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Children Critical After Near-Drowning In South Jersey Town: Report Children Critical After Near-Drowning In South Jersey Town: Report
Children Critical After Near-Drowning In South Jersey Town: Report Two children were in critical condition after a near-drowning at a Gloucester County home, according to a news report by 6abc. Monroe Township police responded to a Woods Road home just after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, where an 11- and 14-year-old were found and taken to a hospital. Daily Voice has reached out to Monroe Township Police Chief Ryan Borkowski for comment. Click here for the full report by 6abc.
70 Army Helicopters Using PA Airport In Training Exercise 70 Army Helicopters Using PA Airport In Training Exercise
70 Army Helicopters Using PA Airport In Training Exercise Have you been noticing any military helicopters this weekend? They're from the U.S. Army and will be using the Lehigh Valley International Airport as a staging area for refueling through Monday, April 8, the airport said. According to 6abc, the aircrafts will be refueling at Hangar 7, just south of the runways of the Hanover Township airport. "The public should not be concerned with the increased traffic," the airport said. Locals were excited for an airshow. "Thank you for letting us know," one person said. "I'll have my eye to the sky this weekend."
NTSB Releases Findings In Chopper 6 Crash NTSB Releases Findings In Chopper 6 Crash
NTSB Releases Findings In Chopper 6 Crash In a preliminary report, federal investigators say there were no obvious engine issues that would have led to the fatal crash of news Chopper 6 last month.  The 6abc helicopter was en route from an assignment near Atlantic City, New Jersey when it crashed in Wharton State Forest around 8 p.m. on Dec. 19, the station said previously.  Pilot Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, and videographer Christopher Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, both died in the wreck. In its first preliminary report on the crash issued Wednesday, Jan. 17, the National Transportation Safety Board said it found "No anomalies of…
Victims Jump From Balcony In Edgewater Park Fire: Reports, Firefighters Victims Jump From Balcony In Edgewater Park Fire: Reports, Firefighters
Victims Jump From Balcony In Edgewater Park Fire: Reports, Firefighters People leapt from balconies and others were rescued by firefighters in an Edgewater Park fire that left multiple people injured overnight, according to 6abc, CBS News and fire officials. The blaze at the Edgewater Manor Apartments broke out around 12:30 a.m. bringing firefighters from multiple departments and companies to the scene Thursday, Dec. 28. Just after midnight , your volunteers responded to assist companies in Edgewater Park with the apartment fire. Crews... Posted by BeverlyRoad FireCompany on Thursday, December 28, 2023 A roof collapse shortly after arrival made co…
IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash
IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash Action News has released the names of the pilot and team photographer killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday night, Dec. 19 in New Jersey. Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, PA, was the pilot, and Christopher Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, PA, was the photographer, according to the news station. They had departed from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport before 7:30 p.m., in a Eurocopter AS350B2, headed toward Galloway Township, NJ, according to the FAA and 6abc. The helicopter's altitude dropped while heading back to Philadelphia, and crashed in the Wharton State Forest, Action News says. The wrecka…
Maple Shade Council Votes To Close Independent Fire Company After 100+ Years Maple Shade Council Votes To Close Independent Fire Company After 100+ Years
Maple Shade Council Votes To Close Independent Fire Company After 100+ Years The Maple Township Council has unanimously voted to shut down Independent Fire Co. 1. The vote came during a heated council meeting Thursday evening, Dec. 14, in which residents turned up in droves in support of the more than 100-year-old department, as reported by 6abc and Fox29. A statement issued by Town Council on Dec. 1 says the company is being processed through five state investigations, the first having been filed in 2019, over administrative and operational compliance issues. They've received seven local and state sanctions for non-compliance, and have violated federal and state r…
Fire Evacuates Atlantic City Boardwalk (VIDEO) Fire Evacuates Atlantic City Boardwalk (VIDEO)
Fire Evacuates Atlantic City Boardwalk (Video) Firefighters doused a blaze on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Wednesday, Nov. 15. The two-alarm fire broke out around 3:50 p.m., outside Resorts Casino Hotel. The blaze spread to the building’s exterior wall and part of the marquee above the boardwalk entrance, city officials said. 6abc shared footage of the flames, provided by Ted Jones, on TikTok. @6abcactionnews Video shows the moments after a large fire erupted on the Atlantic City boardwalk on Wednesday afternoon. ♬ original sound - 6abc Action News - 6abc Action News Minimal smoke extended into the building, forcing brief ev…
2 Dead In Pemberton Bypass Crash: Reports 2 Dead In Pemberton Bypass Crash: Reports
2 Dead In Pemberton Bypass Crash: Reports Two people died in a crash on the Pemberton Bypass Tuesday, Nov. 14, according to multiple reports. Both NBC10 and 6abc say the double fatal crash occurred at Pemberton Bypass and Colemans Bridge Road around 12:30 p.m.  At least one person was airlifted, the outlets say, but their condition was not immediately clear. Daily Voice has reached out to police for comment. Click here for more from NBC10 and here for more from 6abc.
