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Dauphin
News
Mom Of 3 Crushed To Death By Construction Drum Outside PA Hospital
A hospital worker and mom of three was struck dead by construction equipment on Friday morning, police announced over the weekend. Aleia Carmelita Lopez, 51 of Pittsburgh Northside was struck and injured in the head while walking with co-workers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Western Psychiatric Hospital on May 3, 2024, according to the police. Pittsburgh Police and EMS were called to the "construction accident" with a report of a "female with a head injury near the Petersen Events Center" in the 3700 block of Terrace Street in Oakland at 10:40 a.m. Me…
Arlington
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Dauphin
News
Missing Woman Possibly Killed In Central PA, Police Say
A woman has been missing for nearly three months and authorities believe she could have been killed in the Harrisburg area, according to an updated release on Friday, May 3. Tracy Scanlon, also known as Tracy Zalenski, 54 of the Pittsburgh area, was first reported missing to the Millvale Police Department. "All information from family and friends places her in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area," Susquehanna Township Police said in a release on March 19. The updated release provided more details about where she was in Harrisburg: "There has been no contact with Tracy's family or frie…
Dauphin
News
Bull Attack Kills Farmer, US Army Veteran: Officials
A 52-year-old Pennsylvania man has been killed in a bull attack on his farm, authorities said on April 30. Richard “Rick” David Joy of Scrubgrass Road, Jackson Center died from his injuries from the bull attack on April 23, according to the Mercer County Coroner's office. Rick was doing routine work in his pasture when his bull became aggressive and attacked him around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, as explained by the Pennsylvania State Police. Rick was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Ohio, according to his obituary. "He graduated from David Anderson High School in Columbiana, Ohio, and joine…
Adams
Schools
Best High Schools: Pennsylvania Schools Ranked In Brand-New List
Pennsylvania is rife with top-rated high schools, according to brand-new rankings. US News & World report released its annual list of Best High Schools in the U.S. on Tuesday morning, April 23. The rankings were determined by performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare students for college. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Philadelphia was rated the fourth best school in the nation. Downington STEM Academy also made the top 50, coming in at No. 46. According to US News, these are the top 10 high schools in Pennsylvania: No. 10: Harriton High…
Atlantic
Obituaries
Children's Heart Surgeon From Linwood Dies, 40: 'Cared Deeply For His Patients'
A Linwood native who was a renowned children's heart surgeon has died, according to a memorial fundraiser. Dr. Louis Capecci died at 40 years old on Monday, Mar. 11, 2024, his obituary said. The cause of his death was not mentioned. Dr. Capecci was the first pediatric heart surgeon in the history of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. The hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, hired him in February 2022. A GoFundMe page for Dr. Capecci said he was inspired to begin a career in medicine because he was born with a congenital heart defect and needed several open-heart surgerie…
Dauphin
Police & Fire
Girl, 3, Struck By Police Motorcycle During Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade (
Video
)
A 3-year-old girl is being treated for bumps and bruises after being struck by a Pittsburgh police motorcycle during the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade, authorities said. Witnesses said that the child jumped out of her stroller and into the bike's path at Stanwix Street and Boulevard of the Allies as the parade was ending at 1:30 p.m., according to the city's public safety department. Footage of the incident was captured by View Pittsburgh, who was live-streaming the parade on Facebook. The incident happened just after the 10:30-minute mark. The girl was "alert and oriented" when EMS…
Adams
News
John Cena's Naked Oscar Moment Celebrates 1974 Streaker From Pennsylvania
In 1974 at the 46th Academy Awards, a man named Robert Opel ran across the stage naked. It happened just as David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor. Robert Opel streaks at the 46th Academy Awards. Rodrigogomespaixao Wikipedia Opel was a photographer and art gallery owner who was raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Fifty years later, Robert Opel's memory lives on, with help from Oscar's host Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena. “Can you imagine if a nude man ran across the stage today?” Kimmel said at the event Sunday night, March 10. “I said, can you imagine if a nude man ran across the …
Franklin PA
Police & Fire
Suspected Florida Killer, Pregnant GF Beater; Caught In Pennsylvania: Police
