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Pastor Defrocked Over Son's Gay Wedding

Church gave Rev. Frank Schaefer an ultimatum, and he refused

(Newser) - The United Methodist Church dropped the hammer today on a Pennsylvania pastor who'd performed his son's same-sex wedding, defrocking him entirely. The church board decided Rev. Frank Schaefer's fate in a meeting that lasted just 15 minutes, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The church had convicted him last...

Pair Spends Month in Jail for Having Bag of ... Soap

Lawyer calls it a case of racial profiling

(Newser) - Soap and cocaine are easy to confuse ... right? Apparently so: A young man and woman just spent a month in a Pennsylvania jail for carrying two kilos of soap that police mistook for cocaine, reports Reason via The Morning Call . A trooper pulled over Annadel Cruz, 26, and Alexander Bernstein,...

Teen Raped Elderly Nun Outside Church: Police

Andrew Bullock, 18, accused of heinous attack

(Newser) - A sad story from Pennsylvania: Police have charged a teenager with beating and raping an 85-year-old retired nun in a church parking lot, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Andrew Bullock, 18, allegedly offered to help the nun Friday morning, then flashed her. When she tried to walk away, police say he...

Newlyweds Killed Guy for Kicks: Cops

Pennsylvania couple allegedly lured victim into their car

(Newser) - Another Craigslist killing ? A newly married couple in Pennsylvania allegedly lured a man into their car and murdered him for the sheer thrill of it, the Daily Item reports. Police say Elytte Barbour, 22, and Miranda Barbour, 18, killed 42-year-old Troy La Ferrara after picking him up at a...

Church Convicts Pastor Who Held Son's Gay Wedding

Frank Schaefer could be defrocked over 2007 ceremony

(Newser) - A Methodist minister could lose his credentials after performing his son's gay wedding. A church trial yesterday in Pennsylvania found the Rev. Frank Schaefer guilty of violating church law, the AP reports; proceedings to decide the penalty—anything from a reprimand to defrocking—begin today. During the Methodist trial,...

Pa. Guy's $10 Bill Could Be Worth $500K

Collector's note has 'fancy serial number,' rare label

(Newser) - Sure, it says "$10" on the corner, but a Pennsylvania collector's bill is worth far more. Billy Baeder, of Royersford, Pa., is into "fancy serial numbers" and other unusual currency characteristics collectors value: printing mistakes, for instance. Fancy serial numbers, the Philadelphia Inquirer explains, include those in...

Greyhound Crash Kills 1, Injures Dozens

It hit tractor-trailer on I-80 in Pennsylvania, say police

(Newser) - A Greyhound bus struck a tractor-trailer early today on Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania, killing a woman, critically injuring four other people, and sending dozens to the hospital, authorities say. The bus was extensively damaged when it hit the rear end of a flatbed trailer that was hauling garbage at...

Pa. Governor Likens Gay Marriage to Incest

Comparison follows earlier one likening gays to children

(Newser) - Tom Corbett likened gay marriage to incest today—and that was his attempt to walk back an earlier comment likening it to a union of children. In an interview with WHP-TV today, the Pennsylvania governor was asked about a state attorney's comments likening same-sex marriages to marriages involving 12-year-olds....

Fracking's New Side Effect: Radioactive Wastewater

Study finds high levels near a discharge site

(Newser) - Add this to ongoing debate about the merits and potential dangers of fracking : A Duke study uncovered high levels of radioactivity in water and sediment downstream from a fracking treatment plant in Pennsylvania, reports LiveScience . The researchers discovered the unexpected levels of radium in a creek near the Josephine Brine...

Cops: Daughter Kills Mom, Dad Kills Daughter

2-decade family feud ended in tragedy in Ashville, Pa.

(Newser) - A two-decade family feud came to a violent end Friday when a man shot dead the two home invaders that killed his wife and son, not knowing the assailants included his long-estranged daughter. Authorities said today that it appears Josephine and Jeffrey Ruckinger planned to murder her family at their...

