Keith Schweigert

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LANCASTER, Pa. — A Chester County man who pleaded guilty to his role in a deadly 2023 street race was sentenced this week to two days in prison followed by one year under house arrest and seven years of probation as part of a negotiated plea deal, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office confirmed Wednesday. Brandon Gentile, 21, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to homicide by vehicle, illegal possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana and 12 other offenses as part of the plea agreement.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Editor's note: The video above is about the most recent failed attempt to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. A Pennsylvania lawmaker on Wednesday announced plans to introduce new legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in the commonwealth after a legalization bill approved by the State House failed to make it out of committee in the State Senate. State Sen.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that her department's spring unclaimed property auction brought in more than $468,000. All proceeds are carefully logged by the Treasury Department and will remain available for the rightful owners to claim no matter how much time passes, Garrity said in a press release issued Wednesday. “Treasury’s first goal is always to return items in our vault to the rightful owners,” Garrity said.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg Treasurer Dan Miller may have lost to incumbent Wanda Williams in the race to become the Democratic candidate for mayor, but that doesn't necessarily mean Miller's candidacy is over. Thanks to write-in votes from Republicans, Miller could potentially run against Williams in November as a GOP candidate. Williams narrowly held off Miller by 83 votes, earning 1,725 votes to Miller's 1,642 in a primary that featured the lowest voter turnout in at least 20 years.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former Dauphin County magisterial district judge will serve up to 30 years in prison after her conviction last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges related to the shooting of her estranged boyfriend in 2024. Sonya McKnight, 55, was sentenced to a prison term of no less than 13.5 years and no more than 30 years in prison at a hearing before Senior Judge Howard Knisely Wednesday, May 28 in Dauphin County Court.