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Pa. woman’s conviction for fatally poisoning her husband, depleting his assets is affirmed
LEWISBURG — The first-degree murder conviction of a Union County woman found to have fatally poisoned her husband in 2018 has been affirmed. “The jury’s verdict in all aspects is supported by the evidence and does not shock the court’s sense of justice,” specially assigned Lehigh County Senior Judge Edward R. Reibman wrote in an opinion issued Monday.
Huge $500K Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A $500,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Pennsylvania for Monday night’s drawing as the jackpot climbs to $100,000,000. The $500,000 ticket matched five of the five double-play numbers. According to the PA Lottery, more than 17,000 other winning Powerball tickets worth between $4 and $500 were sold in Pennsylvania. Winning Powerball Numbers for […]
Red Lobster closed in Pennsylvania before bankruptcy filing
(WTAJ) — Red Lobster has recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, shuttering multiple locations across the United States, including in Pennsylvania. Before filing late Sunday night, May 19, reports were going around that locations were listed as “closed” on the company website. Restaurant Business reports that at least 99 locations are closing, roughly 15% of the chain.
DUI checkpoints 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 […]
Police: Woman cited for assault at treatment center
Allenwood, Pa. — A 40-year-old woman was cited for allegedly pushing and shoving another woman at a treatment facility in Union County. Holly L. Streeter, of Homestead, was White Deer Run of Allenwood treatment center on May 12 when she got into a verbal altercation with a 48-year-old woman of Depew, N.Y. Trp. Matthew Lesher of state police at Milton says Streeter pushed and punched the female accuser in the head and face. Police cited Streeter with harassment through the office of District Judge Jeffrey Mensch in Mifflinburg. Docket Sheet
‘It is a disgrace’: Pa. House introduces bill to make divorce process easier
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania House has introduced a bill that would make the process of divorce easier. The bill, HB 2303, introduced by Rep. Kristine Howard (D-Chester County), called Pa.’s current divorce law “a disgrace.” Currently, the law makes it “substantially” harder to end a marriage than any other contract and exponentially more […]
Pa. prisoner won compassionate release, but in critical condition after delay
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Harrisburg, Pa. — On Monday morning, an Allegheny County judge granted compassionate release for Ezra Bozeman, one of Pennsylvania’s oldest and longest-serving prisoners, whose plea for better medical care garnered the rare support of a sitting governor. With Judge...
Two men charged with stealing drilling rig from Pa. business, then exporting it
WILLIAMSPORT — Two men have been charged in a conspiracy in which a drilling rig stolen in Union County in 2021 was exported to the Dominican Republic. An indictment unsealed Monday in U.S. Middle District Court charges Magandy Reynoso Tejada and Carlos Brizuela Yera with interstate transportation and conspiracy to transport stolen property in interstate commerce.
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