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DUI checkpoint set in Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania for Memorial Day weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed […]
‘Unruly crowd of juveniles’ shuts down Pa. carnival
An annual carnival in Pennsylvania was shut down just days after it opened. This closure was prompted by the presence of an “unruly crowd of juveniles” whose actions culminated into a “brutal attack.”. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on...
Centre County Law Enforcement, Community Pay Tribute to Fallen Officers
Members of Centre County law enforcement agencies and the local community gathered Wednesday at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte to remember officers nationwide who died in the line of duty and to honor the everyday work of police. The annual Centre County Peace Officers Memorial coincided with National Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week. In 2023, 136 state, tribal and local law enforcement officers law enforcement officers in the United States, including five in Pennsylvania, and 25 K-9 partners died in the line of duty. "They laid down their lives for us, their friends, their colleagues and their communities," Spring Township Police...
PA 'parental rights' movement mom sentenced for giving teens alcohol at Bucks County party
A former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor candidate and prominent figure in the conservative “parental rights” school movement will serve a year of probation for providing alcohol to teenagers during a rowdy party at her Bucks County home last year. In a court appearance Wednesday, Clarice Schillinger, 37, who now lives in Lansdale, entered a no contest plea to furnishing alcohol to minors. ...
Two charged with trafficking stole human remains in PA
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have charged two men for allegedly trafficking stolen human remains to Pennsylvania. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, 39-year-old Angelo Pereyra of Kansas, and 38-year-old Andrew Ensanian of Montgomery, caused stolen human remains to be transported between Kansas and Pennsylvania between 2018 and 2022. These charges were filed […]
Former inmate says Pennsylvania's life sentence for second-degree murder denies a chance for redemption
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- As a young man on the streets of Homewood, Robby Wideman was bound for trouble. At just 24, he got involved in a robbery gone wrong. Things went south when his accomplice shot and killed the victim, and Wideman went to prison for life without the possibility of parole, even though he didn't pull the trigger."I was involved in a man getting killed. I didn't kill him. Didn't expect it to happen. I was in that lifestyle. So, I don't say, 'oh, I should have never went to prison.' Yeah, I should went to prison for what I...
Pennsylvania fugitive arrested in Chemung County
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A Pennsylvania man has been arrested as a fugitive from justice in Chemung County for violation of probation from a previous charge. According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, Jamie M. Lang, 41, was arrested after the Criminal Investigations Division received a warrant from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on May 10. The […]
Pennsylvania man indicted by federal jury for possessing methamphetamine
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Curwensville man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown for violating a federal narcotics law. Jason Lentz, 30, was indicted after allegedly possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in January 2024. The law provides for a total sentence of not less than […]
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