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Attempted Homicide: Man Stabs Victim Multiple Times, Harrisburg Police Say Attempted Homicide: Man Stabs Victim Multiple Times, Harrisburg Police Say
Attempted Homicide: Man Stabs Victim Multiple Times, Harrisburg Police Say A Harrisburg man was arrested after allegedly stabbing another man multiple times in the chest in a South 17th Street residence, police announced on Friday, Jan. 10. Geoffrey Reynolds, 64, is accused of stabbing an adult male in the chest and torso during a violent incident on the 500 block of South 17th Street around 10 a.m., according to the Harrisburg Police Department. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries but is expected to recover, police said. Reynolds was located a short time later in the 1900 block of Park Street, where he was taken into custody witho…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
PA Man Sentenced For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Also Charged In Wild WV Restaurant Stabbing PA Man Sentenced For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Also Charged In Wild WV Restaurant Stabbing
PA Man Sentenced For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Also Charged In Wild WV Restaurant Stabbing A Pennsylvania man sentenced to prison for assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot is also facing serious charges in West Virginia after a violent altercation at a restaurant last year. Joshua Lee Atwood, 31, of Burgettstown, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to using a weapon to assault police during the Capitol riot. Atwood admitted to throwing objects, including a baseball bat and a metal pole, at officers defending the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace Tunnel and spraying them with pepper spray, ac…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
4-Month-Old Infant Found Unresponsive Rushed To UPMC, Dad Charged: Police 4-Month-Old Infant Found Unresponsive Rushed To UPMC, Dad Charged: Police
4-Month-Old Infant Found Unresponsive Rushed To Upmc, Dad Charged: Police A 28-year-old man is in jail after an infant was found unresponsive in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Sept. 11, police announced.  Seth Williams of Pittsburgh has been charged with five felony counts of Aggravated Assault, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of Children, the police explained. The police first became aware of the incident after someone found the unresponsive 4-month-old boy and brought the baby to a hospital "with visible signs of abuse," as stated by police.  Due to his "multiple severe injuries", the infant was transferred to UPMC Children’s Hospital where …

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
'We're Not Going Back': Harris, Walz Lay Out Vision For Future In First Rally Together 'We're Not Going Back': Harris, Walz Lay Out Vision For Future In First Rally Together
'We're Not Going Back': Harris, Walz Lay Out Vision For Future In First Rally Together Kamala Harris introduced her new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the "Vice President America deserves" during their first campaign stop at Temple University in Philadelphia. Speaking together on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in their first joint rally since Harris tapped Walz as her running mate, Vice President Harris, age 59, said this election will come down to one thing: freedom.  "The freedom from gun violence, freedom to vote, freedom to love who you wish to with pride, and the freedom for women to do what they wish with their body and not have the government tell them what to do," she…

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by Josh Lanier