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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 Dan 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 …
Remains Found Near Where Lyft Driver Went Missing In Florida: Report Remains Found Near Where Lyft Driver Went Missing In Florida: Report
Remains Found Near Where Lyft Driver Went Missing In Florida: Report Human remains have been found near the last known location of Gary Levin, a missing Lyft driver with Pennsylvania roots — and his loved ones are waiting to find out if they are his, various news reports say. Meanwhile, Matthew Flores, 35 — a fugitive who had been wanted in a January murder case — was captured in North Carolina following a police pursuit Feb. 3 in Levin's red Kia Stinger, the Associated Press reported. Levin, a 74-year-old ride service driver and Philly area native, was last heard from on Monday, Jan. 30 while driving fares around the Palm Beach Gardens area, his daughter Li…
Summer Lee Becomes The First Black Woman To Represent Pennsylvania In The US Congress Summer Lee Becomes The First Black Woman To Represent Pennsylvania In The US Congress
Summer Lee Becomes The First Black Woman To Represent Pennsylvania In The US Congress Summer Lee has made history by being the first Black woman elected to represent Pennsylvania in the US Congress. Lee, a second-term PA State House representative of the 34th district, will fill the seat vacated— by Rep. Mike Doyle, who decided not to run for the seat for the first time since 1994. She was announced as the projected winner of Pennsylvania's Congressional District 12 around 10 p.m. by the Associated Press, CNN, and WTAE. Her opponent, also named Mike Doyle has conceded saying, "While we came up short in the 12th Congressional District I look forward to continuing to serve m…
'There's A Shark On My Arm' Pennsylvania Woman Attacked By Shark: Reports 'There's A Shark On My Arm' Pennsylvania Woman Attacked By Shark: Reports
'There's A Shark On My Arm' Pennsylvania Woman Attacked By Shark: Reports A Pennsylvania woman visiting South Carolina was attacked by a shark on Monday, August 15, according to multimedia outlets. Karren Sites of Pittsburgh was wading in waist-height water in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with her 8-year-old grandson Brian when “I felt something bite me. I looked down and there was a shark on my arm,” Karen Sites told multiple media outlets via CNN Newsource.  “I couldn’t even see the shark coming up; it jumped up,” Brian Sites said. “I saw the movement of its tail and then it went back into the water.” Karren Sites was badly bitten on her right a…
Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate
Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate A bill banning transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports is making was passed by the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, April 12. Now heading to the Senate, the bill — passed in an 115-84 vote —would ban "students of the male sex" from playing on all-girls teams. A spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he'll veto the bill if it makes it to him, according to the Associated Press. Rep. Austin Davis of Allegheny County said the bill "demonstrates a lack of empathy." Rep. Valerie Gaydos, a former Division III lacrosse player, said allowing transgender girls to play on …
Judge Won't Toss Excessive Force Claims In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Anton Black Judge Won't Toss Excessive Force Claims In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Anton Black
Judge Won't Toss Excessive Force Claims In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Anton Black A ruling by a federal judge paves the way for the family of 19-year-old Anton Black to continue with a lawsuit claiming that police on Maryland's Eastern Shore used excessive force when they handcuffed him and shackled his legs, according to the AP. US District Judge Catherine Blake refused to throw out the family's claims in the lawsuit and says body camera video of the deadly encounter doesn't contradict what Black's family says was use of excessive force by police. The three white police officers who tried to restrain him after they chased black outside of their home in rural Greensboro,…
Trump Backed PA Senate Candidate Drops Out After Losing Custody Battle Trump Backed PA Senate Candidate Drops Out After Losing Custody Battle
Trump Backed PA Senate Candidate Drops Out After Losing Custody Battle A Pennsylvania candidate for US senate has dropped out of the race, according to a statement released by his campaign. Sean Parnell, a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, suspended his campaign after he lost a court battle for custody of his three children on Monday, as WTAE reported. Parnell is also accused of abusing his estranged wife, a claim the judge believed to be true, according to the Associated Press. The decision comes on the heels of him refusing to testify in the hearing, as WTAE reported. Sean Parnell was devastated by the judge's decision and has suspe…
