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  • A city in Pennsylvania embraces immigrants as tensions over 'sanctuary' policies rise across the country

    03/19/2024 6:56:41 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 34 replies
    NBC News | Comcast ^ | March 19, 2024 | By Madison Lambert and Nicole Acevedo
    Officials in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, recently codified into law city policies that have been in effect since 2019 limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The all-Democrat Lancaster City Council unanimously passed an ordinance last month preventing local police and any city official from inquiring about a person’s immigration status unless it's required by state or federal law or by court order, or reasonably necessary in the course of a criminal investigation. It also prohibits them from providing any information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that could result in civil or noncriminal immigration enforcement actions. Such “sanctuary” policies have been at...
  • Police: German man traveled to Lancaster County to have sex with 15-year-old girl

    03/13/2024 9:32:24 PM PDT · by lightman · 45 replies
    WGAL ^ | 13 March A.D. 2024 | Staff
    LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A German man is charged with having sex with a minor in Lancaster County. Police said Erik Weidling, 20, traveled to East Donegal Township from Germany to have sex with a 15-year-old girl multiple times between Feb. 29 and March 8. A criminal complaint alleges that Weidling knew the girl's age. Police said he was aware of her school schedule and her mother's work schedule, and he would come to the victim's home after her mother went to work. Weidling is facing charges that include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with...
  • Pennsylvania Woman Suffers Severe Injury After Bear Attack, Recounts Horrifying Ordeal From Hospital Bed

    03/08/2024 11:51:21 AM PST · by george76 · 35 replies
    Daily Caller News Foundation ^ | March 08, 2024 | Mariane Angela
    A Pennsylvania woman is recovering in a hospital after a vicious assault by a mother bear .. The incident reportedly took place around 8:30 p.m. just outside the victim’s house. Lee Ann Galante, 55, stepped out to let her dog, a small black Pomeranian, enjoy the backyard, ... With injuries across her arm, face, neck and head, Galante’s condition necessitated urgent medical attention, police said,.. She was rushed to the nearby hospital following the attack ... "I thought I was going to die." A woman who was hospitalized after being mauled . ... Galante shared her ordeal from her hospital...
  • EXCLUSIVE Man, 52, arrested over death of pregnant Amish woman Rebekah Byler, 23, who was found dead in her Pennsylvania home

    03/02/2024 7:15:47 PM PST · by Morgana · 16 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | March 2, 2024 | Laura Collins
    Just two days after saying they had no suspects Pennsylvania State Police have arrested a 52-year-old local man and charged him with the murder of Amish mother of two, Rebekah Byler. The 23-year-old was six months pregnant when she was gunned down in her home in Spartansburg on Monday morning. Now, after what cops described as an 'exhaustive' five-day investigation the man charged with the murder of Byler and her unborn child has been named as Shawn Cranston. Cranston, pictured here for the first time, is married to nurse Jamie, 46, was taken into custody Saturday morning when he was...
  • Amish farmer Amos Miller can’t sell raw milk as Pa. Ag Department’s case proceeds, judge rules

    03/03/2024 7:08:47 AM PST · by xxqqzz · 46 replies
    Lancaster Online ^ | March 1, 2024 | Dan Nephin
    Amish people go into Lancaster County Courthouse for a hearing regarding farmer Amos Miller's raw-dairy business on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Upper Leacock farmer Amos Miller cannot sell raw milk or dairy products made from it to the public under an order issued by a Lancaster County judge Friday afternoon. Judge Thomas Sponaugle’s order also allows the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to inspect any location where Miller packages or distributes raw milk and to test Miller’s dairy products. The ruling is a win for the agriculture department, which sought to prevent Miller from producing and selling raw milk and products...
  • MASSIVE WIN FOR TRUMP IN PA: Voting Machine Warehouse Official Withdraws Lawsuit Against Trump and Two Local GOP Poll Watchers Gregory Stenstrom and Leah Hoopes Regarding Election Fraud Claims in 2020 Presidential Election

    03/01/2024 11:35:33 AM PST · by conservative98 · 16 replies
    GP ^ | Mar. 1, 2024 | Jim Hᴏft
    Greg Stenstrom and Leah Hoopes, alongside former President Donald Trump, emerged victorious in a high-profile defamation case in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit, known as “SAVAGE VS TRUMP ETAL,” alleged malicious and defamatory statements against the Plaintiff, James Savage, following the 2020 Presidential election. The case was one of the only remaining 2020 election cases on the books.
  • Pennsylvania cops say they have NO SUSPECTS for murder of heavily-pregnant Amish woman Rebekah Byler, 23, but now have 'evidence' about how she died, as locals recall seeing mysterious red Jeep

