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PA Teacher Fulfills Dream Winning $60K On Wheel Of Fortune PA Teacher Fulfills Dream Winning $60K On Wheel Of Fortune
PA Teacher Fulfills Dream Winning $60K On Wheel Of Fortune A second-grade teacher fulfilled a literal dream in the final minutes of "Wheel of Fortune" on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Scott Aukamp of Shillington teaches at Smith-Wade-El Elementary School. He competed on a "Teacher's Week" episode winning $19,250 during the game that aired locally at 7 or 7:30 p.m. (depending on your affiliate station) on CBS21 and 6ABC.  He went on to win the bonus round, scoring an extra $40,000! You can watch the final minutes in the video player below.  You can't spell teachers without C-A-S-H! 💸 🤑 Wheel Of Fortune Aukamp had actually dreamed of …

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PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (UPDATE) PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (UPDATE)
PA Parents Charged After 5-Year-Old Daughter Found: Authorities (Update) 2nd UPDATE: Wilma and Jose Alicea have been located and charged, police announced on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Additional details have not been released.  UPDATE: Dream Alicea was found safe Wednesday night, police said in an updated release.  Her parents, Wilma and Jose, are still at-large, and "are wanted for Felony Child Endangerment and other unrelated warrants," police stated in the update on May 3, 2023. ORIGINAL: A 5-year-old girl has been missing ever since she was rescued from a house fire, York City Police say.  Dream Alicea fled the scene of the house fire in Yor…

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Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Returns To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire for a second time, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, has been granted permission to visit the annual event in Manheim a second time, PennLive reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arrested Jan. …

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Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports
Accused Nancy Pelosi Laptop Thief Goes To Ren Faire: Reports The Mechanicsburg woman accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will be heading to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire this weekend, according to numerous outlets citing court documents. Riley Williams, 25, filed the request in federal court to be permitted to visit the annual event in Manheim, Lancaster Online reports. She was spotted in photos and videos breaking into the United States Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, and stealing Pelosi’s laptop before later disposing of it, FBI officials previously said. She was arreste…

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Elderly PA Man Fires Gun At Workers Trimming Trees In His Yard: Report Elderly PA Man Fires Gun At Workers Trimming Trees In His Yard: Report
Elderly PA Man Fires Gun At Workers Trimming Trees In His Yard: Report A central Pennsylvania homeowner shot at two men who were trimming trees along his property line, reports cbs21 citing Pennsylvania State Police. George Elwood Blessing, of Newville, who turned 82-year-old the day of the incident, allegedly shot at the men with a 12 gauge shotgun as they exited a marked work truck in his driveway on Jan. 1st., the outlet reports citing a criminal complaint. The men were at his home on Blain McCrea Road in Lower Mifflin Township wanted to trim trees along the edge of his property line maintenance could be done on the power lines, according to the outlet. …

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Elvis Memorabilia Helps Police Nab Elderly Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Elvis Memorabilia Helps Police Nab Elderly Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old
Elvis Memorabilia Helps Police Nab Elderly Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old An 84-year-old man has been charged for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl multiple times, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Horace W. Almony, 84, of Glen Rock, was charged in connection with the incidents that happened between April 14 and May 1, 2021, according to state police. Almony had an open invitation for the child to use his landline phone to contact her parents when they were traveling or away for work, the child told police in an interview, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Fox43.  It was during these visits to his home located in the 4200 block of Fis…

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PA Man Douses GF With Lighter Fluid, Flicks Lighter Threatening To Set Her On Fire: Report PA Man Douses GF With Lighter Fluid, Flicks Lighter Threatening To Set Her On Fire: Report
PA Man Douses GF With Lighter Fluid, Flicks Lighter Threatening To Set Her On Fire: Report A Pennsylvania man who coated his girlfriend in lighter fluid and threatened to set her on fire is facing charges, CBS21 reports citing a criminal complaint filed by the State College Police Department. Todd Badeau, 35, of State College, was apprehended by police after a serious and potentially deadly domestic incident, according to police. Police were called to South Pugh Street for a health and safety check on where they found Badeau and his girlfriend in a home filled with destroyed items on Monday, CBS21 says. The woman told police Badeau punched and shoved her in the bathroom, wh…

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Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say
Pa Domestic Violence Activist Shoots Neighbor, Police Say A woman known for speaking out about domestic abuse and volunteering with the United Way, has been charged in connection with the shooting of her neighbor, according to police. Abba Alexis-Isis Copes, 35, previously of Carlisle currently of Elizabethtown, is accused of shooting, striking and seriously injuring her neighbor on Sunday, according to Elizabethtown Borough police. Copes and her husband were inside their apartment in the 200 block of North Market Street when they heard unusual noises outside of their window at 2:21 p.m., according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by La…

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Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister
Court Appearance Scheduled For Teen PA TikToker Charged With Killing Wheelchair-Bound Sister A Lancaster County teenager girl charged in the stabbing death of her older sister with cerebral palsy has a first scheduled appearance before a judge on Friday, according to court documents. . Claire Miller, 14 of Manheim Township has been charged with in the stabbing death of her sister, Helen Miller 19, who was wheelchair-bound, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Miller will appear for the hearing in Lancaster County Court virtual at 1:30 p.m. The Lancaster County Coroner's Office ruled Helen Miller's death a homicide, saying that she had died from multiple s…

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Police Identify Man Fatally Shot In Harrisburg Police Identify Man Fatally Shot In Harrisburg
Police Identify Man Fatally Shot In Harrisburg Police have identified a man killed in a shooting in Harrisburg on Tuesday night, according to CBS21. Police were called to the 1400 block of Vernon Street around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Emergency Dispatch Services said. Police have found Laroyce Reed, 47, of Harrisburg with a gun shot wound. Reed was treated by EMS but he died of his injuries at the scene. Police remained on the scene conducting an investigation for several hours, according to dispatch. The Dauphin County District Attorney's office has confirmed the death, says ABC27. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. T…

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