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Child Fatally Shoots Another While Playing With Gun In Norristown: DA A child was fatally shot while playing with a gun with another child in Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, authorities announced. Norristown Police were called to the 800 block of Arch Street for a reported shooting at 10:28 a.m., according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Michael Trail. The child was pronounced dead at the scene. A joint investigation by Norristown Police and Montgomery County Detectives determined that two children had been playing with a firearm when one fatally shot the other, authorities said. Authorities did n…

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3-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In PA Swimming Pool A 3-year-old boy has died after he was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a private Pennsylvania home, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. The child was identified as Sadiel Estrella of Allentown, Northampton County Coroner Zachary R. Lysek said. Sadiel was found unresponsive in the pool at a private residence in Upper Nazareth Township on Sunday, Sept. 20, according to the coroner's office. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks Campus, where he was pronounced dead. His cause of death was determined to be drowning, and his manner of death was ruled accidental,…
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PA State Prison Seeking Tattoo Artist To Teach Inmates — Including On Human Skin A Pennsylvania state prison is looking for a professional tattoo artist to teach incarcerated people the trade — with apprentices eventually moving from synthetic skin to tattooing human skin under supervision. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22, that it is seeking an actively practicing tattoo artist to lead a new Tattoo Artist Apprenticeship Program at SCI Frackville. The program is designed to give incarcerated individuals professional training that could lead to employment after their release while also reducing the health risks associated with ill…
24-Year Cold Case Break: Man Charged With Raping, Killing 20-Year-Old PA Woman 24-Year Cold Case Break: Man Charged With Raping, Killing 20-Year-Old PA Woman 24-Year Cold Case Break: Man Charged With Raping, Killing 20-Year-Old PA Woman
24-Year Cold Case Break: Man Charged With Raping, Killing 20-Year-Old PA Woman A 24-year Pennsylvania cold case has led to murder, rape, and kidnapping charges against the man investigators say killed a 20-year-old woman after taking her swimming — though her body has never been found. David Heck, now 50 and living in Indiana, was charged on Monday, Sept. 21, in the 2002 rape and murder of Sabrina Kahler in Erie County, Attorney General Dave Sunday and Erie County District Attorney Elizabeth Hirz announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Heck was taken into custody at his Indiana home late Monday night following a presentment by Pennsylvania's 54th Statewide Investigating Grand…
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Off-Duty Philly Officer Accused Of Shooting Uncle In Head, Face Held For Trial An off-duty Philadelphia police officer accused of repeatedly shooting his unarmed uncle in the head and face before leading Pennsylvania State Police on a 100+ mph chase will face trial, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Kenroy Anthony Cummings, 25, of Philadelphia, had charges of criminal homicide and felony fleeing or attempting to elude police held for court following a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Robert Hawke on Monday, according to Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta. The charges stem from the July 24 killing of Cummings' uncle…

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Want To Be On HBO's 'The Pitt'? Emmy-Winning Series Casting Paid Extras In PA A grueling shift inside a fictional Pittsburgh emergency room again earned television’s highest honor as “The Pitt” and star Noah Wyle made Emmy history. The HBO Max medical drama was named Outstanding Drama Series for the second consecutive year at the 78th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 14, according to the Television Academy. Here’s how I’d write it, with the recent Emmy wins pushed high because that makes the casting call much more clickable: Fans of HBO's "The Pitt" could soon find themselves inside the Emmy-winning medical drama — and get paid for it. Movie Casting PGH is seeking paid…

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Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches In Northeast — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…

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National Coffee Day 2026: Where Free Cups, Special Deals Are Brewing Cafés, restaurants, and retailers are celebrating National Coffee Day with plenty of freebies and deals! National Coffee Day in 2026 falls on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular drinks in the US. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking dates to the middle of the 15th century at Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen, according to National Day Calendar. Monks roasted coffee seeds and brewed coffee using methods similar to those used today. Yemeni traders brought coffee from Ethiopia and began cultivating it in Yemen. Coffee later spread to Euro…

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National Coffee Day 2026: Where Free Cups, Special Deals Are Brewing Cafés, restaurants, and retailers are celebrating National Coffee Day with plenty of freebies and deals! National Coffee Day in 2026 falls on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular drinks in the US. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking dates to the middle of the 15th century at Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen, according to National Day Calendar. Monks roasted coffee seeds and brewed coffee using methods similar to those used today. Yemeni traders brought coffee from Ethiopia and began cultivating it in Yemen. Coffee later spread to Euro…

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Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers
Campus Tragedy: 2 Sudden Student Deaths Leave Ole Miss Seeking Answers A university community is mourning as investigators seek answers about two student deaths. The University of Mississippi, known as Ole Miss, confirmed the deaths Tuesday, Sept. 22. The students’ identities have not been publicly released, and authorities have not confirmed either cause of death. The Lafayette County Coroner’s Office said both students died Monday, Sept. 21, according to WTVA. The university said its police department remains in contact with local and state law enforcement. “The university is heartbroken by the loss of two students and extends our condolences to their famil…