    02/29/2024 12:50:43 PM PST · by Morgana · 10 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | Leap Day 2024 | Mackenzie Tatananni
    Authorities have said they still have no suspects for the murder of a 23-year-old pregnant Amish woman found dead in her Pennsylvania home on Monday. Rebekah Byler was six months pregnant when she was shot dead in her Crawford County home, where her two children were found unharmed. Trooper Cynthia Schick said on Tuesday that an autopsy has provided some evidence, including her time of death. Schick did not offer additional details besides that Byler was the victim of homicide, after locals reported seeing a red Jeep at the property around the time of the killing. 'Keep being vigilant. This...
  • Pennsylvania's high court sides with township over its ban of a backyard gun range

    02/23/2024 2:34:20 PM PST · by DoodleBob · 32 replies
    NBC Philadelphia ^ | February 22, 2024 | Mike Scholforo
    A township ordinance that limits firing guns to indoor and outdoor shooting ranges and zoning that significantly restricts where the ranges can be located does not violate the Second Amendment, Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The man who challenged Stroud Township's gun laws, Jonathan Barris, began to draw complaints about a year after he moved to the home in the Poconos in 2009 and installed a shooting range on his 5-acre property. An officer responding to a complaint said the range had a safe backstop but the targets were in line with a large box store in a nearby shopping...
  • What I Heard When Trump Addressed the NRA in Harrisburg

    02/20/2024 2:10:48 PM PST · by CFW · 5 replies
    Bearing Arms ^ | 2/14/24 | John Petrolino
    Thousands of patriots assembled at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo center on Friday the 9th of February, 2024. There was static in the air and the energy was beyond high. People started lining up as early as 1 p.m. in order to be able to hear President Donald J. Trump speak at 6 p.m. that evening. The NRA Presidential Forum marked the eighth time Trump has addressed National Rifle Association members and there are plans for the NRA to host him again at the upcoming NRA annual meeting in Dallas. Before Trump took to the stage and lectern...
  • PA Gov. Shapiro: Trump Is an ‘Agent of Chaos Who’s Trying to Restrict Our Freedom’

    02/18/2024 9:11:13 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 53 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/18/2024 | Pam Key
    Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that former President Donald Trump is an “agent of chaos who’s trying to restrict our freedom.” Partial transcript as follows: SHAPIRO: Joe Biden is going to be our nominee, and I’m proud to support him. He talks about being a bridge — and let me tell you something, he helped us repair that bridge on I-95 in 12 days. He was my partner in that, and he’s been a partner to many of us across the country in moving our country forward and saving our economy from ruin and helping...
  • McCormick avoids nasty GOP primary in Pennsylvania's Senate race

    02/16/2024 2:02:41 PM PST · by T Ruth · 15 replies
    Axios ^ | Feb. 12, 2024 | Stef W. Kight
    Republican David McCormick is on the verge of clinching the GOP nomination for one of the most competitive Senate races in the 2024 cycle, with a Tuesday filing deadline in Pennsylvania and no challengers in sight. Why it matters: McCormick's challenge to Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is expected to be one of the most expensive and competitive races this year — in a swing state that could determine control of the Senate and the presidency. • McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO, was the runner-up in 2022's Senate GOP primary in Pennsylvania, losing to Trump-backed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz. •...
  • $59M mortgage on 1515 Market St. sent to special servicing as woes mount for city's office market. [ Philadelphia ]

    02/15/2024 6:02:05 PM PST · by george76 · 21 replies
    Philadelphia Business Journal ^ | Feb 6, 2024 | Paul Schwedelson
    Almost $60 million in debt backed by 1515 Market St. was transferred to special servicing in December, adding the 20-story building to the growing list of distressed office properties surrounding City Hall. The building's owner, Florida-based Accesso Partners, has a $59.4 million balance on the loan it took out to acquire 1515 Market for $85 million in 2014. The loan, which was originated by JPMorgan Chase & Co. before being converted into a commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) and sold to investors, is set to mature in January 2025. Contacted by the Business Journal for comment, Accesso issued a statement saying...
  • Appalling moment foul-mouthed Pennsylvania Democrat lawmaker barks 'do you know who I am?' and threatens to CLOSE bar after staff asked him to leave

