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Standoff Prompts School Lockdown In PA; Police Swarm Second Location
A wanted man barricaded himself inside a Pennsylvania home, prompting a school lockdown and delaying another school’s dismissal on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to local reports. Officers went to the 700 block of Courtland Avenue of York City around 10:30 a.m. after receiving a tip that a man wanted for attempted homicide was inside, ABC27 reported, citing a York City Police spokesperson. The man refused to come out, and the York County Quick Response Team responded and took him into custody, according to the outlet. His identity was not released. Police used tear gas before making t…
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Major Crash With Critical Injuries, Medevac Shuts Route 295 (
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Multiple people were critically injured in a serious crash that shut down both directions of Interstate 295 in Gloucester County on Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, authorities said. The crash happened near Exit 17 in the Gibbstown area, prompting the closure of Route 295 northbound and southbound, according to Gloucester County Emergency Management. A medical helicopter was requested to land on the highway as emergency crews responded to the scene, officials said. Authorities urged drivers to avoid the area due to the closures. The number of people injured and the circumstances surroundin…
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PA Youth Football President Busted In Large-Scale Cocaine Ring, Feds Say
The president of a Pennsylvania youth football association that received city funding to reduce violence was arrested in a large-scale cocaine trafficking investigation on Wednesday, Oct. 21, federal authorities announced. Martin Langford, 59, of Pittsburgh, is the president of the Westside Mustangs Youth Athletic Association in the city’s West End, according to public online records. His program received Stop the Violence grant funding from Pittsburgh under the Gainey administration. Langford was among seven people arrested following a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation, a…
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Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say
A Fall River woman made millions arranging fake marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, federal prosecutors allege. Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, ran the operation for more than a decade, charging $38,000 to $40,000 per marriage, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Investigators say she earned more than $100,000 a year during the 10-year scheme. Five other people were also arrested and charged with taking part in the scam marriage scheme. Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River; Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River; Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River; Je…
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Convicted Lehigh Valley Rapist Punched Jail Officer In Head During Strip Search: DA
A Pennsylvania man convicted of raping a woman who sought warmth inside his apartment has now been found guilty of repeatedly punching a jail corrections officer who asked him to submit to a strip search, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21. Felix Javier Pagan, 41, of Marienville, was convicted of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor simple assault following a jury trial before Lehigh County Judge Thomas M. Caffrey on Tuesday, Oct. 20, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. The attack happened at Lehigh County Jail on Oct. 30, 2025, when a corrections officer asked Pagan to remo…
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PA Killer Sought To Avenge Girlfriend’s Father After Fight, Gets Decades In Prison: DA
A gunman who shot and killed a man while seeking revenge for his girlfriend’s father was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 21. Sgroilin Santana, 23, of Tamaqua, PA, got 23 years to life for gunning down Jorge Vazquez outside a Long Island motel, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. The trouble began on April 2, 2025, when the 35-year-old Vazquez, of Tampa, FL, got into an altercation with Alexander Garcia at a construction site in Nassau County, NY, they were both working on, according to investigators. Garcia, 40, was the father of Santana's girlfriend, authorities said. Santana the…
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Dad Of 3 Killed By Train ID'd As Family, Friends Remember 'JB': Northampton County Coroner
A Pennsylvania father of three remembered for bringing joy to those around him has been identified as the man struck and killed by a train, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. James Wesley “J.B.” Brown, 39, of Easton, died at St. Luke’s Hospital’s Anderson Campus after being struck in Easton on Wednesday, Oct. 7, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. Brown was walking east along the railroad ties on Easton’s South Side when a westbound Norfolk Southern train struck him around 6:30 a.m., according to the coroner. His identity was unknown when he died and has since been confi…
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Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report
UPDATE: A retired police officer has reportedly surrendered to authorities in connection with the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, marking a major development in an investigation into a suspected road rage incident. The unidentified former officer turned himself in less than 24 hours after the shooting and was being questioned by investigators on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, The Monsey Scoop reported. ABC News identified the suspect as a retired NYPD detective. His name was not made public. The victim, Koran Irvine, o…
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Motorcyclist Killed After Sliding 150 Feet Into I-476 Guide Rail: PA State Police
A motorcyclist was killed after losing control during a lane change and sliding approximately 150 feet into a guide rail on Interstate 476 in Pennsylvania, state police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The crash happened on northbound I-476 at mile marker 10.7 in Radnor Township, Delaware County, at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to Pennsylvania State Police Media. Witnesses told troopers the 53-year-old rider was traveling at a high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic before attempting to move from the center lane into the left lane, police said. The…
