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Business
TGI Fridays Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants
Casual dining chain TGI Fridays has filed for bankruptcy several weeks after at least 12 of its restaurants suddenly closed. The company filed the Chapter 11 petition on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Texas, near its Dallas headquarters. Founded in New York City in 1965, TGI Fridays has 95 restaurants in the US, 39 of which the company owns and operates. The other 56 are independent franchises not involved in the bankruptcy petition. The company said that all those locations will remain open. According to the TGI Fridays website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanent…
Politics
Here's What Happened At Trump's PA Roundtable (
Watch
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Former President Donald Trump's team has shared the footage of a community roundtable he attended in Delaware County on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The event, which was hosted by Building America's Future, was scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Drexelbrook Catering in Drexel Hill as part of Trump's "America's Future Tour." Click here to watch. Trump spoke at the roundtable before holding a rally in Allentown's PPL Center, 701 Hamilton Street, at 7 p.m., as reported by Daily Voice. Among those in attendance at the roundtable was retired Upper Darby Police Lt. Donald Clark, who was asked if he'd …
Business
TGI Friday's Suddenly Closes At Least 12 Restaurants
Casual dining chain TGI Fridays has closed at least a dozen of its restaurants in the last few weeks. Click here for a new, updated story: TGI Friday's Files For Bankruptcy Weeks After Sudden Closures Of At Least 12 Restaurants According to the company's website and other reports, the following locations are now listed as permanently closed: New York Middletown, 23 Crystal Run Crossing Poughkeepsie, 2594 South Road (Route 9) Clifton Park, 1 Southside Drive Connecticut Enfield, Freshwater-Stateline Plaza, 130 Elm Street Pennsylvania Allentown, 395 S Ceda…
News
Unlicensed NJ Flight Instructor Indicted In PA Plane Crash That Killed IT Manager
A 36-year-old New Jersey unlicensed flight instructor who was in two prior crashes has been indicted in a third — a 2022 incident that killed his student pilot in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Philip Everton McPherson II, 36, of Haddon Township, NJ, has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and 40 counts of serving as an airman without a certificate, in connection with the crash on Sept. 28, 2022 in Salisbury Township, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that said on Monday, Aug. 5. The victim in the crash had previously been identified as Kei…
Weather
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across NJ, PA Skies
An earthquake, a total solar eclipse and now a fireball. What a week for weather in the Northeast. Dozens of residents across the region reported seeing a bright green fireball blaze across the sky on before dawn on Wednesday, April 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Linda Price-Heine captured a fireball in the sky Wednesday, April 10. Daily Voice Linda Price-Heine got a text from her neighbor, Joan Piney, in Wall Township this morning telling her to check her camera, she said…
Police & Fire
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
Weather
New Forecast: Increased Snowfall Totals Expected, Arctic Temps To Follow Northeast Storm
Newly-released forecast maps show parts of the region could see up to six inches of snow in the end-of-week storm. Intermittent snow is expected to begin between 4 and 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, with the heaviest amounts falling in the afternoon, the National Weather Service said. Snow will fall at about 0.5 inches per hour and will taper by the evening, with temps in the upper 20s and low 30s, the NWS said. SNOWFALL PREDICTIONS The areas expected to get 4 to 6 inches are Trenton, Long Branch, Allentown, and Philadelphia. Reading, Vineland, Parsippany and Toms River are expected to get 3 to …
Weather
Six Inches Of Snow Could Slam Parts Of NJ, PA: Latest Forecast, Timing Updates
Newly-released forecast maps from the National Weather Service show up to six inches of snow could fall across eastern Pennsylvania and much of New Jersey. Accumulating snowfall will begin Monday, night Jan. 15, mainly after 7 p.m., and carry into Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, impacting the morning commute as it changes over to a wintry mix, the NWS said in its latest briefing. ALSO SEE: North Jersey School Delays For Tuesday, Jan. 16 Between 4 and 6 inches of snow was being forecast for most of North Jersey (including Morris, Sussex, pars of Bergen/Essex/Hudson, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties…
Sports
Heartbreak In The Ring: WWE Star Rips Up Young Fan's Sign At Allentown Event (
