process of auditing the November election to verify that the original vote tally was correct and there were no errors in the state’s declaration of Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the weeks before the general election, Sara May-Silfee’s office was overwhelmed. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Yvonne Newkirk would talk to her 60-year-old brother Edward Ball on the phone almost every day. He was serving time at a state prison in Luzerne County, where he would also write to her every week. Then, in mid-November, all contact ended. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s 20 presidential electors have officially cast their ballots for Democrat Joe Biden, certifying the president-elect’s November win even as the outgoing president continues to falsely claim victory. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state Department of Corrections defied federal guidelines and a doctor’s order last week, demanding that an officer who tested positive for COVID-19 come back to work at a Pennsylvania prison struggling to contain the spread, Spotlight PA has learned. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — As state legislative races go, the one between Republican Sen. John DiSanto and Democrat George Scott was one of the most hotly contested in Pennsylvania’s November election. FULL ARTICLE

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Hospitals in two regions of Pennsylvania are struggling to maintain the staff needed to care for soaring numbers of COVID-19 patients, as the state reported more than 11,400 new cases Thursday, shattering the previous record. FULL ARTICLE

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — About two weeks before Election Day, Becca Levine, 27, got a phone call from a county official telling her she would be a judge of elections on Nov. 3. FULL ARTICLE

Since July, state and local agencies in Pennsylvania have employed more than 1,600 case investigators and contact tracers to identify people who have tested positive for the coronavirus or who may have been exposed to it. FULL ARTICLE