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Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Two 6 and 7-year-old sisters are orphaned after their uncle shot and killed their parents and critically injured their aunt at their grandmother's Harrisburg home earlier this week, shortly after being freed from prison for child molestation and sexual assault. Meredith Greene and Tyler Thames were shot and killed by Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. at the home of Greene's mother, former City Councilwoman Sandra Reid, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, police said. Greene— who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years— also stabbed his young nieces during the a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Posed As Friend’s Guardian Before Sexually Assaulting Child At Central PA Hotel: Police Man Posed As Friend’s Guardian Before Sexually Assaulting Child At Central PA Hotel: Police
Man Posed As Friend’s Guardian Before Sexually Assaulting Child At Central PA Hotel: Police A man has been arrested and charged after pretending to be a child’s friend’s guardian before taking her to a hotel and having sex, the police say. Justin Taylor Powell, 31, of Manchester, York County, allegedly contacted the victim through social media, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. After Powell posed as a guardian of the child’s friend, before he took her from her home to a hotel in the 100 block of Westminster Drive in Carlisle where he sexually assaulted her over a two day period in Aug. 2021, according to the state police. Investigators also found evidence tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
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TikTokers Blast Pennsylvania DA For Corruption Hours After NAACP Files Ethics Complaint TikTokers Blast Pennsylvania DA For Corruption Hours After NAACP Files Ethics Complaint
TikTokers Blast Pennsylvania DA For Corruption Hours After NAACP Files Ethics Complaint The same TikTokers who came after Taste of Sicily, are now taking aim at the Lebanon County district attorney Pier Hess Graf for possible corruption. Popular social media users, Savannah Sparks @rx0rcist and Danesh @thatdaneshguy, posted about Lebanon County-based Taste of Sicily restaurant's social media manager Christine Mason allegedly distributing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine with the help of Dr. Edith Del Mar Behr and Capstone Compounding Pharmacy at the end of January. In the days that followed Dr. Edith Del Mar Behr was fired from her position at Phoenixville Hospital, for supp…

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by Jillian Pikora
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VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police
VA Teen Raped By PA Man Reunited With Family: Police A 15-year-old Virginia girl has been reunited with her family after she was located by police on Monday, according to a release by Shippensburg police. The Ashland police department in Virginia contacted the Shippensburg police department about the girl who had gone missing from the Ashland area on Saturday, Jan 15, according to the release.  Through an investigation, police learned that the teenager had met up with a man she met through a social media application.   Edward Lee Jr., 24, of Shippensburg, was identified as the man, according to police and court documents.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Groovy Pennsylvania Gym Teachers Going Viral On TikTok Groovy Pennsylvania Gym Teachers Going Viral On TikTok
Groovy Pennsylvania Gym Teachers Going Viral On TikTok A pair of Pennsylvania gym teachers are going viral on TikTok. Wearing the district’s signature maroon-colored athletic wear, Altoona Area Junior High School teachers Jill Helsel and Jill Lane dance and lip-sync to the most popular songs on the app. The dynamic duo had millions of views and likes on their videos as of Jan. 12. On one of their most viewed clips (3.3 million views), Helsel and Lane do a partner dance in a locker room. In another that garnered 7.5 million views, the teachers’ backdrop is the equipment room, filled with colorful balls and scooters – adding a touch of nostalg…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PennLive Twitter Hacker Goes On Racist, Homophobic Tirade PennLive Twitter Hacker Goes On Racist, Homophobic Tirade
PennLive Twitter Hacker Goes On Racist, Homophobic Tirade A hacker took over PennLive’s Twitter feed making random and often racist posts early Friday morning. The news outlet posted a statement saying the account got hacked around 2 a.m. Good morning! This is @cmautner from PennLive’s staff. As you might have noticed, our Twitter accounts were hacked after 2 a.m. The situation is still ongoing. Thank you to our readers who contacted us. — PennLive.com (@PennLive) January 14, 2022 Many followers of the account have awoken to more than a dozen odd, and often racist and homophobic tweets posted by the @PennLive account – including one where th…

