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CRIME

Police: Mom stole $27K from Pa. football boosters

A mother who formerly headed the football boosters program at a western Pennsylvania high school has been charged with stealing more than $27,000 from the organization.

CRIME

Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

CRIME

Feds: Pittsburgh brothers ran Craiglist tixx scam

A federal grand jury has charged two Pittsburgh brothers with scamming more than 250 people out of more than $70,000 by offering to sell event tickets over the online want-ad site, Craigslist.

STATE

Philly council holding hearing on fatal collapse

Philadelphia City Council is holding its first public hearing in the building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 others earlier this month.

CRIME

Police: Vandals damage Pa. church with syrup

Police are searching whoever vandalized a Philadelphia-area church with syrup and fire extinguishers before taking off with a bottle of wine.

STATE

Pa. doc faces trial in former partner's shooting

A suburban Philadelphia pediatrician has been held for trial on charges she fatally shot her former domestic partner and narrowly missed their 11-year-old son.

LATEST NEWS

Robbery forces lockdown at 2 Philly-area colleges

Police in suburban Philadelphia say three men are in custody in connection with a bank robbery that forced lockdowns at two suburban Philadelphia colleges.

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Police find body inside burned car in Carlisle

Police in central Pennsylvania say they found a body inside a burned vehicle while responding to a car fire.

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Youth leagues try to rein in 'bad news parents'

No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has gotten angry and slugged or pushed a coach or a young player, as has happened elsewhere. Nor have there been any of those embarrassing sideline brawls you sometimes see posted on online video...

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Police: Disabled Pa. man who died suffered neglect

A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man with Down syndrome was so severely neglected by his family that his body was covered in scabies and he weighed just 69 pounds when he died, police said in charging his mother and two sisters with murder.