Foot Doctor Who Groped Patients While Fueling Opioid Addiction Sentenced: PA AG Foot Doctor Who Groped Patients While Fueling Opioid Addiction Sentenced: PA AG
Foot Doctor Who Groped Patients While Fueling Opioid Addiction Sentenced: PA AG Patients said a Pennsylvania foot doctor got handys with them during appointments while keeping them dependent on opioids. Now, he's been sentenced. Women who accused a western Pennsylvania podiatrist of groping them during medical appointments while keeping them dependent on opioid prescriptions confronted him in court as he was sentenced Wednesday, May 27, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Dr. Matthew James Sabo, 52, who operates offices in several western Pennsylvania counties, pleaded guilty to overprescribing opioids to patients, assaulting patients, and illegall…
20-Year-Old US Army Soldier From Media Dies While Stationed At Fort Riley In Kansas 20-Year-Old US Army Soldier From Media Dies While Stationed At Fort Riley In Kansas
20-Year-Old US Army Soldier From Media Dies While Stationed At Fort Riley In Kansas A mother says she is "broken" after the death of her 20-year-old son, a Pennsylvania native serving with the U.S. Army in Kansas. Charles "Chunkie" Aloysius Ciancaglione Jr., a lifelong resident of Media, passed away on Friday, May 30, while stationed in Kansas with the United States Army, according to his obituary released by Nolan Fidale Funeral Homes Friday, June 5. Ciancaglione was assigned to Fort Riley and had risen to the rank of Cavalry Scout after enlisting on March 22, 2024. He served as an operator for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, according to the obituary. A member of Penncrest H…
Penn State Senior Killed In Apparent Phone Robbery Steps From South Philly Home Penn State Senior Killed In Apparent Phone Robbery Steps From South Philly Home
Penn State Senior Killed In Apparent Phone Robbery Steps From South Philly Home A Penn State senior weeks away from graduation was shot and killed while walking home just steps from his South Philadelphia house during an apparent cellphone robbery early Saturday morning, police and family members said. William J. "Billy" Schmidt, 22, was walking home when he was shot on the 1900 block of Durfor Street at approximately 1:32 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, according to Philadelphia police. Officers from the city's 1st District responded to a report of a person with a gun and found Schmidt lying in the roadway suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. He was tr…
Cause Of Death Released For 'Ted Lasso,' 'Buffy' Actor Anthony Head, 72 Cause Of Death Released For 'Ted Lasso,' 'Buffy' Actor Anthony Head, 72
Cause Of Death Released For 'Ted Lasso,' 'Buffy' Actor Anthony Head, 72 A familiar face from two beloved TV worlds is being remembered by fans across generations. Anthony Head, the British actor known for "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Ted Lasso," and "Merlin," died after complications from pneumonia, according to multiple reports on Friday, June 5. NBC News reported that Head’s family confirmed his death. BBC News also reported that his daughters, Emily Head and Daisy Head, said he died surrounded by family. He was 72. Head was best known to many US viewers as Rupert Giles, the librarian, Watcher, and mentor to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy Summers in "Buffy T…
Baby Girl Dropped, Shaken To Death By Harrisburg Man Baby Girl Dropped, Shaken To Death By Harrisburg Man
Baby Girl Dropped, Shaken To Death By Harrisburg Man A Harrisburg man has been convicted and sentenced in the death of a 3-month-old Pennsylvania baby girl, bringing an end to a case Daily Voice has followed since the infant was hospitalized. Eriezer Melendez Jr., 38, pleaded nolo contendere to third-degree murder during a March 19 hearing before Perry County President Judge Kenneth A. Mummah, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice. A nolo contendere plea means a defendant does not admit guilt but accepts conviction and punishment. Under the plea agreement, five additional charges were dismissed. The case began on Nov. 15, 2024,…
Hidden Camera Found In Shampoo Bottle Leads To 100+ Charges Against Montgomery County Man: AG Hidden Camera Found In Shampoo Bottle Leads To 100+ Charges Against Montgomery County Man: AG
Hidden Camera Found In Shampoo Bottle Leads To 100+ Charges Against Montgomery County Man: AG A child discovered a hidden camera concealed inside a shampoo bottle, leading investigators to uncover disturbing recordings inside a Pennsylvania home. A hidden camera concealed inside a shampoo bottle led investigators to uncover child sexual abuse material recordings inside a southwestern Pennsylvania home, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, May 27. Adam Benjamin Arena, 46, formerly of Fayette County and now living in Montgomery County, was charged this week with more than 100 felony offenses related to the production and possession of child abuse material, along with d…
PA Dental Clinic HIV, Hepatitis Exposure Probe Continues As Suspended Dentist's Hearing Delayed PA Dental Clinic HIV, Hepatitis Exposure Probe Continues As Suspended Dentist's Hearing Delayed
PA Dental Clinic HIV, Hepatitis Exposure Probe Continues As Suspended Dentist's Hearing Delayed A dental clinic remains closed and its dentist remains suspended after a scheduled hearing was delayed, according to Pennsylvania Department of State records shared with Daily Voice on Friday, June 5. Kirti Chopra, D.D.S., the sole dentist at Smiles at Rittenhouse Square, remains under an emergency suspension order issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry after investigators alleged unsafe infection-control practices at the clinic, located at 255 S. 17th St., Suite 2507, in Philadelphia. A preliminary hearing had been scheduled for Monday, June 8, to determine whether a prima fac…
Most Americans Can't Afford Cheapest Seats At NBA Finals: Trump's Response? Most Americans Can't Afford Cheapest Seats At NBA Finals: Trump's Response?
