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Union Township, PA

Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Southeastern Pennsylvania Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Southeastern Pennsylvania
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Southeastern Pennsylvania Greater Philadelphia woke up in a winter wonderland Tuesday, Jan. 16 as a wintry system worked its way up the eastern seaboard Monday night, Jan. 15, and into the early morning hours.  Though the snowfall has mostly tapered off, winter weather advisories remain in effect as of 3 p.m. Tuesday for Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties, said the National Weather Service.  Here's how snowfall totals stacked up across the region in the last 24 hours, according to NWS meteorologists.  Berks County had its highest snowfal…
PA Dad Kills GF, Then Goes To Walmart To Confess: Affidavit PA Dad Kills GF, Then Goes To Walmart To Confess: Affidavit
PA Dad Kills GF, Then Goes To Walmart To Confess: Affidavit After shooting and killing his girlfriend a Pennsylvania dad drove to a local Walmart to confess, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Michael Joseph Work, 33, shot his girlfriend 33-year-old Brandi Marie Genova three times, at their home at 13 Bestview Avenue in New Castle on Monday, and has confessed to the crime, Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit.   The couple had been with their 4-year-old son when Work and Genova got into a fight over her cellphone. Work had discovered messages from other men on her phone, he later told the police.  The fight quic…
Three Berks Teens Injured In Rt. 724 Crash: State Police Three Berks Teens Injured In Rt. 724 Crash: State Police
Three Berks Teens Injured In Rt. 724 Crash: State Police Three teenagers were seriously hurt in a two-car accident on Route 724 in Berks County Monday afternoon, authorities say.  A driver in a Kia Sorrento was headed west on the highway in union Township just after 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.  On the 1300 block of Main Street, the Kia began to "slide counterclockwise" as the driver lost control, troopers said. The car passed over into the eastbound lane and was struck by an oncoming Audi, they continued.  The Kia spun off the road and came to a rest after hitting a  building, according to the police repor…
Berks Teen Attacked Brother With Knife: State Police Berks Teen Attacked Brother With Knife: State Police
Berks Teen Attacked Brother With Knife: State Police A teenager in Berks County faces criminal charges for attacking his older brother with a pocket knife, authorities say.  Police were called to a home on the 2500 block of Main Street in Union Township at about 6:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26 for a reported domestic disturbance, state troopers said in a release.  On the scene, investigators determined that a 13-year-old and his 16-year-old brother were "involved in a physical fight" when the younger one pulled out a folding knife and attacked his brother with it.  The 16-year-old suffered minor injuries but was not hurt by the knif…
On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania
On-Duty Firefighter At Crash Struck Dead By Teen Driver In Pennsylvania A 66-year-old firefighter was struck dead by a car driven by a teenager while on duty in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Dec. 6, authorities say. Kurt Keilhofer was on the scene of a separate crash as a first responder with the Mapleton Fire Department when he was hit by the 19-year-old's vehicle in the area of Hares Valley Road and Dell Lane in Union Township, around 7:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. While driving through the area of the crash scene the unnamed teen lost control of their vehicle and struck Keilhofer, the police explain in the release.  Keilhofer was taken to P…
37-Year-Old Reading Dad Killed In Crash On I-81 During Snowy Conditions 37-Year-Old Reading Dad Killed In Crash On I-81 During Snowy Conditions
37-Year-Old Reading Dad Killed In Crash On I-81 During Snowy Conditions A 37-year-old dad died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash during the snowfall on Tuesday, Nov. 15, authorities say. Santos Diaz-Colon, was involved in the crash on Interstate 81 near mile marker 89.5 in Union Township around 6:15 p.m., the Pennsylvania state police at Jonestown, announced early the next morning.  The crash began when, former runaway, Jaleika Morales-Cruz, 18, of Reading was driving the 2008 Pontiac G6 that Diaz-Colon was riding on Interstate 78 when she attempted to merge onto I-81 north but she accelerated too quickly for the snowy and sleepy conditions of the roadway, ac…
Body Found By Campers On Schuylkill River Island ID'd As Missing Man: Report Body Found By Campers On Schuylkill River Island ID'd As Missing Man: Report
Body Found By Campers On Schuylkill River Island ID'd As Missing Man: Report A body found by campers last month on an island in the Schuylkill River was identified as a Reading man who went missing six months earlier, WFMZ reports. The body of 62-year-old Kerry Frazier, who was last seen on Feb. 28, was discovered by campers in Union Township on Aug. 23, the outlet says. The cause and manner of his death were still being investigated. Frazier did not own a vehicle and was believed to be in the Harrisburg area, his family told authorities when they reported him missing on March 4. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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…
FedEx Truck Hits 18-Year-Old Girl, Rolls Over In Deadly I-81 Crash: PA State Police FedEx Truck Hits 18-Year-Old Girl, Rolls Over In Deadly I-81 Crash: PA State Police
FedEx Truck Hits 18-Year-Old Girl, Rolls Over In Deadly I-81 Crash: PA State Police An accident involving a FedEx truck driver and an 18-year-old girl has left one person dead, Pennsylvania state police say. The FedEx truck hit the 18-year-old’s vehicle along Interstate 81 at mile marker 88.6 in Union Township around 12:16 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, according to a release by state police. The unnamed 50-year-old trucker had left his lane prior to hitting the teenager’s vehicle— he then continued to cross the highway and rolled over— he was trapped and despite EMS rescue efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene, the release shows. The man was hauling tandem trailers w…
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest A Lebanon County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania state police while in the process of being arrested on Sunday, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Andrew J. Dzwonchyk, 40, of Jonestown, was violating a protection from abuse order and was not supposed to be in the place where he was found when police arrived at approximately 10:42 p.m., according to the release. Dzwonchyk was in the driver seat of his car when police got to the 60 block of Ridge Drive in Union Township, based on the release. "A struggle ensued with Dzwonchyk as troopers were attempting to take Dzwo…