Pennsylvania
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old from a prominent Maryland family, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in a shocking Manhattan attack. Mangione, once a valedictorian and University of Pennsylvania graduate, was seen as a promising young professional with a background in software programming and a social media presence reflecting a vibrant, globe-trotting lifestyle. […]
Crews have recovered the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, who went missing four days ago after falling into a sinkhole while searching for her cat near her home in Marguerite, Pennsylvania. The body is being transported to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy, police confirmed. Pollard disappeared Monday evening and was reported missing […]
Rev. David Peck, pastor of St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, offers a series called “Contemplative Citizenship,” teaching techniques to navigate political conflict through meditation and prayer. Peck’s weekly gatherings help participants from varied faith backgrounds respond thoughtfully rather than reacting with anger or frustration to political disputes. By focusing on the breath and […]
Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old volunteer firefighter from Sarver, Pa., was fatally shot while shielding his family from gunfire at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday. Comperatore, who worked at a plastics manufacturing company, was described by friends and relatives as a devoted father and avid fisherman. As shots rang out from a nearby […]
Maulik Pancholy, a gay actor and children’s book author, has been reinstated as a speaker at Mountain View Middle School in Pennsylvania after his appearance was previously cancelled. The Cumberland Valley School District board originally canceled the event, scheduled for May 22, due to concerns over Pancholy’s activism and sexual orientation. The decision was reversed […]
A Chick-fil-A restaurant in Pennsylvania made an interesting move to ban unaccompanied minors from their establishment. The Chick-fil-A location in Royersford, Pennsylvania announced via social media going forward they are banning children 16 and under. The restaurant said they are tired of rowdy kids acting recklessly inside the location. According to the post on Facebook […]
A Pennsylvania father and his child thought they found the remains of a human being, after police conducted an investigation they determined that it was not a human it was actually a sex doll someone had thrown out. The father and child went to retrieve a ball from the water when they saw something in […]
Congratulations to Wegmans as they just opened their first store in the First State, Delaware. Yesterday morning, Wegmans opened in Wilmington, Delaware. The 84,000-square-foot store employing about 450 people, is the Rochester-based company’s 109th location. Wegmans now has stores in eight states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, plus […]
A Pennsylvania school district Is receiving a lot of backlash from parents after the district announced they’ll be limiting the amount of outside snacks that students will be allowed to bring in. The district says as of late students have been bringing in an excessive amount of outside snacks to school. Reports of snacks included […]
It wasn’t until George Floyd’s murder that Jared Middleton, a high school special education teacher in Springdale, Arkansas, began to criticize history lessons that didn’t include multiple perspectives or discussions of lasting implications. Along with Middletons recognition that schools have long ignored the history of People of Color, several other teachers have encountered the incorporate […]
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