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Community Rallies For PA 3-Year-Old Hit By Truck Community Rallies For PA 3-Year-Old Hit By Truck
Community Rallies For PA 3-Year-Old Hit By Truck A week after he was struck by a box truck in Palmerton, loved ones say 3-year-old Bradley Beil's neighbors are rallying for his recovery.  In a GoFundMe set up to help with care costs, neighbors and friends have raised over $14,000 on behalf of Bradley and his parents, Brandy Norris and Kody Beil.  Fundraiser organizer and Bradley's aunt Danielle Norris said he is at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where loved ones are keeping him company.  "Family has been reading stories to Brad, talking to him, and 'watching' his favorite movies and TV. We are also calling to…

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by Mac Bullock
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3 PA Kids— Including 5-Year-Old —Raped By Federally Convicted Pornographer: DA 3 PA Kids— Including 5-Year-Old —Raped By Federally Convicted Pornographer: DA
3 PA Kids— Including 5-Year-Old —Raped By Federally Convicted Pornographer: DA A York man — already in federal prison for child pornography charges — was convicted of child abuse in Lititz in less than 25 minutes, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday, May 1. George Wakeley, 62 of the 3400 block of Bull Road in York, was found guilty of 17 child abuse offenses on March 18, 2024, the DA's office detailed in the release. One of the children told the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police about the abuse in 2018 "before an extensive investigation resulted in charges being filed on November 21, 2022," as stated in the release. During t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ PA Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: USDOJ
PA Sextortionist Sentenced After Swindling $150K From Victim: Usdoj A Lebanon man has admitted to sextorting someone out of $150,000, according to a release by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 30. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that 35-year-old John Anthony Zayas was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo on Wednesday, April 24.  Zayas previously pleaded guilty to "extortion by interstate communication" as stated in the release. In the fall of 2022, he had threatened to "publicize intimate photos and images of the victim" if they did not…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Federal Inmate In Pennsylvania Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Officer: USDOJ Federal Inmate In Pennsylvania Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Officer: USDOJ
Federal Inmate In Pennsylvania Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Officer: Usdoj A federal inmate in Schuylkill County pleaded guilty to attacking a correctional officer on Monday, April 29, according to prosecutors.  The US Attorney's Office said Carlos Rodriguez-Cruz, 33, punched a guard at FCI Schuylkill in Minersville last Oct. 6.  According to authorities, the guard found a homemade knife or "shank" during a search of Rodriguez-Cruz's cell.  Rodriguez-Cruz, formerly of Puerto Rico, faces up to eight years of imprisonment, supervised release, and a fine.  The guilty plea comes just a week after another FCI Schuylkill inmate pleaded guilty …

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by Mac Bullock
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New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark
New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark Members of the newly-formed Buckingham Historical Society are raising funds to one day turn General Greene's Inn into a public museum.  The Inn, 4705 York Road in Buckingham, served as General Nathaniel Greene's headquarters during the Revolutionary War, according to the Solebury Township Historical Society.  From there, General Greene is said to have ordered the flat boats used by George Washington in his 1776 crossing of the Delaware River.   "Our ultimate goal is to preserve the General Greene's Inn (...) and convert it into a historical park for the community,"…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run: South Lebanon Township Police (UPDATE) Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run: South Lebanon Township Police (UPDATE)
Woman Struck Dead In Hit-Run: South Lebanon Township Police (Update) A 77-year-old woman has died following a strike by a vehicle that fled the scene in Lebanon County, authorities said on Tuesday.  The woman was struck on Eastfield Drive in South Lebanon Township at 7:37 a.m. on Apri 30, according to the Lebanon County Department of Emergency Services.  The South Lebanon Township Police explained that they arrived at the scene to find the woman dead and the car had fled. A coroner was called to the scene shortly after 10 a.m., LCDES explained.  The woman has only been identified as living in a "neighboring housing development." Her nam…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Black Bear Spotted In Upper Makefield Black Bear Spotted In Upper Makefield
Black Bear Spotted In Upper Makefield A black bear was spotted along Street Road in Upper Makefield early Monday morning, April 29, according to township police.  Authorities said the bear was between Lurgan Road and Windy Hollow Road. Residents who spot the bear don't need to call 911 unless there's an immediate danger, though the Pennsylvania Game Commission may seek to relocate it "if the bear does become a nuisance," police said.  According to the PGC, black bears are the only species of bear that calls Pennsylvania home. They are most active at dusk and dawn and will eat human food, garbage, bird feed, pet …

