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Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted: USDOJ Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted: USDOJ
Reading Man Who Shot FBI Agents Convicted: Usdoj Rafael Vega-Rodriguez "sealed his own fate" when he opened fire on three FBI agents in Reading four years ago, says the US Attorney's Office.  The 41-year-old was convicted Friday, Feb. 2 for three counts of attempted murder of a federal law enforcement officer and related offenses, federal prosecutors wrote in a release.  Authorities said Vega-Rodriguez was wanted for a state parole violation when the trio of FBI agents spotted him on West Greenwich Street on March 1, 2020.  When the agents tried to stop him, authorities said Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from his…

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Cyber Attack: Some Parts Of Pennsylvania Courts STILL Shut Down (UPDATE) Cyber Attack: Some Parts Of Pennsylvania Courts STILL Shut Down (UPDATE)
Cyber Attack: Some Parts Of Pennsylvania Courts Still Shut Down (Update) A cyber attack has shuttered parts of the Pennsylvania Court System's website, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Debra Todd announced at 10:18 p.m. on Feb. 4. A "denial of service cyber attack" led to the partial shutdown on Sunday, Todd explained citing the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CISA said that "a denial of service cyber attack occurs when malicious actors flood the targeted host or network with traffic until the target cannot respond or simply crashes, preventing access for legitimate users." The attack affected the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania C…

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by Jillian Pikora
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10+ Years Of PA Girl's Assaults By Texas Step-Dad For 'Privileges' Ends With Conviction: DA 10+ Years Of PA Girl's Assaults By Texas Step-Dad For 'Privileges' Ends With Conviction: DA
Joe Tondo Guilty Of Sexually Abusing Step-Daughter 10+ Years A decade of sexual assaults by a step-dad that denied a girl "privileges" unless she complied, has ended with his conviction on Feb. 1.  Joseph "Joe" Peter Tondo of Rosharon, Texas sexually assaulted his Southampton Township, Pennsylvania, step-daughter, for over a decade, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office explained in a release on Feb. 2.  Starting when she was 14 years old, the graphic "oral, anal, and vaginal sex" began she explained during the three-day trial. She noted that the sex acts were "required" by Tondo as part of an "agreement" system he devised for he…

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'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder 'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder
'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder More than 30 years after she was found dead in her smoldering Bristol home, Robert Atkins was convicted for the murder of Joy Hibbs.   Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. handed down a guilty verdict on Thursday, Feb. 1 following three days of testimony, said the Bucks District Attorney's Office.  Hibbs, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her son's bedroom after a fire at her Spencer Drive home on April 19, 1991, prosecutors said.  Investigators initially thought she died in an accidental fire, but an autopsy the next day revealed she had been rep…

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What Was Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction, More Winter Or Is It Time For Spring? (VIDEO) What Was Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction, More Winter Or Is It Time For Spring? (VIDEO)
What Was Punxsutawney Phil's Prediction, More Winter Or Is It Time For Spring? (Video) The world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted an early spring when he didn't see his shadow on Friday.  While Phil made these predictions, a forecaster for a dry spell was also made by the National Weather Service.  Watch live coverage as the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil of Gobbler’s Knob, predicts whether there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter. NBC News Based on a German legend, it is said that if Phil sees his shadow sunrise when he steps outside of his home at Gobbler's Knob, there will be six more weeks of winter and if he doesn…

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Columbia Convict Found Guilty Of Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Columbia Convict Found Guilty Of Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA
Columbia Convict Found Guilty Of Fatally Shooting Mississippi Man At Manheim Night: DA Club23 may have closed nearly a year ago, but a deadly shooting at the Lancaster County nightclub will never be forgotten by a Mississippi family.  Jatavis Devonte Scott, 25 of Mound Bayou, MS, died at Lancaster General Hospital on March 19 not long after he was shot by Tyler Jamel Wilson, now 29 of Columbia, PA, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, Feb. 1.  Wilson "was found guilty by [a] jury of third-degree murder, persons not to possess a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, and eight counts of recklessly endangering a…

