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Admitted Rapist's Sentence Falls Below State Guidelines

Judge said case wouldn't have been possible without Ian Cleary's eventual 'contrition'

(Newser) - A man who sent a Facebook message that said, "So I raped you," to a woman he later pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting on a Pennsylvania college campus was sentenced to two to four years in prison on Monday. The judge took into account Ian Cleary's guilty...

Fetterman Likely Won't Avoid a Primary Fight

Report in Axios looks at no fewer than 3 possible Democratic challengers in 2028

(Newser) - Sen. John Fetterman's poll numbers are sinking among Democrats in his home state of Pennsylvania, and it's looking more and more likely that he would face a strong primary challenge in 2028 should he run again. The most recent Quinnipiac poll shows that Fetterman has a 54% approval...

Pennsylvania Man Admits Attack on Governor's Mansion

Cody Balmer gets 25 to 50 years for arson assault

(Newser) - A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police, and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor's mansion pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder and other charges. Cody Balmer, 38, also entered pleas to terrorism, 22 counts...

2 Charged in Pennsylvania 'Fortune Telling Scheme'

They allegedly scammed victims for more than $600K with warnings of 'powerful curse'

(Newser) - Two people in Pennsylvania are facing a long list of charges after authorities say they coaxed more than $600,000 from two victims in what's being called a "fortune telling scheme." According to Montgomery County officials, Gina Marie Marks, 52, and Steve Nicklas, 40, were arrested...

Ex-College Football Player Charged After ATV Crash Kills Girlfriend

Police say Julian Fleming's blood alcohol was above the legal limit

(Newser) - Julian Fleming, a former standout wide receiver who played football at both Ohio State and Penn State, has been arrested in connection with an ATV crash that killed his girlfriend, Alyssa Boyd, in northeastern Pennsylvania. Authorities say the incident occurred on May 23 in Columbia Township, not far from...

College Freshman on Playing Football at 58: 'Never Too Late'

Tom Cillo is oldest member by far playing JV for Lycoming College in pursuit of long-held dream

(Newser) - At 58, Tom Cillo is rewriting the script on college football. This fall, the Lycoming College freshman—old enough to draw from his pension—took the field as a nose tackle, making him the oldest known NCAA Division III freshman in the trenches. Once burdened by "what ifs"...

Pennsylvania Mourns 3 Officers Killed in Ambush

At funeral, fellow officers recall their courage, devotion

(Newser) - Three Pennsylvania detectives shot to death last week while attempting to arrest a stalking suspect were remembered at their funeral Thursday as exemplary officers and devoted family men. The service for Northern York County Regional Police detectives Cody Michael Becker, Mark Edward Baker, and Isaiah Emenheiser was held more than...

Teens Charged After Catastrophic Car Surfing Stunts

Authorities hope the Pennsylvania cases will deter risky social media challenges

(Newser) - Two Pennsylvania teens are facing criminal charges after separate TikTok-inspired car surfing stunts left a 17-year-old dead and a young woman with irreversible injuries. The two incidents, which prosecutors say were unrelated, both occurred in Northampton County, 80 miles north of Philadelphia. In the first case, David Nagy, 17,...

Penn. Mom Charged After Bodies of 4 Babies Found Hidden in Home

Neighbors say they never saw evidence of her pregnancies

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania woman faces serious charges after authorities say she secretly gave birth and hid the remains of four babies in her home—while neighbors, who often cared for her two young sons, say they never knew she was pregnant. Police discovered the bodies on Sept. 13 in a...

DA: Man Who Killed 3 Officers Was Hiding in Ex's Home

Pennsylvania mourns veteran officers killed in ambush

(Newser) - A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend's home in the rolling farmland of southern Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them in a shootout, a prosecutor said Thursday. Two other officers were seriously wounded before police shot the...