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by Mac Bullock
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Veteran, PA Business Owner ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Coroner Veteran, PA Business Owner ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Coroner
Veteran, PA Business Owner ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Coroner A motorcyclist has been identified as a veteran and Gettysburg business owner, after his name was released by the York County Coroner's Office on Monday evening. Tim Rymer, 60 of the first block of White Oak Lane in Newberry Township, died at the scene of the crash at Old York and Blair Hollow roads in Carroll Township at 5:48 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, according to Coroner Pam Gay.  Around 5:17 p.m., he had been traveling south on Old York Road when he struck a large piece of wood in the roadway, lost control, so the bike "went down" on its right side and Tim struck his head on the road — "…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Northeast Philly Lotto Player Wins 'Treasure Hunt' Game Northeast Philly Lotto Player Wins 'Treasure Hunt' Game
Northeast Philly Lotto Player Wins 'Treasure Hunt' Game A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Northeast Philadelphia must split their $138,457 prize, according to state gaming reps.  The lucky winner matched all five balls pulled in the Friday, April 26 drawing for the Treasure Hunt game — but so did a player in Butler County, lotto officials said.  Both players will receive a $69,228.50 prize.  The Philly ticket was sold at BP/Dunkin’ Donuts, 4046 Woodhaven Road.  Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their priz…

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Charming Life Ends In Horror For Chester Family At Center Of Double Murder Charming Life Ends In Horror For Chester Family At Center Of Double Murder
Roger Hanks Kills Emily Hanks, Judith Hanks What started as a dispute over dinner ended in horror for one Pennsylvania family, who appeared to lead an otherwise charming life on social media. Roger Lee Hanks has been charged with two counts of felony homicide and other murder charges after killing his wife, Judith, 75, and daughter, Emily, 37, over a "basic dispute" at the dinner table on Thursday, April 25, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Judith's Instagram page portrays a very different life from the events that unfolded in their East Marlborough Township home on Thursday evening, April 25. With lipstick on her lips or a gl…

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Remains ID'd As 24-Year-Old Woman Missing From PA Home Over 18 Months Remains ID'd As 24-Year-Old Woman Missing From PA Home Over 18 Months
Remains ID'd As 24-Year-Old Woman Missing From PA Home Over 18 Months Remains found in an abandoned home have been identified as a missing 24-year-old woman, authorities told Daily Voice on Friday, April 26.  The remains found in an abandoned building in the 100 block of Fifith Avenue in Aliquippa on April 18 have been identified Rikiah Mahrquis Griffie, officials confirmed to Daily Voice. Ronda Duke dropped her sister Rikiah off at her boyfriend's house on Oct. 7, 2022, she was last heard from Oct. 11, and was officially reported missing on Oct. 21, according to numerous missing persons reports.  An anonymous tip led the Pennsylvania State Po…

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Philadelphia Mom Walking Home From Work Struck Twice In Hit-Run, Loved Ones Say Philadelphia Mom Walking Home From Work Struck Twice In Hit-Run, Loved Ones Say
Philadelphia Mom Walking Home From Work Struck Twice In Hit-Run, Loved Ones Say Community members and loved ones have raised thousands for a Philadelphia mom badly injured in a hit-and-run on Wednesday, April 24.  Darlene Wilson was walking home from work in University City around 3:45 p.m. when she was struck twice by a driver who fled the scene, her daughter Leeloni Velazquez-Butler wrote on GoFundMe.  Daily Voice has reached out to city police for more information on the accident.  Wilson was found unresponsive and rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where she is in serious but stable condition, Velazquez-Butler said. …

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by Mac Bullock