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Mitch Blacher

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As seen in: Spotlight PA, MSN, Yahoo, WNBC-TV (New York, NY), KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, CA), KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA), KXAS-TV (Fort Worth, TX), WCAU-TV (Philadelphia, PA), WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL), WRC-TV (Washington, DC), KNTV-TV (San Jose, CA) and
Dad, husband, investigative journalist. @Villanovau MBA, @IUBloomington Past: @7newsdc, @nbcphiladelphia, @10news, @idsnews.
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Documents reveal scope of damage to Governor's Mansion

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By Mitch Blacher Verified
| WYOU-TV (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Verified
(WBRE/WYOU)— It’s been nine months since a man broke in and set fire to the Governor’s Mansion. We know the damage was extensive and that repairs and security upgrades may cost roughly $40 million. Now, Spotlight PA has the repair records showing what some of that money paid for. Spotlight PA’s reporting details more than 250 pages of invoices, contracts, and bills.
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Details scarce surrounding Governor’s Mansion attack Original

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By Mitch Blacher Verified
| WYOU-TV (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Verified
(WBRE/WYOU) — The April attack was a wake-up call. Pennsylvania State Police promised new protections at the governor’s mansion. Today, you can see some of them. But key details about what happened that night and in the days that followed remain secret. Late into the night on April 13th, security footage shows Cody Balmer on the grounds of our governor’s mansion. The cameras watch him break a window and toss a Molotov cocktail inside.
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Investigating abuse against older Pennsylvanians Pt. 2

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By Angela Couloumbis Verified, Mitch Blacher Verified
| WYOU-TV (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Verified
There are many vulnerable seniors who are in need of help, and the help that is supposed to be coming is failing. In part two of a special series, Spotlight PA took a deep dive into how the system is failing our seniors. Pennsylvania’s Department of Aging is supposed to protect the state’s elderly, but instead of oversight, our independent, statewide investigation discovered violations and little accountability, and when accountability is missing, the consequences can be deadly.
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