Crime & Safety
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Philadelphia-area House members to introduce bills to improve security for Pa. lawmakers
After a string of high-profile incidents of political violence, along with an uptick in threats and harassment of elected leaders around the country, a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers announced they plan to introduce a series of bills intended to help keep legislators safe, and ensure seats are filled immediately in the event one is killed.
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9 Pa. residents confirmed with West Nile virus: Here’s how to protect yourself
The current West Nile virus risk in the state is “very high,” according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, with mosquitoes testing positive for the disease in all but 10 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
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People seeking to clear their record of a criminal conviction can now do so online in Pa.
Pennsylvania recently launched an online application for pardons, becoming one of the first states in the country to digitize the process for people seeking to clear their record of criminal convictions.
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Officials are investigating the cause of a steel plant explosion near Pittsburgh that killed 2
Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant in Clairton started late Monday morning. Officials said they had not isolated the cause of the blast that killed two and injured more than 10 others.
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Wounded Pennsylvania troopers recovering after chaotic shooting that left gunman, neighbor dead
A man fatally shot his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania and then unleashed a hail of gunfire on first responders, wounding two state troopers, running an EMT off the road and sniping a police drone from the sky.
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Coroner accuses Washington County DA of demanding fraudulent death certificate
‘I need this to be a homicide, I need it to win an election,’ prosecutor said, according to Coroner Timothy Warco.
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He filmed an Allentown officer driving at him. Now he’s launching a First Amendment suit.
The lawsuit names the city of Allentown and two police officers, Sgt. Christopher Stephenson and now-retired Officer Dean Flyte.
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Mosquitoes in Pa. are carrying West Nile Virus: What you need to know
Mosquitoes have tested positive for the disease in more than half of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which categorized the current West Nile Virus risk in the state as “high.”
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Adult son convicted, sentenced to life for shooting and beheading father in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania man who posted a video of his father’s severed head on YouTube was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole.
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Pennsylvania man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen’s arrest
The Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting then beheading his father and posting it on YouTube said on the stand Wednesday that the killing was “Plan B” after trying to arrest his father for what he called false statements and treason.
