A sign language interpreter at Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, is facing multiple felony counts for repeated sexual relations with two high school students. Kimberly Rae McIntyre, aged thirty-two, is charged with institutional sexual assault, corruption of...

Domestic violence is a horrible crime that affects, on average, 20 people a minute. In Pennsylvania, such charges can sustain anywhere between 1 year in jail for third-degree misdemeanors and up to 20 years in prison for first-degree felonies. With such devastating potential punishments, we can a...

In 2015, the Meitiv family made headlines when the parents allowed their children to walk home alone from a Maryland park a half mile from their home. Police picked the children up after people reported seeing them unsupervised and returned them home. But the family faced a well-publicized invest...

It has been reported that the North York Borough Council will vote in March on changing its municipal ordinances and allowing individuals in possession of small amounts of marijuana to avoid criminal penalties.  North York Ordinance Would Decriminalize Marijuana Possession  The North York Boro...

The Me Too era has shown the world that two people can sometimes experience an encounter very differently. From high-profile celebrities and political figures to regular people in communities everywhere, interactions have been altered in every place where people live, work, and gather. Not an "I...

If you've watched the national or local news, you know that crime rates are rising nationwide, particularly in the larger Philadelphia area. What's happening in Philly isn't just a regional issue but part of a larger trend of increasing crime nationwide. From luxury stores being targeted in smash...

A man believed to be from New York was arrested when he refused to identify himself at a traffic stop in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The man allegedly ran a red light and refused to provide his identification when stopped by local officers. Although more officers arrived on the scene, the man insist...

The United States Attorney's Office issued a press release detailing criminal charges two Pittsburgh men faced for conspiring to defraud the U.S. government. The men were sentenced to 3 years probation following submitting false loan applications through the COVID-19 Payroll Protection Program (“...

Northern Lancaster County Regional Police ended up in the middle of a heated argument between a Manheim couple over a portable heater. During the altercation, Janell Leigh White, 41, allegedly threw a Yeti bottle at her husband, striking him in the face. Their dispute further escalated when White...

When you wear oversized pants, chances are they might slide down your hips, forcing you to pull them back up continuously. Annoying, right? But if you let your frustrations override your judgment and do what Joshua Brown, 28, of Allenwood, did — shed those saggy pants in public and then light the...

Being wrongfully accused of a crime is an incredibly frustrating, frightening, and embarrassing experience. But, even someone in the news as frequently as Colorado Congressional Representative Lauren Boebert deserves to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.   If you have been accused of abus...

A caretaker of young children in her own home in Lycoming County was arrested and arraigned on charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children after Pennsylvania police said they received a ChildLine report that a 15-month-old toddler in her care had a significant injury to ...

In mid-January 2024, U.S. News was one of many news sources to report on the arrest of a Philadelphia man for his involvement in a brutal home invasion in suburban Philadelphia nearly 11 years prior. The man is currently facing charges of criminal homicide, rape, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, an...

New Castle Police Department arrested a Pennsylvania woman in the death of her boyfriend's 18-month-old daughter, Iris Rita Alfera, accusing her of feeding the baby fatal doses of nail polish remover. The details of the case are harrowing. The events unfolded on June 25, when the toddler's father...

When most people think of domestic violence, they picture what they see in movies – a man down on his luck, taking his financial frustrations out on his wife and family. However, the truth is that domestic violence has no economic barrier.   At the tail end of 2023, a Massachusetts couple and th...

The Internet was officially birthed in the 1980s, but in the last decade, it has exploded. With the increasing number of social media apps, video games, and networking events taking place online, access to children has never been easier. More and more cases of sexual misconduct, including the sex...

Presumptive field tests for illegal substances were initially developed as a preliminary testing tool. Unfortunately, they have become the “de-facto” choice for law enforcement agencies. Despite being notoriously imprecise and known for producing false positives, they tend to be used as determina...

If you haven't heard, safety advocates across the country make every February a national Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Their laudable cause is to advocate and educate the public to stop sexual and other abuse within teen dating relationships. But beware of false, exaggerated, or manipulat...

For many young people, the college years involve the first time they are free to make independent choices and establish new relationships without parental oversight. For some students, this freedom can lead to conflict, and conflicts may lead to fighting, either on-campus or off-campus. A Colleg...

In the past decade, youth gun violence, especially in Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas, has escalated at an alarming rate. Recent data published by the Pew Research Center in April 2023 revealed that gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in just a two-year time frame. Narrowing in...

A Pennsylvania court recently sentenced a Fayette County state police officer to 23 years in prison for child pornography charges. The police officer in question was accused of photographing an underage child while showering and possessing, and viewing other materials depicting child pornography....

If you are taken into police custody, and the officers start interrogating you, odds are that you feel compelled to answer their questions. And you're not alone in feeling pressured to answer. Perhaps it is because you feel cornered. Perhaps it is because it can be intimidating being confined to...

Von Miller, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills football team, is facing criminal charges arising from a domestic violence incident, according to a news article. Miller, 34, allegedly assaulted his longtime girlfriend while the two were arguing at their Texas home in late November. The press has n...

Recently, a 14-year-old Northumberland youth engaged in a chase with local police in an unauthorized vehicle, leading to juvenile charges. Some people may view "joyriding," or the temporary taking of a vehicle owned by someone else without permission, as a rite of passage. But it is, in fact, a d...