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Major Mall-Based Chain With 21 PA Stores Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy Major Mall-Based Chain With 21 PA Stores Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy
Major Mall-Based Chain With 21 PA Stores Closing 543 Locations After Filing For Bankruptcy A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …

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by Joe Lombardi & Cecilia Levine
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PA Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG PA Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG
PA Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG A notorious nurse has been given more charges for allegedly "administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication that resulted in the death of patients," Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday, Nov. 2.  Heather Irene Pressdee, 41, of Natrona Heights, was a registered nurse at Quality Life Services, "a skilled nursing facility in Chicora" when she allegedly gave three men too much insulin, causing hypoglycemia, the AG explained.  A 55-year-old man died on Dec. 4, 2022, and an 83-year-old man died on Dec. 25, 2022, both passing from the illness. Still, t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG $1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG
$1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG A New York man is accused of bringing almost half a million doses of fentanyl into Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 27, was arrested by state agents and Allegheny County authorities and arraigned on Friday, Sept. 1, Attorney General Michelle Henry's Office said.  Pichardo Cepeda was spotted avoiding police officers and canine units when he arrived in Pittsburgh from New York, prosecutors said. He consented to a search of his backpack, where police said they found a kilogram of fentanyl. Eight more kilograms of fentanyl — or 450,000 doses — wer…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
NJ Man Broke 'Every Bone' In Unconscious Victim's Face Over Affair At PA Hotel: Police NJ Man Broke 'Every Bone' In Unconscious Victim's Face Over Affair At PA Hotel: Police
NJ Man Broke 'Every Bone' In Unconscious Victim's Face Over Affair At PA Hotel: Police A 46-year-old New Jersey man beat a man he believed was having an affair with his wife unconscious at a Pennsylvania hotel, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Jeremy McCool of Marlton was laying in the mulch area outside of the Doubletree hotel at the Monroeville Convention Center, making "snoring respirations and (had) severe facial trauma" when Officer Gowans and Corporal Frisk with the Monroeville Police Department, found him around 11:34 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023, according to the affidavit. Vincent "Vince" Serzan, 46, also of Marlton was identifie…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
$3 Million On Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Lucky Pennsylvania Player $3 Million On Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Lucky Pennsylvania Player
$3 Million On Scratch-Off Ticket Sold To Lucky Pennsylvania Player A winning scratch-off ticket sold on Monday, March 20, 2023, sold in Allegheny County according to lottery officials.  The ticket was a $3 Million Snow Bank, which is a $30 game that offers top prizes of $3 million— three more of those top prizes, among other winnings remain. Players can learn more about the game here.  The ticket sold at the Sheetz located at 2100 Mosside Drive in Monroeville, which will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. All lottery prizes more than $5,000 are subject to applicable withholding.  Prizes expire one year from the sale da…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police
GOT HIM! Man Shot Girl In 'Pelvic Region' After She Denied Him Sex At PA Hotel Arrested: Police UPDATE: Daronte Anthony Brown, 18, of Monroeville has been arrested without incident in connection with this shooting on Feb. 21, 2023, following an anonymous 911 tip, Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers announced on March 2, 2023. Updated court documents were unavailable when Daily Voice inquired that day.  ORIGINAL:  A 16-year-old girl and her 14-year-old friend were shot at while waiting for an Uber at a Pittsburgh area Red Roof Inn, because the older girl "refused to do sex stuff," with a Monroeville man, authorities detail quoting witnessing in the court documents obtained by Daily V…

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Four Pennsylvania Locations Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Four Pennsylvania Locations
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Four Pennsylvania Locations Four Bed Bath & Beyond stores across Pennsylvania are among 87 locations scheduled to close in 2023, the struggling retailer announced. That brings the total number of Bed Bath & Beyond locations scheduled to close to at least 162 announced since September 2022. A spokesperson told Axios that the latest round of closures will include all of the company's Harmon beauty shops, as well as five Buy Buy Baby locations. The following locations in Pennsylvania are set to close in 2023: Bethel Park, 1700 Oxford Drive North Wales, 1261 Knapp Road Pittsburgh, 160 Quinn Drive  Mon…

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by Cecilia Levine