Philadelphia resident is Pennsylvania’s 1st human West Nile virus case
Pennsylvania health officials reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case of 2019 in a resident from Philadelphia. Photo/CDC “While we encourage Pennsylvanians to enjoy the outdoors, we also want them More...
Philadelphia reports increase in congenital syphilis
By Robert Herriman @infectiousdiseasenews Philadelphia city health officials have issued a health alert after reporting an increase in congenital syphilis cases. Image/CDC To date in 2019, 5 cases of congenital More...
Kingsmen Regional President, Timothy Enix Convicted of Racketeering gets 240 Months
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Timothy Enix a/k/a Blaze, 60, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The defendant, a Kingsmen Motorcycle More...
Lachino McIntosh confirmed dead due to Hurricane Dorian, devastating Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian, a powerful Category 5 storm, turned deadly as it roared over the Bahamas on Sunday. The storm made landfall on three different islands with punishing sustained winds of 185 mph and gusts that reached More...
Northeast US warned of Hurricane Dorian impact at weeks end
While the northeastern United States will deal with a couple of non-tropical storm systems through midweek, many residents will be pondering on what Dorian may bring by weeks end. The weather pattern will be quite More...
Maryland Man, Timothy Nelson Sentenced to 30 Years for September 1999 Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
A resident of Cumberland, MD, has been sentenced in federal court to 30 years in prison and ordered to pay $5,000 assessment under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act on his conviction of kidnapping and aggravated More...
New York Man, Jesse Blake Charged with Threats Against The President Of The United States
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jesse Allen Blake, age 24, of Waverly, New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 22, 2019, with threats More...
Dick’s Sporting Goods look ready to stop selling guns entirely
Dicks Sporting Goods could announce as early as Thursday a new plan to stop selling guns at all of its stores, according to CNN Business. This would be an further reduction of their services after the Parkland More...
Bill Gaither and Gaither Vocal Band sets December dates for their Christmas Homecoming Tour
Multi-Grammy Award winning recording artist, Bill Gaither and prominent Christian events producer, Premier Productions, have announced plans to bring the Bill Gaither & The Gaither Vocal Band Christmas More...
Building 429 sets fall tour dates with Britt Nicole
Building 429 will embark on the “Fear No More Tour” this fall. Supporting the tour will be pop songstress and fellow GRAMMY® nominee Britt Nicole. The tour announcement comes on the heels of an exclusive More...
Oscar Roa, Robber of Jewelry and Gemstones Extradited from Colombia get 33 Months
A Colombian national arrested in Colombia and extradited to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison in federal court for his role in the Hobbs Act robbery of an employee of a New York More...
Erie Bank Robber, Peter Plaza Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison
A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years (36 months) in prison on his conviction of bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. United More...
Court rules Lehigh County seal with cross can stay, doesn’t violate the first amendment
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the official seal of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania can remain on government property, despite efforts from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) to have it More...
Montgomery County Doctor, Spiro Kassis Charged with Illegally Prescribing Opioids
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Spiro Y. Kassis, M.D., 66, of Plymouth Township, PA, was charged by Information with 14 criminal counts of distributing dangerous and addictive opioids and More...
Delaware County Man, John Gordon Pleads Guilty to Violent 2018 Carjacking
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John Leroy Gordon, 27, of Chester, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty to carjacking before the Honorable Gerald J. Pappert yesterday, just before trial More...
Discovery’s ‘Undercover Billionaire’ will Gleen Stearns premieres August 6
Billionaire Glenn Stearns still believes in the American Dream. In order to prove that anybody in this country can be successful with the right knowledge, he’s attempting a monumental challenge that most would More...
Circe Baez and Alexis Morales Arrested in Connection with Pink Lady Bandit Bank Robberies
The Charlotte Division of the FBI arrested Circe Baez (DOB August 9, 1983) and Alexis Morales (DOB May 15, 1981) on July 28, 2019, in connection with at least four bank robberies along the East Coast. The bank robberies More...
Erie Man, Eric Andrzejewski Sentenced to 5 Years for Receiving Child Pornography
A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years and 10 months (70 months) in prison, 5 years supervised release and a $5,100 special assessment on his conviction of violating More...
Maryland Man, Timothy Nelson Pleads Guilty for September 1999 Kidnapping and Sexual Assault
A resident of Cumberland, MD, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse of person under 12 years old, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Timothy D. More...
Principal of Cryptocurrency Escrow Company, Barry Thompson Guilty of $7 Million Fraud Scheme
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation More...
