Attorney Michael Avenatti could face a sentence of 335 years in prison if convicted of charges in a 36-count federal indictment. The indictment announced Thursday in Los Angeles alleges Avenattti stole millions of dollars from clients, didn’t pay taxes, committed bank fraud and lied during bankruptcy proceedings. U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna says the four areas of alleged criminal conduct are all linked to each other.
President Donald Trump is claiming to “know nothing about WikiLeaks” despite past praise for the anti-secrecy organization. Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Thursday about the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London.
THE ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL BOARD HEARD SOME GOOD NEWS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
PennDOT is remembering road workers killed on the job with a display at the Capitol Complex. There were 89 displays set up in the lobby of the Keystone Building with each bearing the name of a PennDOT employee killed on the job since 1970. During a memorial event Wednesday, some of the family members of those killed begged drivers to pay attention, saying they don’t want another family to go through what they have.
Allegheny County health officials say two more people have died from flu related complications. The deaths of a woman in her 90s and a man in his mid-60s brings the death total this season to 14. Health officials say while the flu is on the decline at this point in the season, it is still circulating.
A judge is giving former Penn State President Graham Spanier three weeks to report to jail and start serving a sentence imposed over his handling of a complaint about Jerry Sandusky showering with a boy. A judge’s order made public Wednesday says Spanier can do his time in the jail near his home in State College if county jail wardens approve. Spanier has remained out on bail since his 2017 conviction for misdemeanor child endangerment. A lawyer for Spanier declined to comment Wednesday.
The administration of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing a regulation to control methane emissions from existing natural gas facilities that doesn’t directly target the potent greenhouse gas. That is raising alarm among environmental groups. Instead, the proposed rule sets limits on smog-forming volatile organic compounds emitted by Pennsylvania’s enormous gas industry, with methane reduction listed as a “co-benefit.” Environmental advocates say the administration needs to do far more.
A group of state Senators has once again introduced legislation to abolish the statute of limitations for sexual assault victims. Don Rooney has more…
The Pennsylvania House has approved legislation that would ensure that strangulation is appropriately recognized as a crime of violence under Pennsylvania Law. The bill – sponsored by State Representative Torren Ecker of Adams and Cumberland counties – was a part of an extensive package of victims’ rights legislation being moved forward this week by Republican lawmakers that are designed to protect the welfare of children, bring justice for victims of domestic abuse, and provide support for abuse victims when they must testify against their abusers. Rep. Ecker said it was particularly gratifying to know that his first piece of legislation to be approved by the House will help to protect victims of strangulation…
A man who was a co-defendant and key witness in the shooting deaths of two sisters during a robbery gone bad is facing 10 to 40 years in prison following guilty pleas. Twenty-one-year-old Miras Kelly II pleaded guilty in Allegheny County to charges including third-degree murder, conspiracy, attempted homicide, aggravated assault and robbery. He testified against a co-defendant who was sentenced to two consecutive life terms.