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Erie gunman killed eight including pregnant woman and two children after barricading himself inside home in SWAT standoff as police say rampage is 'most heartbreaking scene they've ever encountered'
44+ min ago (560+ words) A pregnant woman and two children were among the eight people killed by a Pennsylvania gunman, as police deemed the shooter's rampage as one of the most difficult and heartbreaking scenes they had ever encountered. The killings happened in Erie,…...
Erie Shooting: Who Were the Victims? Police Seek Answers After 9 Reported Dead
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (500+ words) A shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9, left eight people dead, two of them children, along with the suspected gunman, according to local news outlets. Police are now investigating what led to the violence and whether the victims and…...
Bethlehem posts update on zoning reversal
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (226+ words) DELMAR- On October 2, the town of Bethlehem posted an update on the proposed zoning modifications with a document reflecting the necessary changes to leave Residential A and Residential B zoning districts back to the current zoning code regulations. At that…...
Man shot and killed overnight in Homewood
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (21+ words) A man was shot and killed overnight in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, authorities said. Police responded to a six-round ShotSpotter alert in......
Pa. lawmaker returned to Harrisburg bar after slurs, getting kicked out, witnesses say
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (23+ words) HARRISBURG —Tensions are high at the Pennsylvania Capitol with elections about three weeks away. Add to that allegations of a state House Republican......
Read the court decision ordering Erie County to pay $908,000 in injury case
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (246+ words) Erie County Legislator Lindsay Lorigo on her qualified support for Erie County's new small business purchasing law, which passed unanimously on Oct. 8, 2026. Javascript is required to use this website. The #BNdrone takes you into the sky over Old Erie County…...
Meet the electronics-sniffing dog that's helping Philadelphia Police's SVU solve crimes
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (324+ words) April 27, 2026 / 4:51 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Special Victims Unit detective Stephanie Rosenbaum will hide some small electronics. On the other side of the door inside the police building's conference room, her recently assigned partner patiently waits. Cache is the Philadelphia Police…...
Pa. lawmakers, industry groups ask the state Supreme Court to push back deadline on skill games
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (27+ words) A bipartisan group of state lawmakers filed an emergency petition to the state Supreme Court late Wednesday asking for a judge to push back the Oct. 13......
Pennsylvania lawmakers go home without passing skill game legislation
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (440+ words) HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania lawmakers have gone home without enacting legislation allowing so-called “skill game” machines to remain in operation after this week. The Commonwealth’s House and Senate have adjourned until Monday, October 19, six days after the October 13th deadline for Pennsylvania businesses…...
‘His face is broken’: Mom questions violent Pittsburgh police arrest of son
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1522+ words) A man who was kicked off a bus in Pittsburgh on Monday for arguing with the driver said two off-duty Pittsburgh police officers intervened and arrested him, leaving him with broken bones in his face, bleeding on his brain and…...