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Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say
Florida Man Ran Sex Trafficking Scheme In PA, Feds Say A Florida man will spend decades behind bars for running an interstate sex trafficking ring, federal authorities have announced.  John Golom, 57, was sentenced to 405 months — almost 34 years — in federal prison, US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Gerard Karam said in a statement on Monday, Oct. 17.  Prosecutors said Golom recruited two women and regularly shuttled them from Florida to the Poconos where he made them engage in prostitution. For four years from 2014 to 2018, Golom threatened, coerced and lied to the women while pocketing all of the ill-go…

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by Mac Bullock
Weather
Pair Of Storms Threaten Region With More Snow This Week Pair Of Storms Threaten Region With More Snow This Week
Pair Of Storms Threaten Region With More Snow This Week A pair of winter storms are threatening the Northeast with more snow this week.  The first storm will impact some of North Jersey and the Lehigh Valley, and is expected Monday into Tuesday. The second storm is likely to start Thursday and last into Friday, the National Weather Service reports. Sussex County, NJ and The Poconos will see the greatest amounts of snowfall Tuesday morning. Parts of Morris and Warren counties, along with the Lehigh Valley will likely only get two inches.  The rest of North Jersey will likely see an inch of snow while Greater Philadelphia and Central Jersey coul…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
First Snow, Then Rain: New Forecasts Released For Sunday Storm First Snow, Then Rain: New Forecasts Released For Sunday Storm
First Snow, Then Rain: New Forecasts Released For Sunday Storm A newly-released forecast called for two rounds of precipitation Sunday, with winter weather advisories issued for parts of North Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The first was snow, and it was making its way across North Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania as of 8:15 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Between two and four inches of snow and sleet were possible in North Jersey and The Poconos before noon, while rain was expected across Central and South Jersey.  The second round of precipitation was expected to feature more rain than snow in the early afternoon and …

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by Cecilia Levine