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NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…

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Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home
Son Charged In Father's Fatal Shooting After Dispute At Pennsylvania Home A 28-year-old man has been charged with killing his father after allegedly shooting and stabbing him outside a his home over the weekend, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Cody Lawrence, of Cook Township, was charged with criminal homicide in the death of his father, 59-year-old Edward Lawrence Jr., following the shooting on Lawrence Lane on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office office. Pennsylvania State Police responded to the home for a reported shooting and found Edward lying near the garage of a neighboring residence, according to th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report
Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead At 36: Report Hayden Panettiere, a Rockland County native known for her role on "Heroes" has died, her representatives told ABC News on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 36 years old and died in South Carolina. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden," her father Skip Panettiere said in a statement. "She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her -- and to the millions who watched her onscreen." Born in Palisades, Panettiere attended South Orangetown Middle School, while regularly acting in film and TV, being …

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Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police
Father, Daughter Found Dead In PA Murder-Suicide: Police A father and his 21-year-old daughter were found shot dead inside a Pennsylvania home in an apparent murder-suicide that investigators believe happened days before their bodies were discovered. Philadelphia police were called to the home on the 2800 block of Mercer Street in Port Richmond for a welfare check around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, after no one had heard from the residents. Uniformed officers entered the home and found a 58-year-old man and his daughter suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at approximately 2 p.m., according to Philadelphia police. Invest…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home
Longtime Lehigh County District Attorney Dies At Pennsylvania Home A longtime Pennsylvania prosecutor who spent more than two decades leading the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office has died, officials announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. James B. Martin, a retired Lehigh County district attorney and longtime public servant, was pronounced dead at his Upper Saucon Township home at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. He died of natural causes. Martin served as Lehigh County district attorney from 1998 through 2024, devoting much of his professional life to public service and the administration of justice, the coroner’s of…

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MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down MASS SHOOTING: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down
Mass Shooting: 5 Shot Outside Virginia State University Dorms As Campus Locks Down Gunfire shattered the early morning quiet at Virginia State University before dawn Saturday. Five people were shot outside residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, triggering a lockdown and massive police response as investigators began searching for answers, campus officials confirmed. One victim was critically injured. The other four suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to an update from VSU. All five were taken to area hospitals. What led to the shooting remains unclear. In an early-morning alert, …

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TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports Former ABC News Chief Correspondent and New Jersey native Matthew Gutman is named in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former ABC News colleague who alleges he made sexual remarks that contributed to a hostile work environment. Former ABC News producer Samira Said filed the lawsuit Friday, Aug. 14, in Los Angeles Superior Court against 48-year-old Gutman, ABC News, and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., according to the New York Post and Los Angeles Times. In one incident, Gutman allegedly initiated a conversation rating a female correspondent's appearance, the outlets report,…

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60 Charged In $61K SNAP Trafficking Scheme At PA Grocery Stores: Officials 60 Charged In $61K SNAP Trafficking Scheme At PA Grocery Stores: Officials
60 Charged In $61K SNAP Trafficking Scheme At PA Grocery Stores: Officials Sixty people have been charged in a major SNAP trafficking operation that allegedly used rogue benefit terminals to steal more than $61,000 in public assistance in Harrisburg, state officials announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Two store operators and 58 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients were charged following a multi-year investigation centered on a grocery store at 2200 North 6th Street, according to the Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General and Dauphin County District Attorney's Office. The store initially operated as Antonios Grocery IV LLC, where investigators say…

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8-Year-Old Child Killed In Farm Equipment 'Mishap' In PA, Coroner Says 8-Year-Old Child Killed In Farm Equipment 'Mishap' In PA, Coroner Says
8-Year-Old Child Killed In Farm Equipment 'Mishap' In PA, Coroner Says An 8-year-old child was killed in a farm equipment mishap in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The incident happened at 392 Slater Road in Stoneboro, Lake Township, Mercer County, earlier Friday morning, according to Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati. The child was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:15 a.m., Libonati said. The Mercer County Coroner's Office and Pennsylvania State Police investigated the scene with assistance from the Stoneboro Fire Department and Superior Ambulance Service. The child's cause of death was blunt force injury to the head, and the…

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Pedestrian Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash In Pennsylvania Pedestrian Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash In Pennsylvania
Pedestrian Killed After Chain-Reaction Crash In Pennsylvania A woman died after a chain-reaction crash sent a parked vehicle into her on a Pennsylvania street Friday morning, Aug. 14, police announced. The crash happened in the 2300 block of Derry Street around 10:30 a.m., according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. A vehicle traveling west on Derry Street struck a stationary vehicle, police said. The impact pushed the stationary vehicle into the pedestrian, leaving her critically injured. The woman was taken to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries, according to police. Her identity has not been released. The Harrisburg Police…

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Maryland Motor Scooter Rider Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash While Touring Pennsylvania Maryland Motor Scooter Rider Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash While Touring Pennsylvania
Maryland Motor Scooter Rider Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash While Touring Pennsylvania A Maryland woman participating in a tour group was killed in a collision involving a motor scooter and tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania, officials announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Sandra Weinreich, 59 of Baltimore County, Maryland, was operating the motor scooter when the crash happened at the intersection of Summit Hill Drive and Iva Road in Paradise Township at 4:44 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Coroner investigators responded to the scene and found Weinreich, who was pronounced dead, officials said. She had been participating in a Lancaster Co…

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Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…

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