Philly Officer Shot Remains 'Fighting' In Hospital, Loved Ones Say Philly Officer Shot Remains 'Fighting' In Hospital, Loved Ones Say
Philly Officer Shot Remains 'Fighting' In Hospital, Loved Ones Say More than two weeks after he was shot in the line of duty, Philadelphia police officer Giovanni Maysonet remains hospitalized, according to his loved ones.  Maysonet and a colleague were conducting a traffic stop in West Philly's Carroll Park neighborhood on Feb. 8 when a passenger allegedly leaped from the car and shot him in the stomach before running away, Daily Voice reported.  Eric Haynes, a 45-year-old Upper Darby resident, was the subject of a citywide manhunt before SWAT officers took him into custody in Southwest Philly and charged him with the shooting, authorities …
Slain PA Police Officer Sean Sluganski's Funeral Details Released As Community Raises $160K+ Slain PA Police Officer Sean Sluganski's Funeral Details Released As Community Raises $160K+
Slain PA Police Officer Sean Sluganski's Funeral Details Released As Community Raises $160K+ A community has rallied, raising over $168,000 in less than 48 hours to cover the funeral cost and support the family of the slain McKeesport police officer Sean Leonard "Slug" Sluganski. The 32-year-old patrolman was shot along with his partner Chuck Thomas by 31-year-old Jonathan Jemia Morris who was having a mental health crisis, as Daily Voice previously reported.  The pair were airlifted to UPMC McKeesport. Thomas was shot in the face but was sent to recover at home following emergency surgery on Monday. Sluganski died at the hospital.  He had worked for McKeesport police for two yea…
PA Native, NJ Mom Of Five Dies In Crash Headed To 2nd Job PA Native, NJ Mom Of Five Dies In Crash Headed To 2nd Job
PA Native, NJ Mom Of Five Dies In Crash Headed To 2nd Job Christine Severino, a Pennsylvania native and New Jersey mom of five, was on her way to her second job when she was killed in a car accident in Tredyffrin Township on Saturday, Jan. 28, her loved ones say. She was 41.  Chrissie, as the Pennsville mom's friends and family knew her, was born in Upper Darby and later graduated from Delaware County Community College and Widener University, loved ones wrote in her obituary.  She worked as a pharmacy technician and put down roots in Eddystone Borough where she raised her five children — Kailee, Ceaira, Joshua, Carleigh, and Ma…
PA Toddler Killed, Four Firefighters Injured, Community Raises $75K+ For Girl's Family PA Toddler Killed, Four Firefighters Injured, Community Raises $75K+ For Girl's Family
PA Toddler Killed, Four Firefighters Injured, Community Raises $75K+ For Girl's Family A girl has died, four firefighters were hurt, and a family lost their home to a massive fire on Friday, January 13 but one week later over $75,000 has been raised to help the family.  Shaler Township first responders were called to the house fire at 750 Fall Run Road on Friday at 9:45 p.m., according to a release by the police.  Five people were inside the home when the fire broke out and quickly spread throughout with "flames were visible coming from the house,” police state in the release.  Two residents were transported by ambulance and two others were transported to the hospital by a p…
'Sudden But Peaceful' Death For Philly Housing Authority Officer Matt Farnan 'Sudden But Peaceful' Death For Philly Housing Authority Officer Matt Farnan
'Sudden But Peaceful' Death For Philly Housing Authority Officer Matt Farnan Matt Farnan, a beloved husband, stepfather, and officer with the Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department, died suddenly on Thursday, Jan. 5, his colleagues have announced. He was 36.  A graduate of the Temple Police Academy, Farnan had served the PHAPD for nearly a decade, joining the force in 2013, his fellow officers wrote. During his tenure, they added, Farnan received no less than four merit commendations for heroism in the line of duty.  "His experience and professional demeanor will be greatly missed," wrote PHAPD Sgt. Kevin Cosentino in a statement. "Matt's humor and wit ma…
Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse
Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse What started as a thoughtful gesture to raise money for toys in Damar Hamlin's Pennsylvania hometown has turned into a multi-million dollar windfall following the football player's sudden, scary collapse on the field on Monday. The nation is rallying around Hamlin’s GoFundMe campaign that was originally designed to raise $2,500 “to use as a vehicle to bring lasting impact to his community (through) toy drives, back-to-school drives, kids camps, and more.” Hamlin spent weeks raising cash for The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive, but after he went into cardiac arrest while playin…
Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28 Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28
Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28 Newlywed, expecting father and Bucks County native David Hope died on Saturday, Nov. 19. He was 28.  Born in Warminster, Hope was a 2013 graduate of William Tennent High School, and worked as a team manager at a Sherwin-Williams paint store in Philadelphia, his obituary says.  Hope had just married his wife Macy in May, and the pair were expecting a son together, wrote coworker Joseph Ruggiero in a GoFundMe campaign.  With help from Hope's loved ones and members of the community, Ruggiero says he hopes the money will ease Macy's transition into single motherhood.&n…
Beloved Dad, Grandfather Left With Nothing After ‘Catastrophic’ Hunterdon County House Fire Beloved Dad, Grandfather Left With Nothing After ‘Catastrophic’ Hunterdon County House Fire
Beloved Dad, Grandfather Left With Nothing After ‘Catastrophic’ Hunterdon County House Fire Support is on the rise for a beloved father, brother, uncle, and grandfather who was left with nothing following last week’s devastating house fire in Hunterdon County. Several fire departments were called to assist at the scene of the massive blaze on Northwood Drive in High Bridge around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, DailyVoice.com previously reported. The home’s occupant, Kevin Pankuch, escaped through the front door and was airlifted to a nearby trauma center to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation after his slippers melted to his feet, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medi…
Dog Blinded In Philly Bleach Attack Needs Help With Vet Bills Dog Blinded In Philly Bleach Attack Needs Help With Vet Bills
Dog Blinded In Philly Bleach Attack Needs Help With Vet Bills Philadelphia police are investigating after a group of teens threw bleach on a woman and her dog.  Now, Kymirah Brown and her pit bull aXurii are seeking the community's help in a GoFundMe campaign.  Authorities told Daily Voice Brown and her dog were walking in Wissinoming on the city's northeast side on Saturday, Nov. 5 at about 7 p.m. As the pair approached the intersection of Cheltenham and Torresdale avenues, a group of kids aged 10 to 13 splashed a container of bleach at them, police said.  Brown, 20, was unharmed, but the suspects were able to steal her wallet be…
Philly Area Youth Football Teams Headed To Playoffs Seek Donations Philly Area Youth Football Teams Headed To Playoffs Seek Donations
Philly Area Youth Football Teams Headed To Playoffs Seek Donations With the youth football season come and gone, nine Philadelphia area teams are headed to the 2022 Pop Warner National Championship in Orlando, Florida, and they are seeking donations from the community to help make it happen.  The championship is a weeklong tournament between the top youth football teams in the country, culminating in the Pop Warner Super Bowl games on Saturday, Dec. 10 at Camping World Stadium, according to the event's website.  The Pop Warner National Championship will run from Saturday, Dec. 3 to Saturday, Dec. 10.  Below are nine GoFundMe campaigns to help send Philly…
MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé
MontCo Man Killed In Crash Leaves Behind Newborn, Fiancé Justin Minnucci had just entered a new chapter of life. Three months ago, he became a dad with the birth of his son, Maverick. The 28-year-old Montgomery County man was also set to wed his fiancé, Britney, who's two children he had considered his own. But fate had other plans for Minnucci, of Souderton, who was killed in a crash on Monday, Nov. 7, in Franconia Township.  He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest of multiple blunt force injuries due to the 11:45 a.m. crash on West Cherry Lane and Souderton Hatfield Pike, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. "…
Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say
Central PA Phillies Fan Has Leg Amputated After Struck By Motorcycle, Loved Ones Say While heading home after watching his beloved Philllies play a 9-1 game 3 divisional series victory over the Atlanta Braves, a central Pennsylvania man was seriously hurt in a crash — and now he's had his leg amputated, according to his family. Zacary Andregic, was walking home from Duke’s Bar and Grill in Wormleysburg when "he was struck by a motorcyclist fleeing a traffic stop at an extremely high rate of speed," on Friday, Oct. 14, Alison Andregic writes on a GoFundMe campaign page.  "His injuries were life altering. It is indeed a miracle that he is alive. He suffere…