PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say
PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say A Mount Joy dad has "admitted to causing the injuries," to his 2-month-old infant daughter, police stated in a release on Wednesday, May 15 and in court documents subsequently obtained by Daily Voice.  Bryan Garcia-Almanza, 25 who recently moved to the 200 block of Cherry Lane in Marietta, was arrested and had his preliminary hearing and arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Michael Hess on Tuesday, May 14, according to court records.  Garcia-Almanza's infant daughter had previously been admitted to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center on February 9, 2024, the Susque…
Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology
Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology A Philadelphia university issued an apology to students and families after badly mispronouncing dozens of students' names during a commencement ceremony last week.  Video from the May 10 graduation for the Thomas Jefferson University's College of Nursing showed a presenter botch commonplace names as students walked the stage.  "Stephanie" was read out as "Ee-foony," while "Thomas" became "Toh-moo-may" and "Sarah Virginia" "Sair Oo-voo," to the crowd's audible confusion. @cartiluvr777 im crying bru 😭😭 #thomasjeffersonuniversity ♬ original sound - lila @jillian…
Route 61 In Schuylkill County Reopens After Gas Line Break (UPDATED) Route 61 In Schuylkill County Reopens After Gas Line Break (UPDATED)
Route 61 In Schuylkill County Reopens After Gas Line Break (Updated) Route 61 between Frackville and St. Clair has reopened, PennDOT told Daily Voice Wednesday evening.  The highway was shut down on Tuesday morning, May 14 after a contractor accidentally struck a gas main during a reconstruction project, officials said.  Traffic was detoured to US 209, Route 901 and Interstate 81 while crews repaired the line.  Note: This story has been updated. 
ROAD RAGE: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say A man who allegedly pointed a gun at people in a road rage incident was arrested on Wednesday morning, court records show.  William Scott Kent, 57 of Harrisburg, is accused of pointing a handgun at two people in the 200 block of North 19th Street in Camp Hill near the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, police explained.  They were called to the incident around 7:08 p.m. on May 5, according to the police release about the warrant for his arrest on Tuesday, May 14.  He turned himself in at the Camp Hil police department at 9 a.m. on May 15, the police said.  He has been …
Man Who Wrote 'So I Raped You' To PA Student From NJ Captured In France: Reports Man Who Wrote 'So I Raped You' To PA Student From NJ Captured In France: Reports
Man Who Wrote 'So I Raped You' To PA Student From NJ Captured In France: Reports Almost three years after a warrant was issued for the arrest of a Pennsylvania college student's accused rapist, he was taken into custody in France, numerous outlets reported on Wednesday, May 14.  Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, who apparently has been living in Europe, was taken into custody in Metz a prosecutor told the Associated Press.  Cleary was accused of raping Gettysburg College student, Shannon Keeler, a lacrosse player from Moorestown, NJ, at a party in 2013, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  She confronted him via Facebook Messen…
PA Man Charged With Homicide By Vehicle For Crash That Killed CT Couple: DA PA Man Charged With Homicide By Vehicle For Crash That Killed CT Couple: DA
PA Man Charged With Homicide By Vehicle For Crash That Killed CT Couple: DA A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man faces two counts of homicide by vehicle while DUI in connection with a deadly Feb. 24 crash, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  John Thomas Wadlinger, a resident of Croydon, is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and related counts, prosecutors say.  Bucks County District Attorney's Office Authorities believe Wadlinger was under the influence of methamphetamine and driving twice the speed limit when he crashed into a Nissan Sentra at Ford Road and Veterans Highw…
Construction Worker, Union Member Killed On Pennsylvania Jobsite Construction Worker, Union Member Killed On Pennsylvania Jobsite
Construction Worker, Union Member Killed On Pennsylvania Jobsite Union colleagues are passing the hat for Matthew Holloran, who died on a job site last Wednesday, May 8.  "Matt passed away while working on a construction site in West Philadelphia," wrote fellow Insulators Union member Maria Pfrommer on GoFundMe.  "This is a tragedy that hits too close to home, a stark reminder of the dangers our brothers and sisters face every day on construction sites nationwide and just how short life is." A spokesperson for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Holloran's death is under investigation.  Holloran, 49, of Glenm…
Toddler Identified After Drowning In Neighbor's Central PA Pool (UPDATE) Toddler Identified After Drowning In Neighbor's Central PA Pool (UPDATE)
Toddler Identified After Drowning In Neighbor's Central PA Pool (Update) The identity of a 3-year-old boy who wandered into a neighbor's pool around noon on a Sunday earlier this month has been released by his family.  Pujan Chouhan is believed to have "walked away from his home on Wheatland Ave. unbeknownst to his family, and within a short amount of time had made his way onto a nearby residential property where the pool was located," East Hempfield Township Police investigators said.  He was found in a neighbor's backyard pool, in the 1720 block of Wheatland Avenue, at 12:08 p.m. on May 5, the police and the coroner detailed in their separa…
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say
Girl Injured When Carlisle Mom Bites Her, Puts In 'Chokehold', Police Say A mom attacked her daughter "causing bodily injury" last week, the Middlesex Township Police announced on Tuesday, May 14.  Ashley Witters, 37 of Carlisle, is accused of placing her teenage daughter "in a choke hold, kicked, bit, and [head-butting] her," the police stated in the release. The daughter's exact age was not released.  Officers were called to the "active physical domestic" on Friday, May 10. Witters was arrested on the following charges according to her latest court docket: Felony Strangulation - Applying Pressure to Throat or Neck. Felony Endangering the Welfare of…
State Vehicle Involved In I-78 Crash In Berks County, PA State Police Say State Vehicle Involved In I-78 Crash In Berks County, PA State Police Say
State Vehicle Involved In I-78 Crash In Berks County, PA State Police Say A crash truck was struck from behind on Interstate 78 on Monday afternoon, May 13, according to state police.  Troopers said it happened around 2 p.m. near the Stump Road underpass in Maxatawny Township.  The crash truck was stopped in the right westbound lane with its emergency lights flashing. A tractor-trailer was approaching from the west and "attempted to change lanes as the crash truck indicated," but was unable to do so or stop in time, state police said.  Both vehicles suffered "minimal damage" and no injuries were reported, according to troopers.  
Woman, 28, Struck Dead In Lancaster: Coroner Woman, 28, Struck Dead In Lancaster: Coroner
Woman, 28, Struck Dead In Lancaster: Coroner A 28-year-old woman was found struck dead, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday morning. Nereida Rodriguez, of the 300 block of Duncan Avenue Washington, Pennsylvania, was found struck dead in the 3000 block of Lincoln Highway East in Leacock Township, Paradise on May 14, Deputy Chief Coroner Eric Bieber detailed in the release. A coroner was called to the scene shortly at 1:04 a.m. Rodriguez suffered traumatic injuries from the incident, and she was declared deceased around 1:33 a.m. Her official cause and manner of death are pending the results of the autopsy. It i…
Pregnant Teen Killed In PA Shooting: Police (UPDATE) Pregnant Teen Killed In PA Shooting: Police (UPDATE)
Tyemeshia Miller, 19, Mom To Be, Shot Dead In Harrisburg A pregnant teenager is dead following what was initially reported as a "shots fired" incident, police in Harrisburg explained Monday night. Tyemeshia Miller, 19, of Harrisburg was found shot in the back in the area of North 4th and Woodbine streets around 5:45 p.m. on May 13, according to the Bureau's release and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Arriving officers found Miller suffering from the gunshot wound. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she died from her injuries, the police said.  The shot entered her left side and exited her right but police noted that multiple shot…