This article was originally published on Huffington Post by David Lohr on February 14, 2017. A Washington state man looking to hire a hitman to kill his wife and preschool daughter mistakenly sent a text message to the wrong person, police said. According to court documents obtained by The Monroe Monitor, Jeffery Lytle, 42, of Monroe, sent the disturbing text […]

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post by Mary Papenfuss on February 14, 2017. The widow and stepson of a Missouri Ku Klux Klan leader who investigators say was shot in the head as he slept in his bed have been charged over his death. Widow Malissa Ann Ancona, 44, and her 24-year-old son, Paul Edward Jinkerson Jr., have

This article was originally published on Huffington Post by Adam Levin on February 9, 2017. In the early ‘60s, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit a remarkable number of home runs including a famous back-to-back four bagger, which according to Yogi Berra was the reason he famously quipped, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” While Spring Training is still

This article was originally published on GoErie by Tim Hahn and Madeleine O’Neill on January 23, 2017. GIRARD – A Springfield Township woman who police say admitted to pointing a handgun at her husband to “scare him” during an argument is facing a homicide charge after he was shot in the head early Friday morning. Catherine A. Lucas, 52, is charged

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post by David Moye on February 7, 2017. An Oklahoma City grandmother has pleaded guilty to abusing her 7-year-old granddaughter in numerous ways, including terrorizing her by dressing as a witch. On Thursday, 51-year-old Geneva Robinson admitted in court that she engaged in several felony counts of abuse on the girl. These included

This article was originally published on Huffington Post by Nina Golgowski on February 5, 2017. A Walmart customer fatally shot a 19-year-old man who was allegedly seen trying to steal diapers from the Florida store, authorities said. The teenager was allegedly loading the merchandise into a stolen vehicle with three to four other people Saturday morning when the customer

This article was originally published on The Sentinel by Matt Heckel on January 10, 2017. HARRISBURG – Following the shooting death of a Pennsylvania state trooper while he was investigating a Protection From Abuse violation in Huntingdon County, one group is now recommending some changes to the current PFA laws. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence says the death

This article was originally published on Lawyers.com by Jennifer Ryan on January 28, 2017. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Dec. 29, 2015, issued a landmark decision that may affect whether, after separation and / or divorce, a stepparent is responsible to pay child support to a biological parent and, if so, how the child support amount will be

This article was originally published on The Legal Intelligencer by Zack Needles on January 4, 2017. In a decision that one attorney said could have “far-reaching impact,” the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that Vermont civil unions between same-sex couples are the functional equivalent of marriages for the purposes of dissolution in Pennsylvania. In a published Dec. 28 opinion, a

This article was originally published on National Patch by Justin Heinze on January 11, 2017. LANSDALE, PA — A Lansdale woman who owed nearly $5,000 in child support was arrested in an overnight raid Wednesday, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. She was among six were arrested across the county. The group collectively owed $35,677.54 in child support for