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 works 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 