2025 in Pennsylvania
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Pennsylvania.
Incumbents
State government
Events
- January 7 – State Representative Joanna McClinton becomes Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1]
- January 31 – Med Jets Flight 056, a Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, crashes shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, resulting in the deaths of all six individuals on board and two people on the ground.[2]
- February 22 – UPMC Memorial Hospital shooting: A gunman takes several hostages at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital near York. Following a shoot-out, the gunman is killed by police. A responding police officer is also killed by friendly fire. Six people are injured, five by gunfire.[3]
- April 13 – Pennsylvania Governor's Residence fire: A man sets fire to part of the Pennsylvania Governor's Residence in Harrisburg while Governor Josh Shapiro and his family are inside. The family escapes without injury.[4]
- May 22 – Philadelphia Police Officer Mark Dial is convicted of manslaughter for killing Eddie Irizarry in 2023. In July he is sentenced to time served and released on parole.[5]
- July 1:
- 2025 District Council 33 strike: Around 10,000 Philadelphia city workers go on strike, including sanitation workers, pool employees, and 911 dispatchers.[6]
- The University of Pennsylvania strips all records from transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as part of an agreement with the Trump administration. The next day, the administration releases $175 million in frozen federal funding to the university.[7]
- July 7 – Three people are killed and ten injured in a shooting in South Philadelphia.[8]
- August 11 – Two people are killed and ten are injured after an explosion at a US Steel plant in Clairton.[9]
Scheduled and planned
- August 13–August 24 – 2025 Little League World Series in South Williamsport
See also
References
- ^ "Bipartisan move makes Rep. McClinton Pa. House speaker again despite temporary tie in voting". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Seven dead, 19 injured in 'high-impact' air ambulance crash in Philadelphia". Associated Press. February 1, 2025. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ Levy, Marc; Scarfolo, Mark (April 30, 2025). "University of Pittsburgh Medical Center". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Madani, Doha; Persaud, Yasmeen; Eaglin, Maya; Cohen, Rebecca; Weir, Andy (April 13, 2025). "Suspect in custody after overnight arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence". NBC News. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ Rushing, Ellie (May 22, 2025). "Mark Dial convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2023 killing of Eddie Irizarry". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Dale, Maryclaire (July 1, 2025). "Thousands of city workers go on strike in Philadelphia, affecting trash pickup, pools and 911 calls". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ Musa, Amanda; Klein, Betsy (July 2, 2025). "Trump administration releases $175 million in federal funding to Penn after transgender athletes agreement". CNN. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ "3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting and a person is in custody, police say". The Associated Press. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Levy, Marc; Puskar, Gene; Casey, Michael; Whittle, Patrick (August 11, 2025). "Explosion at US Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 1 dead, 1 missing, 10 injured". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 11, 2025.