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7 more Rite Aid stores closing in the Philadelphia area amid bankruptcy filing
Rite Aid, the third-biggest standalone pharmacy chain in the U.S., is headquartered at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia-based Rite Aid is closing even more locations following its recent bankruptcy filing.
A new list reveals seven stores in the region that are closing in May:
- Philadelphia: 6731 Woodland Avenue / closing May 16
- Philadelphia: 6201 Germantown Avenue / closing May 16
- Philadelphia: 2131-59 North Broad Street / closing May 16
- Exton, Pa.: 118 Eagleview Boulevard / closing May 16
- Bethlehem, Pa.: 104 East Third Street / closing date TBD
- Pottsville, Pa.: 10 South Center Street / closing 4/12
- Pennsauken, NJ: 7835 Maple Avenue / closing 5/16
This is in addition to the 31 stores that announced they were closing in November, including three in our area: 2545 Aramingo Ave. in Philadelphia; 927 Paoli Pike in West Chester, Pa. and 121 West Main St. in Moorestown, N.J.
Rite Aid, the third-biggest standalone pharmacy chain in the U.S., is headquartered at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania
Bill would create alert when children with autism go missing in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — Legislation is in the works for a statewide warning system to locate missing children with autism.
State Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia County) announced the formal introduction of a bill to create a “Purple Alert” system. It would quickly notify police and community members when a child with autism, or other cognitive issues, is missing.
His bill is called “Aiden’s Law,” named for a young boy in Columbia County, who disappeared earlier this year and drowned in the Susquehanna River. Leadbeter said a “Purple Alert” system would fill a gap in Pennsylvania.
“So, individuals with cognitive disabilities are able to then, if they go missing, have an alert go out to law enforcement organizations that work directly with them and that’ll save time expand resources, and ideally result in a safe return home for the missing individual,” Leadbeter said.
In this bill, the system would mirror others like Amber Alerts for missing children in danger and Silver Alerts for missing seniors.
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem man sentenced under Pennsylvania’s new AI child porn law
A Bethlehem man is among the first to be sentenced under a Pennsylvania law passed last year, making it a crime to possess AI-generated child sex abuse material.
On Monday, Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kristie M. Marks sentenced 35-year-old Adam Erdman to two years, four months to 10 years.
Erdman in September pleaded guilty to felony possessing child sex abuse material. He faced a possible sentence of 5 to 10 years in prison.
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced the sentencing in a news conference Monday afternoon. The DA credited U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, who introduced the new legislation and state Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, who championed the final version of the law last year.
“Before this law was passed, the use of AI to generate child sexual abuse materials went unpunished,” Holihan said. “Prosecutors like me need legislation like this to arrest and convict the criminals who use evolving technology to victimize others.”
Macungie-based attorney Michael Ira Stump, representing Erdman, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment Tuesday morning.
Bethlehem police on March 31 were called by Erdman’s estranged wife, who reported finding three AI-generated nude images of juvenile girls on his personal computer.
Prosecutors said Erdman downloaded photos of the children on vacation from their parent’s social media account, and then used artificial intelligence photo-editing software to make the children appear naked.
Erdman was charged on April 17.
The case was investigated by Bethlehem Police Det. Stephen Ewald and was prosecuted by Lehigh County Senior Deputy District Attorney Sarah K. Heimbach.
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