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Judge Denies Monsignor Lynn’s Request for House Arrest

Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina denied, today, Monsignor William Lynn’s request to be monitored under house arrest while awaiting his sentencing hearing. Lynn’s […]

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Former Archdiocese CFO Cops to Stealing $900,000

Anita Guzzardi pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing stealing more than $900,000 from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia while serving as its CFO. Guzzardi—a 43-year-old Camden […]

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Paterno Family Wants Emails Released to the Public

Paternos Want Emails Released. The Paterno family has announced that it wants all of the emails and records pertaining to the 2001 shower incident released […]

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Body Found In the Schuylkill River Under the Vine Street Bridge

Authorities pulled the body of a black male out of the Schuylkill River this morning. The body was found under the Vine Street Bridge in […]

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In Philly, You Might Now Get Stabbed for Not Giving Haircuts to Strangers

People Are Still Killing Each Other. First, a roundup of city violence over the weekend. This time we’ve got nightclub shootings, a murder in Society […]

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Judge Was Right to Tell Mom to Cut Off Daughter’s Ponytail

We know about an eye for an eye. But a ponytail for a ponytail? A Utah Judge recently ordered a 13-year-old girl to serve 30 […]

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El Wingador Wants to Keep Teenagers Out of Jail, or Something

Out on bail, local wing-eating personality El Wingador has issued a message to his friends, family and fans following his recent arrest for cocaine possession […]

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Vigil Planned for Shooting Victims

Organizers of the Philly Dyke March are planning a candlelight vigil on Friday, June 19, to bring attention to violence against the LGBT community and to pay tribute to Mollie Judith Olgin, 19, and Christine Chapa, 18, who were gunned down in Portland, Texas.

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Montco Couple Charged With Starving Their 6-Year-Old Son

A couple from Montgomery County have been charged for supposedly starving their 6-year-old son after they brought him in for medical attention about three months […]

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Ed Rendell Couldn’t Help Ex-Rep. Stetler From Corruption Conviction

A Dauphin County jury has found former Rep. Stephen Stetler guilty on six counts relating to his participation in a scheme that used employees paid […]

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Philly Man Thinks Jerry Sandusky Is Going to Kill Him [UPDATE]

A Philadelphia man—who says he is the relative of a former Wisconsin Badger football player—has filed a preliminary injunction seeking a restraining order against former […]

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Judge Gives Conditional Approval to House Arrest for Monsignor William Lynn

Last week a jury convicted Monsignor William Lynn of one count of endangering the welfare of a child. Lynn has been held as a prisoner […]

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NBC News Has the Audio Tape of Jerry Sandusky’s Adopted Son Admitting He was Abused by His Father

A few days into the trial of Jerry Sandusky, his adopted son Matt came forward to admit that he had supposedly lied to the grand […]

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Judge Lets KFC Off the Hook for Pistol-Whipping

A man who was pistol-whipped by an employee at a local KFC won’t get a payday from the fast food chain now that a federal […]

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Inmates Serenaded Jerry Sandusky With Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”

According to a report from the tabloid newspaper The Daily, inmates at the Centre County Correctional Facility serenaded Jerry Sandusky with a portion of Pink […]