Dentist who dumped waste in ocean due in court
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. (AP) — A Pennsylvania dentist who admitted dumping medical waste into the ocean, causing numerous beach closures in New Jersey, is due to appear in court Monday morning.
Thomas McFarland had unsuccessfully sought to enter a pre-trial intervention program that would have spared him a criminal record. Neither the state Attorney General's Office nor McFarland's lawyer would say whether he intends to enter a guilty plea in Cape May County court Monday.
McFarland has admitted dumping 260 hypodermic needles, 180 cotton swabs and numerous containers for dental filling material into an inlet in just before Labor Day weekend in 2008.
His lawyer says the dentist was distraught to the point of mental illness over his wife's lung cancer, and appeared to be acting out in "a cry for help.
Deliberations continue in Pa. corruption trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jurors are set to continue deliberations in the corruption trial of the former second-ranking Democrat in the Pennsylvania House and three of his former aides.
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ROSTRAVER, Pa. (AP) — The owner of a suburban Pittsburgh ice rink has confirmed that heavy snow caused the rink's roof to collapse last month.
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ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Police in northeastern Pennsylvania have charged a man with raping a 3-year-old girl.
An Erie judge arraigned 38-year-old Timothy Greenfield on Sunday.
Pa. lawmaker crash death trial to resume
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A vehicular homicide trial is scheduled to resume for a man accused of causing the 2008 crash that killed a Pennsylvania lawmaker.
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