A Jamaican man with an expired visa, has been on the run since he was accused of fatally shooting a man in Florida, and now he has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 5. Danitto Simpson, 25, along with one of the owners of Smoking Stars, Shelly Omarie Duberry 38, were arrested during warranted searches by Pittsburgh Police, with the assistance of Allegheny County Police. Duberry was arrested at her residence in a hotel located at 1000 Park Lane Drive in North Fayette. Simpson was arrested at the Smoking Stars store located at 433 …
Dauphin
News
PA Man Who Attempted To Kill 3 Police Officers, Trafficked Fentanyl/Heroin Arrested, AG Says
A year-long manhunt for a suspect accused of attempting to murder three police officers has ended — as part of a drug trafficking bust, Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday night. A search warrant on Spring Street in Pittsburgh led Allegheny County and local law enforcement officers to arrest 24-year-old Bruce Harvard on Feb. 28, AG Henry detailed in the release. He was wanted for shooting at a McKees Rock Police Officer and two Office of Attorney General agents during an attempted vehicle stop in Stowe Township on Feb. 27, 2023, the AG explaine…
Franklin PA
Obituaries
PA 911 Operator, Kaitlynn Beatty, 20, Killed In Crash: State Police
A three-vehicle crash has left a 911 operator dead, authorities explained in the days following her sudden passing. Kaitlynn Elizabeth Beatty, 20 of Irwin, was killed in a three-vehicle crash along Glades Pike/Route 31, west of Tree Army Road in Jefferson Township on Jan. 30, as detailed in the Pennsylvania State Police report. Kaitlynn died at the scene, PSP Trooper Christopher Allen Explained. She had been on her way home from work at Somerset County 911. She was a Pittsburgh native who had turned 20 years old just 15 days before the crash, according to her obituar…
Cape May
Police & Fire
Driver Who Killed 2 At Violent H2Oi Wildwood Car Rally Sentenced
A Pennsylvania man will spend at least two decades in prison for killing two people during an illegal car rally in Wildwood, authorities said. Gerald White, 38, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 8 to 25 years in prison, for killing two people at the violent H2oi car rally in 2022, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced. White has a long history of traffic violations in New Jersey, dating back to 2005. After other repeated offenses, he was charged with having a suspended driver's license during traffic stops in 2011, 2013, and 2020. Wildwood police o…
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Feds: Fugitive Who Sold Mail-Order Fentanyl To NJ Customers On Dark Web Indicted On 14 Counts
A fugitive who sold mail-order fentanyl on the dark web while being pursued by authorities in Canada for nearly two years was indicted on federal charges in New Jersey on Tuesday following a Homeland Security investigation. Michael C. Wozney, a 38-year-old Canadian national from Ontario, was a fugitive when he slung the potentially fatal drug in various dark net marketplaces, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. This included hundreds of transactions in the Empire Market, according to a 14-count indictment that Sellinger said was returned by a grand jury in Newark on Jan. …
Warren Hunterdon
Weather
Tracking Weekend Snow, Mid-Week Rain Storms Both Heading Toward Northeast
Parts of the region will be shoveling out of several inches of snow from the weekend when another strong storm system moves in, forecasters are saying. On Friday, Jan. 5, the National Weather Service released a new model showing between eight and 12 inches of snow in Sussex and Warren counties in New Jersey, and the Pocono mountains in PA (scroll for map). The chance of snow isn't looking good for greater Philadelphia this weekend, the NWS says, noting snow-lovers in the area will be "disappointed" by this weekend's system. "Our latest forecast has only a 3% chance of seeing 1" or more of …
Franklin PA
Police & Fire
PA Child Who Drank Hand Sanitizer —
Again
— Hospitalized
An 8-year-old Pennsylvania who girl drank hand sanitizer yet again was rushed to the hospital over the weekend, according to authorities and the girl's father. The girl was found by her father, Robert Williams in their home on Connellsville Road in Fayette City around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, Pennsylvania state police in Bell Vernon detailed in a release. The child’s father told troopers that she drank an “unknown amount of hand sanitizer." EMS arrived and troopers assisted in her care until she could be taken to a hospital. The girl was rushed to Penn Highlands Mon Val…
Montgomery PA
News
Jackpot: Prize-Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In Montco, Officials Say
A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Montgomery County hit it big over the holiday weekend, state gaming officials say. The lucky winner matched all five numbers pulled in the Treasure Hunt drawing on Saturday, Dec. 23 to win the nominal jackpot prize of $138,559.50. Unfortunately for them, two other Pennsylvanians picked the same numbers, and the three winners will split the pot into equal prizes of $46,186.50, officials said. The winning Montco ticket was purchased at Harleysville Gulf gas station,161 Main St. in Harleysville, gaming reps said. The others were purchase…
