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Merriell Moyer

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mmoyer@dailyvoice.com

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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Police & Fire
Man Killed Crossing Street In Poconos Crash: Police Man Killed Crossing Street In Poconos Crash: Police
Man Killed Crossing Street In Poconos Crash: Police A 63-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing a street in Monroe County, according to police. Clifton Little, of Blakeslee, was attempting to cross the road in the area of 3797 Route 115 in Blakeslee when he was struck in the northbound lane, the Pocono Mountain Regional Police said. The crash happened at 5:10 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11. Little was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Neil Telafor, 74, of Blakeslee, is listed as the driver of the vehicle that struck Little, police said. No charges are listed against Telafor and no charges related to this i…

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Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In PA: Coroner Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In PA: Coroner
Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In PA: Coroner A Middletown Township man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Bucks County on Sunday, Nov. 10, according to authorities. Jonathon Benner, 34, Langhorne, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash at Bensalem Boulevard and Fernwood Avenue in Bensalem Township, the Bucks County Coroner's Office confirmed to Daily Voice. A black Harley Davidson motorcycle was found lying on its side in the roadway when Bensalem police responded to the crash at 6:42 p.m., according to a Levittown Now report. Benner was found in a drainage culvert on the southeast corner of the intersection. Benner is…

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Traffic
Multiple Tractor Trailer Crash Closes I-276 West In Eastern PA: Reports Multiple Tractor Trailer Crash Closes I-276 West In Eastern PA: Reports
Multiple Tractor Trailer Crash Closes I-276 West In Eastern PA: Reports A crash involving multiple tractor-trailers has Interstate 276 West closed in Bucks County, according to several reports. The crash happened at mile marker 351.5 in Bensalem Township around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to reports from 6abc Action News and NBC 10. One tractor-trailer appeared to have struck the rear of a box truck while another tractor-trailer struck the center median, the Action News report states. A third tractor-trailer jackknifed across the westbound lanes of travel. There is no word on injuries or how long the road will be closed, according to the Action News …

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Police & Fire
Maryland Man Arrest Made For Wild Philly Car Meetup: Police Maryland Man Arrest Made For Wild Philly Car Meetup: Police
Maryland Man Arrest Made For Wild Philly Car Meetup: Police Yet another arrest has been made relating to the wild Philadelphia car meetups that took place in September, according to police. Juawarn Williams, 21, of Rosedale, Maryland, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 7 at his residence, the Philadelphia Police Department said. Williams was charged with: Causing or Risking Catastrophe. RIOT. REAP. Criminal Conspiracy. PIC. Fleeing Police Officer. Criminal Mischief. Disorderly Conduct-Hazard. Philadelphia police officers responded to multiple locations throughout the city for illegal car meetups with crowds ranging in size from 50 to more than 200 veh…

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Schools
Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District
Students Targeted With Racial Texts In PA School District Officials are investigating after several Montgomery County students were the targets of explicitly racist text messages that were also sent to Black and Brown students in several states since Election Day. The incidents occurred in the Lower Merion School District on Thursday, Nov. 7, according to a school district news release. Six students at the middle school level received the message. "The racist nature of these text messages is extremely disturbing, made even more so by the fact that children have been targeted," acting Superintendent Megan Shafer said in the news release. "Whil…

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Police & Fire
3rd Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of Reading Teen: Report 3rd Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of Reading Teen: Report
3rd Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of Reading Teen: Report A third person was arrested for the shooting death of a Berks County teen on Friday, Nov. 8, according to an affidavit. Gavin Will, 17, of Reading, was charged for his role in the death of 19-year-old Christian Disla in the 1300 block of Muhlenberg Street on Monday, April 1, according to the  affidavit. Will; Brothers, Luis Santos-Cruz, 19, of Reading; and Jonielle Cruz, 17, of Doylestown, acted together to ambush an unnamed second victim who Disla happened to be getting into the same vehicle with, the affidavit states. The second victim was uninjured. A single bullet struck Disl…

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Police & Fire
Man Sought By Police In Champions Park 'Suspicious Death': Police Man Sought By Police In Champions Park 'Suspicious Death': Police
Man Sought By Police In Champions Park 'Suspicious Death': Police A person of interest is being sought by police in relation to a woman who was found dead in a Philadelphia park on Thursday, Nov. 7, police said. Geovanni Otero, 29, was listed as a person of interest in the death of a woman found in Champions Park, located in the 900 block of Tustin Avenue, according to a Friday, Nov. 8 news release from the Philadelphia Police Department. The woman was pronounced dead by the Philadelphia Fire Department's Medic Unit at 8:33 p.m., previous reporting by Daily Voice states. Her body will be taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the ca…

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Politics
PA Senate Race Is Still 'Too Close To Be Called' As Casey Responds To McCormick Lawsuit PA Senate Race Is Still 'Too Close To Be Called' As Casey Responds To McCormick Lawsuit
PA Senate Race Is Still 'Too Close To Be Called' As Casey Responds To McCormick Lawsuit While the Associated Press may have called the Pennsylvania Senate race in favor of Republican Dave McCormick, the fight for the seat continues. "The number of provisional ballots expected from areas that favor Senator Casey, like Philadelphia and its suburbs, is further proof that this race is too close to be called," the Bob Casey Campaign said in a Friday, Nov. 8 news release.  "As the McCormick campaign admitted in their own lawsuit this morning, the counting of these ballots could have an 'impact on the outcome of the election,'" the news release states. There are still more than…

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News
Investigation Into PA Woman Fatally Stabbed 20X Goes Inactive: DA Investigation Into PA Woman Fatally Stabbed 20X Goes Inactive: DA
Investigation Into PA Woman Fatally Stabbed 20X Goes Inactive: DA The investigation into the brutal stabbing death of Ellen Greenberg is being placed into inactive status on Friday, Nov. 8, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Greenberg was found on the kitchen floor of her Philadelphia apartment with 20 stab wounds — 10 to the back of her neck alone — on Jan. 26, 2011, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. She was 27 years old at the time of her death. While the city's medical examiner initially ruled the teacher and Harrisburg native's death a homicide, he later changed to it suicide, as we reported. In, 2022, attor…

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News
Repeat Flasher Exposed Himself To Yet Another PA Child: DA Repeat Flasher Exposed Himself To Yet Another PA Child: DA
Repeat Flasher Exposed Himself To Yet Another PA Child: DA A 63-year-old man has been sentenced after exposing himself to a young girl on a public street — again, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Nov. 8. Blaine Alan Arner, of Tamaqua, was ordered to serve seven-and-a-half to 15 years in prison after a hearing held Thursday, Nov. 7, according to District Attorney's Office. Arner must also serve 15 years of probation and register for life as a sexually violent predator, the district attorney's office said. The incident happened when Arner exposed himself to a 9-year-old girl who was walking her dogs with three other …

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