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Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over' Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over'
Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over' An urgent manhunt that began after 18 people were killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, ended overnight with the discovery of the 40-year-old suspect's body.  Robert Card was found dead in Lisbon, Maine, about a mile from where a white Subaru Outback he was believed to be driving was located at a boat launch. Lisbon is located about 7 miles southeast of Lewiston. Card died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a box trailer in an overflow parking lot at the Maine Recycling Corporation, which is where he once worked, according to authoriti…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Boy Goes Missing From York County Home: Police Boy Goes Missing From York County Home: Police
Boy Goes Missing From York County Home: Police A York County boy is missing and the public's help is needed, police say.  Jaden Landi, ran away from his Windsor Township home on Wednesday, according to York County Regional Police. He is approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He has blue eyes and sandy blonde hair. Jaden was last seen wearing dark bleached jeans, a gray sweatshirt, and a black beanie with a National Guard logo. He was riding a dark-colored mountain bike, police said. He is known to hangout in the area of the youth center and train station areas in Red Lion Borough, according to the police.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Longtime Suburban Philly Firefighter, Police Officer Dies, 33 Longtime Suburban Philly Firefighter, Police Officer Dies, 33
Longtime Suburban Philly Firefighter, Police Officer Dies, 33 A longtime Pennsylvania firefighter who also served his community as a police officer died on Monday, Sept. 12. He was 33. Born in Upland and raised in Boothwyn, James C. Hallman III was a 19-year member of the Boothwyn Fire Company, according to his obituary and the department. The Upper Chichester Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Firefighter James Hallman, III. Jim was a 19... Posted by Upper Chichester Fire Department on Monday, September 12, 2022 "His confidence to get the job done was always felt by his fellow brothers," the Upper Chichester Fire department wr…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Military Fort Is The Country’s Busiest Training Center, Officials Say PA Military Fort Is The Country’s Busiest Training Center, Officials Say
PA Military Fort Is The Country’s Busiest Training Center, Officials Say A central Pennsylvania fort is the busiest National Guard training center in the United States, according to an official release by the military. Fort Indiantown Gap, which covers over 17,000 acres in northern Lebanon and Dauphin counties, is the nation’s top training center for the second year in a row and fifth time in the last seven years, based on the release. FTIG hosted 113,075 personnel for a total of 727,878 “man-days” of training, over the last fiscal year, the report stated. Man-days are a computation of the number of personnel multiplied by the number of days they trained on po…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA National Guardsman Charged With Smuggling Migrants Across Mexican Border PA National Guardsman Charged With Smuggling Migrants Across Mexican Border
PA National Guardsman Charged With Smuggling Migrants Across Mexican Border A Pennsylvania National Guardsman stationed in Texas has been charged with smuggling two migrants into Texas from Mexico, according to the US Department of Justice. Emmanuel Oppongagyare, 20 of Pennsylvania, along with Ralph Gregory Saint-Joie, 18 of Texas, appeared before a federal magistrate in Laredo, Texas on Tuesday, according to the US DOJ. Both men were in unifom when Oppongagyare attempted to drive a sedan through the Hebbronville Border Patrol (BP) on the morning of June 13, according to the criminal complaint. Saint-Joie was allegedly riding as a passenger. During a vehicle in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Nearly 290 Acres Burned In Less Than 48 Hours At Fort Indiantown Gap Nearly 290 Acres Burned In Less Than 48 Hours At Fort Indiantown Gap
Nearly 290 Acres Burned In Less Than 48 Hours At Fort Indiantown Gap Fort Indiantown Gap is burning hundreds of acres to help reduce the risk of wildfires.Located just northeast of Harrisburg is the largest National Guard training facility in the U.S. FIG is approximately 1,800 acres, 20 square miles of which house the guard and their families. On Monday, teams at FIG began burning approximately 200 acres. The burning continued on Tuesday burning an additional 87 acres. In a notice to the public, officials from the facility stated, "Local residents may notice smoke originating from or in the vicinity of the installation while burns are being conducted.&nbs…

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by Jillian Pikora