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Murder conviction stands in case where victim’s body was never found

Judge rejects Thomas Stanko’s bid to overturn conviction and life sentence GREENSBURG, PA — A murder conviction built without ever recovering Cassandra Gross’ body will stand after a Westmoreland County judge rejected Thomas Stanko’s appeal, leaving intact the life sentence…

Photo Caption: Prosecutors allege a former Oakdale Post Office clerk stole gift cards and lottery tickets from outgoing mail before being arrested following a joint investigation.

Former Postal Worker Indicted After Allegedly Stealing Gift Cards, Lottery Tickets From Mail

A former Oakdale Post Office employee has been indicted after prosecutors alleged she stole gift cards, lottery tickets and other mail from the postal system before using one of the stolen gift cards at a Long Island retail store.…

Forgotten lottery stop sends retired Baltimore cop straight to $1M Powerball payday

His daughter spotted the seven-figure surprise he initially missed FALLSTON, MD — A retired Baltimore City police officer forgot to buy his usual lottery tickets during a Walmart trip, made an unexpected…

Baltimore shooting turns deadly after man rushed from North Avenue to hospital

Victim died after Monday afternoon gunfire in East Baltimore BALTIMORE, MD — A Monday afternoon shooting on East North Avenue turned deadly after officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound…

Nearly head-on crash leaves two drivers seriously hurt and shuts down Chesapeake road

Pickup and SUV collided near the center of Centerville Turnpike CHESAPEAKE, VA — A pickup truck and small SUV collided nearly head-on along Centerville Turnpike Wednesday morning, leaving both drivers seriously injured and forcing authorities to shut down a stretch of the roadway for…

$1.5M lottery payday lands at convenience store in Pennsylvania

Scottdale shop scores a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning Scratch-Off SCOTTDALE, PA — A $1.5 million lottery payday has landed in Westmoreland County after a Scratch-Off ticket sold at a Scottdale convenience store hit the top prize in a Pennsylvania Lottery game. The…