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These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including the remaining 64 locations in Pennsylvania. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when they declared bankruptcy over the summer. More than 6% of all Big Lots were located in the commonwealth, with the most stores located in Texas.  The last day of business is expected to be in mid-February, according to sources familiar with the closures. While offi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores
Big Lots To Close 5 More Pennsylvania Stores Things have gotten worse for the discount retailer Big Lots.  The national chain was previously set to close approximately 300 stores, then they decided to close 40 more, but following a new filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Friday, Oct. 4,  the impending closure of another 150 stores nationwide has been announced. The store closures are part Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. This latest round brings the total number of planned and completed closures to about 500. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when this process started, at the tim…

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Police & Fire
SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (UPDATE) SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (UPDATE)
Shelter-in-place Lifted: Driver With Handgun Arrested, Police Say (Update) UPDATE: Alrick Delroy Manning Jr., 28, of State College, was taken into Pennsylvania State Police custody according to a tweet by Troopers Christopher Fox and Jacob Rhymestine at 6:17 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  ORIGINAL: Pennsylvania State Police have made a shelter-in-place order in Lewistown for the 100 block of Main Street in Menno Township. The incident began with "a crash where a black non-Hispanic male brandished a handgun prior to fleeing the scene in an unknown direction," Troopers Christopher Fox and Jacob Rhymestine said in a tweet. That man has since been ide…

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News
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA 6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA
6-Year-Old Buried Alive By Pennsylvania Dad: DA A 6-year-old girl was repeatedly beaten and buried in a hole smelling of raw sewage, authorities say. John Edward Kraft, 50, of Waynesburg, was arrested in connection with the abuse allegations on Friday, Oct. 21, according to court documents. Kraft would beat her with a belt and his arm, which has a metal rod in it from surgery, the girl told the state police. The young girl was repeatedly buried by her father and left in the hole in the yard overnight when he thought she was lying, her 8-year-old brother of the girl told police.  Additionally, Kraft allegedly choked her until …

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Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS
Tornadoes Blowing Up To 120 MPH Damage Homes In PA: NWS Two tornadoes touched down in western Pennsylvania on Monday, August 1, according to the National Weather Service. Radar confirmed tornado just west of Waynesburg, PA. With velocities continuing to strengthen and recycle, with this overall, messy supercell. This tornado will likely be rain wrapped, as it continues SE. #pawx pic.twitter.com/0TdalhCY8g — SkippyWx (@Skippy_WX) August 1, 2022 The first tornado hit at the border of West Virginia in Ohio and Marshall counties, and Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was going between 110 and 120 mph or a EF2.  The second tornado hit just sou…

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Undercover PA Man Helps Catch 9 Alleged Predators Attempting To Lure Children Using Dating Apps Undercover PA Man Helps Catch 9 Alleged Predators Attempting To Lure Children Using Dating Apps
Undercover PA Man Helps Catch 9 Alleged Predators Attempting To Lure Children Using Dating Apps A group of alleged child predators were apprehended by police in connection with a scheme to meet up with minors they meet via dating apps on Tuesday, according to police. The accused, allegedly thought they were talking to children on dating apps and were trying to meet up for sex, according to police. Musa Harris, 41, who calls himself the "Luzerne County Predator Catcher,” is not a police officer, but he messages people on dating apps claiming to be underage, police say. This is something Harris, a father with a young child, has been doing full-time since March 2020, according to an …

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by Jillian Pikora