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Merriell Moyer

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Merriell Moyer was an investigative and breaking news reporter for the Lebanon Daily News - part of the USA Today Network - in Lebanon, PA before taking on the role of editor at Safety News Alert, a website dedicated to environmental health and safety professionals. Merriell has worked as a freelance journalist for the Lititz Record and Ephrata Review newspapers in Lancaster, PA covering local events and doing human-interest stories. Early in his career, he wrote for the pop culture website Sound On Sight doing comic book reviews and covering comic book conventions.

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Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Whitehall man Rajgion Davis was charged Thursday, Sept. 26 with Criminal Homicide for the Friday, Aug. 9 murder of Stephen Fistner, a pedestrian who Davis intentionally struck with his car, according to authorities. Along with the Criminal Homicide charge, 55-year-old Davis is also charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and two counts each of Aggravated Assault relating to other pedestrians endangered in the incident, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. All charges are first-degree felonies. The charges were filed after police investigated the hit-and-run inciden…

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Police & Fire
Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police
Reading Man Arrested In $12K Drug Trafficking Bust: Police A Reading man was arrested for drug trafficking Thursday, Sept. 26 after police found him in possession of $12,000 worth of drugs, according to authorities. Dennis Valentin, 34, was found with 1,200 Ecstasy pills and 140 grams of marijuana in his apartment at 931 North 3rd Street, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. Valentin was taken to the Berks County Sheriff's Department Central Processing Center, according to authorities. He is currently awaiting preliminary arraignment.  The Berks County District Attorney's Drug Task Force began investigating Valentin in August, th…

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HOMICIDE: Woman Kills Man Shooting Him Multiple Times, Philly Police Say HOMICIDE: Woman Kills Man Shooting Him Multiple Times, Philly Police Say
Homicide: Woman Kills Man Shooting Him Multiple Times, Philly Police Say A man was shot multiple times by a woman on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25, Philadelphia police announced that evening.  Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun in the area of the 1400 block of North 53rd Street, District 19, at 3:56 p.m., as detailed in the release.  They arrived to find a man between 30 and 35 years old with gunshot wounds to his chest, abdomen, and left arm, police explained. The man was taken to the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 4:27 p.m., according to police. A weapon was recovered at the scene, and a wom…

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Gun, Drugs Found On Teen Smelling Of Marijuana At Williamsport HS: Police Gun, Drugs Found On Teen Smelling Of Marijuana At Williamsport HS: Police
Gun, Drugs Found On Teen Smelling Of Marijuana At Williamsport HS: Police A student who showed up to school smelling of marijuana on Wednesday, Sept. 25 was arrested after drugs and a firearm were found in his backpack, police announced the following day. The 15-year-old boy, who smelled strongly of marijuana, was arrested at Williamsport Area High School after school staff found the drugs and firearm, the Williamsport Bureau of Police said. School staff noticed the smell of marijuana on the boy and escorted him to the principal's office where his backpack was searched, according to police. When the drugs and gun were found, the student was immediately detained a…

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Man Stabbed 'Multiple Times' In Critical Condition: Philly Police Man Stabbed 'Multiple Times' In Critical Condition: Philly Police
Man Stabbed 'Multiple Times' In Critical Condition: Philly Police A 31-year-old man was stabbed multiple times at Fairhill and Cambria streets in Philadelphia at 3:49 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, according to police. The man was stabbed once in the left arm, once in the back, and once in the left side, the Philadelphia Police Department said. He was transported to Temple Hospital by police and is in critical condition. East Detectives are currently investigating the incident. No arrests have been made at this time, according to police. Check back here for possible updates.

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2-Year-Old Boy Shot In Lung, Dad Charged: Montgomery County DA 2-Year-Old Boy Shot In Lung, Dad Charged: Montgomery County DA
2-Year-Old Boy Shot In Lung, Dad Charged: Montgomery County DA A 2-year-old Pottstown boy accidentally shot himself with his father's loaded firearm, leading to felony child and reckless endangerment charges for the father, authorities said. Luis Marin, 34, of Pottstown, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26, with endangering the welfare of a child and recklessly endangering another person after leaving the loaded firearm on his bed on Wednesday, May 15, resulting in the child shooting himself, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The toddler was initially transported to Pottstown Hospital but was later transferred to Lehigh Valle…

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Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police
Hazleton Shooting Victim Taken To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police A man was wounded from a gunshot to his right index finger as he was in the area of Alter Street and 17th Street on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. The man was treated at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton for the non-life-threatening wound and later released, police said. Police responded to a notification from the Raven Gunshot Detection System that shots were fired in the area of Alter and 17th streets. When they arrived on the scene, they found numerous shell casings along 17th Street. A vehicle that was parked nearby was found to have bullet …

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Teen Assaulted After Unknowingly Drinking Alcohol With Forks Man: PD Teen Assaulted After Unknowingly Drinking Alcohol With Forks Man: PD
Teen Assaulted After Unknowingly Drinking Alcohol With Forks Man: PD An Easton man was arrested Tuesday, September 24, 2024 for assaulting a teen who he had provided with alcohol, according to the police. Joseph Anastasi, 32, was charged with two misdemeanors for Indecent Assault and Selling or Furnishing Liquor to a Minor, according to the Forks Township Police Department. The investigation began on August 17, 2024 when police responded to the 800 block of Iron Lane in Easton for the report of an assault on a teen. The teen told police that Anastasi gave them a clear plastic water bottle containing vodka before inappropriately touching them without consent.…

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Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer: PA AG Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer: PA AG
Trio Steals Thousands Of Dollars Of Beef From Tractor Trailer: PA AG Three Philadelphia men were arrested as they were stealing 1,600 pounds of beef from a locked trailer in the city, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Douglas Mathis, 36; Jamir Scott, 25; and Tariq Duncan, 31, were seen Tuesday, September 24, 2024, wearing dark clothing and masks while breaking a lock on a trailer in the 7300 block of Edmund Street, the Attorney General's Office said. They were carrying 25 cases of beef valued at $7,000 from the trailer to their van. Mathis, Scott, and Duncan were arraigned Sept. 24 with bail set at $200,000 each.  Mathis and…

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$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 23, the lottery commission announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25.  The winning ticket was sold at Sak Traders Inc. in the 3600 block of Richmond Street. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all five of the white balls that were drawn, with the numbers: 15-21-25-37-45, but not the red Powerball 19. That means there is still a $112.2 million jackpot for the next drawing on Wednesday, September 25. Winners have one year from the drawing …

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