Extreme Weather Forecast: Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Predicted In PA By NWS Extreme Weather Forecast: Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Predicted In PA By NWS
Extreme Weather Forecast: Tornadoes, Hail, T'Storms Predicted In PA By NWS Hail, high winds, high temperatures, thunderstorms, and tornadoes are all in the forecast across Pennsylvania for Thursday, June 16, according to the National Weather Service. Hail ranging from penny-sized to "large hail exceeding 1 inch in diameter inches in size," fast-moving thunderstorms, and 60-mile-per-hour winds may hit homes in Pennsylvania, throughout the day but are expected to be at their worse between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. Friday, June 17, the NWS forecasts. The Doppler radar indicts more heavy rain will arrive with the thunderstorms this afternoon, in addition to the 1 to 2 inches…
Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified
Victims Of Smithsburg Workplace Rampage Identified Joshua Wallace went to work at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg the same way he would any other day. With just two hours left on the clock, he was getting ready to start his weekend.  That's when his coworker — a 23-year-old Hispanic man from West Virginia whose name has not been released — came inside and shot Wallace and three other employees.  Wallace, 30, Mark Alan Frey, 50, Charles Edward Minnick, Jr., 31, are dead, while Brandon Chase Michael, 42, remains critical. "This is not how this was supposed to end," reads a GoFundMe campaign launched in Wallace's memo…
House Struck By Lightning In MontCo: Officials House Struck By Lightning In MontCo: Officials
House Struck By Lightning In MontCo: Officials A house was struck by lightning in Montgomery County, officials confirmed. A washing machine was smoking after the 3:50 p.m. incident, Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz told Daily Voice. No injuries were reported. A severe tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia until 7 p.m. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia until 7 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/WbvQHydxRh — NWS Mount Holly (@N…
Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment
Amtrak Worker Gets 18 Months Without Parole For Selling Stolen Agency Equipment UPDATE: A now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for selling hundreds of chainsaws and chainsaw parts that he stole from the agency. Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, will have to serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Rodriguez had collected 114 chainsaws, 122 chainsaw replacement bars and 222 replacement chains worth more than $76,000 before he was caught, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He sold the items through online auction and directly to buyers, using the U.S. Postal Serv…
Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm
Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm Snow was coming down by noon all across the Northeast Saturday morning, postponing St. Patrick's Day parades and making for messy travel conditions. While only about an inch or two had fallen in the suburbs of New York City and Washington DC, the worst of the storm was yet to come for some areas. Here's how much snow is expected to have accumulated across PA and NJ area by 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, according to the National Weather Service: Poconos, PA: 6 to 8 inches Sussex County, NJ and the Lehigh Valley: 4 to 6 inches North-central Jersey and Philly suburbs: 2 to 4 inches Jersey Shor…
Navy Engineer, Wife Admit Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Cryptocurrency: Feds Navy Engineer, Wife Admit Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Cryptocurrency: Feds
Navy Engineer, Wife Admit Trying To Sell American Submarine Secrets For Cryptocurrency: Feds The wife of a former Navy engineer from Maryland has also admitted in federal court that she helped him try to sell some of America’s best kept submarine secrets to a foreign country in exchange for cryptocurrency. Diana Toebbe, 46, of Annapolis, served as a lookout while her husband, Jonathan Toebbe, 43, serviced three “dead-drops," which were picked up by undercover FBI agents during a year-long sting operation, federal prosecutors said Friday. Diana pleaded guilty to conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data — four days after her husband admitted to the same. The Toebbes were …
PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV
PA's Tori Yorgey Stuns Viewers After Being Struck By SUV On Live TV Tori Yorgey can't be stopped. The Montgomery County, PA native was on live television when she was struck by an SUV at the scene of a water main break in West Virginia Wednesday. “Oh my God! I just got hit by a car, but I’m okay," she told WSAZ-TV anchor Tim Irr. “Well, that’s a first for you on TV, Tori,” Irr replied. Yorgey, 25, was praised for her resilience on Twitter, where the clip had garnered millions of views. "We're good, Tim." pic.twitter.com/9kn2YElDLK — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 20, 2022 Yorgey attended Plymouth Whitemarsh High School and worked at a local Chick…
Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment
Ex-Amtrak Worker From NJ Admits Stealing, Selling Agency Equipment UPDATE: For more than eight years, a now-former Amtrak employee from the Jersey Shore collected chainsaws and chainsaw parts from the agency, then sold them and kept the money. Federal authorities eventually caught on to Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Brick, then got a conviction for mail fraud. Hired in October 2007, Rodriguez worked as a senior engineer and repairman at Amtrak's North Brunswick facility, authorities said. Five years later, Rodriguez admitted in federal court, he began gathering equipment under the false pretense that they'd be used for company projects. Before he was caught in …
These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November
These States Have Highest COVID Rates To Start November The Northeast seems to be trending in the right direction when it comes to COVID cases to start out November. New data from the CDC shows the states with the highest COVID cases reported in the last 7 days. The 12 states with the highest number of new cases in the last week (per 100,000) are  New Hampshire: 622 North Dakota: 611 Montana: 866 Wyoming: 414 Alaska: 667 Minnesota: 2941 Maine: 1348 Idaho: 1244 Utah: 2152 Colorado: 2747 New Mexico: 1161 West Virginia 849 Hey Utah, once again we’re trending in the wrong direction. Utah now among top 10 states in nation with new COVID cas…
Cupcakes Recalled Due To Possible Metal Mesh Wire Contamination Cupcakes Recalled Due To Possible Metal Mesh Wire Contamination
Cupcakes Recalled Due To Possible Metal Mesh Wire Contamination A company is recalling packs of cupcakes because they might be contaminated with tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. Flowers Foods, Inc. announced on Sunday, Oct. 31, that it is recalling the Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes after receiving notification from a vendor that they could be contaminated.  The recalled products were distributed in New York, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia, the company said.  No injuries have been linked to the recalled products, Flowers Foods said.  The following products are included in the recall: Recal…
NWS: Tornado Watch Issued In Central Pennsylvania As Part Of Severe Weather Pattern NWS: Tornado Watch Issued In Central Pennsylvania As Part Of Severe Weather Pattern
NWS: Tornado Watch Issued In Central Pennsylvania As Part Of Severe Weather Pattern A tornado watch has been issued in Central Pennsylvania by the National Weather Service. The following counties are included in the watch on Wednesday until 8 p.m.: Adams  Bedford Berks Blair Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clearfield Clinton Columbia Cumberland  Dauphin        Elk Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming Mifflin Monroe Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Union Wyoming York West Virginia and Maryland also had several countries under the watch. The wa…
Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned
Police: Lancaster County Couple Falsely Reported Animals Missing That They Abandoned A couple has been charged with willfully abandoning dogs in East Petersburg, according to local police. Oscar David Ortolaza, 30, and Samantha Johnna Coppe, 28, both of the 6400 block of Hollow Drive were charged on Monday based on findings of an investigation starting in June. The investigation stemmed from two incidences in June where Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department took custody, housed and transported a total of three dogs. Both times the animals were recovered, they were housed at 860 Durlach Rd in Stevens Pennsylvania before eventually being transported by NLCRPD…