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FBI finds explosive residue in storage unit after 2 Bucks County men are charged with lighting bombs in NYC
The FBI said Tuesday that it found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit as part of an investigation into two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor.
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Shapiro uses permitting powers to stall Pa. ICE detention centers
Gov. Josh Shapiro promised that his administration would use his regulatory authority to block ICE from building detention facilities in rural Berks and Schuylkill counties.
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Climate change behind longer allergy season in many parts of Pennsylvania
Climate change is contributing to warming trends that lead to earlier, longer, and worse allergy seasons in cities like Philadelphia, where the allergy season is five weeks longer than it was in the early 1970s.
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Bucks County men held in ‘ISIS-inspired’ NYC terrorism plot
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were being held without bail after their arraignment Monday on charges that include attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction.
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Mom alleges bullying led to son’s suicide in suit against Lebanon schools
The lawsuit, which was filed Feb. 25, on behalf of Yadriel Rivera Jusino, the administrator of her son’s estate, also named school officials such as Nicholas Bullock and Daniel Rau, who are principal and assistant principal.
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Not all PA nursing homes share emergency plans. Did Bristol Rehab?
Pennsylvania doesn’t require skilled nursing home administrators to share emergency response plans with first responders, though its a requirement for other long-term care communities.
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DA launched probe of Erie priest and car raffle. IRS is now involved
The IRS has joined the criminal investigation of a Roman Catholic priest and the botched Corvette raffle at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Millcreek Township.
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Texas Longhorns find a new home in Pennsylvania
Banshee Farms Longhorns, owned by Jason and Angie Svonavec, and 2H Longhorns, owned by Mandy and Curtis Hamer, have collaborated at Banshee Farms LLC on raising high-quality Texas Longhorn cattle with an emphasis on superior genetics, sound conformation, and long-term herd improvement.
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Pennsylvania State Trooper shot and killed in Chester County
Cpl. Timothy O’Connor was a 15-year-veteran of the force and is survived by his wife and daughter, officials said.
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Bucks County teens arrested outside NYC mayor mansion after IED ignited
Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were detained by New York City police on Saturday. Authorities said they attempted to ignite suspicious homemade devices during a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” rally led by Jake Lang, a 30-year-old far-right conservative influencer.
