Chris Mautner

Harrisburg

Social Media Deputy Editor at The Patriot-News

Host at Comic Books Are Burning In Hell

Editor and general bon vivant at @PennLive. Co-editor of @comicsjournal. Does other stuff he can't think of at the moment.

Articles

FDA warns about dangers of ‘gas station heroin’: Here’s what you should know

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

Health in PennsylvaniaPublished: May. 09, 2025, 3:00 p.m.FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020.
Hair dryers recalled because they can possibly electrocute, kill users

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

The hairdryers were sold in teal and pink with silver accents. The three-speed dryers have a temperature regulation switch and the Bliss logo appears in white lettering on the side of the dryer.(Courtesy of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)About 500 hair dryers sold nationwide are being recalled because they pose a risk of serious injury or death.
Marshals arrest Pa. man accused of killing firefighter, burning her body in the road

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

CrimePublished: May. 09, 2025, 9:23 a.m.A man police say killed a volunteer firefighter and then left her body burning in the middle of a Luzerne County road has been arrested. Terrance Leroy Ray, 55, of Hazelton, is accused of killing Jessica Lockwood, 39, of Frackville, Schuylkill County. He is charged with homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. Officials said Ray was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals early Thursday, WJAC reported. They did not say where they located him.
The FDA is warning people not to use or sell these tattoo inks because they might contain bacteria

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

Nation & World NewsPublished: May. 09, 2025, 7:55 a.m.Tattoo ink is under recall for a possible health risk.Food and Drug AdministrationThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning tattoo artists and anyone considering getting a tattoo to avoid using a particular ink because it could be contaminated. The FDA said in a press release that laboratory analysis revealed the Sunny Daze and Raven Black inks made by Sacred Tattooo Ink are contaminated with bacteria.
Man accused of detonating explosive inside Pa. church

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

CrimePublished: May. 08, 2025, 11:17 a.m.A Schuylkill County man is accused of setting off an explosive device inside a Catholic Church earlier this week. Kyle Kuczynski, 32, of Mahanoy City, is facing several charges, including ethnic intimidation, arson, reckless endangering, and risking catastrophe. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. Tuesday inside the basement chapel, which is usually open 24 hours a day, at Saint Teresa of Calcutta Church in Mahanoy City.
Police officer shot during brawl outside Pa. school

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

CrimePublished: May. 08, 2025, 9:53 a.m.A Philadelphia police officer was shot in the stomach on Wednesday while attempting to break up multiple fights at a high school. The fights broke out at about 2:42 p.m. at Overbrook High School and spilled out onto the sidewalk across the street, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. As police were attempting to break up the fights, a 30-year-old man armed with a Ruger-5.7 arrived at the scene.
Human remains found in wooded area near Pa. highway had been there for ‘years’: Coroner

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

NewsPublished: May. 08, 2025, 9:01 a.m.Human remains were found in a wooded area of Washington County earlier this week. Police in the city of Washington said they received a call at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday from someone who said they had found a human skull along a fence line. The person took them to a secluded wooded area near I-70, where officers found what appeared to be skeletal human remains.
U.S. warns citizens not to travel to this popular Asian destination

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

Nation & World NewsPublished: May. 07, 2025, 9:50 a.m.The U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory to Indonesia, warning travelers not to travel to certain parts of the country due to "violent unrest" in those areas.Canva/Katherine RodriguezThe U.S. State Department is urging travelers to Indonesia to use “increased caution” when visiting that country. In fact, it is encouraging tourists to avoid some areas altogether.
Suspect ID’d in death of Pa. firefighter found burning along a road

1 week ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Chris Mautner

Police have named a suspect in the death of a volunteer firefighter whose body was found burning along a Luzerne County road. Terrance Leroy Ray, 55, of Hazleton, is accused of killing Jessica Lockwood, 39, of Frackville, Schuylkill County. He has been charged with with homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence.
Suspect ID’d in death of Pa. firefighter found burning along a road

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Chris Mautner

CrimeUpdated: May. 06, 2025, 9:22 a.m.|Published: May. 06, 2025, 9:11 a.m.Police have named a suspect in the death of a volunteer firefighter whose body was found burning along a Luzerne County road. Terrance Leroy Ray, 55, of Hazelton, is accused of killing Jessica Lockwood, 39, of Frackville, Schuylkill County. He has been charged with with homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence.