Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater
Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater Regal Cinemas has closed a Bucks County location. The Regal Richland Crossing movie theater off Route 309 in Quakertown shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 15, the company announced on its website. Regal's parent company Cineworld Group LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month.  "The pandemic was an incredibly difficult time for our business, with the enforced closure of cinemas and huge disruption to film schedules that has led us to this point,” Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger said. The following 18 Regal locations remain open in Pennsylvania: Conshohocken, Regal Plymouth M…
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police
Meth Chef Hides Under Boat As Explosion Chemically Burns Fire Fighter In Lebanon: Police A Lebanon City accused meth cooker hid under a boat as his apartment exploded just after 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, city police said in a statement sent to Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 8.  Brian Scott Gingrich, 57, of 207 East Cumberland Street fled from his home as "components...to manufacture the drug (methamphetamine) within the apartment" exploded, city police say.  He "was not on scene at (the) arrival of the fire department," police state in the release.  A fireman was chemically burned, but it was reportedly minor and he was not hospitalized.  …
Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Lebanon County Woman With 'Beautiful Soul' Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Lebanon County Woman With 'Beautiful Soul'
Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Lebanon County Woman With 'Beautiful Soul' A Lebanon woman was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Wednesday, August 17, 2022., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police.  Vanessa R. Henner, 25, of Lebanon, died at the scene of the crash at 4:34 p.m., police detail in the release.  Henner was driving her 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier north when, for an unknown reason, she drove over the median on Route 72 in Union Township hitting the 199 Volvo tractor-trailer head-on in the 2900 block, police say.  George A. Fence, 59, of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, who was driving the tractor-trailer continued on the road, s…
Major Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes All Lanes On I-78 In Central PA Major Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes All Lanes On I-78 In Central PA
Major Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes All Lanes On I-78 In Central PA A major crash has halted all traffic along Interstate 78 by the interchange for Interstate 81, authorities say.  The multi-vehicle crash happened just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation.  All lanes have been closed along I-78 westbound between Exit 8: US 22 WEST/TO PA 343 - LEBANON/FREDERICKSBURG and (End of I - 078), PennDOT says.  Additional information on this crash was not immediately available when Daily Voice reached out to authorities around 5:30 p.m. This is the second crash in the Lebanon County area of I-…
Man, 23, Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-78 Crash In Berks County: Police Man, 23, Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-78 Crash In Berks County: Police
Man, 23, Killed In Multi-Vehicle I-78 Crash In Berks County: Police A Lebanon man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-78 in Berks County Monday, July 11, authorities said. The 23-year-old man was standing outside of his broken-down 1992 Mercury, signaling for help around 4:30 a.m. near mile marker 26.4 in Tilden Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. The chain reaction began when a 2008 Honda driven by a 66-year-old Dumfries, VA, man, rear-ended a 2022 Toyota driven by a 25-year-old man from Pine Grove, PA, state police said. The Toyota then struck the Mercury from behind, hitting the man as well. A 2022 Honda driven by a 20-year-old Lee…
Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon
Video Surfaces Of Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Police In Lebanon Lebanon City police have issued a statement after a distributing video of officers shooting a lost rescue dog surfaced on social media.  Lebanon City police, were called to a report of a stray dog in the first block  Tiffany Lane at around 10:26 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, according to the statement.  The officers claim to have called the Lebanon County Humane Society and the Pa. Dog warden but say "no assistance was available." Daily Voice has reached out to both organizations as well as the PSPCA and has yet to hear back.  The statement goes on to claim that the dog became aggressive and…
Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim Came To US In Search Of Better Life Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim Came To US In Search Of Better Life
Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim Came To US In Search Of Better Life Albert Castro Beato moved to Lebanon, PA from the Dominican Republic a few months ago in search of a good job to help his parents back home, loved ones said. But, the 20-year-old man drowned after going for a swim in the Blue Marsh Lake in Penn Township (Berks County) around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 5, according to local fire officials and the county coroner's office. Investigators told WFMZ they believe the man swam too far out and got tired.  "Albert’s parents came from the Dominican Republic and they would like to take their son with them to [bury] him near home," organizer Stephanie…
Pain At The Pump: Gas Prices Spike To New Record High In Pennsylvania Pain At The Pump: Gas Prices Spike To New Record High In Pennsylvania
Pain At The Pump: Gas Prices Spike To New Record High In Pennsylvania Memorial Day travel and rising oil costs have caused the price of gas in Pennsylvania to rise to record levels with no relief in sight for motorists. On Wednesday, June 8, the cost of gas per gallon rose to an average of $5.03 statewide, the highest recorded price since AAA began tracking such figures, according to the organization. The price is up four cents overnight, 26 cents from a week ago, and 53 cents from a month ago as the demand for fuel has risen while tensions overseas have limited the available supply.  On June 8, 2021, motorists were paying an average of $3.18 per gallon in …
Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities
Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities A Central PA man who damaged property by trying to turn around in a yard during a police chase was charged with a felony, authorities said. Christopher Michael Mumford, 41, sped away from police who attempted to stop him near Lititz Pike and West Woods Drive in Warwick Township just before 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. Mumford, of Lebanon, then headed north on Lititz Pike after trying to flee east on West Woods Drive, using a resident’s yard to turn around and causing damage in the process, police said. County Police ended the chase for sa…
Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years
Fourth Officer Saved Lives At Lebanon's First Line-Of-Duty Police Death In 100 Years A fourth officer is now known to have saved lives on the scene of Lebanon's deadly police shooting, authorities say. An untreated mentally-ill Travis Shaud, 34, of Lebanon, broke into his stepfather's home by smashing a window in the rear of the house in the 1100 block of Forest Street in Lebanon shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 31, Lebanon County district attorney Pier Hess Graf said at a press conference on Thursday, Apr. 7. While carrying a police shield Lt. William Lebo and three other officers approached the rear of the home with Shaud watching out a kitchen window, Hess Graf ex…
Lebanon Lt. Shot Dead One Month Before Retirement Will Have Celebration Of Life At Giant Center Lebanon Lt. Shot Dead One Month Before Retirement Will Have Celebration Of Life At Giant Center
Lebanon Lt. Shot Dead One Month Before Retirement Will Have Celebration Of Life At Giant Center A celebration of life has been scheduled at the Giant Center for the Lebanon police officer who died in the line of duty last week. Lt. William Lebo, 63, will be honored with a celebration at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, April 8 at 11 a.m., according to his obituary. His family is focusing on how he lived not how he died, his wife Lora, said in a Facebook post.  "Our families are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love, support, and common grief for the loss of my Husband and Corinne’s Dad, Lieutenant William Lebo," Lora wrote in the post she shared over the weekend following hi…
Pennsylvania Man Indicted For Jersey Shore Motel Shooting: Prosecutor Pennsylvania Man Indicted For Jersey Shore Motel Shooting: Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Man Indicted For Jersey Shore Motel Shooting: Prosecutor A 43-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been indicted for attempted murder at a Jersey Shore motel, where he allegedly shot a man in the head, authorities said. Jose Serrano-Robles, of Lebanon, PA, also was indicted on Thursday, March 24 for weapons offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The indictment was in connection with a shooting on Aug. 16, 2021, in Seaside Heights, Billhimer said. At approximately 2 a.m. that day, Seaside Heights police responded to a 9-1-1 call for gunshots fired at the La Fontana Motel on Grant Avenue. Police found a 5…