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Missing Pennsylvania Fire Police Captain Found Dead: Coroner
A Fire Police captain who has been missing since Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17 has been found dead, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Saturday, Nov. 2 The Laurel Fire Company in Windsor Fire Police Captain Tony Bortner's red 2008 Subaru Forester with the PA license plate "LKX9294" was found at Lock 12 in Lower Chanceford Township by State Troopers on Saturday, Oct. 19, Pennsylvania State Police previously informed Daily Voice. Bortner "had no contact with anyone," the company wrote adding that "This [was] very out of character for Tony." The Lancaster County Coroner's office…
Lifestyle
The Top 5 Best Places To Retire Are All In Pennsylvania: Study
A new study ranking the best cities to retire has Pennsylvania taking six of the best 10 locales, including all five of the top 5. Harrisburg is the best place in the country to spend your twilight years, according to US News & World Report. Reading, Lancaster, Scranton, and Allentown ranked second through fifth in the study respectively. Pittsburgh finished 10th, with Philadelphia coming in at 13th. Researchers used a formula that examined the cost of living, happiness, quality of health care, taxes, and desirability of 150 cities across the country to create the list. They…
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PA 18-Year-Old ID'd After Drowning In Susquehanna River: Authorities
An 18-year-old man drowned in the Susquehanna River on Saturday, police announced on June 23. The incident began when Gavin Frey of Howard, PA was swimming with a 22-year-old friend in the Susquehanna River between the City Beach and Riverview Park around 4:45 p.m. on June 22, Lock Haven City Police explain and he was later identified by the Clinton County Coroner Zach Hanna. The police and local fire and EMS were called to a water rescue "for two males who had been swimming and began yelling for help," as stated in the police release. The 22-year-old man was rescued by a pri…
Police & Fire
Details About Maryland Kayaker Found Dead In Susquehanna River Revealed
The details about the death and life of a kayaker found in the Susquehanna River nearly two days after he went missing have been released. Brenton King's kayak was recovered by firefighters in the Susquehanna River, south of City Island, around 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, Harrisburg police said, as Daily Voice initially reported. His wife's best friend, Tracy Burkey, detailed the situation in a GoFundMe she launched to help Brent's family: "On the morning of Friday February 16th Brent went out to do what he loves, fish. He had all the proper gear and equipment. He texted his w…
Weather
Midweek Downpours Expected To Bring 3 Inches Of Rain, Travel Delays To East Coast
A new storm system tracking along the East Coast is expected to drop several inches of rain on the region in the next two days, meteorologists say. Rainfall is expected to begin along the mid-Atlantic Tuesday night, Dec. 26, and make its way north through Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the New York City area on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27. Flooding and travel delays are to be expected from Virginia to New England, the Passaic, Ramapo and Raritan rivers in New Jersey most likely to experience flooding, according to AccuWeather. This is not good news for municipalities across Passaic County w…
Police & Fire
Cold
CASE: 20-Year-Old Woman Found In Nothing But Her Socks Along The Susquehanna River
Exactly 27 years to the day Kimberly "Kimmie" Ann Yohe went missing, the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop H, Harrisburg, continue their investigation into the cold case of her homicide— and so is the FBI. Kimmie was "found naked, beaten, strangled, hands bound behind her back floating in the Susquehanna River," podcasters at Keystone Cold Cases put it on Oct. 25, 2021, asking, "Who could commit such a heinous crime?" If you know you could be eligible for a big reward, according to PSP. She had last been seen at her home in Etters at 9 p.m. on May 8, 1996, PSP said. Her 1987 Mazda 626 was…
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Beloved Man ID'd As Body Boaters Found In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island
The man boaters believed drowned and needed rescuing on Memorial Day has been identified, according to the coroner. Craig Wayne Sellers, 61, of Harrisburg, has been identified as the man who died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the York County coroner's office. Sellers had taken a boat from the Goldsboro Marina to Goosehorn Island, then he went into the water and "became unresponsive," according to the Pennsylvania state police. People aboard a passing boat spotted him and attempted to rescue him, according to the coro…
