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Sarah Anne Hughes

Sarah Anne Hughes

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Deputy Editor, Spotlight PA

Harrisburg

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  • Arson suspect planned to beat Josh Shapiro with hammer if encountered

    By Angela Couloumbis Verified, Stephen Caruso Verified, Sarah Anne Hughes Verified| Spotlight PA Verified HARRISBURG — A Harrisburg man walked an hour from his home with gasoline-filled beer bottles and a hammer before setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official state residence early Sunday, then fled the scene and later turned himself in, authorities said.

    By Angela Couloumbis Verified, Stephen Caruso Verified, Sarah Anne Hughes Verified · Spotlight PA

    Apr. 14, 2025

  • Fire at Josh Shapiro’s residence caused by arson: PA police

    By Sarah Anne Hughes Verified| Spotlight PA Verified We grant elected officials extraordinary power when we give them our vote, which means we must demand extraordinary accountability once they are in office. That’s why Spotlight PA’s reporting is more important than ever, and why we need you now. We’re independent, with no corporate owner or profit motives. We’re nonpartisan, with no political agenda or opinion pieces. And we’re a nonprofit, allowing us to prioritize investigative and public-service journalism that gets results.

    By Sarah Anne Hughes Verified · Spotlight PA

    Apr. 13, 2025

  • Arson suspect planned to beat Josh Shapiro with hammer if encountered

    By Angela Couloumbis Verified, Stephen Caruso Verified, Sarah Anne Hughes Verified| Spotlight PA Verified HARRISBURG — A Harrisburg man walked an hour from his home with gasoline-filled beer bottles and a hammer before setting fire to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official state residence early Sunday, then fled the scene and later turned himself in, authorities said.

    By Angela Couloumbis Verified, Stephen Caruso Verified, Sarah Anne Hughes Verified · Spotlight PA

    Apr. 14, 2025

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Spotlight PA

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to high-quality investigative and public-service journalism about the Pennsylvania state government and urgent statewide issues, including elections, voting, the governor, the legislature, rural communities, criminal justice, economic development, health, human services, and more. Spotlight PA was founded to address a crisis in journalism in Pennsylvania: the ongoing and rapid decline of corporate-owned legacy news outlets, which is greatly diminishing access to trusted, contextual, and factual reporting across the state. With support from foundations, individual members, and more, Spotlight PA is uncovering stories that would otherwise go untold and cutting through partisanship and misinformation to deliver trusted, reliable journalism at no cost to all in Pennsylvania. Since its inception in 2019, Spotlight PA has become a leading national model for independent, collaborative journalism that empowers residents and gets results. Its work has won numerous state and national awards and driven meaningful change and policy reforms in the state capital and beyond.

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Founded: 2019