School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police
School Van Driver Failed To Stop Repeated Assaults On Student In Cumberland County: Police A Pennsylvania school van driver failed to stop a student from being assaulted by peers on two consecutive days and never reported the incidents to school officials or her employer, Upper Allen Township police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. Crystal Farling, 40, of the 300 block of Cameron Street in Marysville, was charged with endangering the welfare of children and failure to report or to refer child abuse, police said. Police were notified on Friday, Sept. 11, of a physical assault that happened on a school van while students were being transported to school. Investigators learned that …
Fentanyl, Meth, ‘Ghost Gun’ Sold By Trafficking Ring In Dauphin County; 3 Wanted: AG Fentanyl, Meth, ‘Ghost Gun’ Sold By Trafficking Ring In Dauphin County; 3 Wanted: AG Fentanyl, Meth, ‘Ghost Gun’ Sold By Trafficking Ring In Dauphin County; 3 Wanted: AG
Fentanyl, Meth, ‘Ghost Gun’ Sold By Trafficking Ring In Dauphin County; 3 Wanted: AG A central Pennsylvania trafficking ring sold fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms across four counties, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 22, announcing charges against five people — three of whom remained wanted. The long-term investigation uncovered drug sales in Dauphin, Blair, Cumberland, and Clinton counties, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office. Marcus A. Denson, Jovar Hairston, Larry Minnifield, Alisha Massa, and Gregory Johnson were charged this week with felony drug trafficking and related offenses, authorities said. Massa and Johnson were arrested Wednesday, Oct. 2…
Lancaster County Police Chief Charged With Theft, Record Tampering, Suspended Without Pay Lancaster County Police Chief Charged With Theft, Record Tampering, Suspended Without Pay Lancaster County Police Chief Charged With Theft, Record Tampering, Suspended Without Pay
Lancaster County Police Chief Charged With Theft, Record Tampering, Suspended Without Pay A Pennsylvania police chief changed vacation and sick days into work shifts and cashed in vacation time he had already used, Lancaster County authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22. Susquehanna Regional Police Chief Anthony Joseph Hall, 54, of East Manchester Township, York County, manipulated scheduling records to restore hundreds of hours of paid leave he had already taken or was not entitled to receive, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The Susquehanna Regional Police Commission suspended Hall without pay pending further investigation, the department announce…
Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out
Lancaster Man Gave Girl Alcohol, Sexually Assaulted Her After She Blacked Out A Pennsylvania man gave an underage girl alcohol until she blacked out and sexually assaulted her inside his home, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Adrian Michael Tehuitzil, 23, was convicted of one count of sexual assault on Thursday, Oct. 15, following a three-day jury trial. Jurors acquitted him of two counts of rape, the Lancaster County District Attorney said. The assault happened at Tehuitzil’s residence in the 100 block of East Marion Street in December 2023, according to the DA’s office. The girl testified that Tehuitzil provided her with alcohol and added shots to her …
PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say
PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say The president of a Pennsylvania youth football association that received city funding to reduce violence was arrested in a large-scale cocaine trafficking investigation on Wednesday, Oct. 21, federal authorities announced. Martin Langford, 59, of Pittsburgh, is the president of the Westside Mustangs Youth Athletic Association in the city’s West End, according to public online records. His program received Stop the Violence grant funding from Pittsburgh under the Gainey administration. Langford was among seven people arrested following a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation, a…
Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall
Virginia Oysters Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Across 12 States, Prompting Widespread Recall Oysters harvested from a Virginia river have been identified as the likely source of a Salmonella outbreak spanning 12 states, triggering a widespread recall and an emergency shutdown of shellfish harvesting. The oysters came from the Little Wicomico River in Northumberland County, where Little Wicomico Oyster Company collected the affected shellfish between Sept. 18 and Oct. 8, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Federal health officials are investigating a cluster of 27 Salmonella Telelkebir infections across 12 states, with oysters from the Virginia waterway emerging as a pot…
Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA
Convicted Allentown Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping a woman who sought warmth inside his apartment has now been found guilty of repeatedly punching a jail corrections officer who asked him to submit to a strip search, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21. Felix Javier Pagan, 41, of Marienville, was convicted of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple assault following a jury trial before Lehigh County Judge Thomas M. Caffrey on Tuesday, Oct. 20, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. The attack happened at Lehigh County Jail on Oct. 30, 2025, when a corrections officer asked Pagan to remo…
Drunk Driver Who Killed UPMC Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars Drunk Driver Who Killed UPMC Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars Drunk Driver Who Killed UPMC Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars
Drunk Driver Who Killed Upmc Nurse In Lancaster Co. Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Cars A Pennsylvania man who drove drunk, crashed into a tractor-trailer, and sent a 33-year-old UPMC nurse flying into oncoming traffic, where she was struck by multiple vehicles, has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Apar Shirishkumar Patel, 38, of Danville, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker after pleading guilty in July to killing Karra Kate Clevenger, of Middletown, in a September 2024 crash on Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Patel was sentenc…
CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings
CT's Best Elementary, Middle Schools Revealed In New National Rankings Thousands of elementary and middle schools across the Northeast have been evaluated in new rankings that highlight the top-performing public schools in each state. U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best Elementary and Middle Schools Rankings on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The 2027 list evaluated about 46,000 public elementary schools and more than 24,000 middle schools nationwide based on reading and math achievement. The report highlights schools where students performed well on state assessments while accounting for student backgrounds.  U.S. News said its updated methodol…
Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode
Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode The Pittsburgh Penguins' team plane was forced to return to Salt Lake City International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, Oct. 20, when forward Ben Kindel suffered a medical episode, the team announced in a statement released at 6:36 p.m. Kindel was conscious, alert, and in stable condition after being transported by ambulance to the University of Utah Hospital for further evaluation, according to a statement posted by the Penguins on X. The incident occurred shortly after the team's plane departed Salt Lake City International Airport. Penguins team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of …
WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company
Giant, Hannaford, Food Lion, Stop & Shop Websites Back Online After Cyberattack: Company Websites for Giant, Food Lion, Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and other major grocery chains are back online after a cyberattack disrupted services for more than a week, their parent company confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based grocery giant, confirmed that the cybersecurity incident first reported on Monday, Oct. 12, was caused by malicious activity within its IT infrastructure. The company took websites, apps, and other systems offline as a precaution, affecting grocery customers across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massa…