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MARK SCOLFORO

MARK SCOLFORO

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Arts|Crime|US

Member of a theft ring that stole works by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock gets 8-year sentence

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft of major artwork

Crime|Health|Lifestyle|US

Pennsylvania officer's last act after he was shot was to rescue a colleague, police chief says

A police chief says the last act of an officer who was shot and killed while responding to an attack inside a Pennsylvania hospital was to help a colleague get to safety

Pennsylvania officer's last act after he was shot was to rescue a colleague, police chief says
Crime|Health|US

Nurses' stories recount terror of armed man's attack at Pennsylvania hospital

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details

Nurses' stories recount terror of armed man's attack at Pennsylvania hospital
Crime|Health|US

Funeral set for an officer killed while responding to a gunman in a Pennsylvania hospital

A funeral service will be held later this week for a Pennsylvania police officer who was killed last weekend while responding to a gunman inside a hospital intensive care unit

Funeral set for an officer killed while responding to a gunman in a Pennsylvania hospital
Crime|US

Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital

Authorities say a gunman entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead

Officer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital
Food|Lifestyle|US

Crow is not the only thing they eat at a wild game dinner in rural Pennsylvania

A wild game dinner in Pennsylvania aims to expose people to meat they might not otherwise be able to eat

Crow is not the only thing they eat at a wild game dinner in rural Pennsylvania
Crime|US

A Vermont border agent’s death was the latest violence linked to the cultlike Zizian group

A traffic stop in Vermont has cracked open a cultlike group called Zizians linked to six deaths in three states

Entertainment|Lifestyle|US

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates says he has seen his shadow and is predicting six more weeks of wintry weather

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, handlers say, predicting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Science|US

Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day's deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil

Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2

Beneath the surface, Groundhog Day's deep roots predate Punxsutawney Phil
Crime|US

Before senior aide to Pennsylvania governor resigned, coworker accused adviser of sexual harassment

A senior adviser to Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro who abruptly resigned this week was accused earlier in the year of sexual harassment by a former coworker

Before senior aide to Pennsylvania governor resigned, coworker accused adviser of sexual harassment
Health|News|Opinion|US

A pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry

A Christian pastor says his small Ohio city would lose a beacon of light downtown if he has to close an around-the-clock ministry for homeless people and others seeking shelter

A pastor and a small Ohio city tussle over the legality of his 24/7 homeless ministry
Science|US|World

Groundhog Day's biggest star is Phil, but the holiday's deep roots extend well beyond Punxsutawney

The spotlight returns to Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania this week, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil will announce his verdict — six more weeks of winter or an early spring

Groundhog Day's biggest star is Phil, but the holiday's deep roots extend well beyond Punxsutawney
News|Political|Uncategorized|US|World

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests

More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
Crime|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US

City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church's 24/7 ministry

An Ohio city is dropping criminal charges against a pastor over his around-the-clock ministry to the homeless and others in need of help while the two sides work to end the dispute that has landed in federal court

City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church's 24/7 ministry
Crime

Investigators focus on suspect in Philadelphia area fire and shooting that left 6 dead, 2 hurt

Investigators looking into a fire outside Philadelphia that left six members of a family dead suspect they were killed by a relative who lived with them

Investigators focus on suspect in Philadelphia area fire and shooting that left 6 dead, 2 hurt
Crime|News|US

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences

Pennsylvania’s high court is taking a case to decide whether some automatic life sentences for those convicted of murder violate constitutional protections for defendants

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences
News|US

Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed

Federal investigators say the city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge, leading to the corrosion of the structure’s steel legs and its collapse into a ravine more than two years ago

Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed
Election|Finance|News|US

Pennsylvania seeks legal costs from county that let outsiders access voting machines to help Trump

A rural Pennsylvania county and its elected officials may have to pay the state’s elections agency hundreds of thousands of dollars to reimburse it for legal fees and litigation costs

Pennsylvania seeks legal costs from county that let outsiders access voting machines to help Trump
Lifestyle

Spring for Amish people in Pennsylvania means 'mud sales,' from pitchforks to pies

Spring in southcentral Pennsylvania brings an annual tradition in Amish communities: mud sales

Spring for Amish people in Pennsylvania means 'mud sales,' from pitchforks to pies
Crime|US

Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say

Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect’s home and vehicle

Guns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say
Business|News|Technology

Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill

Pennsylvania state representatives have approved a bill requiring that consumers be notified when artificial intelligence is used to generate content

Consumers would be notified of AI-generated content under Pennsylvania bill
Crime|News|Technology|US

Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed

The ride-hailing company Uber says it's banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death

Uber is helping investigators look into account that sent driver to Ohio home where she was killed
Political|Education|Election|US

Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive

A federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to a local school board in Pennsylvania's coal region is unfairly shutting Latino voters out of power

Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
News|Crime

Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities

A group of 66 people sent to juvenile facilities in Pennsylvania as children have filed lawsuits alleging that they suffered physical and sexual abuse by guards, nurses, supervisors or other staff

Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities
Crime|Health|News|US

Involuntary manslaughter case dropped against 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania woman's death

A former 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania is no longer facing prosecution for involuntary manslaughter based on allegations he failed to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who was found dead a day later of internal bleeding

Involuntary manslaughter case dropped against 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania woman's death

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