    02/10/2024 6:57:57 AM PST · by dynachrome · 47 replies
    Dail Mail ^ | 2-9-24 | NIC WHITE
    A state lawmaker is 'seeking help' after screeching 'Do you know who I am?' and threatening to close down a bar whose staff asked him to leave. Kevin Boyle, a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, then abused patrons and uttered bizarre conspiracies - all caught on camera. No one was spared in his three-minute tirade in which he called them everything from 'idiots' and 'morons' to 'traitors' and 'actors' - with his rant liberally-peppered with f-words too. He threatened to 'end this bar' and to block the promotions of who he wrongly thought were military drinking at...
  • LIVE: PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP ADDRESSES NRA MEMBERS IN HARRISBURG, PA – 2/9/24 5PM EST

    02/09/2024 11:00:19 AM PST · by Lakeside Granny · 226 replies
  • Read the full text of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024 budget address

    02/06/2024 10:28:42 AM PST · by lightman · 13 replies
    PennLive ^ | 6 February A.D. 2024 | Governor Josh Shapiro
    Thank you. Lieutenant Governor Davis, Madam Speaker McClinton, Madam President Pro Tem Ward… Leader Pittman, Leader Costa, Leader Bradford, Leader Cutler… Thank you for convening this special session and giving me the honor of addressing you today. While I’m grateful to see the House and the Senate gathered here together, I’m also mindful that one of our colleagues is not able to be with us. Representative Joe Kerwin from Upper Paxton Township is currently 7,000 miles away, on deployment with the Pennsylvania National Guard. To Representative Kerwin and every member of the Pennsylvania National Guard at home and abroad, thank...
  • Is the lovely Mrs Fetterman not as impressed as the rest of us with John Ver-2.0 (Separated?)

    01/31/2024 11:59:56 AM PST · by CaptainK · 29 replies
    Hotair com ^ | Beege Welborn
    Aww...say it isn’t so?! The South of the Border socialist firebrand and fashion maven married to the surprise senator from Pennsylvania – ebullient and glamorous Gisele Fetterman – has seemingly disappeared from the face of the earth after being the Face of Fetterman for…well…what seemed like forever. She always did seem to consider her incoherent, lumbering, and unlovable lug of a husband the sideshow attraction to the Gisele parade.
  • Biden receives rude welcome while visiting swing state: ‘Go home, Joe!’

    01/12/2024 3:28:27 PM PST · by thegagline · 33 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 01/12/2024 | Steven Nelson
    President Biden received a rude welcome from swing-state voters who mercilessly heckled him during a Friday trip to Pennsylvania. The 81-year-old commander in chief was met with shouts of “Go home, Joe!” and “You’re a loser!” by residents of an Allentown-area house as he walked into a bicycle store, according to a pool report. Hours later, protesters opposed to Biden’s support for the Israeli offensive against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip vowed that he’d pay the price at the ballot box in November. “We will remember in November,” the group chanted near a firefighter training center — also adding,...
  • We Must Defeat Bills in 10 States to Legalize Assisted Suicide

    01/09/2024 4:42:14 PM PST · by Morgana · 22 replies
    Life News ^ | January 9, 2024 | Alex Schadenberg
    Assisted suicide bills have currently been introduced in 10 US states including: Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. We expect several more states to introduce an assisted suicide bill in 2024. Some of the assisted suicide bills are being debated in states that are not likely to legalized assisted suicide, while other states are more concerning. All of these bills should be treated seriously No new state has legalized assisted suicide in the past two years but the assisted suicide lobby remains relectless. The assisted suicide lobby has failed to legalize assisted suicide in...
  • Eid al-Fitr Could Become ‘Official State Holiday’ in Pennsylvania

    01/06/2024 11:14:11 AM PST · by george76 · 58 replies
    Lancaster Patriot ^ | January 5, 2024
    The Muslim holiday known as Eid al-Fitr could become an official state holiday in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1752, sponsored by a trio of Democrat representatives in the Philadelphia area, would provide “for the annual designation and holiday observance of the first day of the Islamic lunar month of Shawwal as Eid al-Fitr Day in this Commonwealth.” Eid al-Fitr, one of two major Muslim holidays, is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of intermittent fasting and religious observances. According to a House memo, the holiday “includes two to three days of celebrations, and it begins with a special prayer...
  • Mystery Note Found in Sealed Cereal Box

    12/26/2023 2:59:16 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 39 replies
    PAhomepage ^ | Dec 26, 2023 | Andy Mehalshick
    These cryptic messages have reportedly been found across Pennsylvania in a variety of food packagesHow did a note get into a sealed cereal box? That’s the question, among others, being asked by a Luzerne County man. He contacted the FBI about the note as well as the I-Team to look into the situation. There are a lot of moving parts to this story, but it does appear, based on our research thus far, that notes like this are showing up in all types of food products from numerous grocery stores around eastern Pennsylvania and beyond. It also does appear that...