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Uber Driver Left PA Father In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: DA
An Uber driver struck a 29-year-old Pennsylvania father and left him lying in the road, where a tractor-trailer then ran him over, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Ricardo Jerry “Ricky” Baptiste, of Drexel Hill, died following the crash on West Germantown Pike near Whitehall Road in East Norriton Township on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Andy Nunez Vasquez, 43, of Philadelphia, has been arrested in connection with the fatal hit-and-run, District Attorney Kevin Steele and East Norriton Police Chief Matthew Brannen announced. Office…
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Nurse In PA Crash Sentenced After Victim Struck By Multiple Cars
A Pennsylvania man who drove drunk, crashed into a tractor-trailer, and sent a 33-year-old UPMC nurse flying into oncoming traffic, where she was struck by multiple vehicles, has been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Apar Shirishkumar Patel, 38, of Danville, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, by Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker after pleading guilty in July to killing Karra Kate Clevenger, of Middletown, in a September 2024 crash on Route 283 in East Hempfield Township, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Patel was sentenc…
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Lehigh Valley Son Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Dad With Pocket Knife Headed To Trial (
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A Pennsylvania man accused of fatally stabbing his father with a pocket knife will face trial in Lehigh County Court, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Daniel Latorre Jr., 21, of Whitehall, appeared before Magisterial District Judge Kyle B. Miller for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Felony charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault — attempts or causes serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon — were held for court, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Miller dismissed a misdemeanor charge of possession of a prohibited weapon. Whitehall Towns…
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PA Dad Drinking ‘Buzz Balls’ Flees Police, Crashes With 2 Kids In Truck: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania dad drinking behind the wheel fled police and crashed with his two children improperly secured inside his pickup truck in Mount Joy on Friday, Oct. 2, investigators wrote. Nicholas H. Schober, 38, of Mount Joy, had a breath alcohol concentration of .176% after the incident involving his children, ages 5 and 10, according to the criminal complaint. Daily Voice obtained court documents on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The children told police their father had been drinking multiple “Buzz Balls” alcoholic beverages while driving, Officer Mason Shelly wrote in the affidavit of probable cause…
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Woman In Stiletto Heels Punches, Kicks Officers During PA Traffic Stop: Police
A woman wearing knee-high stiletto heels punched and kicked officers during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Casandra Lee Smith, 37, of Lancaster, was stopped at Lititz Pike and York Road in Manheim Township on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to Manheim Township police. Smith repeatedly tried to get out of the vehicle despite instructions to stay inside and was eventually detained in handcuffs, police said. While along the roadside, she began screaming for help. Officers warned her that continuing to yell would result in a disorderly conduct arrest, but she…
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NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (
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A New Jersey man who previously entered the United States illegally crept up behind a 23-year-old Amish woman with a large knife and handcuffs near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania, attempting to kidnap her before she scared him off with a weed whacker, according to court documents and federal immigration authorities. Junior Jose Davila-Moran, 26, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, was charged with two first-degree felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of false imprisonment, simple assault, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, and terroristic thre…
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Penguins Team Plane Makes Emergency Return After PA Hockey Star Suffers Medical Episode
The Pittsburgh Penguins' team plane was forced to return to Salt Lake City International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, Oct. 20, when forward Ben Kindel suffered a medical episode, the team announced in a statement released at 6:36 p.m. Kindel was conscious, alert, and in stable condition after being transported by ambulance to the University of Utah Hospital for further evaluation, according to a statement posted by the Penguins on X. The incident occurred shortly after the team's plane departed Salt Lake City International Airport. Penguins team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas of …
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: PA Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News. As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…
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Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Norfolk Southern Train On Bridge In PA
A 49-year-old mother and beloved school employee has been identified as the woman killed by a Norfolk Southern train near a railroad bridge over Swatara Creek in Hummelstown, authorities confirmed. Keri Ann McKeever, of Hummelstown, died from multiple traumatic injuries on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Her manner of death was ruled a suicide. The collision happened shortly before 1 p.m. near Old Farm Road, according to Norfolk Southern Media Relations. McKeever was struck by a westbound train at milepost HP104.5, along the tracks rather than at a ra…
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Motorcyclist Killed In Ben Franklin Bridge Crash:
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A motorcyclist was killed after a collision with a car on the Ben Franklin Bridge in Camden Sunday, Oct. 18, authorities said. At 3:27 .m., the two-crash occurred in an eastbound lane on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Delaware River Port Authority said. Both drivers were transported to an area hospital where the motorcyclist, who was not identified, was pronounced dead, DRPA said. The crash remains under investigation, DRPA said.
