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Journalist covering courts, crime & justice for MediaNews Group, Philadelphia area - National Headliner Award recipient

Philly suburbs/Montco
Joined June 2011
WATCH: #MontcoPa Deputy Sheriff Michael Petriga sings the U.S. National Anthem to open the Veterans Month ceremony outside the county courthouse on Nov. 6, 2026.
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WATCH: The award winning Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard participates in Posting of Colors during Veterans Month ceremony outside #MontcoPa Courthouse
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WATCH: #MontcoPa veterans hoist American flag to commemorate Veterans Month outside the county courthouse in Norristown, Pa. The celebration was marked by comments from elected officials and citizens.
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Good Morning! #TGIF Today is Fri. Nov. 6, 2026 THE HEADLINES @TimesHeraldPA
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Good Morning! It’s Fri. Nov. 6, 2026 THE HEADLINES @MercuryX
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Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Announces Passing of Former Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille
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WATCH: James Thomas Natland, 19, of Pottstown, Pa., gives shoutout to friends as he is escorted by sheriff’s deputies from #MontcoPa courtroom to begin prison term of 4½ to 10 years for illegally possessing 4 firearms and committing 2 vehicle thefts over a period of 10 months
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James Thomas Natland, 19, of Pottstown, Pa., is escorted by sheriff’s deputies from #MontcoPa courtroom with prison term of 4½ to 10 years for illegally possessing 4 firearms and committing 2 vehicle thefts over a 10 month timespan. He accepted a plea agreement.
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WATCH: Dalton Lee Janiczek, 22, of Lower Gwynedd, Pa., declines to reveal if he will accept a plea deal on charge of attempted murder of law enforcement officer, using his vehicle to strike & injure 2 Plymouth Twp officers as they investigated reports of his erratic driving.
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