• PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Catfished: Teen killed in murder-for-hire plot by offender seeking videos of death

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-Chief  Mvm7037   ANCHORAGE, ALASKA The villain in the vicious “catfish” murder for hire plot that baited teens into killing a 19-year-old woman was sentenced to 99 years in prison. The perpetrator, Darin Schilmiller, was facing five to 99 years in prison for the murder-for-hire scheme. As he sat in court and cried,…

    • Changes are being made to PA dog law

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu HARRISBURG, PA – Some changes to Pennsylvania’s dog law that were signed by Governor Josh Shapiro last year are now in effect. According to ABC27 News, the updates to the law now include increased fines for dogs who are unlicensed, kennel and shelter requirements, and some interesting changes to dangerous dog…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Catfished: Teen killed in murder-for-hire plot by offender seeking videos of death

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-Chief  Mvm7037   ANCHORAGE, ALASKA The villain in the vicious “catfish” murder for hire plot that baited teens into killing a 19-year-old woman was sentenced to 99 years in prison. The perpetrator, Darin Schilmiller, was facing five to 99 years in prison for the murder-for-hire scheme. As he sat in court and cried,…

    • Changes are being made to PA dog law

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu HARRISBURG, PA – Some changes to Pennsylvania’s dog law that were signed by Governor Josh Shapiro last year are now in effect. According to ABC27 News, the updates to the law now include increased fines for dogs who are unlicensed, kennel and shelter requirements, and some interesting changes to dangerous dog…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Catfished: Teen killed in murder-for-hire plot by offender seeking videos of death

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-Chief  Mvm7037   ANCHORAGE, ALASKA The villain in the vicious “catfish” murder for hire plot that baited teens into killing a 19-year-old woman was sentenced to 99 years in prison. The perpetrator, Darin Schilmiller, was facing five to 99 years in prison for the murder-for-hire scheme. As he sat in court and cried,…

    • Changes are being made to PA dog law

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu HARRISBURG, PA – Some changes to Pennsylvania’s dog law that were signed by Governor Josh Shapiro last year are now in effect. According to ABC27 News, the updates to the law now include increased fines for dogs who are unlicensed, kennel and shelter requirements, and some interesting changes to dangerous dog…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Catfished: Teen killed in murder-for-hire plot by offender seeking videos of death

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-Chief  Mvm7037   ANCHORAGE, ALASKA The villain in the vicious “catfish” murder for hire plot that baited teens into killing a 19-year-old woman was sentenced to 99 years in prison. The perpetrator, Darin Schilmiller, was facing five to 99 years in prison for the murder-for-hire scheme. As he sat in court and cried,…

    • Changes are being made to PA dog law

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu HARRISBURG, PA – Some changes to Pennsylvania’s dog law that were signed by Governor Josh Shapiro last year are now in effect. According to ABC27 News, the updates to the law now include increased fines for dogs who are unlicensed, kennel and shelter requirements, and some interesting changes to dangerous dog…

    • PA Man Accused of Picking Up Teen Fugitive Following Escape

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities say that a man is now facing charges for picking up a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case.  18 year old, Michael Diggs, is being accused of hindering apprehension, escape, criminal conspiracy, and use of a communication facility. Authorities say that Diggs was driving…

    • Tarantulas and waffles, a new PA delicacy

      Chase Burdick Managing Editor cxb1345@psu.edu Scranton – A restaurant owned by Josh Balz and James Olecki has taken their commitment to enhancing diners’ experience to another strange level. To make a visitor’s experience memorable, Josh Balz added fried tarantulas and waffles to the restaurant’s menu. Noir Dark Spirits are the name, and adding ‘dark twists’…

    • Kidnapper Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Assaulting 13 Year Old Girl

      Charlie Garner Opinion Editor avg6206@psu.edu Steven Robert Sablan, a 62 year old man from Texas, has been found guilty of kidnapping a 13 year old girl. She was rescued after holding up a “Help Me” sign while she was trapped in the back of the man’s car.    According to a statement from the U.S.…

    • Catfished: Teen killed in murder-for-hire plot by offender seeking videos of death

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-Chief  Mvm7037   ANCHORAGE, ALASKA The villain in the vicious “catfish” murder for hire plot that baited teens into killing a 19-year-old woman was sentenced to 99 years in prison. The perpetrator, Darin Schilmiller, was facing five to 99 years in prison for the murder-for-hire scheme. As he sat in court and cried,…

    • Changes are being made to PA dog law

      Madison Meeks  Editor-in-chief mvm7037@psu.edu HARRISBURG, PA – Some changes to Pennsylvania’s dog law that were signed by Governor Josh Shapiro last year are now in effect. According to ABC27 News, the updates to the law now include increased fines for dogs who are unlicensed, kennel and shelter requirements, and some interesting changes to dangerous dog…

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