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Police & Fire
PA Resident Duped Out Of $60K In Fraudulent Website Scheme By Texas Woman: Police
A York resident was scammed out of over $60,000 through a fake business website, and Ayme Galvan, a Texas woman, has been charged in connection with the fraud, York City police announced on Monday, Jan. 27. Ayme Galvan is accused of orchestrating the scheme, which detectives say involved transferring $60,264 from the victim’s account to a series of transactions in Texas. Detective Batten led the investigation after receiving the report of fraud on Nov. 5, 2024, police said. The investigation uncovered a multi-state operation involving ATM and Walmart transactions. Using bank records, survei…
News
Eastern PA Trucker High On Prescription Drugs Caused Fatal 13-Car Crash On Rt 30: Affidavit
A truck driver accused of causing a 13-vehicle crash that killed two people, injured eight others, and involved a school van is facing over 40 charges, including murder and vehicular homicide, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 9 following a press conference by the District Attorney's office. Stephen Michael Kravitz Jr., 53, of Emmaus, is accused of plowing a refrigerated box truck into a line of stopped vehicles at Route 30 and Kenneth Road in West Manchester Township on April 16, 2024, police said. Kravitz was arraigned on Wednesday, Ja…
Police & Fire
Fatal I-83 Motorcycle Crash Lands Man Charges: PA State Police
A York man is facing serious charges after a road rage incident on I-83 led to a motorcyclist’s death, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Ray Hacker, 31, of York, PA, was arraigned on charges including Homicide by Vehicle, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Careless Driving, according to PSP Troop J. The crash happened on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at approximately 11:23 a.m., on I-83 northbound at mile marker 35.5 in Fairview Township, York County, authorities said. An investigation revealed that Hacker was involved in a road rage incident with a mo…
News
First Baby Of 2025 Rings In New Year At WellSpan Hospital
Wellspan’s first baby of 2025 couldn’t wait to make an entrance! Born at 12:51 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2025, at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital, Cash Levi Burkholder arrived weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measuring 22.5 inches long. He is the son of Amber and Randy Burkholder of Chambersburg. Both mom and baby are doing well, hospital officials said. This New Year’s baby marks the first birth of 2025 across WellSpan’s six labor and delivery units, which include hospitals in Ephrata, Lewisburg, Gettysburg, Lebanon, and York. Congratulations to the Burkholder family on starting the year with such …
Events
Unique New Year’s Eve Drops And Celebrations Across Pennsylvania: Ring In 2025
Pennsylvania communities are ready to ring in 2025 with quirky traditions, family-friendly fun, and exciting celebrations—from dropping bologna to raising a Hershey’s Kiss. Here’s a roundup of free and public events happening across the region to welcome the New Year. Adams County Gettysburg Gettysburg started a new tradition a few years back: the raising of Abraham Lincoln’s stovepipe hat to count down to midnight in Lincoln Square. The event, "From Times Square to Gettysburg Square," starts at 4 p.m. with family-friendly activities, including a holiday movie, face painting, balloon animals…
Business
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When
Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including the remaining 64 locations in Pennsylvania. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when they declared bankruptcy over the summer. More than 6% of all Big Lots were located in the commonwealth, with the most stores located in Texas. The last day of business is expected to be in mid-February, according to sources familiar with the closures. While offi…
Police & Fire
Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police
A Maryland woman is wanted in connection with the overdose death of her estranged husband in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Troopers were called to a home on the 300 block of Murphy Road on Sept. 26, 2023, where they found 39-year-old Clinton Douglas Hyde deceased. Evidence at the scene suggested the death was drug-related. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be “mixed-drug toxicity,” police said. After a year-long investigation, authorities identified Heather Hyde, 41, of Street, Maryland, as the person who…
News
Racist Road Rage Rant Prompts Apology By PA Restaurant Owner, Penn State Board Member
