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Manga, Anime ‘Death Note’ Trend Sparks Suspension Warnings At PA Schools Manga, Anime ‘Death Note’ Trend Sparks Suspension Warnings At PA Schools
Manga, Anime ‘Death Note’ Trend Sparks Suspension Warnings At PA Schools A disturbing trend has surfaced in the Central Dauphin School District, prompting a warning from administrators after students were caught imitating a popular Japanese anime series, officials announced on Friday, Oct. 31. Two students were found in possession of “Death Notes,” referencing the anime and manga series "Death Note", where characters die after their names are written in a supernatural notebook, according to a statement from Superintendent Eric Turman. Following an investigation, district staff determined the students appeared to be mimicking what they had read and viewed it “as …

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Hackers Send Vulgar Anti-DEI Email To Penn Students, Alumni: University Responds Hackers Send Vulgar Anti-DEI Email To Penn Students, Alumni: University Responds
Hackers Send Vulgar Anti-dei Email To Penn Students, Alumni: University Responds Students, alumni, and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania received a vulgar, inflammatory email from a hacker on Friday, Oct. 31, the university confirmed. The fraudulent message, which appeared to come from Penn’s Graduate School of Education, contained offensive language attacking the school’s diversity and admissions policies. Some recipients said they received the vulgar message multiple times. The full message was shared on reddit: The email allegedly sent by hackers from UPenn. Reddit/r/philadelphia @bpt1047 In a statement posted to its website, Penn said its Office of Info…

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Teen Girl Stabs Fellow Student With Scissors At PA School: Officials (DEVELOPING) Teen Girl Stabs Fellow Student With Scissors At PA School: Officials (DEVELOPING)
Teen Girl Stabs Fellow Student With Scissors At PA School: Officials (Developing) A teen girl is hospitalized and another is in custody after a stabbing at a Pennsylvania school, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 27. Pittsburgh Police, medics, and firefighters were called to New Outlook Academy on the 900 block of Agnew Road in the city’s Hays neighborhood for reports of a stabbing around 2:20 p.m., according to Allegheny County dispatchers. Responders found a 15-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds to her hands and head, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. She was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition. A 14-year-old girl allegedly stabbed the victim w…

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One Dead, Six Injured In Homecoming Shooting At One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs: Chesco DA One Dead, Six Injured In Homecoming Shooting At One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs: Chesco DA
One Dead, Six Injured In Homecoming Shooting At One Of America’s Oldest HBCUs: Chesco DA A shooting left one person dead and six others injured on the campus of Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania — one of America’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities — during homecoming weekend, authorities announced on Sunday, Oct. 26. Officers responded to the 1500 block of Baltimore Pike around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, for reports of gunfire, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office. During a press conference early Sunday morning, Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe confirmed the fatality and said one person …

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Teen Accused Of Kicking School Worker To Death Charged With Assault: Report Teen Accused Of Kicking School Worker To Death Charged With Assault: Report
Teen Accused Of Kicking School Worker To Death Charged With Assault: Report A staff member at a Massachusetts therapeutic school was killed after she was kicked in the chest by a 14-year-old student. Now, a news report says authorities have charged the teenager with the death.  Amy Morrell, 53, of Riverside, Rhode Island, worked at Meadowridge Academy in Swansea. The school serves students with emotional and developmental challenges. Authorities said Morrell and other staff were trying to stop a student from leaving her dorm without permission on Oct. 15 when the teen kicked Morrell in the chest. “Shortly after being struck, the victim collapsed,” said Bristo…

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Insulin, Broken Glass Contaminated Shaved Ice At PA Elementary Trunk-Or-Treat Event: Officials Insulin, Broken Glass Contaminated Shaved Ice At PA Elementary Trunk-Or-Treat Event: Officials
Insulin, Broken Glass Contaminated Shaved Ice At PA Elementary Trunk-Or-Treat Event: Officials Parents were warned after insulin and broken glass may have contaminated shaved ice served at a trunk-or-treat event at a Pennsylvania elementary school on Wednesday, Oct. 15, officials explained. The Albert Gallatin Area School District issued the alert after the Halloween-themed event earlier in the evening at A.L. Wilson Elementary School in Uniontown. "The shaved ice may have been contaminated with insulin and broken glass," Pegg said in a statement to families. Posted by Albert Gallatin Area School District on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Parents and guardians were urged to se…

