PA Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In Prison PA Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In Prison
PA Man Who Bashed Ex-Wife's Boyfriend 8 Times With Claw Hammer Dies In Prison A Pennsylvania man who broke into his ex-wife's home and repeatedly struck her boyfriend in the head with a claw hammer has died in state prison, officials announced Friday, Aug. 28. Richard Steven Newman, 68, formerly of Parkesburg, was found unresponsive in his cell at SCI Camp Hill on Friday morning, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Prison staff immediately began life-saving measures before facility medical personnel and Lower Allen EMS continued advanced life support. Newman was pronounced dead at 8:55 a.m., officials said. Newman had been in state Department of…
17-Year-Old NJ Boy Missing, Possibly In PA: Police 17-Year-Old NJ Boy Missing, Possibly In PA: Police
17-Year-Old NJ Boy Missing, Possibly In PA: Police Keegan Spina, a 17-year-old Washington Township resident, remains missing, authorities said Friday, Aug. 28. Spira was seen at a SEPTA station platform at 6th and Market Streets in Philadelphia, wearing a light-colored sweatshirt, shorts, backpack, and what appears to be a red/maroon Arizona Diamondbacks knit hat, Washington Township police said. Spira is with Alaric Purcell, a juvenile who has also been reported missing from Camden, police said. The two may have traveled to the Doylestown, possibly near the Burger King at 556 N. Main Street, police said. Detectives are searching …
Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later
Tire-Iron Murder Of 16-Year-Old PA Girl: Killer Convicted Again Nearly 50 Years Later Nearly 50 years after 16-year-old Barbara Bruzda was beaten to death with a tire iron and dumped in a ditch, the man accused of killing her has once again been convicted of first-degree murder. An Indiana County jury found Ronald Lee Weiss, 78, guilty Thursday evening, Aug. 27, following a four-day trial, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Aug. 28. Weiss had previously been convicted of the same charge and sentenced to death, but that conviction was later vacated by a federal district court, according to the Attorney General's Office. This week's jury reached th…
Who Killed Him? PA Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Who Killed Him? PA Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police
Who Killed Him? PA Sports Bar Fight Homicide Reopened By Police Nearly 18 years after a man was killed following a confrontation at a Pennsylvania sports bar, police are renewing their search for the person — or people — responsible. York County Regional Police issued a fresh appeal on Friday, Aug. 28, seeking information about the Dec. 28, 2008 homicide at the former Jamie's Courtside Sports Bar in Spring Garden Township. Police identified the deceased as Anthony Wright in the "Persons Involved" section of the newly released document, though the narrative portion of the release repeatedly refers to him as Andrew Wright.  Officers were called to t…
Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands PA Man Conviction: AG Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands PA Man Conviction: AG
Children Beaten, Groped For Years Lands PA Man Conviction: AG A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of abusing two children over a period of years, including beating them with belts and household objects and groping them, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. Fernando H. Silva, 35, of Lebanon County was found guilty Thursday of all charges following a three-day jury trial, according to the Attorney General's Office. The abuse happened between 2019 and 2024, when the children were pre-teens during most of the conduct, prosecutors said. Silva was an acquaintance of the children, giving him regular access to them, according to tes…
Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During PA Flash Flooding: Police Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During PA Flash Flooding: Police
Elderly Among 3 Rescued From Submerged Cars During PA Flash Flooding: Police Three people, including two elderly individuals, were rescued from two vehicles submerged by flash flooding in Pennsylvania on Thursday evening, Aug. 27, police said. Parkesburg Borough police and Keystone Valley Fire Department crews were called to the unit block of South Culvert Street in Chester County around 5:33 p.m. as heavy rain caused severe flooding in the area, according to the department. When officers arrived, they immediately entered the floodwater and pulled three people from the two vehicles, police said. Two of those rescued were elderly and received medical attention and t…
NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By PA Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By PA Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner
NJ Baseball Player Shot Twice By PA Police, Death Ruled Homicide: Coroner A 22-year-old New Jersey college baseball player was shot twice during an encounter with police in Pennsylvania, and his death has now been ruled a homicide, according to new details released by the coroner on Thursday, Aug. 27. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV suffered gunshot wounds to the chest during the encounter with Upper Pottsgrove Township Police early Sunday, Aug. 23, according to Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Janine Darby. His death has now been ruled a homicide. Police received a 911 call at approximately 12:29 a.m. reporting an "active burglary" at a residence, according to inform…
Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police
Major Roads Closed For Crash Investigation Near Hersheypark: Police A crash investigation has shut down multiple roads in the Hershey area late Thursday night, Aug. 27, police announced. Laudermilch Road, also known as State Route 743, is closed from East Hersheypark Drive to Bindnagle Road, according to the Derry Township Police Department. North Lingle Avenue is also closed from Gravel Road to Laudermilch Road. The crash happened in the area of Laudermilch Road and North Lingle Avenue, police said. The department's Traffic Safety Unit is investigating with assistance from the Dauphin County Accident Reconstruction Team. Police had not released details …
Women Forced Into Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day In Pennsylvania, 5 Other States: Feds Women Forced Into Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day In Pennsylvania, 5 Other States: Feds
Women Forced Into Sex With Up To 10 Men A Day In Pennsylvania, 5 Other States: Feds A Maryland man who forced women into prostitution across several East Coast states is facing life in prison. Brandon Sartor, 33, a Prince George's County native, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 27 to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to the Department of Justice. Between December 2024 and April 2025, prosecutors say that Sartor used physical violence, threats, sexual assault, and the withholding of drugs to compel two women to engage in repeated commercial sex acts in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina. His …
'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In PA Road-Rage Gunfire 'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In PA Road-Rage Gunfire
'Absurd Criminal Conduct': 2 Charged In PA Road-Rage Gunfire Two Philadelphia men are accused of opening fire on another driver's vehicle after he inadvertently cut them off on a busy Chester County highway, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 27. Sophay Yem, 35, and Intanon Chay, 36, have been charged with attempted murder, terroristic threats, and related offenses in connection with the May 12 road-rage incident in Tredyffrin Township, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. The confrontation began when the victim inadvertently cut off another driver on Route 202 near the Route 30 Bypass, according to the criminal complaint. T…
PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced
PA School Bus Driver, Foster Parent Who Assaulted Baby, Created Child Porn, Sentenced A former school bus driver and foster parent who admitted to sexually abusing children entrusted to his care has been sentenced, the prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 27. Sean Edward Williams, formerly of Duke Center and has been held at the McKean County Jail, after pleading to multiple child sex offenses stemming from crimes committed on his school bus and elsewhere, according to McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer. Williams pleaded guilty to Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse against a Child, Tampering with Evidence, Sexual Abuse of Children (Child Porn…
PA Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume PA Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume
PA Principal Facing Discipline After School Dog's Hot-Car Death Replaced As Classes Resume The Pennsylvania elementary school principal facing disciplinary charges after leaving the school's facility dog to die in a hot car is no longer leading the building as students return for a new school year. Andrea Shertzer welcomed students back to John R. Bonfield Elementary School in Lititz as interim principal on Wednesday, Aug. 26, while Principal Amy Balsbaugh's employment status remains unclear, according to Warwick School District communications. Balsbaugh faces district charges of “immorality; incompetency; cruelty; persistent negligence in the performance of duties; willful negle…