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PA Auto Parts Worker ID'd As Stabbing Victim; Sex Offender Suspect Captured In Maryland
A Pennsylvania auto parts worker was found stabbed to death inside her workplace on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, and a coworker with a history of sex offenses against a child was later captured in Maryland, according to police and court records. The victim was identified as Mary Kelly, a boss at Factory Motor Parts, formerly B&I Auto Supply, at 1700 Bobali Drive in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Clifton B. Emerson Sr., 63, of Harrisburg, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, court…
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RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42
A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home. Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…
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Starving Dog Found At Pennsylvania Home, Duo Charged With Animal Cruelty: Police
A starving dog was found at a Pennsylvania home, but its owner initially refused to surrender the dog, leading to a search warrant and animal cruelty charges against two people, police announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Christina Lynn Parke, 36, and Jordan B. Tice, 45, both of Millersville, Lancaster County, were charged following an investigation that began on Wednesday, Aug. 26, according to Millersville Borough Police. Officers responded to a report of a starving dog at a home on Briargate Court around 6:41 p.m. that day, police said. When officers arrived, they met with Parke and found a br…
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Gas Prices To Skyrocket In PA Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…
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Man Exposes Himself To Woman On PA Park Trail: Police
A man exposed himself to a woman on a trail at Pennsylvania park on Wednesday, Sept. 30, police said. The incident happened in the area of the Fox Run Trail in Wildwood Park, according to a Harrisburg police release issued Monday, Oct. 19. Investigators identified a person of interest who was subsequently charged in connection with the incident, police said. The release did not identify the person or specify the charges. Police are asking anyone with additional information about similar incidents in the Wildwood Park area to contact Harrisburg Police through CrimeWatch or call Dauphin Coun…
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Suspicious Letter At US Senator's PA Office Prompts Bomb Squad Response
A suspicious letter sent to Senator Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh office prompted a bomb squad and Hazmat response on Monday, Oct. 19, Pittsburgh Public Safety told Daily Voice. The letter arrived with the mail at approximately 1:30 p.m., although police were notified “much later,” a public information officer said in an email. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and Hazmat responded “out of an abundance of caution,” according to the statement provided to Daily Voice at 5:13 p.m. The letter’s contents were determined to be harmless. “The contents were found to be benign/not hazardous and there…
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Woman, Dog Killed In PA House Fire Sparked By Propane Heater: Police
A woman and her dog were killed when a propane space heater sparked a house fire in Pennsylvania, trapping them inside the burning home, authorities announced. Joan Runkle, 73, of Jackson Township, died in the fire at her home in the 2800 block of East Berlin Road on Sunday, Oct. 18, according to the York County Coroner's Office, which identified her on Monday, Oct. 19. Northern York County Regional Police were called to the home at 4:49 a.m. for a residential structure fire with entrapment. When officers arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames, and three residents had …
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PA Man Convicted Of Killing Neighbor's Labrador, Dumping Body 150 Miles Away After Retrial
A Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his neighbor's 11-year-old Labrador retriever, then drove the dog's body approximately 150 miles away and dumped it in a field near his home, has been convicted following a second trial, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 16. Robert J. Wallish III, 55, of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, was found guilty of felony aggravated cruelty to animals and misdemeanor tampering with evidence after a Clinton County jury deliberated for approximately one hour, according to District Attorney Dave Strouse. The verdict comes after Wallish's first trial ended in a mistri…
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13-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner
A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl has died by suicide, just weeks after an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy died the same way, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19. The girl, of Upper Macungie Township, was pronounced dead at her residence at 5:49 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. An autopsy was completed Monday, Oct. 19, at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide, Buglio said. The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release her name because of her age. "Only limited in…
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PA Welfare Office Supervisor Stole $20K In Food Benefits, Traded EBT Cards For Crack: Lehigh DA
A Pennsylvania welfare office supervisor stole more than $20,000 in food assistance benefits from families in need, using stolen Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards to buy drugs, withdraw cash, and shop at local stores, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 19. Sheila McDonald, 46, of Pittsburgh, was working as a clerical supervisor and EBT coordinator at the Lehigh County Assistance Office in Allentown when she stole 48 cards and used them in more than 270 unauthorized transactions totaling $20,558.61, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Pennsylvania State …
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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, 28, Sidelined Indefinitely Due To Blood Clots In Lungs, Leg
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been diagnosed with blood clots in his left leg and both lungs, sidelining him from football while he undergoes treatment, the team and his agent, Nicole Lynn, announced in a medical update. Hurts was initially diagnosed with a superficial vein thrombosis in his left calf by specialists in London, but further testing revealed a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and bilateral pulmonary emboli, according to the joint statement. The diagnosis means Hurts has a blood clot in a deep vein in his leg, as well as blood clots affecting both lungs. Despite th…
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