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Okay, so it was a bit extreme. A WWE superstar left one of her fans heartbroken (yet still awestruck) during a live match in Allentown earlier this month. The fan was holding a sign that said "Bayley Is Hot" during her Dec. 2 match against SmackDown star Shotzi, at the PPL Center. Bayley, whose whole act is pretending to be mean, went over to the boy, took the sign, and brought it to the ring. Then, she ripped it up. The 25-second clip was posted to X by @Jay_Waffles26, who captioned it: "Hey @itsBayleyWWE, you broke his heart (all within a 25 second video)." Hey @itsBayley…
News
Sleazy
Pass
: Feds Charge Bi-State Duo With $1M Pennsy Turnpike Toll Scam
Two men helped truckers and other drivers dodge $1 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls by registering E-ZPass transponders with bogus identities, federal authorities charged. Duvany Zambrano, 43, of Hamilton, NJ, and Sergio Jara, 37, of Allentown, PA, colluded with other unidentified co-conspirators to buy up thousands of the devices from retailers in both states, an FBI investigation found. E-ZPass transponders aren't all that difficult to find. Walmart is among those who sell them. Pennsylvania has more than 300 retail locations where state officials say customers can buy the transpon…
Police & Fire
2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA
Two men from New York City were arrested and jailed after they were apparently connected to a series of gunpoint robberies at check cashing services throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania that involved female workers being restrained with zipties, authorities announced. Ramel Harris, 40, and Neville Brown, 38, both of Brooklyn, were charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announce…
Obituaries
Marine With NJ Ties ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In PA Crash
The motorcycle rider who died at the scene of a crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, August 20, has been identified as a former marine with ties to New Jersey. Ricardo Reyes, 35, of Mount Joy, was killed in the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 p.m., according to a release by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. The Manor Township police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Seitz and Manor Church roads at 7:22 p.m., according to a release by the department. The police officers "render aid to the motorcycle rider until Blue Rock FD and EMS arrived," as stat…
Police & Fire
Popular Motorcyclist Killed In NJ Firetruck Crash
Those who knew Barry Dowdell, Jr. were grieving his loss this Fourth of July. The Allentown native was struck by a firetruck and ejected from his bike around 6 p.m. Friday, July 1, authorities said. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:28 p.m., a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The collision is being in investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau. Meanwhile, countless tributes poured in on social media. Here are just some.
Police & Fire
PA Man, 27, Seriously Hurt In Fiery Garden State Parkway Crash
A 27-year-old driver from Allentown, PA was seriously hurt in an early-morning crash on the Garden State Parkway Sunday, June 26, authorities said. Mafer Fermin Pena was rear-ended by an Acura near mile post 137.9 on the northbound side of the highway in Cranford around 4:45 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Brandi Slota said. The Mazda traveled off the roadway to the right and struck a tree, and the Acura subsequently caught fire. Pena was hospitalized with serious injuries. The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Obituaries
New Jersey TV Reporter Scott Babashak Who Met Wife Working On Air Dies Suddenly
Former TV news reporter Scott Babashak of Trenton died of a heart attack Friday, May 27, reports WFMZ, where he previously worked. He was 54 years old. The Hamilton native graduated from the Steinert High School in 1985, where he was president of his graduating class, his obit says. He went on to graduate from Rider University and subsequently landed a job at NBC in New York City. Babashak met his wife Liz Keptner while working on air together at 69-WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA, before the two moved to Sacramento, CA. Babashak and Keptner moved back to the Lehigh Valley to raise …
Police & Fire
'I'm The Best Drunk Driver Ever:' Says Woman Accused Of Killing PA Troopers, Pedestrian On I-95
Twitter users are slamming the 21-year-old woman accused of killing two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 on Monday, March 21, after a tweet about her alleged drunk driving skills surfaced. “If you ask me, I’m the best drunk driver ever,” Jayana Tanae Webb, says in a Jan. 15 tweet. Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 just before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The troopers were trying t…
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed With PA State Police Troopers On I-95; Driver Charged With DUI
