Woman holds police at bay after pistol-whipping her husband

Pennsylvania - Rodney Rutherford, Brazzilia Rutherford’s husband, testified that he was in the basement of the family’s home when his wife came looking for a fight. He said he tried to avoid her by going to the kitchen, when she pushed him. He said he then retreated to their bedroom and locked the door. “The next thing I know, the door got kicked off the hinges and went flying across the room,” he said. He said his wife then pulled a pistol out of her pocket. “She hauled off and hit me,” he testified...More

Five children hidden from society in squalid home

Pennsylvania - Five children were raised hidden from society in a squalid house with no heat, electricity or running water. Authorities in York, Pennsylvania, are now asking how and why the parents of the children - ranging in age from two to 13 - managed to conceal them for so long. Police tracked down their children, who had no birth certificates, no schooling, no immunisations or evidence of medical care - nothing whatsoever to prove their existence...More

Mayor, 92, wins fifth term

SOUTH COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania - A 92-year-old mayor just elected to a fifth term is older than the Pennsylvania town he represents. James C. Kennedy of South Coatesville is not the oldest mayor in the United States, an honor believed to be held by Dorothy Gechen, the 101-year-old mayor of Ocean Breeze, Fla., the Philadelphia Daily News reported. But he is old enough that he decided to rest instead of attending a victory party. Kennedy, a Democrat, won 85-59. ---...More