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A Greene County man admitted bilking Western Pennsylvania investors out of more than $2 million under the guise of funding a promising renewable energy company, only to use the money to pay for lavish personal items and the living expenses of he and his fellow schemers. Authorities say the money

Flowers are seen near where a gunman killed two people after crashing a stolen truck on Saturday in Winthrop. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Family members and friends are mourning the two longtime public servants who were killed by a gunman in Winthrop on Saturday. Police say Nathan Allen, 28, of Winthrop, rammed a building in a stolen truck, then fatally shot David Green, a retired state police trooper, and Ramona Cooper, an Air Force veteran, before police killed him. Green, 58, who grew up in Winthrop,...

Jason Koski/Cornell University Top row: Industry leaders and alumni judges at the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition, held virtually May 1. Bottom row left to right: Shaily Patil, MPS-RE ’21, and Jacob Tannenbaum, MPS-RE ’21, members of winning team Life After Life. Green cemetery wins hospitality business pitch contest May 4, 2021 A monetization platform connecting consumers to restaurants through influencers’ content and an algorithm-based trip-planning concierge...

Virtual author visit to wrap up town-wide library program in Wallingford Virtual author visit to wrap up town-wide library program in Wallingford The Wallingford Public Library, Mon., Jan. 4, 2021. The Wallingford Public Library is eliminating most late fines on overdue materials. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal March 02, 2021 05:09PM By Lauren Takores, Record-Journal staff WALLINGFORD — The library’s annual town-wide reading program, “One Book, One Walling...

Vaccines rely on horseshoe crabs By Tim Prudente The Baltimore Sun/TNS BALTIMORE - Far from the medical labs and test tubes, a fisherman in old rubber boots walks across the docks of West Ocean City to inspect his catch. He peers in a crate of spiny tails and grasping claws, hundreds of a common yet precious creature, among the oldest species on Earth: horseshoe crabs. The scene on the docks is a glimpse into a strange and guarded Maryland fishery, one supporting a multimillion-dollar industry...

By TIM PRUDENTE | The Baltimore Sun | Published: January 1, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. BALTIMORE (Tribune News Service) — Far from the medical labs and test tubes, a fisherman in old rubber boots walks across the docks of West Ocean City to inspect his catch. He peers in a crate of spiny tai...

Presumptive correlation to something or an influential correlation to something? >> great question. most of the offenders used to be what my friends jack levin called thrill offenders. they appear to be shrinking, and theyre not as violent as the smallest type of offenders called the mission offenders. they commit a tiny percentage of the hate crimes, but when they act, they are more lethal. what i think were seeing now with the rise of white nationalism and after charlottesville these groups im...

Caption contest. stephanie? >> well, first, im glad they were all there doing that. on a serious -- but i was thinking about the republican audit from a couple of years ago. is this chapter two of the republican audit? >> i, too, am glad theyre doing this. its the thought that counts. however, any thought is bring on my k street retirement. >> when is this over? and, you know, thats what each of them were thinking. when is this over? >> so watching these guys, all i can think is harry reid, the ...

We know that jarad miller was frustrated about that. he wrote about that online. whether that caused some kind of deep seeded anger or led him to commit these killings, we dont know but his entire past is under investigation. >> i want to ask you about something, jack, that the millers wrote about their time at the bundy ranch. we sold everything. we had to buy supplies and quit our jobs to be there 24/7. how dare you ask for help and shun us as dedicated patriots talking about being thrown off ...