Former Sen. Bob Menendez reported to prison Tuesday morning to begin serving an 11-year sentence following his conviction on federal bribery charges. Menendez surrendered to the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, in Minersville, Pennsylvania, about three hours away from his home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The facility houses approximately 1,200 …
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A former UPMC doctor and assistant professor at Pitt was arrested after he tried to push his wife off a hiking trail and hit her in the head with a rock several times, authorities in Hawaii said. Honolulu police said they took Gerhardt Konig into custody after a short foot …
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Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their collaborative album has earned a nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. Karen Slack, a soprano vocalist, and Michelle Cann, a pianist and professor at the Curtis Institute of Music, collaborated on “Beyond the Years,” a …
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NEW YORK — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally setting a woman on fire a New York City subway train, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Investigators said Sebastian Zapeta, 33, used a lighter to set the unidentified woman’s clothes on fire as she slept inside a train …
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Police stopped a New York City man who tried to drown two small children at a beach in Connecticut, according to authorities. Police identified the man as Romney Desronvil, 41, of Queens, New York, on social media. Early Saturday morning, an officer spotted an SUV parked on …
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EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (CBS) — The search continues Friday for the remains of three other people after a shooting and fire on Lewis Avenue in East Lansdowne, Delaware County. The remains of three people have been recovered from the home, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said Thursday. Stollsteimer said the three remains recovered …
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HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Heather Pressdee, a nurse in Butler County who was already facing charges related to giving patients lethal doses of insulin, is now facing charges related to the mistreatment of 19 additional patients. According to Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, the 41-year-old nurse allegedly administered lethal doses of …
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BALTIMORE — An arrest warrant has been issued in the murder of 26-year-old Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere. Baltimore Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley, from Baltimore, is wanted for first-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment and additional charges. “We implore residents to be aware of your surroundings …
Read More »MINNEAPOLIS – A mother had her son’s expensive, specialized wheelchair stolen while shopping for groceries. After WCCO shared their struggle, a family stepped up and offered hope through a heartbreak of their own. The Sauer family were strangers to Tamika Williams until Wednesday, when they became superheroes for her and …
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