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PENNSYLVANIA ROUNDUP: Report says AG’s Medicaid Fraud Control Section ranked No. 1 in US in convictions
43+ min ago (855+ words) Attorney General Dave Sunday this week announced the release of an annual report that ranks his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Section at No. 1 nationally in criminal convictions. The AG's office is also ranked third overall in charges filed against those…...
Student shoots a teacher at Texas high school before fatally shooting self, authorities say
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (497+ words) By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press Parents waiting in line outside Bulverde Middle School to be reunited with their children after a teacher was shot by a student at Hill Country College Preparatory High School on Monday in Bulverde, Texas. First…...
Wilkes-Barre man charged with tagging signs
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (166+ words) WILKES-BARRE TWP. " Police in Wilkes-Barre Township say they charged Jibril Hanif Khairi, 19, on allegations he was vandalizing signs with a marker along Mundy Street on Sunday. Officers encountered Khairi, of Jones Street, Wilkes-Barre, near the entrance to Home Depot at…...
Victim of shooting at Wilkes-Barre clothing store sentenced
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (377+ words) Surveillance picture released by Wilkes-Barre City police of shooting at a business on Carey Avenue on Sept. 13, 2025. WILKES-BARRE " A Wilkes-Barre man targeted in a shooting at a clothing store last year was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Monday. Tashmeak…...
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5+ hour, 19+ min ago (389+ words) Former Crestwood band director loses appeal on institutional sexual assault conviction'Times Leader The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Monday rejected an appeal by former Crestwood band director Theron Roberts, convicted of molesting a female student, finding jurors were not influenced by…...
Rodent droppings found, employee handling food with bare hands in recent restaurant inspections
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (508+ words) The following are recent Luzerne County restaurant inspection reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. According to the agency, "Any inspection is a "snapshot" of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may…...
Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (255+ words) A KitKat chocolate bar in Rugby, England, on July 25, 2018. GENEVA " Swiss food giant Nestl" says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland. The…...
Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself in leg at airport
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (121+ words) A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, authorities said. An airplane lands in view of a refinery at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia…...
Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover crash, sheriff says
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (750+ words) By Cody Jackson and Doug Ferguson Associated Press Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle on Friday in Jupiter Island, Fla. JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. " Tiger Woods was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land…...
In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (492+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Parents of children who they say were victims of social media platforms hug outside the Los Superior Courthouse after listening to closing arguments on March 12. Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about…...