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Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire
Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire Goosey picked one heck of a time to find his voice. The 4-month-old Texas goose had never honked before — until a barn caught fire. Chelsea Gerber shared footage of Goosey's heroic act earlier this month on TikTok as The Fuster Cluck, where the feathered fire alarm has since gone viral. The clip shows Goosey waddling around and honking as the blaze burns in the background. Bert Gerber had fallen asleep on the couch when the bird's honking woke him at the family's Fort Bend County home, according to KHOU 11. Gerber went outside to see what had Goosey making so much noise and spotted hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Teacher Heads To Miss USA Stage After Years Of Near-Wins PA Teacher Heads To Miss USA Stage After Years Of Near-Wins
PA Teacher Heads To Miss USA Stage After Years Of Near-Wins After coming within one spot of the crown twice, a teacher is finally getting her chance to represent Pennsylvania on the Miss USA stage — but she says she can't do it alone. Elizabeth Voight, 26, of Fredericksburg, has been named Miss Pennsylvania USA 2026 and will compete in the Miss USA 2026 pageant in Miami on Thursday, Aug. 27, according to pageant organizers. Voight, a first-grade teacher in the Cornwall-Lebanon School District, was selected through the Miss USA Open Casting Call after submitting a video résumé and advancing through public voting, she explained in a GoFundMe launched …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail
Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail Federal safety officials are warning people to stop using two types of carbon monoxide detectors that can fail to alert them to dangerous conditions. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued separate alerts on Thursday, Aug. 20, for 4-in-1 Plug-in Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors and TJTFJS 2-in-1 Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors. The warning for the 4-in-1 detectors covers 376,974 units with the model number KH158. The devices can fail to sound an alarm when hazardous carbon monoxide is present, according to the CPSC. The agency is aware of 91 reports of the detectors fai…

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by Chris Spiker
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PA Mom Who Smothered Infant Son To Death While High On Cocaine Convicted PA Mom Who Smothered Infant Son To Death While High On Cocaine Convicted
PA Mom Who Smothered Infant Son To Death While High On Cocaine Convicted A Lancaster mother has been convicted of smothering her 3-month-old son to death after falling asleep while high on cocaine, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Luz Linette Saez, 34, was found guilty of endangering the welfare of children and involuntary manslaughter following a one-day bench trial, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Judge Dennis Reinaker handed down the guilty verdict on July 27. The conviction stems from the August 2024 death of Saez's infant son at her home in the 500 block of South Lime Street in Lancaster. Saez told investigators sh…

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by Jillian Pikora
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New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions
New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions A popular ready-to-drink cocktail brand is putting an adults-only twist on Pop-Tarts. BuzzBallz has released two limited-edition cocktails inspired by Pop-Tarts Frosted S'mores and Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon, a Sazerac Company spokesperson said in an email to the Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 20. Both drinks contain 15% alcohol by volume. The collaboration puts a different spin on "flavors that have been part of American pop culture for generations." "Created specifically with millennial fans in mind, the limited-edition collaboration taps into the nostalgia of enjoying Po…

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by Chris Spiker
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2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious PA Crash: Police 2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious PA Crash: Police
2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious PA Crash: Police Two people were rushed to a trauma center after two motorcycles and a pickup truck collided in Chester County on Friday afternoon, Aug. 21, police announced. The serious crash happened in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway in West Whiteland Township around 2:50 p.m., according to the West Whiteland Township Police Department. Police, West Whiteland Township firefighters, and Good Fellowship EMS responded to the scene. Two people involved in the crash were taken by ambulance to Paoli Memorial Hospital Trauma Center for treatment, police said. Their conditions were not immediately releas…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Among 10 States Where Haircuts Cost Most, New Study Finds PA Among 10 States Where Haircuts Cost Most, New Study Finds
PA Among 10 States Where Haircuts Cost Most, New Study Finds The rising cost of a trip to the hair salon or barber takes a bigger bite out of household budgets in some Northeast states than others, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2026 list of States Where People Spend the Most & Least on Hair Care on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The personal finance website compared the cost of men's barbershop haircuts and women's beauty salon visits in all 50 states against each state's median household income. The study found Pennsylvanians spend about 1.51% of their income on hair care, ranking seventh nationwide. Massachusetts (1.41%) followed …

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by Chris Spiker
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Moving Map: Where PA Ranks Among States Drawing Most, Least New Residents Moving Map: Where PA Ranks Among States Drawing Most, Least New Residents
Moving Map: Where PA Ranks Among States Drawing Most, Least New Residents Where Americans put down new roots is changing, and some states are proving far more magnetic than others. A new Gourmet Gift Baskets analysis ranks all 50 states and Washington, DC, by their ability to attract residents. It combines 2024 Census birthplace data with complete state-to-state migration flows from 2023. South Carolina claimed first place with a score of 87.4 out of 100. Idaho followed at 86.6, while Arizona finished third at 86.5. North Carolina ranked fourth with 84.3. Colorado placed fifth at 84.1, and Florida completed the top six at 82.5. The other end of the list was dom…

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by Joe Lombardi
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8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site 8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site
8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site Eight people were killed in a charter plane crash at a remote US military radar site in Alaska, authorities said. The Cessna 441 Conquest II crashed at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport at around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, a National Transportation Safety Board official told NBC News. Two pilots and six passengers were on board when the twin-engine turboprop plane crashed. The flight had taken off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The military airstrip i…

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by Chris Spiker
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2 Tornadoes Tear Through PA, Including York, As EF2 With 120 MPH Winds Rips Off Roofs 2 Tornadoes Tear Through PA, Including York, As EF2 With 120 MPH Winds Rips Off Roofs
2 Tornadoes Tear Through PA, Including York, As EF2 With 120 MPH Winds Rips Off Roofs Two tornadoes tore through York and Lancaster counties within minutes of each other, including an EF2 packing 120 mph winds that ripped roofs off parts of Eastern York High School, the National Weather Service confirmed Friday night, Aug. 21. The stronger tornado touched down south of Wrightsville at 4:24 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, carving a 1.07-mile path through eastern York County before lifting just two minutes later, according to the NWS damage survey. Just four minutes after that tornado lifted, an EF1 with estimated peak winds of 100 mph touched down in Columbia Borough, where buildings…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lancaster County Declares Disaster After Storm Collapses Columbia Buildings Lancaster County Declares Disaster After Storm Collapses Columbia Buildings
Lancaster County Declares Disaster After Storm Collapses Columbia Buildings Lancaster County has declared a countywide disaster after Thursday's powerful storm caused "significant damage" in Columbia Borough, including the complete collapse of some buildings and leaving multiple homes uninhabitable, officials announced on Friday, Aug. 21. The Lancaster County Commissioners issued the emergency declaration Friday following Columbia Borough's own disaster declaration, which went into effect at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. The borough and Lancaster County Department of Public Safety's Emergency Management Division recommended the countywide declaration because of the ext…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…

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by Joe Wilkinson