Suspect Named in Killing of 3 Pennsylvania Officers

24-year-old Matthew James Ruth was being sought on stalking charges

(Newser) - The gunman who killed three officers and wounded two more in southern Pennsylvania before he was killed by police was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges, according to court documents and law enforcement. The violence erupted in rural York County on Wednesday as officers sought a man identified by...

3 Officers Killed, 2 Injured in Rural Pennsylvania Shooting

'This is an absolutely tragic and devastating day,' governor says

(Newser) - Three police officers were killed and two critically injured in a shooting in southern Pennsylvania Wednesday. "This is an absolutely tragic and devastating day for York County and the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania," Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a news conference. Sources tell NBC News that the officers...

Pittsburgh FBI: Gate-Ramming Suspect Is in Custody

Agency was seeking Donald Henson, who it says slammed into a gate at one of its field offices

(Newser) - The FBI has captured a man accused of driving a vehicle into the gate at the FBI's Pittsburgh field office early Wednesday, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , with officials naming the suspect now in custody as Donald Henson. The incident occurred around 2:40am on the city's South...

It's 'a Big Flashing Red Alert' for Democrats

Party has lost 2M registered voters since 2020 amid surge in GOP registration

(Newser) - Democrats are losing voters in nearly every state that tracks party registration, signaling a growing crisis and critical turning point for the brand, according to a New York Times analysis. It's based on data from 30 states and Washington, DC. Between 2020 and 2024, Democrats lost 2.1...

Answers Elusive in US Steel Plant Blast

Plant south of Pittsburgh has had 2 previous explosions, other safety issues

(Newser) - Investigators are working to determine the cause of an explosion that rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, leaving two dead and more than 10 others injured, including a person who was rescued from the smoldering rubble after hours of being trapped. Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the...

Fatal Explosion Rocks US Steel Plant Near Pittsburgh

2 dead, at least 10 injured

(Newser) - Explosions at a US Steel plant near Pittsburgh left two dead and at least 10 hospitalized Monday, heavily damaging the sprawling facility, the AP reports. The initial explosion, followed by smaller blasts, sent black smoke spiraling into the midday sky in the Monongahela Valley, a region of the state synonymous...

Wounded State Trooper Saved Lives After Ambush

Pennsylvania trooper ordered driver to block roadway with truck

(Newser) - A 61-year-old man shot and killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania Thursday and then ambushed first responders, wounding two state troopers and causing an EMT to crash a vehicle, police say. The attacker, who fired dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon, was later killed by police.
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Two State Troopers Shot in Pennsylvania
Suspect Dead After
2 State Troopers Shot
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Aug 7, 2025 4:04 PM CDT

Suspect Dead After 2 State Troopers Shot

Both Pennsylvania troopers were hospitalized in stable condition

(Newser) - Two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were shot Thursday morning, Gov. Josh Shapiro said at an event outside Philadelphia. "About an hour ago in Susquehanna County, two state troopers were shot," Shapiro said, per the AP . "It is an active situation and at the conclusion of this event...

Cause of Death Found for Girl Who Died at Hersheypark

Child was found to have accidentally drowned, per Pennsylvania officials

(Newser) - A 9-year-old girl who died at Hersheypark last week was determined to have accidentally drowned in fresh water, according to an autopsy. "The decedent did not have a medical event that caused the drowning," says Vincent Paese, deputy chief clerk for the Dauphin County Commissioners, per WGAL News...

'I Got in My Car and I Smelled Death'
'I Got in My Car
and I Smelled Death'
Jul 26, 2025 11:00 AM CDT

'I Got in My Car and I Smelled Death'

Pennsylvania couple sue 2 funeral homes, say they were given deceased son's brain in a box

(Newser) - Two funeral homes allegedly gave grieving parents their deceased son's brain in a box, which began to smell, leaked into their car, and got on the father's hands, per an updated lawsuit filed this week. Dad Lawrence Butler said Thursday at a presser that the discovery was overwhelming,...

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