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Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says
Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says The two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and left in critical condition have had their conditions upgraded, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 17.  David Dutch, 57 of New Kensington, PA, and James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13. Both of their statuses "have been upgraded from critical to serious condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17," a spokesperson from AGH told us that evening. To clarify, this means both o…

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by Jillian Pikora
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South Jersey HS Freshman In Fight For Life After Pedestrian Crash, Officials Say South Jersey HS Freshman In Fight For Life After Pedestrian Crash, Officials Say
South Jersey HS Freshman In Fight For Life After Pedestrian Crash, Officials Say A 14-year-old Gloucester City High School freshman is fighting for her life after a pedestrian crash, school officials said. Kayla Galvez of Brooklawn was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle crossing Route 130 on Dec. 29, 2023.  "Kayla continues to fight with her condition listed as 'stable but critical.' She and her family face a long and difficult road to recovery," the school wrote on Facebook on Saturday, Jan. 6. The crash closed the busy route in Brooklawn, Daily Voice reported. Brooklawn Borough Councilman Colin MacAdams started a GoFundMe campaign. "As we can i…

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by Jon Craig
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South Jersey Dad Loses Both Legs In Crash South Jersey Dad Loses Both Legs In Crash
South Jersey Dad Loses Both Legs In Crash The Gonzalez and Rodriguez families are asking for the community's help raising money for a Cumberland County man who lost both his legs in a crash on Thanksgiving. Tomas "Tommy" Gonzalez, the father of two young children, is recovering from several surgeries after a double amputation. "This next chapter in life will be a challenging one for both Tommy as he navigates recovery and for Tina and the boys," according to a GoFundMe page. The campaign was set up to help Tommy and his family with the financial stress induced by this life-changing event, including childcare, monthly expenses, sup…

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by Jon Craig
Sports
Friends Rally For Yankees Cameraman From Jersey Shore Seriously Injured By Baseball Friends Rally For Yankees Cameraman From Jersey Shore Seriously Injured By Baseball
Friends Rally For Yankees Cameraman From Jersey Shore Seriously Injured By Baseball Friends are rallying for a Yankees cameraman from the Jersey Shore who was seriously hurt by an errant baseball. Pete Stendel, 68, of Long Branch was diagnosed with an orbital fracture to his left eye and has since been released from the hospital, reports said. Stendel was struck in the head when Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson tried to complete a double play, Daily Voice reported. The ball was reportedly traveling 87 mph during the July 5 game. "He suffered facial fractures and has a long road to recovery," a GoFundMe page said. "Anyone who knows Pete also knows that he would give th…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Pimp Sentenced To 60 Years Prison For Human Trafficking: Prosecutor Atlantic City Pimp Sentenced To 60 Years Prison For Human Trafficking: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Pimp Sentenced To 60 Years Prison For Human Trafficking: Prosecutor A 44-year-old man from Atlantic City has been sentenced to 60 years in New Jersey State Prison for human trafficking, authorities said. On Tuesday, April 11, Tahir Gregory was sentenced, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, and must serve at least 40 years before becoming eligible for parole. Gregory was originally charged on Sept. 29, 2017, with the human trafficking and promoting prostitution of two women. The remaining convictions for promoting prostitution will run concurrent to the other charges for a five-year New Jersey State Prison sentence, the prosecutor sai…

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by Jon Craig
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'Really Is A Miracle': Fairview Girl, 13, Who Plunged 5 Stories Now Alert, Breathing, Aware 'Really Is A Miracle': Fairview Girl, 13, Who Plunged 5 Stories Now Alert, Breathing, Aware
'Really Is A Miracle': Fairview Girl, 13, Who Plunged 5 Stories Now Alert, Breathing, Aware UPDATE: A 13-year-old girl who jumped from the roof of a five-story apartment building in Fairview last week has emerged from a medically-induced coma, multiple sources confirmed on Tuesday. “She’s alert, breathing on her own and aware of her surroundings -- getting better and better each day,” a law enforcement veteran told Daily Voice shortly after noon on Feb. 21. “It really is a miracle,” he said. “There’s no other way to put it.” Just six days earlier, the distressed youngster went to the roof of the brick building on Day Avenue as classmates headed home from Lincoln School just two …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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60 Days Sober: OD Victim's Family Shares Truth About Addiction 60 Days Sober: OD Victim's Family Shares Truth About Addiction
60 Days Sober: OD Victim's Family Shares Truth About Addiction The family of a man who overdosed on drugs after 60 days sober is hoping his tragic story will help save someone else’s life. Robert “Bobby” Criss was on his way to Baltimore’s Hope House where a bed was waiting for him to continue in his recovery and counseling after a trip to Texas, his cousin, Connie Ratliff said. Bobby never made it to Hope House. His body was found alongside an unidentified man in Carroll Park in Baltimore on the evening of Wednesday, June 1, and he was pronounced dead at 48 years old. Bobby had been dead for an unknown amount of time before his body was found, surro…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Jersey City Server Who Survived Freak Accident 'Just Happy To Be Alive' Jersey City Server Who Survived Freak Accident 'Just Happy To Be Alive'
Jersey City Server Who Survived Freak Accident 'Just Happy To Be Alive' One minute Vicky Karabin Marshall was walking down the stairs of her Jersey City apartment building.   The next she was laying in a hospital bed, unable to talk or walk, a chunk of her skull gone. The 31-year-old server considers herself lucky to be alive, nearly six weeks after the freak accident and subsequent emergency brain surgery that nearly ended it all. And so, as Karabin Marshall relearns to walk, talk and live independently, she tells her story as a cautionary tale urging others to take care of themselves, and take nothing for granted. "Appreciate life and every little thing you…

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by Cecilia Levine