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner and (now former) member of Penn State York’s advisory board issued an apology for a racist rant in a road rage incident captured in a viral video. “I am the individual who was recorded using racist language in a recently released video," Jonathan Spanos, the owner of the Paddock on Market, began his speech at Springettsbury Municipal Complex on Wednesday, Nov. 13. “The video captured a heated family confrontation in which I intentionally used the most ugly language known to me to lash out in anger,” Spanos said. The video was poste…
Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected For PA's 11th US Congressional District
Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Pennsylvanians have chosen their next representatives in Congress, according to multiple outlets' projections based on unofficial results. In the commonwealth’s 11th congressional district race, Lloyd Smucker defeated Jim Atkinson for the House seat representing Lancaster and York the AP projects. The incumbent was leading his democratic party opponent by a margin of 63.1% to 36.9%, with 99% of the vote as of midnight, Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the PA Department of State. The 60-year-old Smucker has represented the district …
Politics
These PA Counties Voted For Trump In 2020 Election: See How Yours Voted
The mail ballot deadline is over and Election Day 2024 has arrived with many Pennsylvania voters out in force to vote in person. In 2020, Joe Biden narrowly won the state with 3,458,229 votes, with Donald Trump getting 3,377,674 votes. The vast majority of Pennsylvania counties were largely in favor of Trump. However, voters in major population centers like Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties were more in favor of Biden, helping him to edge Trump out slightly to win the state. Here's how each Pennsylvania County voted in the 2020 Election: Adams: 18,2…
News
Drought Conditions Declared In 35 PA Counties: State Environmental Officials
Drought conditions have been declared in 35 Pennsylvania counties as of Friday, Nov. 1, according to state environmental officials. Thirty-three of those counties are under a Drought Watch while two others are under a Drought Warning, the state's Department of Environmental Protection said in a news release. The following counties fall under the Drought Watch: Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, North…
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Pair Allegedly Killed By Philly Murderer ID'd By York County Coroner
The pair allegedly killed by a convicted murderer has been identified by the York County Coroner, according to a release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Randy Zink, 66, and Tammy Quiel, 56, both of the 3200 block of Eastern Boulevard in Springettsbury Township were found dead at the home they shared with Rangel Vangas, 53, most recently of York but previously of Philadelphia, according to the coroner's updated release. Vangas was arrested on the scene of the double slaying and charged with two counts of Criminal Homicide, Springettsbury Township police detailed in a separate rel…
News
PA Judge Indicted For 31 Counts Of Fraud, Witness Tampering:
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A federal grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania judge and lawyer on 31-counts of wire and mail fraud, as well as witness tampering and obstruction of justice, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Steven Stambaugh, age 61, of York, has been charged with twenty-six counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, two counts of tampering with a witness, and one count of obstruction of justice for a COVID-19 scheme, according to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam explained. Stambaugh is accused of defrauding the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania "to ob…
News
PA Man Pleads No Contest In Sword Slaying Of Parents, Dogs: Court Docs
A 43-year-old man who was accused of killing his parents and the family dogs with a sword entered a plea of no contest in September 2024. His trial was supposed to start Monday, Sept. 16. Levar Fountain was 38-years-old when he supposedly had a mental health episode and killed his father, John Fountain, 74, and stepmother, Mary Fountain, 65, the dogs at the home they shared in the 300 block of Wallace Street in York on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. The bodies were found in the basement, covered with sheets when a relative came to check on the Fountains, police detailed in the affidavit of p…
Lifestyle
Come On Down: 'The Price Is Right Live' Coming To PA
If you’ve ever dreamed of spinning that big wheel, now’s your chance to “come on down.” Game show aficionados will have the opportunity to take part in “The Price is Right Live,” coming to Pennsylvania this fall. The live, traveling production brings the iconic television game show to life as randomly selected contestants play game show favorites like Plinko, Cliffhangers, and the famous Showcase. 💰🎰 Come On Down! 🎰💰 The Price is Right Live comes to WILKES-BARRE on Thursday, October 3rd! Join in on the excitement as... Posted by F.M. Kirby Center on Sunday, August 11, 2024 In true…
