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March 20, 2023

Pennsylvania man convicted of first-degree murder for using homemade air gun to kill neighbor

A Pennsylvania man was convicted of first-degree murder for using a homemade gun to kill a neighbor. He is facing a mandatory life in-prison sentence.

March 20, 2023

PA prosecutors seek death penalty against man who allegedly fatally shot police officer, wounded another

A Pennsylvania man is on trial for allegedly fatally shooting a police officer and wounding another. Prosecutors in the state plan to seek the death penalty in the case

March 19, 2023

Pennsylvania woman mauled to death while feeding neighbor's dogs as young son looks on: police

Kristin Potter, 38, of Centre Township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, was fatally mauled by her neighbor's two Great Danes, who reportedly attacked her while she fed them.

March 17, 2023

Philadelphia man stabbed in neck, back near Temple University campus

A 25-year-old man was stabbed twice in the back and neck near Temple University's North Philadelphia campus on Thursday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

March 17, 2023

Pennsylvania prosecutor jailed after conviction on 6 charges in attack on woman

A Pennsylvania prosecutor was jailed after jurors convicted him of six charges in an attack on a woman. Jeffrey L. Thomas had served as Somerset County district attorney.

March 17, 2023

Pennsylvania teacher urges school board restrict 'sexually explicit' library books that could cause 'trauma'

A Perkiomen Valley School District (PSVD) teacher said during Monday's school board meeting that the majority of the kids she worked with have experienced trauma.

March 17, 2023

Media whitewashed Fetterman health issues during election, uncurious about lengthy absence from Capitol

March 16, 2023

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to pulling a blowtorch and driving into officers: 'I was doing drugs'

A Reading, Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to threatening to use a blowtorch on officers and driving a vehicle into them before getting shot multiple times.

March 16, 2023

Attorney generals in some states refuse to release advisory opinions, while others post dozens each year

Attorney generals in about 20 percent of the states in the U.S. haven't posted any general opinions in the past few years, while other states post dozens each year.

March 15, 2023

US airman's remains formally identified 79 years after B-24 crashed during World War II

Lieutenant William Montgomery’s plane was shot down during World War II near Arundel, West Sussex, on June 22, 1944 — his remains have recently been identified, 79 years later.