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Elon Musk In Pennsylvania For Pro-Trump Town Hall Elon Musk In Pennsylvania For Pro-Trump Town Hall
Elon Musk In Pennsylvania For Pro-Trump Town Hall Elon Musk is touring Pennsylvania as part of a series of pro-Trump town halls, he announced on X, formerly known as Twitter on Friday, Oct. 18. Sign up to see Elon Musk in Pennsylvania. Claim your free ticket before they run out! — America (@america) October 18, 2024 One of those talks is taking place in Harrisburg, according to America PAC's webpage on the scheduled town hall meetings.  Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania.If you’d like to attend one of my talks, there’s no attendance fee. You just need to have signed our pe…

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by Merriell Moyer
Obituaries
Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Police Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Police
Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Police Kelly Boyd, a Philadelphia public relations professional and consultant of nearly 30 years, died after being hit by a truck on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities say. She was 56.  Police say the accident occurred in a Wawa parking lot in Hatfield. Boyd, on foot, was hit by a 65-year-old driver in a Ford F-150 and rushed to Grandview Hospital before succumbing to her injuries, officials said.  Hatfield police said the crash is still under investigation, and that witnesses should call 215-855-0903 or email policetips@hatfield.org.  Boyd, of Sellersville, started KB Consulting in Rittenhouse in…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Authorities Probe Alleged Jail Attack Of PA Rep. Kevin Boyle Authorities Probe Alleged Jail Attack Of PA Rep. Kevin Boyle
Authorities Probe Alleged Jail Attack Of PA Rep. Kevin Boyle Authorities are investigating an alleged jail attack on a Pennsylvania State representative, who was arrested Friday on charges of harassment and violating a protection from abuse order. Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle, 41, who represents parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery County, is accused of trying to enter his estranged wife’s house in violation of a PFA order, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports citing a criminal complaint. Boyle, who has been a member of the house since 2011, was stripped of his committee chairmanship days before his arrest. He agreed to seek mental health treatment afte…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philly Man Gets Life In Prison For Stabbing, Running Over Ex-GF At Her MontCo Workplace Philly Man Gets Life In Prison For Stabbing, Running Over Ex-GF At Her MontCo Workplace
Philly Man Gets Life In Prison For Stabbing, Running Over Ex-GF At Her MontCo Workplace A Philadelphia man who prosecutors said stabbed and ran over his ex-girlfriend at her Montgomery County workplace was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to recent news reports. The sentence for Lawrence Crawley, 36, was imposed Monday in court. He was initially convicted of first-degree murder and other related offenses in January 2020 after he abruptly showed up at the Whitemarsh workplace of Angela Maya Stith, 33 in August 2018, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Crawley reportedly smashed the window of Stith's car at the office parking lot, caught he…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation
PA Man Who Voted For Trump In Dead Mom's Name Gets Probation A Delaware County man was sentenced to probation after he admitted to authorities he imitated his dead mother to cast a ballot for former President Donald Trump in the general election last year, authorities announced. Bruce Bartman, 70, of Marple Township, is a registered Republican and allegedly used the state's online voter registration portal to register both his dead mother, Elizabeth Bartman, and his dead mother-in-law, Elizabeth Weihman, as Republican voters on Aug. 20, 2020, according to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer. After the Bureau of El…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philly Judge Won't Drop Election Charges Against VA Men Who Came To 'Straighten Out' Vote Count Philly Judge Won't Drop Election Charges Against VA Men Who Came To 'Straighten Out' Vote Count
Philly Judge Won't Drop Election Charges Against VA Men Who Came To 'Straighten Out' Vote Count A Philadelphia judge on Thursday refused to dismiss election charges against a pair of Virginia men, who were apparently armed with an AR-15 when police stopped them near a vote-counting center during the 2020 Presidential Elections, news reports say. Joshua Macias, 42, and Antonio LaMotta, 61 -- both of Chesapeake, VA -- were originally arrested on weapons offenses, although LaMotta's charge was dropped as he was licensed to carry in his home state. Bike patrol officers stopped the two men around 10:30 p.m., on Nov. 5, and found them in possession a pair of guns -- which they did not have…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
HOMICIDE: 1-Year-Old Chester Girl Beaten To Death, Authorities Say HOMICIDE: 1-Year-Old Chester Girl Beaten To Death, Authorities Say
Homicide: 1-Year-Old Chester Girl Beaten To Death, Authorities Say The death of a 1-year-old Chester girl has been ruled a homicide, CBSN Philly reports. Local police were called to the 900 block of Pine Lane for a report of a 1-year-old in cardiac arrest, Fox29 reports. When police arrived on the scene, they found Li'Aziah Thomas' mother performing CPR on the girl, the news outlet reports. Paramedics from Crozer Chester Medical Center treated the child who later died at the scene. The Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office found that that the manner of death was blunt-force trauma and severe blood loss, and ruled the case a homicide, according t…

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by Nicole Acosta