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Jurors return to federal court in Philadelphia on Tuesday to hear arguments and evidence on whether a drug dealer convicted in the slayings of a dozen people should be sentenced to death or to life in prison...More >> Jurors return to federal court in Philadelphia on Tuesday to hear arguments and evidence on whether a drug dealer convicted in the slayings of a dozen people should be sentenced to death or to life in prison without...More >> The planned opening of Maryland's fourth casino this week is bringing changes to Rocky Gap State Park near Cumberland.More >> The planned opening of Maryland's fourth casino this week is bringing changes to Rocky Gap State Park near Cumberland.More >> This year's Philadelphia Flower Show ended with a loss of about $1.2 million, and an official blames fears of a winter snowstorm that he says were whipped up by television and radio reports.More >> This year's Philadelphia Flower Show ended with a loss of about $1.2 million, and an official blames fears of a winter snowstorm that he says were whipped up by television and radio reports.More >> A new federal report says inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards.More >> Authorities in western Pennsylvania have charged two men in a shooting death that investigators say occurred during an attempted heroin transaction.More >> Authorities in western Pennsylvania have charged two men in a shooting death that investigators say occurred during an attempted heroin transaction.More >> Police in western Pennsylvania are investigating the shooting death of a man in the east end of Uniontown.More >> Police in western Pennsylvania are investigating the shooting death of a man in the east end of Uniontown.More >> A retired Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes. Richard DeCoatsworth allegedly forced two women at gunpoint to use narcotics and engage in sex acts. A...More >> Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2. Rookie Jose Cisnero struck out five in 3 2-3 scoreless...More >> A new federal report says inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards.More >> A new federal report says inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards.More >> Gov. Tom Corbett got a cool reception when he addressed a central Pennsylvania university's graduating class.More >> Gov. Tom Corbett got a cool reception when he addressed a central Pennsylvania university's graduating class.More >>
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A retired Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes. Richard DeCoatsworth allegedly forced two women at gunpoint to use narcotics and engage in sex acts. A listed number for DeCoatsworth has been disconnected; it was unclear whether he had an attorney.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal report says Philadelphia is among the cities with the highest levels of sexual abuse of jail inmates at the hands of guards. The Philadelphia City Industrial Correctional Center had a 6.3% abuse rate. The average is 1.8% among inmates surveyed in a recent 16-month period.
EASTON, Pa. (AP) - A man once considered 1 of the Commonwealth's 10 most-wanted fugitives has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the stabbing death of a man during a game of dominoes nearly two decades ago in eastern Pennsylvania. Fifty-year-old Francisco Miranda has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the death of 30-year-old Jorge Antonio Velazquez, who was stabbed in the chest during a 1994 game of dominoes in Bethlehem.
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Corbett got a cool reception when he stepped to the microphone to address Millersville University graduates. About a dozen students and a few faculty members turned their chairs away from the stage. Some students and faculty members had objected to Corbett's appearance, citing proposed cuts in funding for state universities.
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