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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…
Politics
Actress Christine Baranski Coming To Wilkes-Barre To Campaign For Harris
Actress Christine Baranski is coming to Pennsylvania to campaign for Kamala Harris, the Harris-Walz team told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Christine Baranski, known for her roles on The Gilded Age and The Good Wife, will join former Congressman Tom Malinowski in Wilkes-Barre to campaign for Vice President Harris and others on the democratic ticket. Baranski is participating in the Polish Americans for Harris-Walz bus tour, which the campaign says is an effort to "mobilize Polish American and Eastern European voters across the country. " State Representative Eddie Day Pa…
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…
Obituaries
Vince Mazzotta, 62, Lifetime Darby Fire Company Member Dies
A Pennsylvania fire department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Vincent "Vince" John Mazzotta, a life member of the Darby Fire Co., died on Sunday, July 28. He was 62 years old. The volunteer fireman, of Newtown Square, graduated from the Monsignor Bonner High School (Class of 1980) and King’s College in Wilkes-Barre (Class of 1984), his obituary on the Danjolell Memorial Home website says. Vincent's lifelong career as a federal civil servant began right out of college, 38 years of which were with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), his obituary says…
News
HS Band Director Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Student: Pennsylvania AG
A former school employee in Wilkes Barre was convicted of groping a student on Friday, June 28, said the state Attorney General's Office in a release. Theron Roberts, the 41-year-old ex-band director at Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, was found guilty of felony institutional sexual assault and corruption of minors, prosecutors said. According to authorities, Roberts groped a tenth-grade student after pulling them into a "secluded alcove" and threatened her not to report the incident. The AG's Office said he met the victim three years earlier when they were in …
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Girl Accused Of Killing PA Woman: Police
A 13-year-old is in custody for a murder in Wilkes-Barre, according to city police. Authorities said they were called to the 20 block of South Sherman Street around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29. They arrived to find a 44-year-old victim with "apparent wounds to the torso and head area," and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A second victim was also hurt, according to officials. The 13-year-old suspect was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and related counts, and police said she is being charged as an adult. "As further details b…
Police & Fire
Cold
CASE: PA Trucker Found Shot, Wrapped In Sleeping Bag, Dumped In Creek
Over half a century after his body was found in Slatington, state police continue to investigate the death of Richard Stewart Wimbish. The 49-year-old was found shot to death and wrapped in a sleeping bag in Trout Creek on Jan. 13, 1973, troopers say. Wimbish was last seen alive leaving work on Dec. 29, 1972, authorities said. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Trucking Company located at 49th Street and Parkside Avenue in West Philadelphia. His regular delivery route saw him travel as far north as Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Stroudsburg, police said. …
Police & Fire
Compulsive NJ Bank Robber From PA Heads Back To Fed Pen For 12½ Years, No Parole
A man who spent eight years in federal prison for robbing banks in Pennsylvania is headed back for another 12½ years for two subsequent South Jersey holdups in three days. Leon I. Stanford, 54, of Wilkes Barre, PA admitted this past March that he handed tellers notes demanding money at both the TD Bank in Oaklyn on Feb. 22, 2020 and at the Republic Bank in Cherry Hill two days later. Witnesses at both banks described seeing the robber flee the area in the same white Saturn SUV, said U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger. Surveillance cameras captured partial license-plate charac…
Police & Fire
$3.2 Million Won By 4 Powerball Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania
Four winning Powerball tickets totaling $3.2 million in winnings have sold across Pennsylvania, the state lottery commission announced on Thursday, Oct. 5. The four tickets were sold for the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, October 4. The winning numbers were 9-35-54-63-64. A $2 million winning ticket matched all five balls, without the Power Play option it would have only been worth $1 million. It sold at CITGO, 2999 Bear Creek Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, which gets a $10,000 bonus for selling it. The second top winning prize of the night was $1 million sold in Phil…
Lifestyle
PA Teen Opening For Rock Legend Pat Benatar
A teenage Pennsylvania singer is opening for the rock singer Pat Benatar at the Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino Resort in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, July 28, according to her Facebook page. Gracie Jane Sinclair, a 19-year-old from Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, is set to take the stage before the legendary rock singer at 8 p.m. A graduate of Crestwood High School in Mountain Top, Sinclair's most recent release was the February single, "Like Before," per her Spotify page. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gracie Jane Sinclair (@grac…
Obituaries
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (
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A 67-year-old man has died after his motorcycle hit a bear on Interstate 81 early on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, state police say. Frank J. Castrignano was heading south when the bear wandered onto the highway from the eastern shoulder, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in Rice Township, according to State Police. After impact, the bike spun out and the rider fell off, police continued. The Shavertown rider was wearing a helmet and eye protection, troopers noted. He was rushed to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Wilkes-Barre where h…
News
Convicted Bank Robber From PA Admits Holding Up Two NJ Banks in Three Days
A convicted bank robber who spent 10 years behind bars is headed back to prison after admitting on Tuesday that he held up two Camden County banks in three days. Leon I. Stanford, 54, of Wilkes Barre handed tellers notes demanding money at both the TD Bank in Oaklyn on Feb. 22, 2020 and at the Republic Bank in Cherry Hill on Feb. 24, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Witnesses at the banks in Oaklyn and Cherry Hill described seeing the robber flee the area in the same white Saturn van used in both holdups, the U.S. attorney said on March 14. Surveillance cameras captur…
News
2 Inmates Die In Three Days After Being Found Unresponsive In PA Prison: DOC
A man who intimidated a witness and a man who repeatedly raped a six-year-old girl were both found unresponsive in their cells and have died, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections tells Daily Voice. Robert Dale Williams, 40, of Millersville, was found unresponsive inside his cell at the state correctional institutional Rockview in Benner Township on Friday, March 3, 2023, and Andrew Yuhas, 61, of Wilkes-Barre, was also found the same way in his cell the following Monday, March 6, according to two separate statements from the DOC. In both cases, SCI Rockview Prison staff and …
Police & Fire
Top Ten Most Wanted List Updated By PA State Police
Three new criminals have been added to the Pennsylvania State Police's "Ten Most Wanted" list. The three newest fugitives replace three who have been captured. Those men are: Jordan Alexander Allen, Wilkes-Barre: Aggravated assault with a firearm. Samuel Irizarry, Philadelphia: Attempted homicide Rakeem Markell Jones, Erie: Attempted homicide. The other men on the list, which still includes one individual who has been captured, includes: Michael Edward Akerly, Erie: Wanted for a 1998 rape and aggravated indecent assault in Erie, PA. Seen in Wattsburg, Erie County; Chauauq…
News
Rubber Gloves, Baby Oil Found On Lebanon Dad Of 5 Meeting 13-Year-Old From Florida: DHS
A Lebanon dad attempted to lure a 13-year-old girl from Florida to a hotel in Wilkes-Barre through her father— who was really an undercover officer with the Department of Homeland Security, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. A step-father to girls 9, 11, and 15 years old and biological father to two boys, 26-year-old Mason Morey told the undercover officer he had already had sexual encounters with his two younger stepdaughters, DHS details in the criminal complaint. Morey met the undercover officer on the social media app Wickr using the name DARKRAVEN329 and …
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