This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Griffin Connolly on December 19, 2017 WASHINGTON — House offices shelled out nearly $175,000 in taxpayer money to settle with employees over sexual harassment or sex discrimination claims from 2008 to 2012, according to data released Tuesday by the Office of Compliance through the House Administration Committee. The OOC did not […]

This article was published on The Daily Times News on December 29, 2016 HARRISBURG >> It was a tad too merry a Christmas for more than 300 state residents. Pennsylvania State Police troopers report they arrested 314 people for driving under the influence during the four-day Christmas holiday from Dec. 23 through Dec. 26. Troopers were on

This article was published on thebarentsobserver.com By Thomas Nilsen on November 07, 2017 The app is free and available in Google Play, App Store and some vehicle navigation systems. With the alert online on your smartphone, you will receive real-time alerts of reindeer on the road when you are driving, or you can view live reindeer alerts

This article was originally published on www.nydailynews.com by John Marzulli on Jan 20, 2016 It was a “family” Christmas. The newly minted Bonanno boss Joseph Cammarano Jr., hosted the crime family’s annual Christmas party at an Italian restaurant on Staten Island that was voted one of the best eateries in the city by the Zagat guide. The

This article was originally published on www.ranker.com by Isadora Teich  Sure, Bad Santa is a great movie, but there couldn’t actually be a mall Santa that bad in real life, could there? Actually, real-world mall Santa scandals are occasionally just as absurd as anything Willie, Marcus, and Thurman Merman got into. From the grumpy to the cruel to the

This article was originally published on www.renker.com ‘Tis the season to be jolly – or, if you’re one of these naughty St. Nicks, greedy, lecherous and absolutely, undeniably unfit to set foot in public. Sometimes, Santa goes bad in the most disturbing way possible, so we’ve put together a list of the most horrible crimes committed

This article was published on GoErie.com by Ed Palattella on December 8, 2017 Marquis P. Knight said he shot at Allen Basham because Basham fired first during a gunfight on Erie’s west side in 2016. “Fight or flight” is how Knight testified about his reaction. A jury found that Knight’s reaction was justified and that he shot

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on Dec. 9, 2017 The jury has made its decision in the case of a shooting death of a 19-year-old man in April of 2016.  Marquis Knight is found not guilty on all counts. Knight was cross-examined by Erie County District Attorney yesterday before jurors heard closing statements.  Knight was on

This article was originally published on GoErie.com on December 7, 2017 Two men charged in an incident in which a Pennsylvania State Police corporal was assaulted in Harborcreek Township in November were held for court Wednesday on the criminal charges filed against them. Jonathan S. Abbey, 29, was held for court on charges of aggravated assault, simple

The defense in an Erie homicide case is claiming the victim shot first during a gunfight on a west Erie block in April 2016. A defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday morning that the defendant, Marquis P. Knight, “did what every living thing is programmed to do when faced with certain death. “He defended himself,” said