Whitehall Dad’s Conviction In 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Death Vacated, Sentence Slashed: DA
A Pennsylvania father’s conviction in the death of his infant daughter has been vacated, and his lengthy sentence was cut, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
Matthew Wolfe, 40, of Whitehall, pleaded no contest to Third-Degree Murder and Endangering the Welfare of a Child before Judge James Anthony, resulting in a sentence of 4½ to 9 years in prison followed by two years of probation, according to the DA. He had previously been convicted by a jury in 2017 and sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison, the DA said.
The case was reopened after a re…
Here's Every Pizzeria Headed To Dave Portnoy's 'One Bite' Pizza Fest This Weekend
Just One Bite? This weekend, it's all you can eat.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is turning New York City into the pizza capital of the world this Saturday, Sept. 13, when his One Bite Pizza Festival takes over Randall’s Island Park.
With more than 40 of Portnoy’s highest-rated pizzerias dishing out slices from noon until night, expect New York–style, Neapolitan, Sicilian, tomato pies, grandma slices, and bar pies, all in one place.
Here’s the full lineup of pizza royalty coming to NYC, organized by state:
NEW YORK
Di Fara Pizza – Brooklyn (9.4)
John’s of Bleecker St. – Manhattan…
Cop Killers Helped Run Multi-State Car Theft Ring Out Of Camden: AG
Thirteen people were arrested and charged with running a car theft ring out of Camden that involved the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5.
Alex Vargas, a 27-year-old Camden resident and his brother Alexi Vargas, a 24-year-old Pennsauken resident, led a criminal enterprise which coordinated the theft of vehicles throughout New Jersey and his nearby states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
From July 2001 through January 2004, the Vargas brothers and their accomplices stole cars in Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Bergen,…
Homicide: Woman Shot In Neck Found Dead In Philadelphia Backyard, Police Say
A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found shot in the neck in a backyard in Philadelphia, police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Officers were called to the 2400 block of North 4th Street around 3:10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.
The woman, whose name has not been released, was discovered unresponsive in the rear yard of a residence, authorities said. She had been shot once in the neck.
Medics pronounced her dead at the scene at 3:18 a.m., investigators detailed.
No arrests have been made, and no weapon has been recovered, p…
