Crime & Safety
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Measles cases up in Pa. and some counties lag behind school vaccination targets
In many counties, measles vaccination rates among school-aged children are below 95%, the target for herd immunity. And rates have been declining since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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20 staffers accused of abusing students or not reporting it at Pennsylvania charter school
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said the counts involve acts against 26 children in kindergarten through fifth grade at the Chester Community Charter School. Those charged are accused of physically abusing the students or failing to report suspected abuse.
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Officials investigating confirmed case of measles in unvaccinated Montgomery County child
Contact tracing is underway as the Montgomery County Office of Public Health cautions that others may have been exposed.
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West York officer’s last act after he was shot was to rescue a colleague, police chief says
Hundreds of fellow officers and others turned out Friday for the funeral of West York Police Officer Andrew Duarte, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York last weekend.
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As bird flu cases mount in Pennsylvania, USDA scrambles to rehire employees fired on Elon Musk’s recommendation
More than 2.3 million birds from commercial and backyard flocks in Pennsylvania have been affected with avian influenza so far this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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Funeral set for officer killed while responding to a gunman at York hospital
West York Patrolman Andrew Durate was shot and killed Saturday inside UPMC Memorial Hospital in York while responding to a call about a gunman in the intensive care unit.
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Motive in York hospital shooting unclear, but officials say man had recent contact with ICU
The shooter — identified as 49-year-old Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz — appeared to have had recent contact with the ICU “for a medical purpose involving another person.”
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Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a York hospital
The officer who died was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York Borough Police Department. Three hospital workers, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack.
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Pennsylvanians are losing millions to romance scams. Here’s how to protect yourself
Hundreds of Pennsylvanians lost a combined $21 million to romance scams in 2023, a problem that is on the rise with the use of AI-generated photos.
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Shapiro administration distributes $11 million in afterschool programs for underserved communities
“When we invest in afterschool programs, we’re being smart about safety, and we’re saving lives. There’s no more important metric, when we talk about getting stuff done, for the good people of Pennsylvania,” Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said.