News
Grand Jury Indicts Inmate With Shank In Schuylkill County Federal Prison
A federal prisoner from York has been indicted for possessing a shank in a Pennsylvania facility, authorities said. Anthony Gilbert-Brown, 29, a federal inmate incarcerated at FCI Schuylkill in Minersville, was indicted Wednesday, Aug. 28 by a federal grand jury on the charge of possession of a weapon, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The indictment charges Gilbert-Brown with possessing a prohibited object designed to be used as a weapon, commonly known as a “shank," according to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam. The case was investigated by the FBI and the Special Investigative Servi…
Obituaries
PA Mom Of 15 Children Dies 3 Days After Son Killed In Motorcycle Crash
A York County native and mom of 15 children has died just three days after one of her children. Nancy A. (Reinhold) Markle, 88, of York, passed away at UPMC Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Aug. 15, according to her obituary posted on John W. Keffer Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc. Her surname may sound familiar to Daily Voice readers as her 63-year-old Donald "Donnie" Markle died in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 12, as we previously reported. Donald Markle Facebook/Donald Markle She was predeceased by her husband Spurgeon Leon Markle and her sons Donald, Robert, …
Police & Fire
Man From York Has Been Missing Since 2023: Police
A 32-year-old York man has been missing since December 2023, York City police announced on Friday, July 26. Stephen Calamia was last seen by his family in the area of 600 North Hartley Street in York, according to the police release. "His family and police are seeking any assistance in locating Stephen," as stated in the release. Anyone with information on his disappearance or who knows where he may be is asked to contact 911 or email cmartin@yorkcity.org
News
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man 7 Life Sentences:
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More than eight years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice, according to ta release by the US Department of Justice on Fiday, July 19, 2024. Christopher Van Johnson, 36 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to seven consecutive life in prison sentences by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner, "who also sentenced to concurrent 10, 20, and 30-year terms of imprisonment on companion robbery, firearms, and conspiracy charges" on July 17, 2024, as stated in the release. His sentencing was for his role in the execution-style…
News
Trooper Not Charged For Causing Crash, PA State Police Say
A trooper — in a marked police car — blew through a red light outside a Target crashing into a private vehicle, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Wednesday, July 17. Trooper Blaze Raisner, 27 of Lancaster, drove a PSP 2022 Dodge Charger through the red light at the intersection of Witmer and Cover Bridge road in Lancaster, East Lampeter Township at 11:08 a.m. on June 20, PSP Lancaster Trooper Kory Wardrop detailed in the release. Raisner struck Sarah Jeffery, 31 of York's 2014 Ford Focus on the driver's side door as he ran the light on Witmer, according to …
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Much Of NJ, PA: Here's The Timing
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. The watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 and applies to all of New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, the watch covers Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne, Wyoming, and York in Pennsylvania. Temps are expected to feel as hot as 100 or 105 degrees in much of the region, according to the NWS. A chance of showers and thunderst…
News
Second Inmate Dies At SCI Camp Hill
A 50-year-old sex offender and felon — with convictions in five counties — has died in the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution in Camp Hill, Superintendent Michael Gourley announced on Wednesday, July 3. Bryan Wayne Conrad of Mechanicsburg died at 3 p.m. on July 1, 2024, Superintendent Gourley explained in the release. Conrad "was found unresponsive in his cell [...] Prison staff immediately responded and provided life-saving measures until facility medical personnel arrived. Lower Allen EMS arrived and advanced life support measures were continued" until he wa…
News
Abuse Of 3 Lititz Kids Lands York Child Pornographer 140 Year Sentence: DA
A York man — already in federal prison for child pornography charges — who was convicted of child abuse in Lititz in less than 25 minutes has been sentenced, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Thursday, June 27. George Wakeley, 62 of the 3400 block of Bull Road in York, was found guilty of 17 child abuse offenses on March 18, 2024, the DA's office detailed in the release. He was sentenced to 64 to 140 years in prison on the morning of Wednesday, June 26 by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad. A two-day day trial was held before Judge Jeffrey Conrad. After less th…
