2 rescued from chocolate tank at M&M Mars facility in Pennsylvania: report
WHTM reports that authorities were called to help cut a hole in the tank so the two people could escape, though it’s unclear if there was chocolate in the tank at the time.
Pennsylvania police hunt for suspect after 'targeted' shooting at nail salon, reports say
Police in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania are responding to a shooting at a nail salon near a Walmart Supercenter, according to police and local reports.
Pittsburgh party shooting: 2 minors dead, at least 8 wounded
A mass shooting at a Pittsburgh Airbnb left 2 minors dead and at least 8 more wounded.
Pennsylvania man arrested, accused of slapping Biden 'I Did That' stickers on gas pumps
A man was criminally charged last week following his arrest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after affixing satirical stickers of President Biden onto the gas pumps at a local Turkey Hill gas station.
DNA samples being sought to ID the 6 victims of Pa. I-81 crash
Pennsylvania State police in Frackville said the crash occurred during “an active snow squall” and involved 39 commercial vehicles and 41 passenger vehicles.
Suspect in crash that killed 2 troopers, civilian appeared to brag about drunk driving on Twitter
Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, appeared to have posted that she was the ‘best drunk driver ever’ weeks before she allegedly struck and killed two Pennsylvania state troopers and a third man while driving under the influence.
Boy, 12, fatally shot by Philadelphia officers after bullet struck police car
Thomas Siderio, 12, was shot and killed by plainclothes Philadelphia police officers Tuesday night after police say an unmarked vehicle was hit by gunfire. Two officers returned fire, hitting him in the upper back and fatally wounding him.
Groundhog Day 2022: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicts 6 more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Phil emerged on Groundhog Day 2022 and saw his shadow, suggesting that six more weeks of winter looms.
Father shot to death in minivan with children was mistaken target of retaliation shooting, police say
Authorities say Raymond Lighty was shot and killed while sitting in a van with two of his daughters last fall after a suspect apparently mistook him for someone else. Police have now identified a suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest.
Prosecutors: NJ man sexually abused horse on video, possessed child sex abuse materials
Mitchell Richtman, 31, is facing charges after authorities say he was found to be in possession of videos that showed him sexually assaulting a horse, in addition to child sexual abuse material.
Pittsburgh bridge collapse drops bus into ravine, leaving several injured
A bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh, leaving several people with minor injuries. It came just hours before President Biden visited the city to discuss his infrastructure law.
Victim of attempted carjacking shoots armed suspect, Philadelphia police say
Police say the victim of an attempted carjacking turned the tables on the armed suspect when he shot him multiple times with a gun he was licensed to carry.
Philadelphia fire: 12 dead, including 8 children, after Fairmount rowhome fire
Authorities say 12 people, including eight children, have died as a result of Wednesday morning's fire in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. The property was owned, operated, and inspected by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
Philadelphia fire: Smoke detectors weren't operational in Fairmount fire that killed 12
Four smoke detectors inside the rowhome that caught fire Wednesday morning in Fairmount were not operational, according to fire officials. The fire inside the Philadelphia Housing Authority property left 12 people dead, including eight children.
Pennsylvania parents charged after son, 13, fatally shoots 5-year-old brother
Sara Gerwig and Thomas Wolfe are each charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of Connor Wolfe in Penn Hills on Nov. 22.
How detectives tracked down man suspected of killing, dismembering Pennsylvania woman
Records show several witnesses saw Robert Kessler throwing black garbage bags and a red-pink tote into McKay Bay. Surveillance video from the Port of Tampa also shows the suspect throwing an object in the water, according to new documents.
Michigan man pleads guilty to coercing child to send him explicit photos, traveling to sexually assault her
A Michigan man is accused of traveling to Pennsylvania to sexually assault a 13-year-old girl he met on YouTube.
Bystanders held up phones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say
Authorities say other riders who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train last week "should have intervened." Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts in the incident.
Homeless man faces 7 years in jail for allegedly underpaying for Mountain Dew by 43 cents
A Pennsylvania man was jailed and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state’s three-strikes law.
'Hero' Pennsylvania officers rescue unconscious man from burning building
Bodycam video captured three police officers rush into a burning apartment building without any protective gear.