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Escaped murderer Danilo Cavalcante charged with more crimes from his time on the run

Cavalcante was charged with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and possession of a firearm as well as a number of misdemeanor charges including theft and receiving stolen property.

November 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Nine young inmates escaped from the Abraxas Academy detention center on Sunday, police said.

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  • National

9 teens are back in custody after escaping from a Pennsylvania detention center

For the second time in two weeks, Pennsylvania police conducted a major manhunt for escaped inmates. This time, it was a group of teens who fled a detention center after overtaking two female guards.

September 18, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Authorities warn that Danelo Cavalcante, pictured here, is "extremely dangerous."

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  • Law

What it takes to search for a fugitive

The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?

September 12, 2023
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  • Mallory Yu and
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
Lt. Col. George Bivens of the Pennsylvania State Police briefs the media on developments in the manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante at Po-Mar-Lin Fire Company on Sunday.

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  • National

Escaped Pennsylvania inmate is now armed with a rifle, police say

Danelo Cavalcante "is considered armed and extremely dangerous," police say. "He is now armed with a .22-caliber rifle with a scope and flashlight mounted on it," stolen from a resident's garage.

September 12, 2023
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
A screenshot from the video released by the Chester County Prison shows the moment escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante begins to crabwalk up a wall and out of sight.

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  • National

What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danelo Cavalcante

A manhunt stretches into day 8, and a tower guard has been placed on leave amid an investigation into Danelo Cavalcante's escape. Here's a guide to the latest updates.

September 07, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Pennsylvania State police search the woods and a creek in Pennsbury Township, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Murderer Danelo Cavalcante was able to escape a prison yard in suburban Pennsylvania last week by climbing up a wall and over razor wire, officials said at a news conference Wednesday.

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  • National

Pennsylvania inmate escaped by crab-walking up a prison wall, video shows

The details of Danelo Cavalcante's escape, including that he got out using the same route another prisoner took in May, were released as police flooded a search zone of increasingly worried residents.

September 07, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Two firefighters stand on the debris around the smoldering wreckage of the the three houses that exploded near Rustic Ridge Drive and Brookside Drive in Plum, Pa., on Saturday.

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  • National

5 people are dead and multiple homes destroyed after a house exploded in Pennsylvania

An explosion at a house in western Pennsylvania destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities said.

August 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Recovery work is shown at the scene of a train derailment outside New Castle, Pa., on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

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  • National

Norfolk Southern railcars derail in Pennsylvania, but with no hazardous chemicals

No injuries were reported after nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board, fire department and company officials said.

May 12, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
In this screen grab from video provided by WPVI-TV/6ABC, smoke rises from an explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pa., on Friday.

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  • National

A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 3 people and 4 are missing

Several others were injured by the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, officials said. The cause of the blast about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia remains under investigation.

March 26, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
This airport surveillance camera image released in an FBI affidavit shows alleged suspect Marc Muffley at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pa., on Monday.

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  • National

A man is charged for allegedly trying to bring explosives in his suitcase on a flight

A Pennsylvania man is charged with possessing an explosive in an airport and possessing or attempting to place an explosive or incendiary device on an aircraft, according to a criminal complaint.

March 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by Just Born shows Ira "Bob" Born. Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make the marshmallow chicks, died Sunday. He was 98.

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  • Food

Bob Born, the 'Father of Peeps' and Hot Tamale candies, has died

Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make marshmallow chicks, has died. He was 98.

January 31, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Four University of Idaho students — Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — were stabbed to death on Nov. 13.

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  • National

What we know about the University of Idaho stabbings

The authorities arrested a suspect, 28-year-old Bryan Christopher Kohberger, on Friday.

December 30, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward and
  • Emma Bowman
Santonastasso Enterprises, which owns and operates 13 McDonald's franchises in and around Pittsburgh, Pa., paid a civil penalty of $57,332 for violating child labor laws, according to the Department of Labor.

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  • Law

McDonald's franchise owners are caught violating child labor laws

Santonastasso Enterprises broke the law when more than a 100 teens were asked to work too many hours or too many late shifts, according to the Department of Labor.

December 07, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman holds a rally last month in Wallingford, Pa.

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  • Elections

Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race

The seat, which flips from Republican to Democrat, was vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey.

November 09, 2022
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  • Ximena Bustillo
Signs indicate the location of an early voting polling site at Frank McCourt High School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

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  • Elections

Politicians need to mobilize Black male voters ahead of the midterms, experts say

Just like with any voting bloc, there's still a vast array of diverging opinions, ideologies and issues that are important among Black voters in races.

November 08, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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