Superintendent Resigns After Incredibly Racist Texts

He and athletic director said all black people should have the last name 'n----r'

(Newser) - Why did the superintendent and athletic director of a Philadelphia-area school district suddenly resign at the end of August? It might be because they'd been caught sending incredibly offensive text messages to each other. Late last week, the Daily Local News in West Chester published a leaked transcript of...

Pennsylvania Judge Bars Gay-Marriage Licenses

One county clerk took it upon himself to start issuing them, despite state law

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania judge today ordered a suburban Philadelphia court clerk to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pellegrini said Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes did not have the power to decide on his own whether Pennsylvania's same-sex marriage ban violates the...

Town Named 'Jim Thorpe' Fights to Keep His Body

Sons want famed athlete moved home to Oklahoma tribal land

(Newser) - The surviving sons of the famous American Indian athlete Jim Thorpe have long fought to get the remains of their father moved from Jim Thorpe, Pa., to tribal lands in Oklahoma, where he was born. Now they've won a crucial legal victory that puts them close to their goal—...

Pennsylvania: Gays Barred From Marriage, Just Like Kids

State opposes a county's allowance of same-sex marriages

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania county clerk has been issuing same-sex marriage licenses, saying state laws against the practice are unconstitutional—and now the state capital is fighting back. State attorneys say there's no "value or legitimacy" to the more than 150 licenses issued in Montgomery County since July 24, and...

10K-Gallon Oil Tank Explodes, Kills Man

Fuel spill has been contained, firefighters say

(Newser) - A 10,000-gallon fuel oil tank exploded at a Pennsylvania industrial park yesterday and went flying across a road, killing a worker who was welding nearby. The explosion happened last night at Brownies Oil Co. in the Reynolds Industrial Park in Mercer County, in western Pennsylvania. The tank spilled 7,...

Gag Order on Kids? Wake Up, Fracking Industry
Gag Order on Kids?
Wake Up, Fracking Industry
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Aug 6, 2013 4:15 PM CDT

Gag Order on Kids? Wake Up, Fracking Industry

In settlement, family's young children ordered to keep silent

(Newser) - An unusual legal settlement now getting national attention is yet another example of why the fracking industry has such a lousy reputation, writes Loren Steffy at Forbes . The story first came to light courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , which reported on a $750,000 settlement for Chris and Stephanie Hallowich...

'Boobies' Bracelets Aren't Lewd: Court

They're about breast cancer awareness

(Newser) - If kids at a Pennsylvania middle school want to wear bracelets declaring their love for boobies, the district has no right to stop them, a federal appeals court says. Two teens were suspended for wearing bracelets reading "I Heart Boobies"—a breast cancer awareness slogan—during their school'...

Motive in Town Meeting Shooting: This Shack

Police say Rockne Newell had been in long-running fight with township

(Newser) - The gunman in last night's deadly town meeting shooting in Pennsylvania has been IDed by police as Rockne Newell. It's a well-known name to local officials, who the Pocono Record reports have been embroiled in a "long-simmering feud" with Newell over his junk-strewn property for some 18...

2 Killed, 3 Injured at Town Meeting Shooting
 Gunman Storms 
 Town Meeting, Kills 3 
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Aug 5, 2013 10:48 PM CDT

Gunman Storms Town Meeting, Kills 3

Pennsylvania shooter shot through wall

(Newser) - Three people are dead and several others injured after a shooting in northeastern Pennsylvania, according to state police, who initially said the death toll was four. The emergency management director in Monroe County says the shooting happened at a municipal building during the town's monthly meeting, the AP reports....

5 Killed in Pa. Helicopter Crash
 Pa. Helicopter Crash Kills 5 
Jul 29, 2013 12:03 AM CDT

Pa. Helicopter Crash Kills 5

Pilot warned he was losing altitude; weather may have played role

(Newser) - Moments after a pilot told air traffic controllers he was losing altitude, his helicopter crashed in a rugged, wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania, killing four adults and a child. The Wyoming County coroner said the pilot contacted a nearby tower around 10:30pm Saturday saying he would attempt to return...

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