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NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports
A New York Times Games executive allegedly killed by his parents-in-law in a California sports complex parking lot over the weekend was charged with child abuse offenses stemming from accusations involving two young children in 2025, according to published reports. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, was charged in Alameda County in 2025 with two misdemeanor counts of child abuse after his wife reported that he struck her 6-year-old son in the face with an open hand, KTVU reports. She also told authorities that McKinsey had grabbed her arm during a 2018 domestic violence incident, leaving a br…
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Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Ivy League School Amid New Lawsuit
Prosecutors are reopening a criminal investigation into members of a Cornell University fraternity accused of a gang rape, according to reports. The Tompkins County District Attorney's Office told ABC News on Monday, Sept. 28, that it plans to present the case to a grand jury. In a civil lawsuit, a former Cornell student claimed seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged, sexually assaulted, and gang-raped her in October 2024. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, filed the complaint on Monday, Sept. 14. She's suing the university, several Chi P…
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28-Year-Old PA Man Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash On Route 39 ID'd: State Police
A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man killed in a fiery head-on crash on Route 39 has been identified, state police announced on Monday, Sept. 28. Justin Patterson of Harrisburg was driving a Lexus sedan south in the 500 block of South Hershey Road, also known as Route 39, around 4:52 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The Lexus crossed the double-yellow line and struck a northbound Jeep Cherokee near Devonshire Heights Road in West Hanover Township, investigators said. Vehicles caught fire following the collision, and Patterson had to be extricated by emergency crews.…
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Knife Attack At PA Tobacco Shop Leaves Man Seriously Hurt, Police Say
A confrontation between two men at a tobacco shop ended with one of them stabbed in the torso on Saturday morning, Sept. 26, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 28. Officers were called to Tobacco King at 3609 East Market Street in Springettsbury Township, York County, around 10:17 a.m., according to police. The preliminary investigation found that the two men, who knew each other, became involved in a verbal altercation inside the store. Chris Miller of York then pulled out a knife and stabbed the other man in the torso, police said. The victim suffered serious injuries and was taken …
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PA Man Fires Gun Into Occupied Home, Threatens To Kill People Inside: Police
A Pennsylvania man fired two shots from a handgun inside a home with several people inside before threatening to kill them during an altercation outside, police said. Ephrata police responded to the 1200 block of Marie Avenue at 5:51 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, on a report of shots fired, according to the department. Witnesses told officers that Dylan Randall Leisey, 23, of Ephrata, fired two rounds from a handgun while multiple people were inside the home, police said. The occupants were able to safely secure the gun before everyone left the home, authorities said. Once outside, a fight broke…
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Regulation Of Illegal Gambling Machines Calls For Compromise As PA Court Deadline Looms: Op-Ed
In June 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that so-called "skill games" found in bars, restaurants, gas stations, and other places throughout Pennsylvania are, in fact, slot machines under the Gaming Act and Crimes Code. Because slot machines are only lawful in licensed casinos or other qualifying establishments approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the court gave the legislature a deadline to enact legislation before these illegal slot machines become subject to law-enforcement action and seizure. The Oct. 13 deadline is approaching fast, so the General Assembly must wo…
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Details Emerge In Deadly Police Shooting Near NJ Walmart
A 37-year-old man armed with a knife was shot and killed by police after officers found him holding a woman who had suffered multiple stab wounds inside a vehicle in Cape May County, authorities said. The man killed was identified as Andre Moore by a GoFundMe launched by his family. Middle Township police encountered a disabled vehicle at Route 9 and Satt Boulevard in the Rio Grande section of the township around 10:21 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, according to additional details released by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. Officers approached the vehicle and heard screaming coming from …
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BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies
Angela Stribling, a former BET host, jazz artist, and longtime radio personality whose voice became a staple in Washington, DC, and beyond, has died, loved ones announced on social media Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 58 years old. A cause of death was not made public. Her friend and former BET colleague Ed Gordon was one of many mourning her loss. “So very sad to hear Angela Stribling has passed away. We worked together and became friends during our years at the network and remained friends once we both moved on to other opportunities.” Stribling hosted several shows during her years at BET, …
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PA Laundromat Burglar Assaults Officer During Arrest: Police
A Philadelphia man accused of repeatedly burglarizing the same Bucks County laundromat assaulted an officer as police moved in to arrest him, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Stanley Petroski, 37, was identified as the man who burglarized Feasterville Laundromat at 709 Bustleton Pike twice within three days, according to the Lower Southampton Township Police Department. The first burglary happened around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, when surveillance video captured Petroski forcing his way into a rear room of the laundromat, police said. Before entering, Petroski spray-paint…
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Pete Byrne Dies: Naked Eyes Frontman Leaves Lasting Pop Legacy
A defining voice from the MTV-era new wave boom has gone silent. Naked Eyes announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that Pete Byrne, the singer and songwriter for the British synth-pop group, had died at age 74. Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Sept. 14, following a brief illness, according to the announcement posted on the band’s website. He was best known as half of Naked Eyes, the duo he formed with musical partner Rob Fisher in 1982. The pair scored one of the era’s most enduring pop hits with their synth-pop version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “Always Somethin…
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Elementary School Teacher, Youth Coach Sexually Abused 3 Boys In PA, Court Docs
A Pennsylvania elementary school teacher and youth athletics coach sexually abused three boys he met online, including one who was approximately 13 when the encounters began, authorities announced on Saturday, Sept. 26. Jason Michael Theodore, 54, of North Wales, was arrested by Upper Gwynedd Township police on Friday, Sept. 25, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Theodore taught physical education at Montgomery Elementary School and coached wrestling and hockey, authorities said. He also worked with the districtwide IRONKnights Elementary Triathlon. Daily Voice …
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PA Teacher, Coach Sexually Abused 3 Minors: DA
An elementary school gym teacher and middle school wrestling coach in the Philadelphia suburbs sexually abused three minors he met online, solicited sexually explicit material from them, and provided them alcohol and marijuana, authorities allege. Jason Theodore, 54, of Upper Gwynedd, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25, on felony charges including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, and unlawful contact with a minor, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Gwynedd Police Chief David Duffy said. Theodore was a physical education teacher at…
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