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Carl Hessler Jr. @MontcoCourtNews

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

Joined June 2011
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Jun 13
“A tarp covers the newly removed name of US President Donald Trump from the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 13, 2026”
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Good Morning! Today is Sat. June 13, 2026 The Headlines @MercuryX
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Jun 13
Workers begin removing President Trump’s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered deadline to remove references to Trump from the building and other aspects of the iconic performing arts venue’s operations. apnews.com/article/trump-nam…

Workers begin removing Trump's name from the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered deadline

Workers have begun removing President Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the Kennedy Center, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline.

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Skippack Township, Pa. man admits firing gun at another driver during road rage incident pottsmerc.com/2026/06/12/ski…

Skippack man admits firing gun at another driver during road rage incident

A Skippack Township man faces a potential jail term in connection with an alleged road rage incident in Towamencin Township during which he fired a pistol at another vehicle occupied by two people.

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Whitpain Township, Pa. man sent to prison for illegal gun possession pottsmerc.com/2026/06/11/whi…

Whitpain man sent to prison for illegal gun possession

A Whitpain Township man will spend up to a decade in prison for illegally possessing a gun, a charge lodged against him after relatives reported he was acting in a threatening manner with the gun...

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Chester County, Pa. man faces vehicular homicide charge in Towamencin fatal crash pottsmerc.com/2026/06/11/che…

Chester County man faces vehicular homicide charge in Towamencin fatal crash

Driver’s careless and reckless driving caused a 3-vehicle crash that killed his passenger and injured 3 others, authorities allege

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Shooting incident blocks from Norristown, Pa. school lands 2 men in prison for up to 16 years. THE DETAILS: pottsmerc.com/2026/06/10/sho…

Shooting incident blocks from Norristown school lands 2 men in prison

Two men, one from Norristown and the other from Philadelphia, alleged members of a hybrid street gang, were sent to prison for up to 16 years for their roles in a shooting incident near a Norristown...

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David Demko Jr., 24, of Norristown, Pa. (Left) & Jhalil Allen, 27, of Philadelphia, alleged associates of The Grimy Boys street gang, each sentenced in #MontcoPa Court to 8-16 yrs in prison for roles in Feb. 10, 2025 shooting just blocks from Norristown school at dismissal time
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Good Morning! It’s Weds. June 10, 2026 The Headlines @TimesheraldPA
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THE HEADLINES: Read about it @MercuryX & @TimesheraldPA
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Reward offered for information about 2011 Norristown, Pa. homicide cold case timesherald.com/2026/06/09/r…

Reward offered for information about 2011 Norristown homicide cold case

Montgomery County authorities are offering a $2,500 reward for information that can help them solve the 2011 fatal stabbing of a Norristown woman.

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#MontcoPa DA offers reward for info in 2011 cold case murder:
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Good morning! Today is Tues. June 9, 2026 The Headlines @TimesheraldPA
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Good morning! Today is Tues. June 9, 2026 The headlines @MercuryX
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WATCH: Theodore Adams, 17, of Philadelphia, is escorted by sheriff’s deputies from a #MontcoPa courtroom after formal arraignment on murder charges in connection with alleged involvement in Nov. 30, 2025 gang-related gunshot slaying of rival in Norristown, Pa.; Charged as adult
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Philadelphia teenager formally arraigned in Norristown, Pa. gunshot slaying; #MontcoPa Court trial set for Nov. 30 timesherald.com/2026/06/08/t…

Teenager formally arraigned in Norristown gunshot slaying; trial set for Nov. 30

A Philadelphia teenager entered not guilty pleas to murder-related charges in connection with his alleged involvement in the November 2025 gang-related gunshot slaying of a 19-year-old man in...

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Theodore Adams, 17, of Phila. entered not guilty pleas to murder charges in connection with alleged involvement in Nov. 2025 gang-related gunshot slaying of rival in Norristown, Pa. #MontcoPa judge says he & 2 others charged will face Nov. 30, 2026 trial. He is charged as adult
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WATCH: Theodore Adams, 17, of Philadelphia, is escorted by sheriff’s deputies to a #MontcoPa courtroom for his formal arraignment on murder charges in connection with his alleged involvement in Nov. 30, 2025 gang-related gunshot slaying of rival in Norristown, Pa.
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Good morning! Today is Mon. June 8, 2026 Whether you live in Norristown or Pottstown we’ve got your #localnews covered @TimesHeraldPA and @MercuryX
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Jun 5
WATCH: John Randall Scott, 45, of Reading, Pa. is escorted by sheriff’s deputis from a #MontcoPa courtroom to begin 40-80 yr prison term for raping two girls, ages 2 to 7, on multiple occasions in Lansdale, Pa. He will be classified as a sexually violent predator
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