Crime & Safety
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Pennsylvanians played a significant role in the Jan. 6 attack. Here’s who they are.
Democracy didn’t die in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, despite the efforts of state Republicans like Doug Mastriano and Scott Perry, and the 100 Pennsylvanians who have been arrested to date for participating in the deadly attack on the US Capitol.
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Cat food sold in Pennsylvania being recalled due to possible bird flu contamination
Northwest Naturals, a pet food company in Portland, Oregon, announced a voluntary recall Tuesday of one batch of its 2-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus.
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Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO headed from Pennsylvania to New York to face murder charges
Luigi Mangione waived his right to an extradition hearing in Blair County Thursday and was immediately turned over to at least a dozen New York Police Department officers who were in the courtroom and quickly led him to a waiting SUV.
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Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems say it can be tough to tell from miles away, but there are clues.
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Pennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges
A Pennsylvania jail retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by punishing entire cell blocks — confiscating legal paperwork, withholding necessities like toilet paper, soap and warm clothing, and cutting power and heat, inmates allege in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Altoona McDonald’s employee who called 911 in CEO’s shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time
Thirty of the 400 tips called in during the five-day manhunt for a masked gunman who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were useful and could be eligible for the reward money offered.
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Gov. Shapiro is prepared to sign warrant that would return shooting suspect Luigi Mangione to NYC
Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro has spoken with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and is prepared to promptly sign off on a governor’s warrant that would send the suspect in the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO back to New York to face murder charges.
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Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering Altoona courthouse
Luigi Nicholas Mangione emerged from a patrol car, spun toward reporters and shouted something partly unintelligible referring to an “insult to the intelligence of the American people” while deputies pushed him inside.
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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is charged with murder in New York after being captured in Pennsylvania
Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a 26-year-old Penn graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family, was arrested Monday in the killing of Brian Thompson, who headed one of the United States’ largest medical insurance companies.
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Man arrested in Altoona with weapon ‘consistent with’ gun in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny identified the suspect as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, who was born and raised in Maryland, has ties to San Francisco and a last known address in Honolulu, Hawaii.