A 21-year-old woman has been charged with DUI and third-degree murder, among other offenses, in the I-95 crash in Philadelphia on Monday, March 21 that claimed the lives of two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian, authorities said. Jayana Tanae Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 when the troopers were trying to help Oliveras, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car just before 1 a.m…
Police & Fire
Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report
An Allentown constable could be removed from his elected position for falsifying his residential address, LehighValleyLive reports. Steven Wiggs, the constable of Allentown's 16th ward since 2016, has been accused of using a neighbor's Allentown address on his election paperwork despite living in Newark, NJ, the outlet says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. To be certified as an elected constable in the city, you must be a resident. The DA maintains Wiggs moved from his South Woodard Street address two years ago, before being re-elected in November 2021, according to t…
Police & Fire
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report
A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after injuring his wife and killing another man in what police are calling a "domestic-related shooting" at a shopping center in Berks County on Saturday, March 19. Nehemias Santiago Montes, of York, tracked 30-year-old Jessica M. Cruz-Rodriguez using an Apple watch he'd hidden in her car, and waited for her in the parking lot of the Wyomissing Walmart store around 4 p.m., according to the York Daily Record and Borough Police Chief John G. Phillips. Montes noticed an SUV parked next to her car, driven by Alexi Omar Rodriguez …
News
Nypd
: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life
A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. Officer Jason Rivera -- who once wrote that he wanted to join the NYPD to “better the relationship between the community and the police" -- was ambushed with two other officers while responding to a domestic violence call in a Harlem apartment, authorities said. The female caller had said she needed help with her son, city officials said during a solemn news conference at Harlem Hospital. The m…
Police & Fire
Wife Of PA Funeral Home Director Who Abused Corpses Won't Leave Property After Sale: Report
The wife of a funeral home director serving prison time for abusing corpses is refusing to leave the property, which was sold in a sheriff sale in September, Lancaster Online reports. The owner of 121 and 131 S. Prince St., Prince Street Properties LLC, sued Joseline Scheid in November seeking help removing her from the property formerly occupied by Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home, the outlet said. Joseline's husband, Andrew Scheid, was arrested in August 2020 for his mishandling of the bodies and making knowingly false entries on death certificates, the Lancaster County DA's O…
News
Feds: Probe In NJ, PA Leads To Arrest Of Paroled Sex Trafficker
A paroled sex trafficker from New Jersey who served nearly 10 years in federal prison was free barely a year when he returned to pimping women and girls, authorities charged. A federal judge in Newark ordered Amin Sharif, 47, of Newark detained following a brief video conference Wednesday afternoon. Records show Sharif, formerly of East Orange, was released from federal prison on Jan. 30, 2020 after serving nearly 120 months for sex trafficking. He'd taken a plea bargain after investigators caught him trafficking underage girls and women, recruiting some of them from out of state on MySpac…
News
Police Officer Busted On DUI Charge: Authorities
A patrolman has been arrested for driving under the influence, according to a release by police and public records. Daniel A. Benscics, 33, of Bethlehem, was arrested following a traffic stop on Dec. 12 at 2 a.m., according to Lititz Borough police. Benscics was initially stopped for unsafe driving, but with police for he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, he was taken into custody, as stated in the release. He blew a 0.190% Breath Alcohol Content during his breathalyzer test for evidence, according to the release. Benscics is a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School, who e…
Police & Fire
PA Thieves Wanted For Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In
Covid-
19, Flu Meds: Police
Police are on the lookout for two men they say stole thousands of dollars’ worth of COVID-19 and flu medications from a Pennsylvania grocery store. Derrick Anthony Bleach and Legious R. Minder, both of Allentown, arrived at Giant Food Stores on Lititz Pike in Warwick Township in a dark-colored sedan around 11:50 p.m. on Nov. 27, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The pair walked to the medications aisle, where Bleach took out a large gift bag that had been hidden in the back of his jacket. Bleach was then seen on surveillance footage picking out various medicine boxes and slid…
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