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PA Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate PA Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate
PA Child Rapist Caught After Religious Confession Learns His Fate A man who was caught after apologizing for raping a girl and saying he had been seeking God’s forgiveness will spend decades in prison. The survivor, now an adult, told detectives Rodriguez began abusing her when she was 14. The abuse happened at homes in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, and in Chester County, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. The case began after the Berks DA’s Office received a ChildLine referral from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services in March 2025. After the allegations surfaced, a family member confronted Jonathan Eduardo Rodriguez…

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by Jillian Pikora
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U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP
U-Haul Driver Charged In Blue Route Stabbing That Sparked Villanova Lockdown: PSP A Philadelphia man has been charged after a U-Haul crash on Interstate 476 (the Blue Route) led to a roadside stabbing, police pursuit, officer-involved wreck, and lockdown at Villanova University, authorities announced. Samuel Marquez, 40, was charged Monday morning with aggravated assault in connection with the Sunday, Sept. 6 incident, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Paul Holdefer said in an update. No additional charges had been filed against the others involved as of the latest update, Holdefer said. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. on the ramp connecting I-76 East to I-476 South…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice:  "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE) Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (UPDATE)
Vehicle Fire, Multi-Vehicle Crash Close I-81 South In Central PA (Update) Two separate incidents closed stretches of Interstate 81 southbound in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Sept. 8, though both roadways reopened later that evening. A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and several passenger vehicles was reported around 4:30 p.m. near mile marker 76 in Dauphin County, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler said. Southbound traffic was detoured from Exit 77 to Exit 72 as crews responded. The closure was cleared shortly before 7 p.m. There was no immediate word on injuries or whether the coroner had been called. About 40 minutes later, fire police…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In PA ID’d: Coroner NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In PA ID’d: Coroner
NJ Man Found Dead Along Delaware River In PA ID’d: Coroner A 30-year-old New Jersey man was found dead along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Jayson Bernardo, of Phillipsburg, was discovered on the riverbank at Delaware Canal State Park in the 200 block of South Delaware Drive in Easton around 6:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, according to Easton police and Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek. The scene was cleared, and the area reopened around 9:30 a.m., police said. Bernardo’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation. No additional information was released. Easton …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA
Drunk Mom Put 5-Month-Old In Best Western Spa Tub Before Fatal Drowning: Lancaster DA A 25-year-old mother was drunk when she put her 5-month-old daughter in a spa tub at a Best Western hotel before the baby drowned, prosecutors said. Diontae Nicole Beckett, of Philadelphia, will face trial in the death of her daughter, A’zara Beckett of Coatesville, after waiving her preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced in an update on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Beckett is charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of children. Baby Found Unresponsive At Hotel A’zara was found unresponsive at the Best Western Plu…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…

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by Josh Lanier
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Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coroner Seeks Family Of PA Woman Who Died Last Month Coroner Seeks Family Of PA Woman Who Died Last Month
Coroner Seeks Family Of PA Woman Who Died Last Month Authorities are asking the public for help finding the family of a 73-year-old Pennsylvania woman who died last month. Ivonne Vasquez Capo was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Hospital–Allentown Campus at 8:25 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to a release issued by the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Her death was due to natural causes, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio’s office said. Investigators believe Vasquez Capo has relatives in the Allentown area, including a son. The coroner’s office is attempting to locate her next of kin or other family members. Any…

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by Jillian Pikora
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‘Gentle Giant’ PA Man Dies Suddenly At 33 ‘Gentle Giant’ PA Man Dies Suddenly At 33
‘Gentle Giant’ PA Man Dies Suddenly At 33 A Pennsylvania man remembered as a “gentle giant” who never stopped checking on his friends has died at 33, according to loved ones and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Christopher D. Reinert, of Red Hill, was pronounced dead in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg at 4:47 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio’s office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. An autopsy was completed Tuesday at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center. Reinert died of natural causes, according to the coroner. A specific cause of death was not released. Known to l…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Electric Scooter Rider Dies Days After PA Crash, Coroner Says Electric Scooter Rider Dies Days After PA Crash, Coroner Says
Electric Scooter Rider Dies Days After PA Crash, Coroner Says An electric scooter rider has died more than a week after he lost control and struck his head on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Cory R. Smith, 33, of Allentown, was riding near North 16th and West Liberty streets in Allentown when he crashed around 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 28, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Smith was not wearing a helmet when he struck his head on the roadway, the coroner’s office said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 10:22 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6. Smith died from complicati…

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