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Boaters Find Drowned Man In Susquehanna River Near Three Mile Island: Coroner
A man died in a "drowning-related incident" in the Susquehanna River on Monday, May 31, according to a release by the coroner's office. The York County coroner's office was called to the reported incident at Goldsboro Marina near North River Street near Three Mile Island at 6 p.m., authorities say. Boaters spotted the man and attempted to rescue him, the release explains. EMS was called but despite life-saving measures he was declared deceased at 5:57 p.m., according to the release. His next of kin are being notified. An autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 1 at 10 a.m at Lehig…
Police & Fire
Wanted Sex Offender Jumped In The Susquehanna River While Fleeing From Police
The man rescued from the Susquehanna River was a sex offender fleeing from the police on Saturday, May 14, authorities say. Norman Thomas Senior, 47, of Harrisburg, first led the police on a bicycle chase when they attempted to arrest him on a warrant for violating Megan's Law by failing to register his address with state police near the intersection of North Front and Verbeke streets. Then he jumped into the river from the Market Street bridge around 12:15 a.m., authorities say. Firefighters were required to send mutual aid boats to rescue him, the Harrisburg Fir…
Police & Fire
Bridge Jumper Rescued From Susquehanna River: Officials
A man was pulled from the Susquehanna River Saturday, May 14 in Harrisburg, fire officials said. The man had jumped into the river from the Market Street bridge, bringing Box 9 to the scene with mutual aid boats, the fire department said. The victim was brought to City Island and turned over to Life Team EMS. The "A" Platoon at work with Battalion 6(Bradford), fire officials said.
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Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report
A body found floating in the Susquehanna River has been identified by his wife as the man shot by police during a domestic incident last January, CBS 21 reports. The body found between Middletown and Three Mile Island is Miguel Maldonado Jr., 36, his wife, Andrea Maldonado told the outlet, identifying him by his tattoo. Maldonado Jr. was shot by police after he stabbed his wife, then took his wife and child into his car and drove into the river near the Dock Street Dam around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, the Dauphin County district attorney Fran Chardo said at the time. Officials have n…
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Police On Car In Susquehanna River Missing, Women, Child Rescued (
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A man asking police to shoot him while standing on top of a car on the Susquehanna River was missing after police did what he asked -- only after he threatened a woman with a hunting knife, WGAL reports citing the Dauphin County DA. The woman and a child, who were with him in the car in the river, were rescued from the car by authorities in Harrisburg near the Dock Street Dam around 3:30 a.m., the outlet said. A search for the man remained active Sunday afternoon. Video from the scene was posted by DJM News Media for Live Storms Media, and Capital City Fire photos (scroll for video). Click…
News
Human Remains Found In Susquehanna River: Report
A man's body was found in the Susquehanna River on Monday afternoon, according to a report by PennLive. The "badly decomposed" body was found along the north side of the river near Hiller Road in Fairfield Township east of Montoursville, according to the report citing Montoursville Fire Chief Scott Konkle. Investigators who are attempting to identify the man say he was wearing a necklace, the outlet reports citing Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. Pennsylvania state police are handling the investigation. Click here to read more from PennLive.
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Shooter From Deadly Harrisburg Birthday Party Arrested, Authorities Say
A man who fatally shot an innocent woman at a bar in Harrisburg has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, PennLive reports. Jamie Bey, 27, of Harrisburg, was shot as an innocent bystander fleeing from a fight at Al's Bar in the 1300 block of Susquehanna Street in Harrisburg, during a birthday party on Oct. 25 around 9:40 p.m. as previously reported by Daily Voice. Damein Jhourron Barber, 37, of Harrisburg, has been arrested in connection with her fatal shooting, according to court documents and PennLive's report. Barber allegedly threw the gun off Interstate 83 into the Susqueha…
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