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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
Man Shot By Home Depot Security Guard In PA Parking Lot: Police Man Shot By Home Depot Security Guard In PA Parking Lot: Police
Man Shot By Home Depot Security Guard In PA Parking Lot: Police A 38-year-old man was shot by a Home Depot security guard in a Philadelphia parking lot, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a person with a gun in the 4600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard at 3:11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, the Philadelphia Police Department said. When they arrived, officers found that the man was shot in the right shoulder by a Home Depot security guard, according to police. The man was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and placed in stable condition, police said. The security guard was taken to Frankford Hospital for undisclosed injuries and was event…
Pottstown Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Deer, Family Grieves Their Loss Pottstown Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Deer, Family Grieves Their Loss
Pottstown Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Deer, Family Grieves Their Loss The family of a Montgomery County motorcyclist is grieving his death after he died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a deer. Mikael Nihart, 25, of Pottstown, was riding a motorcycle west on Route 724 near Red Corner Road in Union Township, Berks County, when a deer ran out in front of him on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report. Nihart was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a guiderail, the police report states. He was taken to Reading Hospital where he died from his injuries with his mother, Amy Hartman, by his side on Monday, Nov. 4. "With …
$20K Reward Offered In PA Fatal Double Shooting: Police $20K Reward Offered In PA Fatal Double Shooting: Police
$20K Reward Offered In PA Fatal Double Shooting: Police One man is dead and another was hospitalized after a double shooting in Philadelphia on Thursday, Nov. 7, police said. The shooting involved a 51-year-old Hispanic man who was shot in the chest and right leg and a 34-year-old Hispanic man who was shot once in the left shoulder, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.  This happened on the highway at 100 East Somerset Street at 11:07 a.m., police said. After the incident, the older man was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:27 a.m., according to police. The younger man was taken to the same …
Fake Deputies' PA Home Invasion Lands 2 Prison Time: DA Fake Deputies' PA Home Invasion Lands 2 Prison Time: DA
Fake Deputies' PA Home Invasion Lands 2 Prison Time: DA Two men who pretended to be sheriff's deputies during a Bucks County home invasion were each sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, Nov. 6, authorities said. Zbigniew Still, 22, of Philadelphia, and Jarrett Fort, 19, of Glenside, were sentenced after pleading guilty to a home invasion in the 100 block of Reliance Place, Hilltown Township, on May 25, 2023, according to a news release from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Still, Fort, and a still-unidentified third person arrived at the home in a rented vehicle, masked, and dressed as sheriff's deputies, the news rele…
Young NJ Mom's Accused Killer Shot By Philadelphia Police, Authorities Say Young NJ Mom's Accused Killer Shot By Philadelphia Police, Authorities Say
Young NJ Mom's Accused Killer Shot By Philadelphia Police, Authorities Say A man accused of killing a young New Jersey mother is in critical but stable condition after being shot by police during a tense confrontation in Philadelphia. Spencer Majett, 29, who has been charged with murder in the Tuesday, Oct. 8 killing of 23-year-old Felicity Vanatta of Salem, NJ, was injured after a police pursuit turned violent on Thursday, Nov. 7, police said. Officers Josue Reyes and Michael Trask encountered Majett in the city’s Kensington neighborhood. Upon recognizing him as a suspect, the officers attempted to stop him, prompting a foot chase along the 3100 block of Reach St…
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