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Rite Aid to close Lehigh Valley store, 3 others in Pa.
Pharmaceutical chain Rite Aid plans to close 16 more stores, including four locations in Pennsylvania. The stores are located in Schuylkill, Philadelphia, Wayne and Lehigh counties. In a bankruptcy filing earlier this week, Rite Aid said it plans to close the following stores in Pennsylvania:. 500 N. Claude Lord Blvd.,...
Police confirm pregnant teen as fourth fatality in Delco crash on Route 322
Pennsylvania State Police confirmed a fourth fatality in the Wednesday afternoon police chase that ended in a car crash on Route 322. Police said seven Philadelphia residents were in the Ford Taurus when it crashed into a concrete bridge abutment and three died at the scene. A fourth person, a pregnant 17-year-old named Tyjana Motley, was transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
Girl, 14, abducted while video chatting with mother in Kensington
KENSINGTON - A mother has experienced a worst nightmare as her daughter was abducted while they were on a FaceTime call. The incident happened at the intersection of K and Venango streets just before 5 p.m. Thursday evening, officials said. The daughter, 14, was talking with her mom on FaceTime...
Man wanted for filming woman in Aerie dressing room at King of Prussia Mall, police say
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (CBS) -- Upper Merion police are searching for a man they say illicitly filmed a woman changing in a dressing room stall at the Aerie store in the King of Prussia Mall this week. "A female shopper reported that she was inside of the dressing area and observed someone holding a cell phone over the top of the dressing stall. She alerted store staff and the male fled the area prior to police arrival," the Upper Merion Township Police Department said in a news release.Police asked the woman to describe the man and then reviewed surveillance video at the mall. Now they're releasing these images saying the man matches the description the victim provided.The man was wearing a gray long-sleeve Eagles sweatshirt with a band of green across the shoulders and hood. He was also wearing a black hat, possibly a baseball cap turned backwards and dark-colored pants and shoes.Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to contact police at 610-265-3232 or submit a tip on the Upper Merion Township police website.
PA man arrested for calling in ‘swatting’ prank against ex-girlfriend in CT
NORWALK, CT (WFSB) - A man from Philadelphia was arrested for a fake emergency call about a woman held a gunpoint at a home in Connecticut. Norwalk police determined that Maurice Smith, 39, made the “swatting” call to his ex-girlfriend’s home in Norwalk. They said they received...
Powerful animal sedative making fentanyl crisis 'even more dangerous,' WH official says
Barb Williamson, a longtime advocate for drug addiction services in the Pennsylvania area, remembers when xylazine first showed up in her community. She said it was just over a year ago when patients started displaying new symptoms. “People would be coming in to Detox,” she said. “And the medication that...
School officials initially withheld student attacker from the lunchroom before Stanley cup assault, parents say
The student accused of attacking another student in the Pennbrook Middle School cafeteria had been withheld from the lunchroom that day, but a school official later let them go, concerned parents said.
Can You Name Pennsylvania’s Longest Bridge? It’s in Our Neighborhood
Pennsylvania boasts 25,400 state-owned bridges and one of its longest happens to be right in our backyard, writes Rob Amend for AZ Animals. The Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River connects Chester with Bridgeport, New Jersey. Not only is it the state’s longest bridge, but it is also the fourth-largest cantilever bridge in the world.
Catholic priest spent $40K of church money on Candy Crush, slot machine apps, police say
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- A Pennsylvania priest is facing criminal charges after police said he stole thousands of dollars of church funds and used them for App Store transactions - like virtual slot machines, Mario Kart, Candy Crush and Pokémon Go.A criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause allege Lawrence Kozak, a former pastor at St. Thomas More Parish in Pottstown, spent over $214,000 on his Apple ID and that just under $44,000 of that was charged to a credit card associated with the parish.The affidavit written by a Pennsylvania State Police detective alleges there were over 2,000 transactions marked...
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