Friday, May 10, 2013
The trendy clothing retailer will pay a reported $7.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit, which originated after a manager from King of Prussia was fired for being black.
NORRISTOWN, PA -- Nicole Cogdell was working as a manager at Wet Seal in 2009, when she overheard the company's executive vice president tell the district manager that she "wasn't the right fit for the store" and that they needed someone "with blonde hair and blue eyes." Days later, Cogdell, a black woman, was fired from her job. Cogdell wasn't alone, however, as her assistant manager, Myriam Saint-Hilaire, and Kai Hawkins, who worked at The Gallery mall in Philadelphia, were also let go, according to Philly.com. Later, an email was sent by an executive stating the retailer needed to diversify its workforce, as it was too African-American. The three women filed a federal discrimination suit last year in California against Wet Seal, and in …
Monday, May 6, 2013
Locations near the PA Turnpike will offer spots to 'plug in.'
This summer, drivers along the Pennsylvania Turnpike will find at least four rest stops to be "electrifying." The Turnpike Commission announced recently that four new charging stations will be installed this summer for electric cars. According to the Lancaster New Era, a new charging station is scheduled to be added along the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the King of Prussia rest stop gas station. The additions are a part of a $2.5 million project by the commission. Renee Vid Colborn, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, told the Era that a "fill-up" will cost "anywhere between $2 and $5, depending on the charging station we put in and the utilities." "The charging stations will be positioned near the rear of the service plaza…
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Police say a Montgomery County man killed 10-month-old baby, grandmother.
Even with his own confession caught on tape, one Montgomery County man entered a not guilty plea in court on Friday in the case of the murdered Saanvi Venna, 10-months, and her grandmother back in October of 2012. As Patch reported in 2012, Saanvi's body was found bound in a suitcase at the Marquis apartment complex in Upper Merion Township in October 2012. Police arressted Raghunandan Yandamuri, 26, after discovering a ransom note and evidence that the man was going to attempt to kidnap the girl for money. The botched kidnapping resulted in the death of two, both Saanvi and her grandmother, police said. Yandamuri confessed to police that he was the murderer. When Saanvi began crying, Yandamuri allegedly said, he "stuffed" a handkerchief …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Montgomery County District Court released the 23 minute video containing the confession of alleged murderer Raghunandan Yandamuri.
Montgomery County District Court has released the footage of Raghunandan Yandamuri alleged confession to the murders of 10-month-old Saanvi Venna and her 61-year-old grandmother Satyavathi Venna in October. According to NBC10, Yandamuri claimed both murders were accidental. In the video, he claims that he slit the grandmother's throat accidentally and stuffed a handkerchief in Saanvi's mouth and Wrapped a towel around her head to stop her from crying. Authorities have said the murders were part of a botched ransom scheme in which Yandamuri planned to demand $50,000 from Saanvi's parents for her safe return. Several copies of a ransom note were found at the murder scene. The Montgomery County District Attorney's office is reportedly …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
The insurance company's mobile claim center will be stationed at the Home Depot in King of Prussia through the weekend to help homeowners wade through the claims process.
Allstate is going mobile. The insurance company has deployed mobile claims centers across the Northeast to help customers file claims for damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. In our area, Allstate's mobile claim center is spending the weekend camped out at the Home Depot, 181 South Gulph Road in King of Prussia. The claim center will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and customers can talk to catastrophe personnel, get answers to claim questions and file a claim against their Allstate policy. What's more, you don't have to be an Allstate customer to confer with the specialists. While they can't start a claim for another insurance carrier, Allstate representatives can advise you on your policy and help you navigate the complex …
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Kornwell Chan, of Dresher, who was arrested in January for allegedly burglarizing a home and stealing a woman’s underwear and again in May for a peeping incident at the King of Prussia Mall, is fighting the peeping charges.
According to Montgomery Media, a Dresher man already awaiting a trial for allegedly breaking into a Springfield woman's home in January and stealing her underwear, is fighting charges he also used a camera to look up another woman's dress at the King of Prussia Mall in May. Kornwell Chan, of Dresher, was arrested in January 2012 for allegedly burglarizing the home of a woman he as stalking and stealing her underwear and was arrested again in May for another incident in which he allegedly used a camera to look up a woman’s skirt at a JC Penny in the King of Prussia Mall. In that second incident, a loss prevention officer reportedly recognized him from a flier that was handed out a few months prior. The flier was apparently created after an …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
10-month-old Saanvi Venna's family had just moved to King of Prussia in June of this year. Authorities seek to identity anyone with a motive to harm the family.
Local authorities on Tuesday were working with the FBI to identify any suspects of motives in Monday's suspected abduction of 10-month-old Saanvi Venna from her home in a King of Prussia apartment tower on Monday. Authorities said Saanvi's 61-year-old grandmother, Satyavathi Venna, was found murdered in the home when Upper Merion Township Police arrived at the scene early Monday afternoon. Satyavathi Venna, who was visiting from India, had been staying with her son, Venkata Konda Siva Venna (Saanvi's father) and her daughter-in-law, Chenchu Latha Punuru, Saanvi's mother. The elder Venna was scheduled to return to India in January. Her body was being autopsied on Tuesday, authorities said. The family had been living in the apartment since …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Authorities say the child was abducted and her 61-year-old grandmother was murdered.
Multiple news outlets are confirming that Upper Merion and Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for 10-month-old Saavni Venna after she was abducted from the Marquis Apartments in the 200 block of W. Dekalb Pike in King of Prussia sometime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 22. According to NBC10, police have confirmed that the murder victim found at the scene was Saavni's 61-year-old grandmother, Satyavathi Venna, who was baby-sitting at the time. Police issued an Amber Alert after the father returned home later in the day and realized the child was missing. Police are still searching for the child and are not releasing any additional information about the crime. According to Fox 29, Saavni's father made an emotional plea for help in…
Authorities say the child was abducted in the course of homicide earlier today.
The Pennsylvania State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a 10-month-old baby abducted in connection with a homicide reported earlier in Upper Merion Monday. Police and emergency medical personal have reportedy been on the scene at the Marquis Apartments at 251 West Dekalb Pike in King of Prussia for most of the day. The following information was released by State Police: “The Pennsylvania State Police has issued an Amber Child Abduction Alert for the Upper Merion Township Police Department, Montgomery County. The Upper Merion Township Police Department is searching for Saanvi VENNA, Asian Indian, Female, 10 months old, 21 pounds last seen wearing a white dress with pink flowers, black hair, brown eyes, unknown jewelry. She was last …
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Friday, May 25, 2012
A 22-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a car driven by a Norristown resident last night on DeKalb Pike.
Keith Heffintrayer
6:27 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
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