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'Dope,' 'Perks' Products Sold At PA Stores Spark Designer Drug Warning: DA
Gummies, vapes, and drinks with opioid-like effects are being sold in Pennsylvania stores — and a district attorney is warning retailers to pull concentrated 7-OH products from their shelves immediately, according to a release issued Thursday, Sept. 17.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said his office served notices to retailers throughout the county on Wednesday, Sept. 16, stating that concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly called 7-OH, qualifies as a designer drug under Pennsylvania law.
The products are typically sold at smoke shops, gas stations, and convenience …
PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police
A son has been charged with killing his 76-year-old mother in Pennsylvania before being hospitalized under police supervision in New York, state police announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Michael Sean Jones, 46, allegedly assaulted his mother, Andrea Lynn Vail, during an argument inside her Silver Lake Township home on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Vail was retired, according to her social media profile.
Troopers from the Gibson barracks were called to the home on Donovan Road in Susquehanna County for a report of a deceased woman around 3:15 p.m. t…
Dozens Suffer Burns From Recalled Heated Blankets: What To Know
Nearly 200,000 heated blankets and heating pads are being recalled after more than 50 people suffered burns.
JKMAX issued the recall for about 195,000 heated blankets and heating pads, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. The products were imported by Jiande Pengshuai Trading Co., Ltd., of China.
The blankets and pads can overheat because of their internal wire heating elements, posing fire and burn hazards. JKMAX has received 577 reports of the products smoking, melting, or burning, including 53 burn injuries, according to the CPSC.
The heated …
Daylight Saving Time Countdown: When To Turn Back Your Clocks
The countdown to turning back the clocks is on, even as Washington debates whether Americans should keep switching.
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks across most of the US move back to 1 a.m., according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
That means an extra hour for sleep, lighter mornings, and earlier evening darkness by the clock. The change shifts when daylight falls on our schedules; it does not create more sunlight.
Before heading to bed on Saturday, Oct. 31, turn manual clocks back one hour. Check ovens, bedside clocks, …
Parent Raises Alarm, PA Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Police
A parent's report sparked an investigation that led to a Pennsylvania man's arrest for sexual contact with multiple children, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Robert Eugene Styers, 60, identified by police as a Middletown resident, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15, following the investigation in Dauphin County.
The investigation began when a parent came forward with concerns, Lower Swatara Township Police said. Investigators subsequently alleged that Styers had sexual contact with multiple children, describing the case as a “disturbing pattern of behavior.”
Police did not specify how ma…
