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St. Thomas Aquinas Football Player Collapses During Game: Report St. Thomas Aquinas Football Player Collapses During Game: Report
St. Thomas Aquinas Football Player Collapses During Game: Report Chase Young was on track to play his best game of the season. It was the first game all year that the senior St. Thomas Aquinas running back had run 100 yards, Head Coach Tarig Holman said of the game at Elizabeth on Friday, Sept. 27. But then, with about 2.5 minutes left of the third quarter and a score of 25-8, St. Thomas Aquinas in the lead against Elizabeth, Young went unconscious. "I was getting ready to call a play. I looked at my play sheet, looked back up, and [Chase] was on the ground," said Holman, in his third season as head coach. "At that point, it was much larger than footba…
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…
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…
'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 …
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…
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…
Meet Recovering Addict From NJ On 'The Bachelorette' Meet Recovering Addict From NJ On 'The Bachelorette'
Meet Recovering Addict From NJ On 'The Bachelorette' New Jersey native Zac Clark has a shot at love on this season of "The Bachelorette." Clark, 36, formerly of Haddonfield, is vying for a chance with Tayshia Adams, 30.  The season started with Clare Crawley, 39, as the bachelorette, but she left after four episodes with contestant Dale Moss. The pair are now engaged. Clark, a Philly sports fan and former college baseball player, was one of the first few men to pull Adams aside on her show debut Tuesday night. He hasn't shared his inspirational story on-air -- yet. Clark was addicted to alcohol and pills as a teen, Reading Eagle reported i…
FOUND! Missing Man From Family Of Bergen First Responders Safe, Sound FOUND! Missing Man From Family Of Bergen First Responders Safe, Sound
Found! Missing Man From Family Of Bergen First Responders Safe, Sound UPDATE: A missing man who comes from a line of veteran Bergen County police, firefighters and other first responders was found. "Glenn has been located safe and sound and is recovering in a NY hospital," a family member wrote. "Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who shared the information.  "Glenn was found because your posts were seen by the right person who identified his picture and notified the authorities.  "Again, on behalf of our entire family, we thank you all for your efforts, kind thoughts and prayers."