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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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Trump 'Political Convoy' To Cause Traffic Disruptions In Lehigh County: PA State Police A "Trump Train" political convoy is expected to cause traffic disruptions throughout the Lehigh Valley on Sunday, Nov. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Hundreds of vehicles are expected to participate in the event, which begins at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays at 1 p.m., state police said. Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays confirmed the event in a Saturday, Oct. 26 Facebook post. https://facebook.com/events/s/trump-2024-rally/2529912700537153/ Posted by Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays on Saturday, October 26, 2024 State police confirmed in a news release that the convoy will trav…

by Merriell Moyer

11/01/2024

Politics

Harris, Trump To Hold Dueling Campaign Events In PA On Eve Of Election Day Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are holding dueling campaign events across Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 4. The two presidential candidates will be making stops all over the keystone state on the eve of Election Day, including Allentown, Reading, and Philadelphia. The Harris Campaign is scheduled for a stop in Allentown sometime in the early afternoon, according to a news release. Exact details on the location were not released as of press time. Harris then heads to Pittsburgh for an evening rally before coming to Philadelphia later that night for what 6abc Ac…

by Merriell Moyer

11/01/2024

Police & Fire

66-Year-Old Upper Mount Bethel Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police A 66-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Northampton County on Thursday, Oct. 31, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The Upper Mount Bethel man was driving a 2003 Honda motorcycle in the 700 block of Totts Gap Road of Upper Mount Bethel Township when he struck the guide rail, state police said. Troopers were dispatched to the crash at 4:36 p.m. and found the man dead at the scene, according to state police. The man's name was not released at the time of publication. An investigation by the state police Belfast Patrol Unit, Troop M Forensic Services Unit, and the…

by Merriell Moyer

11/01/2024

Police & Fire

NJ Man Who Arranged 2022 Arson Of PA Warehouse Convicted: Police A New Jersey man was convicted for arranging the 2022 arson of a Bensalem warehouse on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, according to police. Ramiz Duka, 61, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was convicted in federal court for conspiring to set fire to a warehouse located at 1388 Bridgewater Road in Bensalem on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, the Bensalem Police Department said. Duka recruited two men to set fire to the warehouse, paying them $15,000 to do so, according to police. Over the course of several weeks, the three men met and planned the arson, ultimately leading to the fire. While fighting the blaze,…

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

News

2 Convicted Of Third-Degree Murder In Brookline Park Shooting: Berks DA Two men were convicted of third-degree murder in the 2022 Brookline Park shooting on Thursday, Oct. 31, authorities said. Anthony Boria, 20, of Reading, and Henry Madera Jr., 19, of West Lawn, were each found guilty of third-degree murder for the death of Amiere Bibbs, who was 18 years old when he was found dead at the scene, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. The shooting happened when a large group of teens mostly from Governor Mifflin School District gathered to watch a fistfight at Brookline Park in Reading on Friday, March 14, 2022, the district attorney's office…

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Infant Raped By Horsham Man While Making Child Porn: MontCo DA A Montgomery County man raped a 10-month-old boy while making child pornography, according to authorities. Brian Groo, 24, of Horsham, was charged after a video of the infant being raped was found online on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said. Authorities initially learned of the video after receiving a cybertip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children on the same date, according to the district attorney. The video had been shared via an online messaging app called Kik. The cybertip indicated that the video appeared to be newly produc…

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

News

Girl Repeatedly Raped By Bristol Man For More Than 2 Years: Bucks County DA A Bristol Township man was convicted of raping a girl multiple times during a period spanning more than two years, authorities said. Carlos Navedo, 52, was convicted on multiple counts of Child Rape and related charges on Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Investigators found that Navedo raped the girl several times between January 2021 and December 2023, the district attorney's office said. The girl, who is now 13, testified on the first day of the trial, telling jurors that she was 10 or 11 years old when Navedo first raped her, according …

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

Police & Fire

Suspect Arrested In Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Bank Robbery: Police (Update) A Wells Fargo Bank was robbed in Bucks County, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 10:14 a.m. The suspected robber, later identified as Khalil William Butler, 30, of Sellersville, was arrested in the area of Avenue A and West Street in Doylestown Borough, the Central Bucks Regional Police Department said. Butler entered the bank and told an employee that he wanted to make a cash withdrawal, according to police. He then instructed the employee to place his hands on the desk as Butler lifted his shirt to display a firearm. The employee and the bank's manager were then told to get $32,00…

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

News

PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA A man on PCP was charged with vehicular homicide, the Montgomery County District Attorney announced on Thursday, Oct. 31. Cedric Galette, 47, was arrested following an investigation into the crash that killed Troy Rivera, according to the release. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of North Fifth Street and Cheltenham Avenue in Cheltenham Township on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the DA explained, noting that Rivera passed away in the hospital 10 days after the crash. Galette was discovered to have been driving 60 mph in a 30 mph with his 2007 Cadillac CTS's lights o…

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

Politics

Philly Has 3K+ Undeliverable Or Flawed Ballots That May Not Get Counted: City Officials Philadelphia has almost 3,500 mail-in and absentee ballots with issues that could keep them from being counted as of Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to the City Commissioners. These ballots either came with unverifiable identification or are otherwise undeliverable or potentially flawed to the point that they can't be counted in the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Election, a news release issued by the Philadelphia City Commissioners states. For a full list of the ballots in question, click here. Unverifiable identification issues come from voters whose identification couldn't be verified, according…

by Merriell Moyer

10/31/2024

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