Dauphin
Obituaries
Popular Pennsylvania Native News Anchor Emily Matson Mourned By Community
The death of 42-year-old Emily Matson Onderko has spread shock and sadness throughout the Erie community. For nearly two decades, the Erie News Now anchor's face was a familiar one, and her name was a household one in the city. Her sudden death on Monday, Dec. 11 was ruled a suicide, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook tells Fox News. Matson was purportedly struck by a train in her town of residence, Fairview. While Pennsylvania State Police confirmed a suicide involving a train in the area, they declined to name the victim when Daily Voice inquired. Social media was rife with tribute…
Berks
Politics
House Votes For 'Taylor Swift Era' In Pennsylvania In 2023
It's official — 2023 is the era of Taylor Swift. That's according to a recently passed resolution from the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives, which lauds the Berks County native as having "transcended the role of pop star." The resolution cleared the House by three votes on Wednesday, Dec. 13, the singer's 34th birthday. The resolution "celebrat(es) Ms. Swift's recent selection as TIME Magazine's 2023 Person of the Year" and recognizes "her positive impact on Pennsylvania's economy, voter registration numbers, consumer protections, and pro-labor practic…
Dauphin
Lifestyle
Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023
The top Google search trends of 2023 have been released and they reveal that a famous Pennsylvania tops the list of most searched for person. No, it's not Taylor Swift, it's 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native, Damar Hamlin. Hamlin was both the most Google searched in the US and globally in 2023. His name began to trend less than 24 hours into the year when he went into cardiac arrest during a live televised game on Jan. 2. He was out the rest of the season. Twitter/@HamlinIsland In August, he returned to the field and played against his hometown team, t…
Dauphin
Police & Fire
Suspect Critical After Being Shot By AG Agent At Pittsburgh Greyhound Station: Reports
A knife-wielding man was in critical condition after being shot by an agent with the Attorney General's Office Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, at the Greyhound station in Pittsburgh, multiple outlets are reporting. It began just before 7 a.m. when the agent noticed the man coming off of the bus arriving at the station threatening another with a knife, CBS News reports. The agent apparently ordered the man to drop the knife, but he didn't comply, and so the agent fired his gun, CBS says, noting the man was hospitalized in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety said only that they were inve…
Dauphin
Weather
Snow Showers Predicted In Parts Of PA: Here's The Timing
Snow could close out the month of November in parts of Pennsylvania, forecasters say. A chance of rain showers is predicted for Sunday, Nov. 26 in western PA and greater Pittsburgh, but temperatures are expected to plummet into the upper 30s on Monday, Nov. 26, according to the National Weather Service. Here's a look at the forecast highs and mins through next week. Rain returns late Sunday afternoon and spreads east over... Posted by US National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA on Saturday, November 25, 2023 There is a 60 percent of snow showers Monday morning, and a slight chance of sno…
Arlington
Weather
Pre-Thanksgiving Storm To Cause 'Miserable' Travel Conditions: Here's The Latest
Forecasters are urging Thanksgiving travelers to allow for extra time in this year's trip due to a pre-Thanksgiving storm creeping in on the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Up to three inches of rain are expected to fall along areas up and down the East Coast, beginning anywhere between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, according to the National Weather Service. Good evening! Overall, there hasn't been too much change with the forecast for the system still due to affect the area... Posted by US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly on Monday, November 20, 2023 Temps will…
Dauphin
Business
Four Pennsylvania Restaurants Named Among Best In America By Popular Reservation Review Site
Four Pennsylvania restaurants were named to this year's OpenTable list of the best 100 best in the U.S. The popular restaurant reservation and review website culminated the list based on 12 million reviews from customers and dining metrics, the website said. OpenTable also considered diner ratings, percentage of reservations made in advance, and five-star reviews, it said. The Pennsylvania restaurants on the list are: Altius, Pittsburgh Gi-Jin, Pittsburgh Jean-Georges Philadelphia Tasting Menu, Philadelphia Zoubi, New Hope Click here for the full list from OpenTable.
