43° Fair
Breaking News
Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide
Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide A 66-year-old truck driver was killed when another vehicle struck his tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania, forcing the rig off the highway and causing it to roll, authorities announced. Gary Edward Jones, of New Springfield, Ohio, died in the two-vehicle crash on I-80 West at mile marker 19 in Findley Township, Mercer County, according to Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati. The crash happened around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Jones was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:44 a.m., the coroner said. Jones was driving a tractor-trailer when another vehicle struc…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
PA Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA PA Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA PA Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA
PA Killer Loses Appeal Seeking New Trial In Street Shooting: DA A Pennsylvania killer serving life in prison for fatally shooting a man on a city street has lost his bid for a new trial, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected an appeal from Wilberto Melendez, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old William Earl Cooper Jr., according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Melendez had sought a new trial after a Lancaster County jury convicted him following a four-day trial in April 2025. The conviction came after two earlier trials, in 2019 and 2021, ended …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA
New Year’s Party Killing Ends In Guilty Plea After 2 Convictions Overturned In PA Two men from New Jersey were shot at a New Year’s Eve party in Pennsylvania; one was seriously wounded, and another was killed  — the double shooting has now ended with a guilty plea after nearly nine years and two overturned convictions. Vyante Green, 31, of Allentown, pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder and aggravated assault before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan’s office. Green has been jailed since his 2018 arrest.  The case stems from the shooting death of Kenyatta Eutsey, 23, of Bethlehem, originall…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In Nationwide Gold Scam: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In Nationwide Gold Scam: PA Police Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In Nationwide Gold Scam: PA Police
Fake Federal Agents Steal $6.5M In Nationwide Gold Scam: PA Police Two more victims of a nationwide gold scam involving fake federal agents had no idea they had been swindled until troopers contacted them, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. The scheme has been linked to approximately $6.5 million in losses across the country, with victims identified in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington State, according to police. The releases do not say whether the newly detailed losses are already included in that figure. “There are victims that are completely unaware that they are even victims,” Trooper Lauren Lesher wrote in an email to Daily Vo…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Tony Reno, the coach who guided Yale football to five Ivy League championships, has died at 52, the university’s athletic director announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Reno stepped down for health reasons in February. He had been living with a neurodegenerative disease since August 2025.  Even as his health declined, Reno coached the Bulldogs through every game of the 2025 season. Yale won another Ivy League title and reached the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. His loss reaches beyond the sidelines in New Haven. His son, Dante, serves as Yale’s starting quarterback. Re…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School 2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School 2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School
2 Men Avoid Prison After Setting Off Blast Inside Harvard Medical School Two Massachusetts men received probation after admitting to setting off an explosion inside a Harvard Medical School research lab.  Logan David Patterson, 19, of Plymouth, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 21, of Bourne, set off a large commercial firework that triggered a fire alarm at the school’s Goldenson Building in Boston around 2:45 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2025, federal prosecutors said. US District Judge Angel Kelley sentenced each man to three years of probation. She also ordered them to pay $28,517 in restitution to the medical school. Both men pleaded guilty in April 2026 to conspir…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Breaking News
Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: PA AG Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: PA AG Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: PA AG
Emergency Services Director Guilty Of Assaulting Employees On Job: PA AG A former Delaware County Emergency Services director has been convicted of indecently assaulting two employees while he was in charge of the county agency responsible for emergency response, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Timothy A. Boyce, 63, was found guilty by a Delaware County jury of two counts of indecent assault and two counts of harassment following four days of testimony, according to the Attorney General's Office. The assaults involved two former employees and happened in separate incidents while Boyce was serving as director of Delaware Cou…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near PA Park: Police Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near PA Park: Police Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near PA Park: Police
Man Found Exposed, Drinking From Jug In Car Near PA Park: Police A man was found with his genitals exposed while drinking from a jug inside a vehicle parked near a Pennsylvani park, police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Chimaobim Igbojekwe, 35, was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct following the incident in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County,according to police. Officers were called to Acri Road and Delwood Drive in Mechanicsburg for a report of a suspicious vehicle at approximately 3:14 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27. Igbojekwe was found sitting inside the vehicle, which was parked along a public residential street next to a park an…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
PA Man Used Snapchat, Roblox To Target Kids As Young As 10 Across US: Police PA Man Used Snapchat, Roblox To Target Kids As Young As 10 Across US: Police PA Man Used Snapchat, Roblox To Target Kids As Young As 10 Across US: Police
PA Man Used Snapchat, Roblox To Target Kids As Young As 10 Across US: Police A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of using Snapchat and Roblox to contact children as young as 10 — and admitting to meeting a 12-year-old girl for sexual activity in New Jersey — has been arrested, authorities announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Valeed Anjum, of Bensalem Township, was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 1, following an investigation into the sexual assault of a minor, according to Bensalem Township Police. Detectives learned Anjum had been using Snapchat and Roblox accounts to contact multiple juveniles between the ages of 10 and 15, police said. At least five victims from…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Human Trafficking Ring Leader Who Posed As Woman To Recruit Victims Convicted: PA AG Human Trafficking Ring Leader Who Posed As Woman To Recruit Victims Convicted: PA AG Human Trafficking Ring Leader Who Posed As Woman To Recruit Victims Convicted: PA AG
Human Trafficking Ring Leader Who Posed As Woman To Recruit Victims Convicted: PA AG A human trafficking ring leader who posed as a woman to recruit vulnerable people was convicted of all eight charges following a one-day trial on Thursday, Oct. 1, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Terrance L. Jones, 54, of Philadelphia, was found guilty by a judge of charges including felony human trafficking and involuntary servitude. His sentencing is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11, according to the attorney general’s office. Jones led a criminal organization that generated hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, employing drivers to transport traff…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Downingtown Man Wanted In Harrisburg Murder After Victim Shot In Bedroom: Police Downingtown Man Wanted In Harrisburg Murder After Victim Shot In Bedroom: Police Downingtown Man Wanted In Harrisburg Murder After Victim Shot In Bedroom: Police
Downingtown Man Wanted In Harrisburg Murder After Victim Shot In Bedroom: Police A 21-year-old Chester County man is wanted for allegedly shooting a Harrisburg man to death inside the victim's apartment following a day of arguing, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 1. Derek English III, of Downingtown, has been charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm prohibited, and carrying a firearm without a license in connection with the killing of 53-year-old Dowane Lewis, according to Harrisburg Police and court documents. Lewis was found dead on the bedroom floor of a second-floor apartment in the 900 block of North Third Street after officers were called f…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Breaking News
Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation
Special Prosecutor Named In Cornell Fraternity Gang Rape Investigation New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking over the criminal investigation after members of a Cornell University fraternity were accused of a gang rape. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move in an executive order on Thursday, Oct. 1. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in a civil lawsuit, accused seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity of drugging, sexually assaulting, and gang raping her in October 2024. Hochul said newly released information raised "serious questions" about the Cornell University Police Department's investigation and Tompkins Cou…

SHARE

by Chris Spiker