PA Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (UPDATE) PA Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (UPDATE) PA Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (UPDATE)
PA Stabbing Victim, Accused Killer ID'd After SWAT Barricade Standoff (Update) The victim and accused killer in a fatal West Philadelphia stabbing that sparked a SWAT barricade standoff have been identified, police announced Friday, Oct. 16. Mark Burton, 53, was stabbed multiple times in the unit block of North Edgewood Street on Thursday morning, Oct. 15, according to Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson Officer Tanya Little. Marvis Davis, 52, who lives on the same block, has been charged with murder and related offenses in Burton's killing, Little said. Officers from the 19th District responded to a report of a person with a weapon around 9:03 a.m. and found…

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Burning Car Rolls Backward, Slams Into School Bus In PA Crash A car engulfed in flames rolled backward, sideswiped another vehicle, and crashed into a school bus in the Harrisburg area on Thursday evening, Oct. 15, police said. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. on North Progress Avenue just south of Garrison Avenue in Susquehanna Township, according to the Susquehanna Township Police Department. The vehicle caught fire before rolling backward, striking a second vehicle, and crashing into the school bus, police said. All occupants of the three vehicles escaped safely, and emergency medical personnel reported no injuries, according to police. A witn…
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Pennsylvania Man Found Shot On Abandoned Farm: $5K Reward Offered In 1977 Cold Case A Pennsylvania man who vanished after a night out nearly 50 years ago was found shot multiple times on an abandoned farm, and state police are renewing their search for answers with a $5,000 reward. Preston Frazier, a Coatesville resident and 1969 graduate of the Coatesville Area School District, was killed sometime between Thursday, April 7, and Sunday, April 10, 1977, according to a Pennsylvania State Police news release issued Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. Frazier was last seen alive on the night of April 7 near the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Third Avenue in Coatesville, Chester Cou…
Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania;  Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (UPDATE) Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania;  Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (UPDATE) Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania;  Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (UPDATE)
Amish Woman, 23, Assaulted In Pennsylvania; Police Seek Truck With New Jersey Plates (Update) A 23-year-old Amish woman was assaulted near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania in an incident that prompted an attempted abduction investigation and a search for a pickup truck that may have New Jersey license plates, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. The assault occurred between 4:05 and 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 300 block of Creek Road in Sadsbury Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey. The Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Station is investigating the assault alongside the Lancaster County Criminal Investigation Unit and…
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'He Dead': Pennsylvania Killer Sentenced To Life As Missouri Teen's Family Seeks Justice A Pennsylvania man who texted "he dead" moments after a fatal shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, as authorities revealed he remains a suspect in the unsolved murder of a 16-year-old Missouri girl. Evander Thompson, 32, of Allentown, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 14, to life in prison without parole, plus an additional three to seven years for a firearms violation, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Thompson was convicted July 30 of first-degree murder and carrying a firearm without a license in the Sept. 23, 2023, killing of 58-year-old…

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Bus Driver Loses Job Over Roadside Rescue, PETA Just Joined Push To Help Her Get It Back Helping an injured kitten on the side of a Maryland road has cost a longtime school bus driver her livelihood. Now, thousands of people are fighting to get her back behind the wheel. Cynthia Morgan, 67, spent 11 years transporting students in Harford County. This month, she was removed from her position along the North Harford Elementary School route after allowing a 10-year-old boy to rescue a kitten along Heaps School Road in Pylesville. The incident has drawn national attention, with nearly 12,000 people signing a petition demanding her reinstatement. A GoFundMe is helping offset he…

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Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade The woman who oversaw some of Netflix's biggest hits, including "Stranger Things," "Wednesday," and "Squid Game," is leaving the streaming giant after nearly a decade. Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, is departing the company, Netflix announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Peter Rice, a former Disney and Fox executive, will replace her beginning Monday, Oct. 26. The shakeup comes one day after Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told employees on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that the company was cutting about 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of layoffs yet d…

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These Dangerous Scams Are On Rise: How To Protect Yourself A new consumer warning highlights how quickly an ordinary message, purchase, or conversation can become a costly trap. The Better Business Bureau Serving Metro New York is urging consumers to watch for seven scam categories involving investments, jobs, online shopping, relationships, home repairs, phishing, and travel. The warning draws from the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust’s 2025 Risk Report, which analyzed more than 146,000 scam reports. Rankings consider how often scams were reported, the likelihood of losing money, and the median reported loss. Investment and cryptocurrency scam…

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These Dangerous Scams Are On Rise: How To Protect Yourself A new consumer warning highlights how quickly an ordinary message, purchase, or conversation can become a costly trap. The Better Business Bureau Serving Metro New York is urging consumers to watch for seven scam categories involving investments, jobs, online shopping, relationships, home repairs, phishing, and travel. The warning draws from the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust’s 2025 Risk Report, which analyzed more than 146,000 scam reports. Rankings consider how often scams were reported, the likelihood of losing money, and the median reported loss. Investment and cryptocurrency scam…

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Unusual Symptom Linked To Widely Circulating Covid-19 Variant The COVID-19 variant picture is shifting again, with one widely circulating strain drawing attention for an unusual symptom. CDC genomic surveillance identifies SW.2 as the leading US strain. The latest available estimates place it at 21 percent of cases, followed by XFG.1.1 at 16 percent and RW.1.1 at 9 percent, according to a Nebraska Medicine report. XFG, commonly called “Stratus,” has been associated with a hoarse, scratchy, or raspy voice. Patients may also develop a sore throat, dry cough, fever, fatigue, and other familiar COVID-19 symptoms. Wired reported that doctors identified ho…