Most Americans Can't Afford Cheapest Seats At NBA Finals: Trump's Response? It's not too late to see the New York Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday night, June 8. As long as you have $8,800 to spare, at a minimum. That's pocket change for President Donald Trump, who is expected to attend the game. When told that most Americans can't afford tickets to marquee sporting events, Trump offered a blunt response: "It's sort of semi-free to watch it on TV. That's the way life goes," said the president, who spent his Friday at a Wisconsin event for "some of the most loyal, hardworking patriots," farmers. …
Child Was Present When Virginia Man Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Girl In Leesburg: Prosecutors Child Was Present When Virginia Man Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Girl In Leesburg: Prosecutors
Child Was Present When Virginia Man Sexually Abused 8-Year-Old Girl In Leesburg: Prosecutors A 49-year-old man will spend decades behind bars for sexually abusing a child under the age of 13 in Virginia, authorities announced. Aroldo Santos-Velasquez was sentenced in Loudoun County to the maximum term of 25 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a child in Leesburg, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney. In May 2024, prosecutors say the Leesburg Police Department received a report of sexual assault from the child's mother. During the subsequent investigation, it was determined that Santos-Velasquez had sexually molested an eight-year-old girl …
Missing US Student Found Dead In Japan Missing US Student Found Dead In Japan
Missing US Student Found Dead In Japan A family’s desperate search overseas has ended in heartbreak. James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student from Hoover, Alabama, was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, Japan, multiple reports said Saturday, June 6. Click here for a new, updated story - 'Unimaginable Loss': Family Shares Heartbreak After Missing US Student Found Dead In Japan His body was found by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother, Nancy Higginbotham, said on social media. A cause of death had not been released. Kyoto police had not found evidence suggesting foul play in…
Video Shows Seattle Man Jumping On Cars, Smashing Windshields At Delaney Hall Video Shows Seattle Man Jumping On Cars, Smashing Windshields At Delaney Hall
Video Shows Seattle Man Jumping On Cars, Smashing Windshields At Delaney Hall A Seattle man was arrested after officials said he smashed car windows during protests at Delaney Hall in Newark. Zion Napier, 28, of Seattle, WA, was arrested Friday, June 5, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said. Video obtained by authorities shows Napier jumping onto the hoods of three parked vehicles and throwing his full body weight onto their windshields, shattering the glass, Miranda said. He was also seen smashing car windows in the protest area, according to authorities. Napier was wearing a black-and-white keffiyeh wrapped around his head and lower face, along wi…
Popular Sleep Aid Can Leave Drivers Dangerously Impaired Next Morning, Study Reveals Popular Sleep Aid Can Leave Drivers Dangerously Impaired Next Morning, Study Reveals
Popular Sleep Aid Can Leave Drivers Dangerously Impaired Next Morning, Study Reveals A pill taken at bedtime may still be making decisions for drivers the next morning. A small clinical trial found that quetiapine, a psychiatric drug commonly known by the brand name Seroquel, may impair next-day reaction time and driving performance when used as an off-label sleep aid, StudyFinds reports. The study was published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Quetiapine is approved to treat conditions including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It is also widely prescribed at lower doses for sleep problems, though that is considered off-label use. The trial involved 15 …