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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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Videos Show Crowds Waiting For Trump Hours Ahead Of Reading Visit, Traffic Disruptions Expected Videos Show Crowds Waiting For Trump Hours Ahead Of Reading Visit, Traffic Disruptions Expected
Videos Show Crowds Waiting For Trump Hours Ahead Of Reading Visit, Traffic Disruptions Expected Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump won't be in Reading for another eight hours or so, but crowds of people are already lining up to see him. Trump will be holding a campaign rally at Santander Arena Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. (scroll for traffic impacts). Videos posted to X show the crowds waiting outside of the area. Big line in Reading, PA to see President Trump more than eight hours before he’s scheduled to speak tonight.Reading is a Latino-majority city.Trump is scheduled to speak in Scranton earlier today. pic.twitter.com/1npqA8yIjI — Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) …

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Drunk Woman Jumps Barefoot On Table At Morgantown Eatery While Fleeing Police Drunk Woman Jumps Barefoot On Table At Morgantown Eatery While Fleeing Police
Drunk Woman Jumps Barefoot On Table At Morgantown Eatery While Fleeing Police A drunk woman caused a disturbance at a Berks County restaurant as she jumped barefoot onto a table while evading police, according to authorities. Alexa Peters, 29, of Honey Brook, was charged after she refused commands to stop from police during a disturbance in Morgantown on Sunday, Oct. 6, the Caernarvon Township Police Department said. Police were initially called to Lowes, located at 340 Crossings Boulevard, for a woman causing a disturbance in the area, according to police. Peters was reported to have stolen a drink, threw her jacket in an employee's face, and cursed at people. An o…

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Oley Township Man Dead After Fall From Tree Stand: Coroner Oley Township Man Dead After Fall From Tree Stand: Coroner
Oley Township Man Dead After Fall From Tree Stand: Coroner A Berks County man died while attempting to remove a tree limb under his tree stand, according to authorities. Gregory McCoy, 62, of Oley Township, was pronounced dead at 9:34 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office.  Police were called to a wooded area near the 200 block of Geiger Road at around 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 and found McCoy hanging upside down from the tree, Amity Police Chief Jeffrey Smith said. Police believe McCoy had been cutting a limb below the tree stand when he fell, according to Chief Smith. One of his legs got caught between a…

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Bensalem Woman Robbed Of Jewelry She Was Wearing In Front Of Home: Police Bensalem Woman Robbed Of Jewelry She Was Wearing In Front Of Home: Police
Bensalem Woman Robbed Of Jewelry She Was Wearing In Front Of Home: Police A 79-year-old Bensalem woman was robbed of the jewelry she was wearing while she was in front of her home, according to police. One suspect has been arrested and charged. Two people, a man and a woman, pulled into a parking lot in front of the residence in a black Ford Explorer on Monday, Sept. 9, the Bensalem Police Department said.  A man, later identified as Paul Miclescu, 28, of Baltimore, stayed in the driver's side of the vehicle while the unidentified woman got out and approached the Bensalem woman on her porch, according to police.  The Bensalem woman doesn't speak E…

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West Chester Father-Son Hunters Poached 50+ Deer, Game Commission Says West Chester Father-Son Hunters Poached 50+ Deer, Game Commission Says
West Chester Father-Son Hunters Poached 50+ Deer, Game Commission Says A Chester County father and his two adult sons were charged for poaching "dozens upon dozens" of trophy bucks, according to authorities. Carl Nelson III, 70, of West Chester, and his sons Carroll Nelson IV, 44, of Downingtown, and Mark Nelson, 40, of West Chester, are facing a total of 71 charges stemming from a multi-year investigation, the Pennsylvania Game Commission said. The investigation began following a tip about poaching of large whitetail bucks from Chester and Delaware counties over the span of years, according to the game commission. This involved deer that were taken out of sea…

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Virginia Man Wanted In Sharon Hill Child Rape Case Arrested: Police Virginia Man Wanted In Sharon Hill Child Rape Case Arrested: Police
Virginia Man Wanted In Sharon Hill Child Rape Case Arrested: Police A Virginia man who was wanted in Delaware County for raping a child was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to police. Candelario Ochoa Bravo, 47, of Emporia, Virginia, was charged for raping a nine-year-old girl at a residence in Sharon Hill Borough in 2012, according to police documents. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE GRAPHIC** Bravo is accused of taking the girl from a bath, laying her on a bed, and performing oral sex on her in 2012, the criminal complaint states.  **WARNING THE ABOVE DETAILS ARE GRAPHIC** The girl reported the incident to police in 2017 and again more r…

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Upper Darby Man Charged For Raping Child 20 Times At Daycare Center: Affidavit Upper Darby Man Charged For Raping Child 20 Times At Daycare Center: Affidavit
Upper Darby Man Charged For Raping Child 20 Times At Daycare Center: Affidavit A Delaware County man was arrested for raping a girl 20 times during the course of his time working at a daycare center 16 years ago, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. William Thomas McGrath IV, 30, of Upper Darby, was charged for raping the victim 20 times while she attended Ms. Barb's Daycare, located in the 200 block of Parker Avenue, Upper Darby, beginning in 2008, the criminal complaint says.  McGrath would have been about 16 years old at the time, according to the documents. He was arrested and charged on Thursday, Oct. 3. When the girl was…

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84-Year-Old Bethel Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit 84-Year-Old Bethel Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit
84-Year-Old Bethel Woman Shot By Husband While Reading Bible: Affidavit An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…

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2-Alarm Fire Destroys Springfield Township Catholic School (VIDEOS) 2-Alarm Fire Destroys Springfield Township Catholic School (VIDEOS)
2-Alarm Fire Destroys Springfield Township Catholic School (Videos) A two-alarm fire destroyed a Catholic school in Springfield Township on Monday, Oct. 7, according to authorities. Multiple fire departments responded to the report of a fire on the second floor of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish School, located at 112 Saxer Avenue, the Springfield Fire Company said on its Facebook page. Firefighters arrived on scene within 2 minutes of the report and found fire coming out of the second floor and extending to the building's roof at 5:08 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, according to the Springfield Fire Company.  On October 7, 2024 at 508 pm Springfield Fire …

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Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Warrington, Police Charge Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Warrington, Police Charge
Man Posed As Officer, Chased People From Park In Warrington, Police Charge A Bucks County man is facing charges for posing as police and other civil servants in his efforts to keep people out of a local park, according to police. Daryl Rose Clifton, 58, of Warrington, is accused of impersonating various authorities as he accosted children, parents, and others visiting the Doctor Adams Community Park located at 2235 Oxford Drive, police said. He was arrested and charged with Impersonating a Public Servant on Friday, Oct. 4, according to court documents. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 18. Clifton has had some run-ins with police in the p…

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