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Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining Stores Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining Stores
Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining Stores Big Lots has announced plans to close all of its remaining 963 stores, initiating "going out of business" sales following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in September. The company says it's started the process of closing stores in 48 states and liquidating inventory under its court-supervised Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.  The decision comes as the retailer seeks to maximize value for stakeholders while exploring potential going-concern sale opportunities. "We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going concern sale," Big Lots' President and Chie…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu
Feds Issue Order For National Milk Testing To Monitor Bird Flu The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is stepping up efforts to monitor avian influenza (better known as bird flu) with a new federal order mandating national testing of raw milk for the H5N1 virus. The order requires all producers of raw, unpasteurized milk across the US to provide samples for testing as part of a broad initiative to prevent the spread of bird flu from potentially infected dairy cattle to humans.  The move follows recent detections of the virus in dairy herds in several states, underscoring the importance of controlling outbreaks at the source. While pas…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Popular Milk Product Recalled In 27 States, Including PA, Due To Allergy Risk Popular Milk Product Recalled In 27 States, Including PA, Due To Allergy Risk
Popular Milk Product Recalled In 27 States, Including PA, Due To Allergy Risk A nationwide recall has been issues for a popular brand of milk due to an allergy risk. HP Hood LLC is recalling 96-ounce containers of Lactaid Milk because the product may contain trace amounts of almond, which is not listed on the label.  People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products, according to an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product was shopped to retailers and wholesalers in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Chesco School Board President Killed In Plane Crash Had A 'Servant's Heart,' Loved Ones Say Chesco School Board President Killed In Plane Crash Had A 'Servant's Heart,' Loved Ones Say
Chesco School Board President Killed In Plane Crash Had A 'Servant's Heart,' Loved Ones Say After he was killed in a plane crash last Thursday, Feb. 1, friends and neighbors have raised thousands to benefit the family of Sam Ganow.  The Octorara Area School District Board President was flying a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7 that went down near Coatesville, officials have said. The exact cause of the crash remains under review by federal investigators.   On GoFundMe.com, loved ones say Ganow was an active member of several communities with a "servant's heart."  Born in Mississippi and raised in Nebraska, Ganow was a 1976 graduate of the Skyview…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Mississippi Trucker Dies Jumping Out Of Tractor-Trailer In PA As It Slams Into Trees, Exploding Mississippi Trucker Dies Jumping Out Of Tractor-Trailer In PA As It Slams Into Trees, Exploding
Mississippi Trucker Dies Jumping Out Of Tractor-Trailer In PA As It Slams Into Trees, Exploding A tractor-trailer driver from Mississippi died while jumping from his moving vehicle in Western Pennsylvania on Friday, September 9, authorities say.  Alexander Johnson, 42 of Amory, was driving south on Cumberland Road/PA Route 160 in Southampton Township when his tractor-trailer "experienced mechanical failure with its breaks," at 1:43 a.m., Pennsylvania state police say.  He jumped from the moving vehicle and died as the truck continued into a wooded area along the highway, exploding— quickly engulfing the entire cab in flames, police explain in a release.  The truck was heading toward…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade Roe V. Wade has officially been overturned by the Supreme Court, eradicating 50 years of American women's rights to abortion. The Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization made Friday, June 24, upheld a Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. States will soon be allowed to ban women's access to abortion, and 22 of them are expected to in some way. Click here to see a state-by-state stance on abortion. According to a poll by CBS News, 50 percent of people say abortion should be made available while 33 percent say th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities
PA Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were groomed by a California man to produce child porn— including five children from Pennsylvania, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested …

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by Jillian Pikora
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These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November
These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November The Northeast seems to be trending in the right direction when it comes to COVID cases to start out November. New data from the CDC shows the states with the highest COVID cases reported in the last 7 days. The 12 states with the highest number of new cases in the last week (per 100,000) are  New Hampshire: 622 North Dakota: 611 Montana: 866 Wyoming: 414 Alaska: 667 Minnesota: 2941 Maine: 1348 Idaho: 1244 Utah: 2152 Colorado: 2747 New Mexico: 1161 West Virginia 849 Hey Utah, once again we’re trending in the wrong direction. Utah now among top 10 states in nation with new COVID cas…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alabama Man Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed On Theft In PA, Police Say Alabama Man Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed On Theft In PA, Police Say
Alabama Man Wanted In Mississippi Nabbed On Theft In PA, Police Say An Alabama man wanted in Mississippi was apprehended in central Pennsylvania after he stole smokeless tobacco from a market, according to police. Wilson Bryce Mcinnis, of Southside, Alabama, is wanted for sexual assault in Mississippi, according to a release by Gettysburg Police Department. The police initially released a report of a retail theft that occurred at Kennie’s Market located in the 200 block of West Middle Street on Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. He was seen leaving the area in a gold colored Honda Civic passenger car bearing Alabama registration 1919AW1, police said in a Facebook…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules
Comfort Dogs Allowed For Some During Criminal Trials, PA Supreme Court Rules Comfort dogs will be allowed in criminal trials, but only under certain conditions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. To avoid any potential prejudice to the defendant's right to a fair trial, a comfort dog may accompany a trial witness if the animal will allow the witness to testify in a reliable and truthful manner. The ruling stems from a 2018 murder trial in Chester County where Melody, a comfort dog, was allowed to sit next to a child witness during testimony, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Sheron Jaeln Purnell was found guilty of the 2016 mu…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA
Technicality Could Lead To Lighter Sentence For Trucker Guilty Of Vehicular Manslaughter In PA The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that a lower court's sentencing of a trucker convicted for killing three people was too harsh. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Jack Edward Satterfield III's sentence of 3 consecutive 6-year prison terms on each of those counts-- one jail term for each of the people killed in the crash-- is illegal as you can only leave the scene of a crime one time. Satterfield, 32, of Mississippi, is currently serving a 28 ½ to 63 year long prison sentence for a triple fatal crash at Interstate 83 near Union Deposit on Oct. 12, 2018. Zachary and Ell…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Bethlehem Police Seek ID For Suspect, Vehicle In 50-Foot Gooseneck Trailer Theft Bethlehem Police Seek ID For Suspect, Vehicle In 50-Foot Gooseneck Trailer Theft
Bethlehem Police Seek ID For Suspect, Vehicle In 50-Foot Gooseneck Trailer Theft Bethlehem Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect and vehicle in connection to the theft of a 50-foot trailer on Tuesday afternoon. A 50-foot Texas Pride ‘Gooseneck’ trailer with Mississippi registration #H7860R was stolen from the area of Hillside Avenue around 3 p.m., Bethlehem Police said. Anyone with information about the suspect or suspect vehicle is asked to contact the department’s tip line at 610-691-6660, email bethlehempolice@bethlehem-pa.gov or use the Northampton County Non-Emergency line at 610-865-7187.

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by Valerie Musson
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YouGov Ranks Best States In U.S, Pennsylvania Makes Top 20 YouGov Ranks Best States In U.S, Pennsylvania Makes Top 20
YouGov Ranks Best States In U.S, Pennsylvania Makes Top 20 Pennsylvania was named among the top 20 states in the U.S, according to YouGov. Pennsylvania ranked at number 17 with a 55% win. YouGov asked 1,211 adult Americans to choose the better of two states (including Washington D.C) in a series of head-to-head matchups. The survey was conducted between March 12 and 15. YouGov survey resultsYouGov Delaware was ranked in the middle at number 32 (46%), while New Jersey ranked at the bottom of the list at number 48 (39%). The two lowest-rated states were Alabama (38%) and Mississippi (38%). Washington D.C scored worst of all, winning only 35% o…

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by Nicole Acosta