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State trooper among those accused of running prostitution, gambling ring out of Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club

Click here for updates on this story     MAYFIELD, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper is among four men arrested for alleged involvement in illegal activity at a Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club, State Police announced Thursday. Trooper Robert E. Covington Jr., 48, a 13-year veteran of the police force, was allegedly co-owner of the

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Grand jury dismisses felony assault charges against 2 Buffalo police officers who pushed 75-year-old protester to the ground

A grand jury chose not to indict two Buffalo, New York, police officers who pushed a 75-year-old protester to the ground last June, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday. Aaron Torgalski and Robert McCabe each faced a felony second-degree assault charge in Martin Gugino’s fall, which fractured his skull and left him unable

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Woman seen directing rioters with megaphone had ‘go bags,’ smashed cell phones and firearms paraphernalia at home, prosecutor says

Federal prosecutors said in an appeal filed Wednesday that the FBI found smashed cell phones and “go bags” at the home of the woman who directed fellow Capitol rioters with a megaphone during the attack. The Justice Department detailed the investigators’ findings in a new request to keep the woman, Rachel Powell, in jail before

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Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes

A new bill in Utah that would have required students to learn about consent was shot down by lawmakers this week. HB177, introduced earlier this year, would have updated Utah’s health education curriculum by requiring schools to teach consent, sexual violence behavior prevention and sexual assault resource strategies. The proposal was defeated in Utah’s House

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Fernando Alonso, two-time Formula One champion, injured while cycling in Switzerland

Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso was hospitalized after a road accident while cycling in Switzerland, according to a tweet from the Alpine F1 Team. “Fernando is conscious and well in himself and is awaiting further medical examinations tomorrow morning,” the team’s tweet read. The 39-year-old is an avid cyclist who is returning to

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Criminal complaint describes chaotic scene in Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic shooting

When police responded to a shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota, clinic on Tuesday, they found injured victims “screaming for help” and shattered glass from two improvised explosive devices, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN. Court documents describe a chaotic scene as police arrived at the Allina Health Care Clinic where Gregory Ulrich allegedly

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US pharmacies could administer up to 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine a month. Here’s how

Shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will be headed to pharmacies this week under a federal program that aims to get more people vaccinated quickly. Twenty-one “national pharmacy partners and networks of independent pharmacies representing over 40,000 pharmacy locations nationwide” are taking part in the program, according to a government fact sheet, which includes a list of

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