Lawmaker proposes naming I-84 exit after slain Pa. state trooper

A Pennsylvania state senator is proposing to name an exit on Interstate 84 in the Pocono Mountain region for a state trooper slain nearby while on duty.


Sen. Lisa Baker said Friday she has introduced a bill to name Exit 30 for Cpl. Bryon Dickson, who was shot to death in September at a state police barracks about a mile away.


Eric Frein is accused of killing Dickson and wounding Trooper Alex Douglass. He's pleaded not guilty and awaits trial in Pike County.


It took authorities 48 days to find Frein, who was arrested by U.S. marshals at an abandoned airfield in northeastern Pennsylvania.


Baker says the designation will remind passing motorists of Dickson's service to the public.






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GOP to consider endorsements for three high court openings

Pennsylvania Republican Party leaders are weighing whether to take sides in a potentially crowded race for an unprecedented three openings on the state Supreme Court.


The GOP state committee is meeting at a Harrisburg hotel Saturday to decide whether the committee should endorse candidates in the May 19 primary. If so, votes will be taken to decide who is endorsed.


Eight candidates are seeking endorsements--an appointed Supreme Court justice, three state Superior Court judges, two state Commonwealth Court judges, a county judge and a county district attorney.


A seat on the state's highest court carries a 10-year term and a salary that's currently more than $203,000 a year.


Six Democrats also are running. The Democratic State Committee will meet to consider endorsements on Feb. 21 in Hershey.






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Police looking for missing Reading girl

Reading police say they are looking for a girl who has been missing for close to a week.


16-year-old Destiny Perez of Reading was reported missing on Tuesday.


Perez is of Mexican/Puerto Rican descent.


There is no further description on what she was wearing or her possible whereabouts.


Anyone with information is asked to call Reading Police at (610) 655-6246.






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Students rushed to hospital after taking unknown meds

Three Reading students were rushed to the hospital Friday afternoon after taking medication at school given to them by a classmate.


"That is a shame that kids can get those things and do that stuff," said Tom Meneely, a parent in Reading.



School officials tell us a student brought the pills to Gateway School, in the 1700 block of City Line Avenue, then passed them out to two 9th graders and a 12th grade student.



"It goes on every day. But it is a big problem with society nowadays. The kids are coming up faster than the parents are," said Keenan Bryant in Reading.



Gateway School is a school for high school aged students with special needs. BCIU runs the program.



The Reading School District has launched an investigation into the incident, but has not yet determined what the medication was.



Some parents are finding this news hard to swallow.



"Should be paid more attention to I guess. They should be monitored more so that kind of stuff does not happen," said Meneely.



Others feel responsibility lies with the parents.



"It all starts at home. Where do they get them from? That is the big question. Parents have to have more guidance and pay more attention to their kids," said Bryant.



School officials tells us two of the three students were still in the hospital Friday night, but were expected to be released soon.



The school district notified parents of children at Gateway School of the incident.






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Viral video could help cancer patient raise money for family

Month.. It's the second-biggest outbreak in at least 15 years.



ROB vaughn: Earlier tonight...we introduced you to a Lehigh County mother-of-four who's fighting for her life...after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.



WENDY davis: Now..WFMZ's Jamie Stover shows us how you can help her, and her children...with just two minutes of your time.



NATS video.



Juli fossburg "i was kinda like..what??"



NATS: video.



Ellie coyne: "It's a cute video."



JESS fossburg "It' a cute video of a kid playing soccer."



REPORTER: But there's more than meets the eye.



ELLIE coyne "It means everything to my daughter and her family,"



JULI fossburg "It's being used to help raise money for my mom and my family."



REPORTER: It was created by a man and his son in North Carolina as part of a work contest. The first employee to get half a million views by January 31st wins 50- thousand dollars. That father and son..has decided to donate that prize money to Patti Powell of Emmaus and her four children...after learning about Patti's fight with stage four lung cancer.



PATTI powell "It's overwhelming actually."



REPORTER: Since going on chemo therapy..Powell has been unable to work. She doesn't have insurance. And she's the sole provider for Jason, Juli, Jess, and two- year-old Jaycee. The cash..would mean peace.



Patti "i could focus more on healing myself than wasting energy on worrying about how am i going to pay the rent this month."



REPORTER: And her children...could think more about spending precious time.



NAT "Give ma kiss. Muah!"



REPORTER: and worry less about losing the woman they adoringly call "mom."



Jess "If i lost her, i would be nothing. I would crumble."



REPORTER: Jamie Stover, 69 News.






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Emergency Landing Bride and Groom for Hot Air Balloon

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Buckingham Township repeals local sex offender law

A township in Bucks County is changing how it deals with sex offenders.


Buckingham Township officials are repealing a 2009 ordinance. Under the ordinance.. Convicted sex offenders could not live within 25-hundred feet of a school. Child-care facility, or public park.


Officials now say the ordinance was in violation with a 2011 State Supreme Court decision. State law, also called Megan's Law, states convicted sex offenders may not face automatic restrictions on where they reside.






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Revenge was motive behind deadly Allentown stabbing

Prosecutors say there may be a motive behind a deadly stabbing that happened inside an Allentown barber shop last week.


New details emerged Friday during a preliminary hearing for the suspect, 43-year-old Eugenio Hernandez-Andino.


Police say Hernandez-Andino stabbed 30- year old Jose Reyes-Espinosa multiple times after a heated argument inside the Washington barbershop last Thursday on West Hamilton street in Allentown.


During his police interview, investigators say Hernandez-Andino admitted to the stabbing and claims he did it because Reyes-Espinosa and a group of men assaulted him in 2009 and he 'wanted to teach him a lesson'.


According to Hernandez-Andino he originally went to the barber shop to meet up with Juan Garcia who works there to get a 'key'.


However when he took the stand on Friday, Garcia, who's currently incarcerated for a parole violation, said he'd never seen Hernandez-Andino before.


Entered as evidence, was cell phone video of the incident captured by Garcia himself.

Prosecutors say the incident was also captured on surveillance video inside the shop.


A police officer who first responded to the scene testified he found Reyes-Espinosa bleeding and lying on a mattress in a back room of the shop with multiple stab wounds to his chest.

Reyes-Espinosa died moments later after being taken to the hospital.

The case is now heading to trial.






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89% Disabled: Ex-NFL, Survivor Talks About His Worker's Comp

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