Lara’s full-time journalism career spanned from 2000 to 2011, with freelance work in 2013. Her work was featured in the following publications. Selected articles and columns are linked below.
The Harrisburg Patriot-News (2006-2011)
Favorite Features
- ‘Band of Brothers’ hero Dick Winters’ obituary
- East Pennsboro’s 1959 football team carries memories, friendships for five decades
- On the last play of the season, the Holy Name of Jesus Jets’ special player scores big
- Live From New York: Die-hard fan finds it’s a wonderful night: J1; Back page
Child Welfare Reporting: The Nathaniel Craver Case
- York County parents charged in death of their son, 7
- Nathaniel Craver case draws Russian media, governmental scrutiny
- Russia opens criminal investigation into York County child’s death
- York County couple to go to trial in beating death of their 7-year-old son
- Parents of adopted boy who died claim he caused his own death by repeatedly hurting himself
- Full coverage in the Harrisburg Patriot-News archive
Child Welfare Reporting: The Jayhan Cox Phoenix Case
- Swatara Township boy’s death ruled a homicide
- Swatara Township boy’s death ruled homicide; maternal grandmother says she tried to report child abuse, but was rebuffed
- Swatara Township boy’s death renews group’s call for statewide child welfare ombudsperson
- Dauphin County launches investigation into Children and Youth Services in death of Swatara Township toddler
- Swatara Township police arrest father in death of 3-year-old boy
- Arrest in 3-year-old boy’s death provides little comfort for mother and grandmother
- Swatara Township dad bound over for trial in the death of his 3-year-old son
- Full coverage in the Harrisburg Patriot-News archive
Works Cited by Other Authors
- Solving Cold Cases: Investigation Techniques and Protocol, Joe D. Kennedy, Hogan Hilling · 2023 · True Crime
- Pennsylvania in Public Memory: Reclaiming the Industrial Past, Carolyn Kitch · 2015 · History
- Scotland School for Veterans’ Children: An Enduring Legacy, Sarah Bair · 2017 · History
- The article, “Faculty, Students Prepare to Move On,” Harrisburg Patriot-News, June 12, 2009 (link unavailable) Patriot-News topic archive here.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (2006)
Favorite Features
- County Jail’s Deputy Warden is Turning in his Keys After 35 Years
- Locksmith is Key to County Running Smoothly
- Embattled Cleric Cites Ancestor’s Example
- Mancini’s Remains a Tradition
- Lost and Found (or, How I Discovered My Grandpa’s Family and Started Writing a Book)
- No lie, Honest Abe Slept Here; Bedroom Authenticity Confirmed
The Centre Daily Times (2002-2006)
Centre Line/On Centre Columns
Holiday Gift Rejuvenates Hope, Faith
Cabin Fever Affects Pets and People (with two bonus articles)
Centre County Prison Construction Project
- Day 1 – Page 1; Page 6; Page 7
- Day 2 – Page 1; Page 6; Page 7
- Day 3 – Page 1; Page 6
- Nearing Completion – Page 1; Page 7
A Gift of Life: Cliff Turner’s Quest for a Kidney
- Hoping for a Second Chance (Seeking a Donor) – Page 1; Page 6
- Season of Hope (Donor Found) – Page 1; Page 6
- Life Spirit (Transplant Day) – Page 1; Page 9
Experiential Journalism
- Grange Fair Tenting (What happened when I spent the night in a Centre County Grange Fair tent) – Page B1; Page B5
- Slumber in the Slammer (That time I spent the night in the new Centre County Prison)
- THON Day 1 (What happened when a journalist subjected herself to the same conditions of Penn State Panhellenic Council Dance Marathon (THON) dancers.
- THON Day 2 – Looking Past Pain to See Beauty – Page 1; Page 7
- THON Day 3
The Public Opinion (2000-2002)
Franklin County Notebook Favorites
Burnt Cabins, and The Bread and Butter Indian
When the Depot was Their Home: Those Who Moved When Letterkenny Army Depot was Built Gather Again
Remembering Bennie Simpson: A man dies homeless and nearly forgotten; a community rallies to give him dignity in death.
- Death of a Homeless Man Page 1, Page 6
- For Homeless Bennie, the end is a pauper’s grave Page 1, Page 6
- Some Seek to Provide Better End for Bennie
- Homeless Bennie to Find His Final Rest Page 1, Page 6
- Funeral for Homeless Man Touches Community
Fatal Shootings Rip Through Family
- A mother faces a double nightmare. Her young adult daughter and mother are killed by the daughter’s ex-boyfriend. Page 1, Page 6.
Favorite Features
- Country Schools ‘Helped Turn Us Into Americans’ Page 1, Page 2
- Family Ties, Threads of Love: 102-year-old quilter reflects on connecting generations
- Siblings Rejoined – Finally: Woman Finds Long-Lost Brother after Dozens of Years
- Family Cooks up Special Chips: Hazel Helmuth’s Legendary Backyard Potato Chip Batches
Lara Brenckle Malmont 