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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration will send one-time $90 payments to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees in October, using $2 billion from the Medicare Improvement Fund …
Trump Administration Plans $90 Medicare Part B Rebates Read More
WEST CHESTER, PA — About 70 Chester County families receiving federal emergency housing assistance are expected to retain their rental subsidies as a temporary voucher program ends, avoiding the need …
Chester County Housing Aid Continues as Voucher Program Ends Read More
MEDIA, PA — A Delaware County jury convicted former county Emergency Services Director Timothy A. Boyce on Friday of indecent assault and harassment involving two former employees, ending a four-day …
Former Delco Emergency Services Director Convicted of Assault Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man accused of running a profitable sex-trafficking operation for more than a decade was convicted Thursday on all eight charges, including felony human trafficking and …
Philadelphia Trafficking Ring Leader Convicted on All Counts Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 20-year-old Norristown man pleaded guilty this week to federal charges stemming from a January 2025 series of armed carjackings and attempted carjackings across Montgomery County and …
Norristown Man Pleads Guilty in Armed Carjacking Spree Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 42-year-old Norristown man faces federal charges accusing him of transferring fraudulent identification documents that appeared to have been issued by the U.S. government. Laboriel Serrano Fernandez, …
Norristown Man Accused of Selling Fake Federal IDs Read More
LYKENS, PA — Pennsylvania has distributed nearly $18 million in food-recovery infrastructure grants since 2020, funding equipment for 375 nonprofits as the state seeks to expand food distribution while diverting …
Pennsylvania Food-Recovery Grants Reach Nearly $18 Million Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Eleven Philadelphia-area business owners have been charged in an alleged fraud scheme that caused approximately $985,000 in losses to Pennsylvania’s WIC program, according to the state Attorney …
11 Business Owners Charged in $985,000 WIC Fraud Case Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia woman who admitted to casting presidential ballots in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the 2024 election was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation …
Philadelphia Woman Gets Probation for Voting Twice in 2024 Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer was sentenced Thursday to 12 months and one day in federal prison for accepting $6,000 to help alter an …
Former USCIS Officer Gets Prison Term in $6,000 Bribery Case Read More