2025 in Pennsylvania
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Pennsylvania.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]Events
[edit]- 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]
- March 2 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The first case of measles in Pennsylvania in 2025 is reported in Montgomery County.[4]
- March 31 – Rosemont College announces it will merge into Villanova University.[5]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- May 30 – Triangle Tech's final class graduates, marking the school's closure.[8]
- July 1
- 2025 District Council 33 strike: Around 10,000 Philadelphia city workers go on strike, including sanitation workers, pool employees, and 911 dispatchers.[9]
- 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.[10]
- July 7 – Three people are killed and ten injured in a shooting in South Philadelphia.[11]
- August 5 – Chaofeng Ge dies by hanging in ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Centre County. The death is declared a suicide.[12]
- August 11 – Two people are killed and ten are injured after an explosion at a US Steel plant in Clairton.[13]
- August 12 – Legionella bacteria are detected at buildings in Berks County.[14]
- August 13–August 24 – 2025 Little League World Series in South Williamsport
- August 24–September 2 — Due to a lack of funding, SEPTA cuts back transit and raises fares. Bus service is cut starting August 24, fares are raised on September 1, and train service is cut on August 2.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Chang, David (March 2, 2025). "Pennsylvania's first measles case of 2025 confirmed in Montgomery County". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ "Villanova University and Rosemont College Enter Into Merger Agreement | Villanova University". Villanova University. Retrieved August 21, 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.
- ^ "Triangle Tech". triangle-tech.edu. Retrieved August 19, 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.
- ^ "ICE detainee found hanging by neck in detention facility, agency says". ABC News. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 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.
- ^ "Legionella bacteria detected at buildings in Berks County, Pennsylvania, officials say". CBS Philadelphia. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Thomas (August 13, 2025). "SEPTA board votes to cut service, raise fares amid massive budget deficit - CBS Philadelphia". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved August 14, 2025.