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Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking
A judge who heard prostitutes testify that a father-and-son pimp team made them feel like family cleared the two men of sex-trafficking charges Wednesday. The men's supporters in the courtroom cheered the verdict, but the gallery fell silent when Manhattan Judge Ruth Pickholtz announced convictions against Vincent George Sr. and ...
Official: Philly not liable for private demo work
A Philadelphia deputy mayor says the city isn't responsible for demolition work done at a private site once a permit is issued. The comment comes as City Council opens its investigation into the fatal June 5 building collapse that killed six people. Council members are questioning the Deputy Mayor Everett ...
Police: Vandals damage Pa. church with syrup
Police are searching for whoever vandalized a Philadelphia-area church with syrup and fire extinguishers before taking off with a bottle of wine. It happened earlier this month at the St. Thomas More church in Pottstown. WFMZ-TV reports (http://bit.ly/13SmnsQ ) the doors had been left open on the night of June ...
5 things to know for Wednesday in Pa. news
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. PHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCIL OPENS INQUIRY INTO BUILDING COLLAPSE THAT KILLED SIX PEOPLE Council's first public hearing into the June 5 collapse will be held today. The hearing will focus on inspections ...
Pa. doc faces trial in former partner's shooting
A suburban Philadelphia pediatrician has been held for trial on charges she fatally shot her former domestic partner and narrowly missed their 11-year-old son. The Delaware County Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/11L93SV ) 41-year-old Lauren Patricia Daly is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and other counts in connection with the ...
Suspended Pa. teacher jailed pending porn trial
A suspended northwestern Pennsylvania high school teacher must remain jailed until trial on federal charges that he possessed and created child pornography, including images of one boy he's charged in state court with molesting. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Paradise Baxter issued the detention order Tuesday after hearing evidence against 43-year-old ...
Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck
Archaeologists say a wooden beam found embedded in the floor of Lake Michigan wasn't attached to a larger vessel, but that it could be a detached piece of wreckage from a ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th Century. The discovery of the more than 10-foot-long ...
Fed: fracking study won't be done until 2016
A comprehensive government study of the effects of shale gas drilling on water quality and the environment won't be completed until 2016, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said this week during an Ohio conference. Jeanne Briskin, coordinator of hydraulic fracturing research at the EPA, said Tuesday during the conference ...
ME identifies 'shooter' in Pa. murder-suicide
The Allegheny County medical examiner has released the name of a Pittsburgh man who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot hours after his ex-girlfriend was found fatally shot in her own shower. The man police believe shot himself and 25-year-old Alisha Virtue has been identified as 24-year-old Nicholas Starr. County ...
PA Lottery
These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Wednesday: Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $44 million Midday Big 4 8-0-1-9 (eight, zero, one, nine) Midday Daily Number 1-5-7 (one, five, seven) Midday Quinto 7-6-2-0-2 (seven, six, two, zero, two) Powerball Estimated jackpot: $105 million Treasure Hunt 01-02-10-23-28 (one, two, ten, twenty-three, twenty-eight)
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