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HARRISBURG, PA — The Salvation Army of Eastern Pennsylvania will expand a Philadelphia-based human trafficking survivor program across the eastern part of the state with a $250,000 grant from the …
Salvation Army Gets $250,000 to Expand Trafficking Program Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former campaign treasurer pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal wire fraud after admitting she stole more than $1 million from political campaigns and business clients between 2022 …
Former Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Ten people have been charged in a federal cocaine trafficking case that authorities say resulted in more than $17 million worth of cocaine being seized during an …
$17 Million Cocaine Seizure Leads to Charges Against 10 Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy wounded Wednesday evening. Police said officers responded at approximately 6:43 p.m. to the unit block of …
17-Year-Old Wounded in Wilmington Shooting Read More
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Downingtown police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people suspected of stealing electronics from a Best Buy store. Police said the alleged retail theft occurred …
Police Seek Two Suspects in Best Buy Theft in Downingtown Read More
WEST GROVE, PA — Children’s author Jimmy Curran brought a message of self-acceptance and perseverance to students at the Child and Career Development Center’s Engle campus Friday, drawing on his …
Children’s Author Brings Message of Belonging to CCDC Students Read More
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — Downingtown High School East students, staff, and community members turned Friday’s football game into a schoolwide campaign against language targeting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, marking …
Downingtown East Football Night Puts Inclusion in the Spotlight Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former Philadelphia correctional sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to 42 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of five inmates by pepper-spraying them while they …
Former Philadelphia Corrections Sergeant Gets 42 Months Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An Ohio man was sentenced Tuesday in Philadelphia to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $578,221 in restitution for his role in a scheme …
Ohio Man Gets Five Years for Rental-Car Theft Scheme Read More
ERIE, PA — An Indiana man has been charged with murder, rape and kidnapping in the 2002 disappearance and presumed death of 20-year-old Sabrina Kahler, whose body has never been …
24-Year Pennsylvania Cold Case Leads to Murder, Rape Charges Read More