Video Shows Armed Street Biker Smash Car Windshield With Kids Inside In Philadelphia: Report Video Shows Armed Street Biker Smash Car Windshield With Kids Inside In Philadelphia: Report
Video Shows Armed Street Biker Smash Car Windshield With Kids Inside In Philadelphia: Report The top of a tourism bus turned out to be an excellent vantage point for a man who captured the stunning footage of a biker smashing the back windshield of a car with his feet in Philadelphia. The video from the Sunday, Oct. 1 incident in 1400 S. Penn Square was shared to Instagram by George Coloney, where the video garnered more than 42K likes as of Tuesday, Oct. 3. The footage shows the armed street racer jumping on the back windshield of the vehicle, which according to 6abc was carrying a 5-year-old girl in the back seat. The driver tells the outlet she was with her girlfriend and two c…
Gravestone Company Owner Wanted Out Of NJ For Bilking Customers — Again Gravestone Company Owner Wanted Out Of NJ For Bilking Customers — Again
Gravestone Company Owner Wanted Out Of NJ For Bilking Customers — Again Police are hoping the public can help them locate the owner of a gravestone company who opened a New Jersey business after Pennsylvania officials shut him down for bilking customers. Gregory John Stefan Jr., 53, took money for a headstone and then failed to deliver for his customer, police in Vineland said. Stefan and his father, Gregory John Stefan, Sr., who was involved in previous businesses with his son, have residences in Conshohocken, Upper Darby, and Havertown, PA, records show. Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement wi…
TONIGHT: Philadelphia Resident To Appear On 'Jeopardy!' TONIGHT: Philadelphia Resident To Appear On 'Jeopardy!'
Tonight: Philadelphia Resident To Appear On 'Jeopardy!' A Philadelphia woman will vie for first place in the Friday, June 30 broadcast of "Jeopardy!" Ilena Di Toro is a Philadelphia-based public relations specialist for Debbie Goetz Media Connections, a Warwick Township firm.  Di Toro will face off against Courtney Johnston, an attorney from Denver, and reigning champ Bryan White, an analyst from Santa Maria, California, per the official "Jeopardy!" website.  The show will air at 7 p.m. on 6abc. 
PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report
PA Skydiver's NJ Death Probed By FAA: Report The Federal Aviation Administration and officials in Gloucester County are investigating a fatal skydiving accident. Timothy Joseph Slachta, 48, of Garnet Valley, died Wednesday, May 10 while jumping over Monroe Township, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer and 6abc. Skydive Cross Keys told the outlets that Slachta had completed more than 700 jumps, and that at the time of jump on Wednesday, his parachute was deployed at normal altitude and fully inflated when he jumped out of the plane. However, witnesses said that Slactha's parachute turned, and the U.S. Parachute Association sai…
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper
Student Struck By Car In Hawaii Will Return Home To NJ In Medical Chopper A college student from Burlington County who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Hawaii was cleared to make his big return home via medical chopper on Monday, Feb. 27. Christian DeCola, 19, of Maple Shade, was riding a moped for a food service delivery company when he was hit the night of Feb. 12, his mom, Valerie, tells 6abc. The vehicle backed over her son before fleeing, she said. Christian was unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit when his parents got word of the accident the following day, writes Michele Liberton on a GoFundMe page she launched for the DeCola family. Chri…
Family Demands Answers After Teen Boy Killed Following Camden Birthday Party: Report Family Demands Answers After Teen Boy Killed Following Camden Birthday Party: Report
Family Demands Answers After Teen Boy Killed Following Camden Birthday Party: Report The family of a 14-year-old boy killed after another teen's birthday party in Camden is demanding answers. Daimeon Allen was at a party at the Elks Lodge on Mt. Ephraim Avenue when gunshots rang out around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, according to police and 6abc. His mom, Shamane Allen, was demanding answers and remembered her son as the one who stayed calm amid chaos. "So for him to die in a violent way is heart-wrenching to me," she told the outlet. Daimeon was a freshman at Lindenwold high school. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made. Click here for more from …
$20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police $20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police
$20K Reward Offered In Fatal Ambush Of Driver Pumping Gas In Philly: Police Police are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the ambush killing of a Pennsylvania man pumping gas in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9. Surveillance footage released by Philadelphia police shows two masked men dressed in all black arriving at a Liberty gas station on the 1000 block of East Mount Airy Avenue around 2:30 p.m. in a 2009 red Mazda 3 sedan with the New Jersey license plate number V62-PWX. Brandon Dixon was shot and killed while pumping gas in Philadelphia on Monday, May 9.PhiladelphiaPolice The armed suspects then leaped from the backseats and be…
Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report
Horrifying Video Shows PA Nursing Home Worker Slapping Wheelchair-Bound Resident: Report A horrifying video of a nursing home worker slapping a 92-year-old, wheelchair-bound resident has landed her behind bars, multiple news outlets report. The elderly patient can be heard yelling before Ednise Dulcio, 39, holds down her hands and slaps her across the face at the St. Francis Country House on Lansdowne Avenue in Darby, Police Chief Joseph Gabe told reporters. WARNING: A nursing aid is caught on camera slapping a 92-year-old nursing home resident, who suffers from dementia and PTSD from the holocaust. The video might be disturbing to some. Hear what police have to say about t…
Philadelphia Detective Assaulted Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder During Interview: Police Philadelphia Detective Assaulted Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder During Interview: Police
Philadelphia Detective Assaulted Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder During Interview: Police A Philadelphia homicide detective has been arrested on accusations he assaulted a woman wrongfully convicted of murder during an interview in 2010, authorities said. Detective James Pitts assaulted Obina Onyiah — who was exonerated after 11 years — during questioning at the Race Street police headquarters sometime around Nov. 8, 2010, then lying about it, according to Philadelphia police and the DA's office. Onyiah was convicted in the 2010 shooting death of William Glatz, a local jewelry store owner, 6abc reports. He spent 11 years in prison but was exonerated when evidence revealed …
Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report
Double-Deadly Hepatitis A Outbreak Shuts Suburban Philly Italian Restaurant: Report A Hepatitis A outbreak that left at least two dead and nine infected closed a suburban Philadelphia Italian restaurant, Fox29 reports. One death has been confirmed and a second was under investigation at West Norriton's Gino's Ristorante & Pizzeria, the outlet said. A total of 11 cases were reported, according to 6abc and CBS Philly. The exact source of the infection was not immediately known. Gino's says it is cooperating with the investigation and the news is a "shock." "In the recent events of this past week, we are truly devastated and heartbroken for anyone affected by the Hepat…
NJ Home Of 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Catches Fire Christmas Eve NJ Home Of 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Catches Fire Christmas Eve
NJ Home Of 76ers Guard Tyrese Maxey Catches Fire Christmas Eve The New Jersey house of Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey caught fire Christmas Eve, 6abc reports. The multi-alarm fire broke out at the guard's Voorhees home on Fairway Drive around 7 p.m., the outlet said. No injuries were reported and the cause was under investigation. Posted by Jay Lubes on Friday, December 24, 2021 Click here for more from 6abc.