Category: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania US Senate Republican Candidates Tussle in Spicy Debate

February 22, 2022
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Personality contrasts are starting to emerge in the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, being vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. Republican candidates met at Villanova University Monday in a debate—televised statewide—that delivered sparks, barbs, and even some substantive answers. The debate was sponsored by BroadandLiberty.com; PA Chamber of Business and Industry;…

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Pennsylvania US Senate Republican Candidates Tussle in Heated Debate

February 22, 2022
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Personality contrasts are starting to emerge in the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, being vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. Republican candidates met at Villanova University Monday in a debate—televised statewide—that delivered sparks, barbs, and even some substantive answers. The debate was sponsored by BroadandLiberty.com; PA Chamber of Business and Industry;…

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American-Ukrainians Watch and Worry About Homeland Tensions

February 21, 2022
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At American-Ukrainian gatherings in recent weeks, the conversations always turn serious. Even at the usually jovial pre-Lenten dinner dance in Bridgeville, hosted last weekend by the Ukrainian community of western Pennsylvania, faces carried signs of worry for their homeland. At the more than 30 Ukrainian churches in the region, many held vigils praying for peace in…

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Pennsylvania Man Accused of Torture, Exporting Guns to Iraq

February 19, 2022
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The following story contains descriptions of violence that may be disturbing to some readers. The Department of Justice arrested a Pennsylvania man Thursday on torture charges for acts he allegedly committed in 2015 while working in Iraq. These new counts are in addition to a 2018 indictment that charges he illegally exported gun parts and…

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Ready to Roll: Local Organizers Plan Convoy Support Through Pennsylvania

February 18, 2022
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When The People’s Convoy starts moving from California to Washington D.C. on Feb. 23, participating truckers from other areas of the United States are expected to make their way to Washington and join them. In Pennsylvania, multiple unrelated groups are cooperating to offer the convoy encouragement in a variety of ways, including providing food and…

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Pennsylvania Mail-In Voting Law Suffers Another Defeat in Court

February 17, 2022
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A Pennsylvania state court on Wednesday delivered another blow to the state’s universal mail-in ballot law by issuing an order that a previous ruling rendering the law null can take effect starting in March. Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt previously wrote in late January that the law violated the state Constitution. On Wednesday, Leavitt said…

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New Jersey Gun Trafficker Sentenced for Using Amtrak Trains to Move Guns up the ‘Iron Pipeline’

February 15, 2022
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A Trenton, New Jersey man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for trafficking 40 semi-automatic firearms from North Carolina into Philadelphia and New Jersey, using Amtrak’s Philadelphia 30th Street Station, U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in a statement. Junious Flemming, 29, pleaded guilty in September to criminal conspiracy and…

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Man Arrested in Philly After Allegedly Stabbing 6 Family Members in Their Sleep

February 11, 2022
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A man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly stabbed at least six family members inside their home in Kensington, Philadelphia, as they were sleeping, police said. The suspect was reportedly located by police a few blocks away from the home shortly after the stabbing incident, WPVI-TV reported. The 29-year-old man was found “covered with blood” and…

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VIDEO: Parents Shoved, Denied Access to Pennsylvania School Board Meeting

February 10, 2022
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Tensions boiled over Wednesday at a Downingtown Area School District board meeting when a district employee, guarding the door to prevent the unmasked from entering, got into a physical altercation with a parent. The Chester County Pennsylvania school district requires everyone attending the meeting to wear a mask. The rule is enforced with guards at…

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60,000 Bees Stolen From Grocery Company’s Pollinator Field

February 10, 2022
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CARLISLE, Pa.—Nearly 60,000 bees have been stolen from a grocery store company’s field in Pennsylvania, the company said. The bees were said to be stolen in Carlisle between Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, Pennlive.com reported Wednesday. In a statement, the Giant Company’s community impact manager, Jessica Groves, said that the bees were an essential part…

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