PA Man Who Killed His Father Found Dead In Jail Cell, Officials Say PA Man Who Killed His Father Found Dead In Jail Cell, Officials Say
PA Man Who Killed His Father Found Dead In Jail Cell, Officials Say A Pennsylvania man who was serving a sentence of 15 to 30 years for murdering his father was found unresponsive in his cell, according to SCI Camp Hill superintendent Laurel Harry in a release on Monday.  Ulysses Edward Denman, 24, Larksville was found during a headcount on Saturday, according to the release. Prison staff attempted life-saving measures until medical personnel and Lower Allen emergency medical services arrived, according to the release. "Despite advanced life support measures," Denman was pronounced dead at 6:05 a.m., Harry said. The official cause of death will be de…
Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle
Court Rules In Life Insurance Dispute Of Deadly PA Love Triangle The ex-husband of a Pennsylvania woman killed by her lover's wife in a murder-suicide must relinquish the proceeds he received from her individual life insurance policies -- but can keep the proceeds from her group plan, a Delaware judge has ruled. The issues in the case involving Meredith Sullivan, 33, and her ex-husband, Luke Chapman, had never been address by a Delaware court before. Sullivan, 33, was killed at her Radnor Township home in April 2018 by Jennair Gerardot, the wife of a man with whom she had been having an affair with. Gerardot then turned the gun on herself, and the two we…
2 Bottle Limits Return On Some Booze In PA, Here's The Complete List 2 Bottle Limits Return On Some Booze In PA, Here's The Complete List
2 Bottle Limits Return On Some Booze In PA, Here's The Complete List You may want to stock up on some alcoholic beverages as a liquor sales rationing system is being put in place as supply shortages have gone “beyond its control,” according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.License holders were notified of the system on Thursday. The new rule limits purchases of alcohol to two-bottles-per-day for customers at state stores, bars, restaurants and other license holders. The change goes into effect Friday and will remain in place indefinitely, according to the Associated Press. Supply chain disruptions and product shortages prompting the restrictions on …
PA Doctors Offer Blanket Mask Exceptions For Students PA Doctors Offer Blanket Mask Exceptions For Students
PA Doctors Offer Blanket Mask Exceptions For Students In response to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent mask mandate, some doctors are providing parents with exemptions so their children won’t be forced to wear a mask in school. The mandate went into effect on Tuesday, as a method to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as Daily Voice previously reported. The problem is the state created a loophole for parents to get doctor’s notes to exempt their children from having to wear masks if the doctor believes it could cause or worsen a medical condition, as the Associated Press noted. “The administration is aware th…
FBI: Berks County Man Charged For Attacking AP Photographer, Officers At Capitol Riot FBI: Berks County Man Charged For Attacking AP Photographer, Officers At Capitol Riot
FBI: Berks County Man Charged For Attacking AP Photographer, Officers At Capitol Riot A Berks County man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he attacked an Associated Press photographer and police officers during the Jan. 6 insurrection, authorities announced. Federal investigators with the FBI allege that Alan Byerly, 54, of Fleetwood, was armed with what appeared to be a taser when he charged at Capitol officers, according to an affidavit. He was seen wearing a gray “Kutztown” beanie, a distinctive neon “safety” yellow long-sleeve shirt under a black jacket with blue jeans, and a gray and black striped face covering, as he pushed his way through the crowd. Alan Bye…
COVID-19: Vaccinated Americans Can Soon Go Without Face Mask Indoors, Report Says Citing CDC COVID-19: Vaccinated Americans Can Soon Go Without Face Mask Indoors, Report Says Citing CDC
Covid-19: Vaccinated Americans Can Soon Go Without Face Mask Indoors, Report Says Citing CDC Americans who are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be able to stop wearing masks indoors in most places, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is apparently set to issue new guidance on indoor mask-wearing, encouraging face coverings in crowded indoor areas only, the AP said citing a CDC source. Areas that will still require masks include buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters. As of Thursday afternoon, approximately 46 percent of the American population -- or 154 million people -- were fully vaccinated, data…