News
Homicide
: Man Dies 38 Years After Baseball Bat Beating, York County Coroner
A 26-year-old man was beaten with a baseball beat and left with life-altering injuries— 38 years later he died and the York County Coroner has ruled his death a homicide according to a release on Tuesday, June 12. Craig "PeeWee" Tschudy, was 64 when he died from "Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury" at Inners Creek Nursing Home in Dallastown at 11:25 a.m. on June 5, 2024, as detailed in the coroner's release. Although his death comes nearly four decades after an assault left him with the TBI and other injuries that left him wheelchair-bound, his "this is ruled a homicide in [the…
Obituaries
Temple University Alumna Killed In York County Crash 1 Minute From Home
A Temple University Art Institute alumna has died following a crash on the way home from work, her family explained on social media. Libby Spangler, 35 of the 700 block of Stonewood Road, Springettsbury Township, has been identified as the driver who crashed into a utility pole at the intersection of Stonewood and Trowbridge roads on Friday, according to an updated release by the York County Coroner's office on May 28. Google Maps shows the location was approximately one minute or .6 miles from her home. Libby was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash but she was found alive …
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Married Couple Killed In Virginia Motorcycle Crash
A couple from York, PA died in a Virginia motorcycle crash earlier this month, authorities said. Bill Winemiller and his wife, Jane Winemiller, were heading east on Route 7 on a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when it rear-ended a 2018 Honda Civic stopped for a red light at the intersection of Harry Byrd Highway and Main Street in Clarke County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, according to Virginia State Police. Bill, 69, was taken to Winchester Medical Center, where he died on Saturday, May 11, his obituary on York Dispatch says. Jane died at the same hospital on Friday, M…
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Police In Nursing Home Shooting Identified: York DA
A man who was shot dead by a police officer inside a Central Pennsylvania nursing home has been identified and details leading up to his death have been released by the York County Coroner's and District Attorney Dave Sunday's offices on Friday afternoon. Zachariah Alexander White, 32 from out of the state but temporarily residing in York, was shot dead at Rest Haven Nursing Home at 1050 South George Street in Spring Garden Township at 12:48 p.m. on May 2, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services, PSP, the coroner, and the DA. At a press conference, District Attor…
Police & Fire
Infant Suffers Broken Bones From Sexual Abuse By York Officer, PA State Police Say
A 13-month-old baby girl is receiving treatment at the Hershey Medical Center after a brutal rape left her with broken bones. A man who is a York City Police Officer and US Army National Guard Calvary Scout has been arrested on charges in connection with the infant's sexual assault, Pennsylvania State Police announced late on Tuesday, April 16. The 28-year-old officer and soldier, Steven Kyle Cugini turned himself in at PSP Lykens Stations following an investigation that began when the baby girl's injuries were noticed by the staff at the Halifax YMCA Daycare on Monday, April 15, a det…
Obituaries
PA Mom Of 3 Killed Wished Family, Friends Happy Easter In Facebook Post Before Crash
A 38-year-old mom of three has died following a three-vehicle crash in Lancaster County on Saturday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, April 1 and her family detailed on social media. Jazmin Dietrich of York died at Reading Hospital the same day as the crash, according to state police in Lancaster. The crash happened on PA Route 222 North just north of Dry Tavern Road in Brecknock Township at 8:33 a.m. on March 30, investigating Trooper Joshua Mease detailed in the release. Jazmin was wearing a seatbelt in front passenger's seat of a BMW driven by 51-year-old William De La Cru…
Police & Fire
$100K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In York
Are you a winner? Someone just won $100,000 (before taxes) playing a Powerball ticket with Power Play on Monday, March 25, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. The winning ticket sold at King Tobacco Express, 49 West Market Street, York, which will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all four of the five balls drawn with the numbers 7-11-19-53-68, and the red Powerball 23 and the Power Play in the drawing on Monday, September 11. Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would only have been worth $50,000. More than 119,900 othe…
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