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'Physical Altercation' Prompts Evacuation At PA Polling Place: Officials 'Physical Altercation' Prompts Evacuation At PA Polling Place: Officials
'Physical Altercation' Prompts Evacuation At PA Polling Place: Officials A voting site in the Keystone State was evacuated after being stormed by so-called, "disruptors," officials confirmed to the press early Wednesday morning, Nov. 6. Multiple people stormed into the Centre County election office in Bellefonte just after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, while voting was going on, according to officials.  After an alleged fight, the building was evacuated by local police. UPDATE: Centre County Election Office evacuation with reporter @haleyjacobstv. pic.twitter.com/8Qt9OlQfyn — Centre County Report (@CentreCountyRep) November 6, 2024 Pennsylvania Departmen…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Teens Among 3 Seriously Injured In Horse-Buggy Crash: PA State Police Amish Teens Among 3 Seriously Injured In Horse-Buggy Crash: PA State Police
Amish Teens Among 3 Seriously Injured In Horse-Buggy Crash: PA State Police A horse and buggy was struck by a minivan in Central Pennsylvania— seriously hurting three people, State Police announced in a release on Monday, July 10, 2023.  A Amish man and two teens were rear ended by a 2007 Dodge Caravan in the 1200 block of Route 64/Nittany Valley Drive near Bellefonte in Walker Township at 2:19 p.m. on Saturday, July 8, according the State Police release. The dodge was driven 80-year-old Thurman E. Davis of Bellefonte, police said. His 75-year-old passenger Carolyn J. Davis also of Bellefonte suffered minor injuries and was taken to Mounty Nittany Medical Cent…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG
Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG A year after he was charged, a Patton Township man has admitted to raping and sexually assaulting six women that he met online, according to a release by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.  Kevin P. Mullen has pleaded guilty to charges related to the rape and sexual assault of six women over a nine-year period, 2012 through March 2021. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS*** The 50-year-old man used social networking platforms to connect with his victims, advertising that he was looking for a “cleaner” or “someone t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Helping Hurt Dog On Highway Hit By Drunk Driver: Pennsylvania State Police Man Helping Hurt Dog On Highway Hit By Drunk Driver: Pennsylvania State Police
Man Helping Hurt Dog On Highway Hit By Drunk Driver: Pennsylvania State Police A Harrisburg man was hit by a drunk driver while helping an injured dog, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  The 58-year-old Harrisburg man was driving on US 522S in Oliver Township when he struck a dog, pulled over, and got out to check if it was ok, state police explain in the release.  While removing the dog from the roadway he was hit by a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Jamie Lynn Ross of Bellefonte, according to the release.  The injured man was airlifted to Penn State Hershey Medical Center with suspected serious injuries, police say.  Ross remai…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tire Flies Into Police Windshield In Pennsylvania (Video) Tire Flies Into Police Windshield In Pennsylvania (Video)
Tire Flies Into Police Windshield In Pennsylvania (Video) Police cameras captured videos of a tire detaching from a vehicle, rolling down the street, and flying into the windshield of a police vehicle with two officers inside, according to a Facebook post by the department. The Spring Township police department in Bellefonte posted two views of the impact. You can watch footage of the tire hitting from the dash in the Facebook post below. Talk about expecting the unexpected! Today while monitoring traffic in the 1300 block of Zion Rd. Officers were caught... Posted by Spring Township Police Department on Monday, February 14, 2022 You can w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Who Strangled Infant Son He Had With Underage Girl Found Dead In Prison: DOC PA Man Who Strangled Infant Son He Had With Underage Girl Found Dead In Prison: DOC
PA Man Who Strangled Infant Son He Had With Underage Girl Found Dead In Prison: DOC A Pennsylvania man convicted of strangling the newborn son he'd had with an underage girl, was found dead by hanging, according to officials. Christopher Lee Kennedy, 42, of Wampam, Lawrence County, was found unresponsive in his cell at the State Correctional Institution– Rockview at Bellefonte, in Centre County Pennsylvania last Friday, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Prison staff immediately responded and provided life-saving measures until facility medical personnel arrived, according to the release. When EMS arrived and advanced life support measur…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fully Vaccinated PA Senator, Who Might Run For Governor, Tests Positive For COVID-19 Fully Vaccinated PA Senator, Who Might Run For Governor, Tests Positive For COVID-19
Fully Vaccinated PA Senator, Who Might Run For Governor, Tests Positive For Covid-19 A Pennsylvania state senator, who is supposedly about to announce a bid to run for governor, has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released by his office. State Senator Jake Corman, a Republican representing Bellefonte, Centre County, is fully vaccinated and appeared on the Senate floor the day prior to testing positive, according to a release from his office and Senior Reporter for City and State PA, Justin Sweitzer. “In an overabundance of caution, Senator Corman has routinely been tested throughout the pandemic,” as stated in the release. “He will c…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DA: PA Man Convicted After Photos, Videos Show Him With Gun, Drugs Seized At West Goshen Hotel DA: PA Man Convicted After Photos, Videos Show Him With Gun, Drugs Seized At West Goshen Hotel
DA: PA Man Convicted After Photos, Videos Show Him With Gun, Drugs Seized At West Goshen Hotel A Pennsylvania man was convicted after photos and videos showed him with a gun and drugs that were found in a West Goshen hotel room in 2019, authorities announced Tuesday. West Goshen police arrived at the Microtel Inn & Suites in response to a 911 call from a man who said there were several people with guns banging on his door on Dec. 6, 2019, according to the Chester County District Attorney's office. Timothy Shoates, 39, of Bellefonte (Centre County), and an acquaintance told arriving officers that people with guns had been following them and were banging on the door, the DA's …

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by Nicole Acosta