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PA School Custodian Caught With Thousands Of Child Pornography Images: Police
A Pennsylvania school custodian is accused of possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography on his personal electronic devices, police announced on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.
Michael Siar, 55, of Whitehall, was arrested by the Whitehall Police Department and charged with 22 counts of possession of child pornography and 3 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, according to a release.
The case began on April 23, 2025, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children submitted 13 cyber tips identifying Siar as a possible offender, investigators said. A sear…
Multiple $100K Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In Pennsylvania
Three Pennsylvania Lottery players are holding $100,000 winning Powerball with Power Play tickets from the historic Saturday, Sept. 6 drawing, lottery officials announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
The tickets, each worth $100,000, were sold in Lackawanna and Allegheny counties, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The winning retailers are:
Archbald Foodmart LLC, 202 Betty St., Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County.
Giant Eagle, 9805 McKnight Road, McCandless Township, Allegheny County.
GetGo, 4099 Grandview Drive, Richland Township, Allegheny County.
Each store will receive a $500 bonus for selli…
Hammer Threats Made At Special Olympics In PA; Suspect Hurls Feces In Cell: Police
A man threatened participants at a Special Olympics event with a hammer before defecating and throwing feces inside a holding cell, Wilkes-Barre police announced on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Matthew Fisher, 36, of Wilkes-Barre, was charged after the incident at Kirby Park on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 6:32 p.m., according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the park for a report of a man harassing several individuals and making threats with a hammer. Police said Fisher approached a group participating in a Special Olympics-sanctioned event, yelled obscenities, and threatened to harm them, shouting “…
Eleven PA Powerball Tickets Worth $2.4M Sold As Jackpot Climbs To $1.7B
Eleven Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets worth a combined $2.4 million were sold in the Wednesday, Sept. 3, drawing, officials announced on Thursday, Sept. 4.
The winning tickets included a $1 million prize sold in Allegheny County, a $500,000 Double Play prize in Centre County, and nine $100,000 Power Play prizes sold across the state.
According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the $1 million ticket was purchased at Center Independent Oil, 1980 Painters Run Road in Scott Township. It matched all five white balls drawn — 3, 16, 29, 61, and 69 — missing only the red Powerball. The retailer …
$293K Winning Fast Play Lottery Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania Lottery Fast Play ticket worth nearly $300,000 was sold in Delaware County, officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
The progressive top prize-winning Golden Vault ticket, valued at $293,466, was sold at Fresh N’ Easy, located at 3225 Chichester Avenue in Upper Chichester Township, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.
The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Golden Vault is a $10 Fast Play game that offers progressive top prizes starting at $175,000. Unlike Scratch-Off tickets, Fast Play tickets print on-demand from a Lottery terminal or sel…
Photos: 5, Including 2 Students, Injured In Bethlehem School Bus Crash, Police Say
Five people were hospitalized after a school bus carrying special needs students rear-ended a car in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
The crash happened at around 4:35 p.m. at the intersection of Freemansburg Avenue and Washington Street, according to the Bethlehem Township Police Department.
Police said a passenger vehicle was stopped in the westbound lane of Freemansburg Avenue, waiting to make a left turn onto Washington Street, when it was struck from behind by a westbound Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 bus.
Two students on the bus, along wit…
Woman Beats Mom Outside PA Elementary School As Child Watched: DA
A Lancaster woman is accused of violently assaulting a mother outside McRae Elementary School in front of her child after nearly hitting students with her car, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.
Zhalaysia Zhane Henson, 26, of East Farnum Street, allegedly pulled her vehicle over and attacked the victim outside the school on South Prince Street on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Investigators say the victim yelled at Henson to slow down after she drove recklessly past the school during dismissal, nearly striking the victi…
