Category: Pennsylvania

2 Men Indicted in Philadelphia Blaze That Killed Firefighter

PHILADELPHIA—The owner of a Philadelphia building that caught fire and collapsed last summer, killing a city firefighter and injuring five other people, has been indicted along with another man on charges they set the blaze, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama, both 29-year-old city residents, are each charged with conspiracy and malicious…


Sen. John Fetterman Returns to Senate After Hospitalization for Depression

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) returned to the Senate on Monday, two months after he sought treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Congress reconvened on Monday after a two-week recess. The freshman Democrat from Pennsylvannia mostly avoided reporters as he returned to the Senate chamber on Monday, dressed down in a hoodie…


Pennsylvania Taxpayers Fund Transgender Therapy Training for Hundreds of Mental Health Providers

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services gave more than $176,000 over three years to the Gender and Sexuality Development Program at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to create a series of transgender therapy training workshops. The webinars and in-person training have been taken by more than 1,800 mental health providers and educators between 2018–2022….


Pennsylvania University Shooting Wounds 2 Women

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa.—Two women were wounded by a gunshot during a spring event at a university in southeastern Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities said. Lincoln University security officials said the shooting happened at about 10 p.m. Saturday during “Yardfest,” an annual spring event at the Chester County campus near Oxford that prosecutors said was attended…


4 Dead, More Than a Dozen Injured at Birthday Party Shooting in Alabama

Four people are dead and numerous others injured following a shooting at a birthday party late Saturday in Dadeville, Alabama, the state Law Enforcement Agency said. The shooting happened at the party around 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. There was no initial confirmation about what led to the…


4 Dead, ‘Multitude of Injuries’ at Birthday Party Shooting in Alabama: Authorities

Four people are dead and numerous others injured following a shooting at a birthday party late Saturday in Dadeville, Alabama, the state Law Enforcement Agency said. The shooting happened at the party around 10:30 p.m., Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. There was no initial confirmation about what led to the…


Shooting at Birthday Party in Alabama Leaves 4 Dead, ‘Multitude’ Injured: Authorities

Police in Alabama on April 16 were investigating a shooting that left four people dead and numerous others injured at a gathering in Dadeville, about 50 miles northeast of Montgomery. The shooting happened at a birthday party on April 15 around 10:30 p.m. local time, Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. It’s unconfirmed what…


Shooting at Birthday Party in Alabama Leaves 4 Dead, 28 Injured

Police in Alabama on April 16 were investigating a shooting that left four people dead and 28 others injured at a gathering in Dadeville, about 50 miles northeast of Montgomery. The shooting happened at a birthday party on April 15 around 10:30 p.m. local time, Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. “There were four…


Multiple Dead After Mass Shooting at Teenager’s Birthday Party: Reports

Multiple people are dead following a mass shooting late Saturday at a teenager’s birthday party in Alabama, according to reports. The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. local time when officers were called to the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio in Dadeville, a small city about 44 miles northeast of Montgomery. The Tallapoosa County Coroner’s Office confirmed multiple people have…


4 Dead, Multiple Injured in Alabama Shooting

Four people are dead and multiple people are injured during a shooting late Saturday in Dadeville, Alabama, the state Law Enforcement Agency said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting happened at about 10:30 p.m. There was no initial confirmation about what led to it, and it was not immediately known if a suspect…