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Sandusky withdraws recantation claim; latest appeal dismissed
HARRISBURG — Jerry Sandusky’s latest attempt to challenge his 2012 child sexual abuse conviction was dismissed Tuesday after he withdrew a claim that one of the victims in the case had recanted, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. A Centre County judge formally ...
Horses removed from Lewistown man's custody in New York
DEKALB, N.Y. — Horses allegedly being transported through New York to Canada for slaughter and human consumption were removed from the custody of a Lewistown man following a traffic stop, according to New York State Police. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, was stopped at about 2:24 a.m. Sept. 2 while driving a 2007 Freightliner towing a livestock trailer north on U.S. Highway 11 in the town of DeKalb, police said in a news release. Troopers said they observed a violation of New York's Vehicle and Traffic Law and initiated the stop. Members of the New York State Police Commercial ...
NYC firehouse was the first to respond on 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — Sal Argano got lucky. When the World Trade Center was struck by hijacked jets on Sept. 11, 2001, the New York City firefighter was in Brooklyn, on loan to another station, rather than at his usual post at the small Manhattan firehouse just across an intersection from the twin towers. He rushed downtown to find his firehouse badly damaged but still standing. Six of its members, he'd later learn, were among the 343 New York City firefighters killed in the World Trade Center's collapse. "If I wasn't sent out on rotation there would have been a good chance I would not ...
Talk of device seizure and criminal charges as 'skill games' deadline nears
(The Center Square) - The fate of 70,000 or more illegal yet lucrative gambling devices frequently referred to as "skill games" is up to state political leaders for the next 34 days, but state police are preparing to act if the politicians do not. "All establishments possessing, operating and/or maintaining such machines are subject to criminal prosecution and immediate seizure of the machines as of October 14," Pennsylvania State Police said in a written statement Wednesday afternoon. The setting of Oct. 13 as the final day for state leaders to enact legislation was contained in a ...
ICE has ramped up its use of Penn State's airport
BENNER TOWNSHIP — Penn State’s airport has seen a dramatic surge in flights chartered by ICE to move people between detention centers in the United States. While ICE has said such transfers are necessary for operational reasons such as bed space, immigration experts claim the practice is intended to cut detainees off from loved ones, wear them down, and make it harder to pursue legal challenges. The State College Regional Airport is a roughly 40-minute drive from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Northeast. Since the beginning ...