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Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver From Long Island Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver From Long Island Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver From Long Island Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced
Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver From Long Island Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced A 24-year-old Philadelphia woman who shot and killed a U.S. Army veteran while he was driving a SEPTA bus has been sentenced nearly three years after the murder that left a family grieving and prompted calls for stronger protections for public transit workers. Zhontay Capers was sentenced to 32½ to 67 years in state prison on Friday, Oct. 9, for the Oct. 26, 2023, murder of Bernard Nicholas Gribbin, 48, of Abington, Pennsylvania, according to Philadelphia County court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Oct. 10. Gribbin, a 12-year SEPTA employee and Army combat veteran originally…

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Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts. Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9. Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
Tiger Kills Man Inside Its Enclosure: Wildlife Park Reveals Animal’s Future Tiger Kills Man Inside Its Enclosure: Wildlife Park Reveals Animal’s Future Tiger Kills Man Inside Its Enclosure: Wildlife Park Reveals Animal’s Future
Tiger Kills Man Inside Its Enclosure: Wildlife Park Reveals Animal’s Future A man’s death inside a tiger enclosure has left a wildlife park mourning and investigators working to establish what happened. The man entered the tiger habitat at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, England, on Saturday, Oct. 10, and was attacked, according to South Yorkshire Police. Police received the report around 1:35 p.m. local time. Despite medical personnel’s efforts, he died at the scene. His family was notified and is receiving support from specialist officers. The park was evacuated. Police said the 5-year-old tiger remained inside its enclosure, was uninjured, and posed no …
SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It
SNL Host's Live F-Bomb Goes Off Script, Co-Star Makes Sure Everyone Heard It The moment the word left Shane Gillis' mouth, he knew he'd messed up. The 38-year-old comic, hosting "Saturday Night Live" for the third time on Saturday, Oct. 10, accidentally dropped an uncensored F-bomb during a sketch, and his co-star's reaction may have made the slip-up even funnier. Gillis, a Mechanicsburg, PA native, played a character trying to keep his father (Mikey Day) from eating green eggs and ham despite Sam-I-Am's (Andrew Dismukes) efforts to persuade him. “Bro, it’s a non-starter. He said he doesn’t f–king geez like em,” Gillis said, immediately wincing as he realized what …
Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow
Concert Scare: Journey Member Hospitalized Midshow A medical emergency interrupted Journey’s farewell concert just two songs in, sending one band member to the hospital and bringing an unexpected replacement to the stage. Drummer Deen Castronovo, 62, needed help leaving the stage at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Thursday, Oct. 8. The band had performed “Be Good to Yourself” and “Stone in Love” before stopping. Keyboardist Jonathan Cain asked fans for prayers, and guitarist Neal Schon later told the audience Castronovo was being taken to a hospital, according to Entertainment Weekly. Longtime drum technician Steve Toomey took over b…

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Ice Cream Shop Owner Blasts Customers Rude To Teen Workers In Viral Post: 'Act Your Age' A Massachusetts ice cream shop owner is going viral for a profanity-filled post calling out a customer for yelling at a teen employee. David Forgit, co-owner of Coldstuff Ice Cream in Blackstone, posted the angry Facebook message on Sunday, Oct. 4. The outburst came after Forgit said a customer was upset when a sundae cost about 20 cents more than expected. The Facebook post exploded in popularity, receiving more than 295,000 likes and 23,000 comments as of press time. "I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY F***ING EMPLOYEES," Forgit wrote. "They are children. This job, for m…

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Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports
Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who charged in his mother's death was captured after an hours-long manhunt in Vermont, and 19 firearms were recovered from his room in his parents' basement, according to multiple published reports. Police were called to the Hanafin home on Center Avenue in Reading on Thursday, Oct. 8, for a caller who had found his wife, Andria Hanafin, 49, dead in the kitchen, NBC News reports citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. The couple's 13-year-old son was unharmed, however, the older son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing. Ryan had a license to carry a gun, b…

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Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks is considering a massive takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill in what could become the largest restaurant acquisition in history, according to a report. The coffeehouse giant has worked with advisers for months on a possible purchase of Chipotle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, Oct. 8. The potential deal would bring together two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. It's unclear whether Starbucks has made a formal offer to Chipotle, which has a market value of about $41 billion. People familiar with the discussions told FT that a deal could face ma…

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Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report
Starbucks Could Buy Chipotle In Historic Restaurant Merger: Report Starbucks is considering a massive takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill in what could become the largest restaurant acquisition in history, according to a report. The coffeehouse giant has worked with advisers for months on a possible purchase of Chipotle, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, Oct. 8. The potential deal would bring together two of the nation's biggest restaurant chains. It's unclear whether Starbucks has made a formal offer to Chipotle, which has a market value of about $41 billion. People familiar with the discussions told FT that a deal could face ma…

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Early Flu Concerns Grow As Activity Climbs Across Parts Of US Flu activity is picking up as fall gets underway, putting this year’s protection timing in focus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu activity remains low nationally but is increasing. Its FluView report for the week ending Saturday, Sept. 26, provides a snapshot of that trend. Clinical laboratories reported that 3.4 percent of tested respiratory specimens were positive for influenza. Flu diagnoses accounted for 0.4 percent of emergency department visits in a separate surveillance system. Those figures show flu is circulating, but they do not establish that a widespread…