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School Board President ID'd As Pilot Killed In Chesco Plane Crash, District Says School Board President ID'd As Pilot Killed In Chesco Plane Crash, District Says
School Board President ID'd As Pilot Killed In Chesco Plane Crash, District Says A school board president was killed in a plane crash in Chester County on Thursday, Feb. 1, according to Octorara School District officials.  Octorara School Board President, Sam Ganow, 65, of Cochranville, was the pilot and only person onboard a twin-engine Gulfstream American GA-7 that crashed in a Coatesville neighborhood around 1:40 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told Daily Voice.  The plane is owned by Mr. Dent Inc. of Manheim, according to flight logs although the FAA and NTSB have yet to officially confirm that.  The crash remains u…

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Penn State Alumnus Accused Of Beheading Gov't Employee Dad Sued US Feds For $10M: Court Docs Penn State Alumnus Accused Of Beheading Gov't Employee Dad Sued US Feds For $10M: Court Docs
Penn State Alumnus Accused Of Beheading Gov't Employee Dad Sued US Feds For $10M: Court Docs A 32-year-old man who is accused of beheading his dad and showing the head in a bizarre YouTube video — also attempted to sue the US government over his student loans.  Justin Mohn allegedly left his dad Michael F. Mohn's head in a cooking pot in a bedroom after showing it in a YouTube video on Tuesday, Jan. 30, police detailed in an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. Many years before this deadly behavior, Mohn did some unusual things, including filing a federal suit against Progressive Insurance in Colorado. In the suit, he claims that he was hazed and forced out o…

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NATIONWIDE RECALL: Philadelphia Company Recalls Dried Mango, FDA Says NATIONWIDE RECALL: Philadelphia Company Recalls Dried Mango, FDA Says
Nationwide Recall: Philadelphia Company Recalls Dried Mango, FDA Says Truong Giang Distrubitor Corporation of Philadelphia is recalling a line of dried mangoes sold nationwide.  The "Golden Owl Dried Mango" product may contain undeclared sulfites, said the Food and Drug Administration in a release dated Monday, Jan. 29. People with an allergy or sensitivity to sulfites may experience a serious or life-threatening reaction if consumed, regulators warn.  The product comes in 7-ounce packages and is numbered UPC 816710-024461 on the left side of the container, the FDA said.  Anyone who bought the product can return it to the store for a full refu…

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PA, DE Duo Faked Nuclear Reactor Safety Paperwork, Feds Say PA, DE Duo Faked Nuclear Reactor Safety Paperwork, Feds Say
PA, DE Duo Faked Nuclear Reactor Safety Paperwork, Feds Say Two men who pleaded guilty to submitting false reports related to nuclear power plant safety attended sentencing hearings in a federal court this week, said the US Justice Department in a release.  Miguel Marcial Amaro of Newark, Delaware, and Martin Ramos of Levittown, Pennsylvania are both banned from participation or employment in any Nuclear Regulatory Commission-licensed activities as part of their plea deals, said federal prosecutors.  Authorities said Marcial Amaro and Ramos both worked for a company that provided acoustic emissions (AE) testing for nuclear power plant…

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PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says
PA Man Who Killed Teen At Sunoco Gets Life In Prison 'Plus', DA Says A man is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a teenager at a Sunoco over an unpaid phone bill, the Lancaster District Attorney's office announced on Friday, Jan. 26.  Carlos Almanzar-Torres, now 23, who brutally killed Damian Santiago, 19, at the Sunoco located at 111 West Orange Street around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 11, 2022. He was sentenced on Jan. 23 after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. “We are here for the actions of an angry man,” prosecuting Assistant District Attorney CJ Rest…

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Undercover Op. Seizes 400K Doses Of Fentanyl, Heroin, Xylazine Worth $3.6 Million In PA: DEA Undercover Op. Seizes 400K Doses Of Fentanyl, Heroin, Xylazine Worth $3.6 Million In PA: DEA
Undercover Op. Seizes 400K Doses Of Fentanyl, Heroin, Xylazine Worth $3.6 Million In PA: DEA Two Philadelphia men and approximately 400,000 doses of drugs were taken off the streets in an undercover operation by the Liberty Mid-Atlantic High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Drug Enforcement Administration–Philadelphia Field Division, Pennsylvania State Police–Drug Law Team, Upper Merion Township Department of Public Safety, and the Montgomery County District Attorney's office according to a joint release on Friday, Jan. 25.  Richard Nunez, 45, and Javier Cornelio Fabian, 43, were arrested on Thursday on "multiple felony charges related to oper…

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