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by Daily Voice
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Authorities ID Body Found In Neshaminy State Park As Philly Woman Authorities ID Body Found In Neshaminy State Park As Philly Woman
Authorities ID Body Found In Neshaminy State Park As Philly Woman The body of a woman discovered Saturday in Neshaminy State Park by a visitor has been identified by authorities, CBS3 reports. The Bucks County Coroner's Office has identified the woman as 50-year-old Lisa Jennings, of Philadelphia, the news outlet says. Jennings, who was found in the Bensalem portion of the park around 10 a.m., died of multiple stabs and slash wounds to the neck, according to the news outlet. Her death was ruled a homicide. Loved ones have flooded social media with their condolences since the news broke. "My heart really hurts to see the news of our Sister, Classmate, a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Charged With Making Threats Against Emmaus High School Teen Girl Charged With Making Threats Against Emmaus High School
Teen Girl Charged With Making Threats Against Emmaus High School A teenage girl was charged for making threats against a high school in the Lehigh Valley, LehighValleyLive reports. Police launched an investigation after the East Penn School District dismissed Emmaus High School students early on Friday, the outlet says. According to school officials, credible threat messages had been circulating on social media. Investigators were able to quickly execute a search warrant and arrest the 14-year-old girl, according to the news outlet. Click here for the full story from LehighValleyLive.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Lindenwold Students Arrested After Posting Pics With Firearm On Social Media: Prosecutor Lindenwold Students Arrested After Posting Pics With Firearm On Social Media: Prosecutor
Lindenwold Students Arrested After Posting Pics With Firearm On Social Media: Prosecutor Two Lindenwold High School students, both 17-years-old, were detained on Monday after police say they posted pictures with a handgun on social media and then brought it to school. Lindenwold police initially learned about the pictures on Nov. 19, they arrived at the school the following week where it was placed on lockdown.  Upon arrival, investigators discovered one of the teens was in possession of a firearm while on school property. Both teens are facing 2nd-degree charges of Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purposes and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, according to the Camden…

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NJ Co-Leads Nationwide Consumer Protection Probe Into Whether Instagram Is Putting Kids At Risk NJ Co-Leads Nationwide Consumer Protection Probe Into Whether Instagram Is Putting Kids At Risk
NJ Co-Leads Nationwide Consumer Protection Probe Into Whether Instagram Is Putting Kids At Risk New Jersey is co-leading a nationwide investigation into whether Instagram is violating state consumer protection laws and putting children, teenagers and young adults at risk, Acting State Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced Thursday. "Emerging research" suggests a connection between increased time spent online by young people and "depression, anxiety, isolation, body image issues, cyber-bullying, eating disorders, and sleeplessness," among other symptoms, said Bruck (photo above). Research by Meta Platforms Inc. -- the parent company of both Instagram and Facebook -- shows fou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA A Montgomery County man was arrested after he tried meeting with an undercover agent acting as a 13-year-old girl for sex, authorities announced. Mark Morris, 56, of King of Prussia, responded to the agent on social media after he posted "Bored... Entertain me," on Nov. 11 at 9:37 a.m.,  Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz said. The conversation included talking about meeting in person and the sex acts that he wanted to perform on her, authorities said.  The back-and-forth text conversation continued throughout the…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
3 Arrested For Gun Trafficking Across Greater Philadelphia Region: DA 3 Arrested For Gun Trafficking Across Greater Philadelphia Region: DA
3 Arrested For Gun Trafficking Across Greater Philadelphia Region: DA Three men were charged in connection with a gun trafficking ring that operated across several counties in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2020, authorities announced Monday. Tyrone Dansby, 24, and an 18-year-old charged with juvenile conduct, both of Philadelphia, are accused of conspiring to buy 69 firearms in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, and Lehigh counties with the intent of re-selling them without serial numbers, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Special Agent-in-Charge of the Department of Justice Matthew P. Varisco. Additionally, Quam…

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by Nicole Acosta