Franklin PA
Sports
Skate Blade Slashing Death Of Former Pittsburgh Penguin Leads To Arrest
A man has been arrested in the United Kingdom on the suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the gruesome death of former Pittsburgh Penguin Adam Johnson. Former Pittsburgh Penguin and NHL member, Adam Johnson, 29, died at North General Hospital in Sheffield England following a skate incident on the rink at the Utilita Arena during the Champions Cup Game on Oct. 28, according to a release by the South Yorkshire area coroner Tanyka Rawden. Johnson was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League at the time of the deadly skating collision. Matt Petgrave, 31, wh…
Dauphin
Lifestyle
Top 5 Best Places To Retire In US Are ALL In Pennsylvania: Study Says
The seven of the best places to retire in America in 2024 are all in Pennsylvania, according to a new study by US News & World Report. U.S. News analyzed data about 150 of the largest metropolitan areas in America to see if they meet the needs and expectations of retirees, and the top five on the list are all in the Keystone State! The study's criteria included "the happiness of local residents, housing affordability, tax rates and health care quality," according to the company's website. You can learn all about its methodology by clicking here. Here's the top five: Harri…
Lancaster
News
Ex-Lancaster Nurse Slapped With More Charges For Killing Or Attempting To Kill 22 Patients: AG
A notorious nurse has been given more charges for allegedly "administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication that resulted in the death of patients," Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday, Nov. 2. Heather Irene Pressdee, 41, of Natrona Heights, was a registered nurse at Quality Life Services, "a skilled nursing facility in Chicora" when she allegedly gave three men too much insulin, causing hypoglycemia, the AG explained. A 55-year-old man died on Dec. 4, 2022, and an 83-year-old man died on Dec. 25, 2022, both passing from the illness. Still, t…
Arlington
Lifestyle
Aw, Rats: DC Earns Dubious Distinction Among US Cities In Newly Released Ranking
The nation's capital is renowned for many things throughout the city. This is not one of them. Washington, DC once again landed in the top-five of "Orkin's Top 50 Rattiest City's List," which the pest control company puts out annually (and has been led by front-running Chicago for nine straight years). Each year, Orkin's evaluates "the number of new rodent services showcasing the demand and also indicates the efforts that residents and businesses of the top cities have taken to treat rodent issues." This year, DC landed fourth on the list, behind only Chicago, Los Angeles, and …
Warren Hunterdon
Weather
Snow Squalls Could Accompany Temp Drops In Parts Of Northeast: Forecasters
It's going down. The temperature, that is, as the risk of snow squalls in parts of the region goes up. Freeze warnings were issued by the National Weather Service in parts of New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia/Lehigh Valley Wednesday, Nov. 1. And another little post-Halloween treat is the possibility of snow squalls, according to AccuWeather. Snow squalls are a sudden moderate-to-heavy snowfall, usually accompanied by a sudden temperature drop making for dangerous conditions on roadways. ⚠️🧊 Widespread sub-freezing temperatures and frost development tonight will likely end the g…
Fairfield
Business
'Pharmageddon': CVS, Walgreens Protests Spread As Workers Seek Better Conditions
Around a thousand pharmacy workers across the country have walked off the job as part of a strike to protest conditions. The so-called "Pharmageddon" series of walkouts at pharmacy chains including CVS and Walgreens stores started Monday, Oct. 30, and is expected to continue at least through the middle of the week. Around 900 people from about 10 states could participate, organizers of the ongoing protest told NBC News. A growing workload and understaffing are the main reasons for the protest, organizers say, noting that the pharmacy workers are not unionized. In a statement to KDKA in Pi…
Bucks
Business
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. Thirty-nine of the stores closing are located in Pennsylvania. They are: 1441 Old York Road in Abington 1628 South Fourth Street in Allentown 169 West Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore 5235 Library Road in Bethel Park 2178 West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem 2722 West 9th Street in Chester 200 West Ridge Avenue Suite 112 in Conshohocken 2715 Parade Street in Erie 1709 Liberty Street in Erie 4830 William Penn Highway in Export 6090 …
Lebanon
Lifestyle
Keanu Reeves Spotted Shopping In Pennsylvania With Dogstar Bandmates
Keanu Reeves made a few surprise appearances in Pennsylvania while touring with his band Dogstar. "Bill and Ted," "The Matrix," and "John Wick" star Keanu Reeves made some shopping trips throughout Pennsylvania while touring and launching his band's new album “Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees." No wonder they call shopping 'retail therapy' as any girl will tell you how it just takes away all the stress. 😇 Posted by Keanu Reeves fans page on Sunday, October 8, 2023 One of the first stops was in Pittsburgh before Dogstar's show and album launch at Mr. Smalls Theatre on Fr…
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