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Cop Tased Girl in Pelvis, Faces Lawsuit

A police officer in Allentown has been named in a lawsuit alleging he unlawfully tasered a 14-year-old Dieruff High School student back in September. The […]

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Man Stole CHOP Donation Jar

This will really boost your holiday cheer. Some Scrooge stole a donation jar from Twins Auto Body in Southwest Philly that was intended for the […]

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Eagles Fan Sucker-Punched After Sunday’s Game in Miami

Eagles Fan (?) Sucker-Punched After Game in Miami. Below is a video of a man getting sucker punched in the parking lot after the Eagles […]

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Dungeon Case Preliminary Hearing Set for Monday

A preliminary hearing has been set for Monday in the Tacony Dungeon Case that dominated local news a few months ago. Not much is known […]

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Wife of Abortion Doctor Pleads Guilty

Pearl Gosnell—wife of the abortion doctor accused of delivering babies and snapping their necks—has plead guilty to a number of charges related to late-term abortions. […]

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Preliminary Hearing Delayed for Ex-Prosecutor

To continue today’s anti-climatic courtroom news, former Delaware County assistant district attorney Michael Donohue will have to wait a little longer for his preliminary hearing. […]

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Salvation Army Donation Kettles Stolen in the Northeast

Ah, ’tis the season. What better way to ring in the holidays than by swiping Salvation Army kettles filled with the charitable donations from the […]

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Jerry Sandusky Going Straight to Trial

Sandusky Hearing in Bellefonte, PA Today. Dozens of news vans have descended upon a small town just outside of State College, Pennsylvania. Today, Jerry Sandusky […]

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Pantsed Woman Sues Philly Police For $250,000

On Friday, Latoya Allen, an African American woman from the Germantown section of Philadelphia, filed a federal lawsuit against the city and two police officers […]

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No Plea Discussed in Sandusky Case

Nearly 1,400 people threw their names into a lottery for 100 public seats at the preliminary hearing in the sexual abuse case against Jerry Sandusky. […]

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Cardinal John P. Foley Dead at 76

Cardinal John P. Foley Died. Cardinal John P. Foley died yesterday at the age of 76. Cardinal Foley was born in Darby but became known […]

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Virginia Tech Shooting Looks Like Murder-Suicide

Yesterday’s Virginia Tech Shooting Looks Like Murder-Suicide. Evidence indicates that yesterday’s shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech occurred when a gunman shot and killed […]

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SPCA Searches Kensington Home After Finding Dead Dogs

The total number of dead dogs has not yet been reported, but SPCA officials are searching a home in Kensington after finding several dead pit […]

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Shots Fired On Virginia Tech’s Campus

A police officer was shot on Virginia Tech’s campus earlier this afternoon. A suspect was later apprehended, but the situation continues to develop as the […]

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Cardinal Bevilacqua Can’t Recognize Longtime Aide

Cardinal Bevilacqua’s lawyer is asserting that his client’s testimony should be inadmissible now that the Cardinal cannot recognize his longtime aide, Monsignor William Lynn. Bevilacqua’s […]