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Penn Manor Student Took Meal, Caught By Lunchlady, Cited For Retail Theft: Police Penn Manor Student Took Meal, Caught By Lunchlady, Cited For Retail Theft: Police
Penn Manor Student Took Meal, Caught By Lunchlady, Cited For Retail Theft: Police A student was cited for retail theft after walking out of the school cafeteria without paying, Millersville police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The 16-year-old girl was accused of taking food and drink items from the lunch line at Penn Manor High School between Monday, Oct. 6, and Wednesday, Oct. 8, according to police. A cafeteria worker saw the student get items and bypass the registers without paying, officers said. Video surveillance later confirmed that she failed to stop at the register line, investigators detailed in the release. The student has been charged with retail theft, re…

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Middle Eastern Student Hospitalized After Biglerville Homecoming Assault: PA State Police Middle Eastern Student Hospitalized After Biglerville Homecoming Assault: PA State Police
Middle Eastern Student Hospitalized After Biglerville Homecoming Assault: PA State Police An ethnic intimidation assault involving two juveniles is under investigation after the Upper Adams School District Homecoming dance in Biglerville, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The incident happened outside of school property on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, around 8:55 p.m., troopers said. A 16-year-old white male allegedly assaulted a 14-year-old boy of Middle Eastern descent while ethnic slurs were being shouted, according to PSP Gettysburg. The victim was taken to Gettysburg Hospital and treated for multiple minor injuries, police detailed in the release. Troop…

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Threatening Social Media Statements Target PA Middle School Threatening Social Media Statements Target PA Middle School
Threatening Social Media Statements Target PA Middle School Threatening statements directed at Cedar Crest Middle School prompted a police response in Lebanon County on Tuesday, Oct. 7, according to the Lebanon-Cornwall School District. The district said it was alerted Tuesday morning to posts on social media in which individuals made threatening statements about the school. “We take all reports like this seriously and immediately notified our school police department and local police departments who are actively working together to investigate and address this situation promptly and thoroughly,” the district wrote in a statement. As a precaution, …

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Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown
Federal Union Sues Trump-Vance Admin For Forcing Workers’ Emails To Blame Dems For Shutdown The nation’s largest federal worker union is suing the Trump-Vance administration, accusing it of forcing government employees to send partisan political messages during the ongoing shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), which represents roughly 800,000 federal workers, filed the lawsuit Friday against the US Department of Education and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging that the agency violated employees’ First Amendment rights by changing their automatic out-of-office email responses to blame Democrats for the shutdown. According to the lawsuit, the Edu…

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19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Sentenced: DA 19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Sentenced: DA
19 Women Secretly Recorded In F&M Dorm Bathroom, Student Sentenced: DA A Franklin & Marshall College student who secretly recorded 19 nude women in a dorm bathroom has been sentenced to jail and probation, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 3. John James Riley, 20, of York Township, was sentenced to eight to 23 months in county jail, followed by nine years of probation, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Dennis Reinaker handed down the sentence on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Riley previously pleaded guilty in June to 19 counts of intercepting communications, 19 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, two counts of possessi…

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Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (UPDATE) Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (UPDATE)
Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (Update) The fatal shooting of an Aliquippa High School senior by a federal agent has been ruled justified, Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible announced during a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The 18-year-old Kendric Curtis fired two rounds from a stolen handgun into an unmarked SUV carrying undercover ATF, FBI, and local task force officers on Waugaman Street at the Linmar Terrace apartment complex, DA Bible said. An ATF agent returned fire once, striking Curtis in the head. Curtis was flown to Allegheny General Hospital, where he died at 3:03 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, the Allegheny…

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