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PA Dad Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in Boston on Thursday, Aug. 11 to one year of probation for bribing a Georgetown University coach into recruiting his daughter, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. Robert Repella, 63, of Ambler, will serve the first 25 days of his sentence in home detention, as well as complete 220 hours of community service and pay a $220,000 fine, the office said. The former CEO of Harmony Biosciences pleaded guilty in May 2020 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Repella agreed to pay Gordon E…
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Man Sold THC Edibles Via Instagram To Kids Across Philly Area, DA Says
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing charges for using Instagram to sell THC edibles to children as young as 11 years old, authorities said. Quashon Rice was arrested after a raid of his Philadelphia home on Tuesday, June 14 turned up 40 bags of marijuana-laced edibles, 10 individually packaged bags of marijuana, a ghost gun, and drug-related materials, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release. “This defendant was targeting children as young as 11 years old to sell his drugs to, imbedding drugs in cereals and snack products that appeal to children," D…
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Contaminated Water In These PA Towns Has Lasting Health Effects, National Study Underway
A national study is measuring the effects of contaminated drinking water in 10 regions of the country including towns near military bases in Pennsylvania. The contaminants, known as PFAS, are also called “forever” chemicals because they stay in bodies for many years and have been linked to potentially serious health problems. In many cases, the source of PFAS in the groundwater is likely past use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) in the area. At airports and military bases, the foam is used as a fire suppressant to extinguish flammable liquid fires such as fuel fires. The studies are bei…
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PA Turnpike Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old Girl: Report
A delivery driver admitted to charges of homicide by vehicle and seven counts of reckless endangerment in a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash that killed a 5-year-old girl, WFMZ reports. Evan Griffiths, 45, of Pittston, was texting and driving erratically minutes before he slammed into a car carrying Esther Park of Ambler, and her family in Lower Milford Township on June 20, 2019, the outlet says citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Esther was pronounced dead at the scene, while her parents and two siblings were taken to the hospital, according to the outl…
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HIM? Ambler Police Search For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy Possibly In Philadelphia
Police in Ambler is seeking the public's help locating a 15-year-old boy. Corban Samuelson is from Massachusetts and was in Ambler visiting when he reportedly ran away to Philadelphia, Ambler police said. It was last reported that he could be in the area of 12th Street and Medary Avenue in the 35th District, police said. Samuelson is possibly wearing the same black sweatshirt as shown in the second photo, police said. He is described by police as a white male, 5'6'', and 120 pounds. Samuelson is believed to be carrying a camouflage school backpack and green travel bag, police said. He i…
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