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Children's Heart Surgeon From South Jersey Dies, 40: 'Cared Deeply For His Patients' Children's Heart Surgeon From South Jersey Dies, 40: 'Cared Deeply For His Patients'
Children's Heart Surgeon From South Jersey 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…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police A police corporal caused a head-on crash that sent himself and another driver to hospitals on Tuesday, April 5, state police say. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County at mile marker 91 around 4:18 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. New Sewickley Township police Cpl. Gregory Carney, 43, of Beaver County, lost control of his patrol  car for unknown reasons— exiting the southbound lanes, crossing the median, and then entered the northbound lanes— hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on, according to PSP's release. Both vehicl…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
PA Dad-To-Be Shoots 3 Guests At Baby Shower, Authorities Say PA Dad-To-Be Shoots 3 Guests At Baby Shower, Authorities Say
PA Dad-To-Be Shoots 3 Guests At Baby Shower, Authorities Say Three people were shot at a baby shower during a fight about gifts, local police say. Police in Lower Burrell, were called to an active shooting at the Kinloch Fire Department on Saturday just after 6 p.m. Upon arrival officers learned it was “not an active shooter situation but rather an isolated family incident during a baby shower,” city police said in a Facebook post on the department's page. The father-to-be got into an argument with a woman who wanted him to transport the gifts from the baby shower, according to the criminal complaint. The preliminary police investigation shows the …

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by Jillian Pikora