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More Big Lots Closures Include Delaware County Location
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…
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Pregnant Passenger Killed When BF Falls Asleep At Wheel: PA State Police
A 20-year-old passenger was 16 weeks pregnant when her partner fell asleep at the wheel and fatally crashed on Saturday, Sept. 7, according to her social media and Pennsylvania State Police. Nadia Startzman, was in 19-year-old Tristen Armolt's 2004 Ford Freestar when he fell asleep, lost control of the vehicle, struck a utility pole with the front passenger side of the vehicle, and spun out — ejecting Startzman — she was pronounced dead at the scene, PSP Carlisle Trooper Luke Fiore explained in the release. Armolt had been going east on Route 641/Newville Road at the t…
Lifestyle
Winning $2.68 Million Match 6 Lottery Ticket Sold In Chambersburg
Are you a winner? Someone in Central Pennsylvania just won $2,680,000 (before taxes) playing a Match 6 Lotto ticket on Thursday, August 29, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. The winning ticket sold at the Corner Convenience & Smoke Store, 3815 Scotland Main Street, Chambersburg, will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn: 6-8-16-20-30-39. More than 70,300 other Match 6 Lotto tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket every time. Any prizes won on any game must b…
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Chambersburg Man Sextorted Woman After Snapchat Hacks:
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A 25-year-old Chambersburg man has been sentenced in connection with the hacking of women's Snapchat accounts and subsequent sextorting of them, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. Reginald "Reggie" Adams was sentenced to 22 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Senior United States District Court Judge Michael Baylson "for hacking into numerous social media accounts and circulating the victims’ private photographs," United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero detailed in the release. Adams had previously pleaded guilty to wir…
News
MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
A 19-year-old man has been airlifted to the hospital and charged in the crash that sent him there, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg announced on Thursday. Lazarus Anders Burleson of Mont Alto was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer north on Black Gap Road when he attempted to turn left onto Scotland Main Street, PSP troopers explained. That's when he entered the southbound lane of Black Gap Road and was struck by a 2021 Peterbilt 567 dump truck driven by 66-year-old Bradley R. Leedy of Chambersburg. The crash happened in the 4500 block of Scotland Main Street at 5:47 a.m. on June…
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 …
Business
Popular Rolled Ice Cream Franchise Opening First Location In Pennsylvania
A popular Rolled ice cream franchise is coming to Pennsylvania, Bennett Williams Commercial Real Estate announced on Wednesday, March 6. Sweet Rolled Tacos is rolling into a 1,330-square-foot space at Gateway Plaza in Chambersburg, Franklin County, according to the real estate company's post. JUST LEASED 💥 Chambersburg, PA ☑ Gateway Plaza ☑ 1,330 SF ☑ Sweet Rolled Tacos coming soon! 📍All in-line spaces leased!... Posted by Bennett Williams Commercial on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Although Sweet Rolled Tacos specializes in rolled ice cream in sweet waffle taco shells, it s…
Police & Fire
Chambersburg Trooper Who Crashed Patrol Vehicle Not Charged: Pennsylvania State Police
A trooper who crashed his patrol vehicle into a street sign will not be charged, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release on Thursday, March 7. Trooper Daniel C. Miley of Chambersburg, was attempting to turning into a parking area when he crashed the PSP vehicle at 3:07 p.m. on Feb. 25, investigating Trooper Kurtis Killian detailed in the release. Prior to the crash Miley had been heading west of Miller Road in Guilford Township. When he attempted to turn right into the parking area, approximately 72 feet west of Frederick Mill Road, he failed to negotiate the right turn…
Police & Fire
Felon Gives Her 3 Children Marijuana Brownies, Alcohol, Chambersburg Police Say
A convicted felon and mom of three children is wanted for giving them marijuana brownies and alcohol, Chambersburg police announced late on Wednesday night. Carrie Lynn Frazier, 34 of the 300 block South Main Street in Chambersburg, is wanted for three counts each of endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors, area police explained on Feb. 21. The charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. The details of this were not immediately available. Frazier has a history of prostitution, conspiracy, theft, forgery, driving under the influence of a controlled substan…
News
Predator Hunters Get Chambersburg Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit
A "self-employed nanny" and babysitter who secretly sexually assaulted his clients' children and had a vast collection of child porn was caught by a group of predator hunters, Pennsylvania State Police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Dominic Barbagallo, 43, of the 700 block of Broad Street in Chambersburg (according to court documents; Gettysburg according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office), was first contacted by a self-proclaimed predator hunter posing as a child in a chat group on Dec. 18, 2023, troopers detailed in the criminal complaint. The hunter …
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Raping Toddlers In Chambersburg May Have More Victims In York, Police Say
A man recently arrested on charges connected to the rapes of several children under 7-years-old, may have more victims, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Morris Franklin Gibson Jr., 54, of the 2200 block of Ivan Road, Guilford Township, Chambersburg, is accused of numerous sexual offenses involving at least five children in his care, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. **Warning The Following Details Are Disturbing And May Upset Some Readers. To Skip This, Scroll To the Next Bolded Section** On Sept. 14, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police be…
News
Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA
A man who previously was reportedly "living in a bad place" and thought to be experiencing homelessness last winter was kindly taken in by a couple – whom he thanked by stabbing – now, he will have a home for several years in a state correctional institution, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday. Robert Lee Suders, 43, most recently of Harrisburg, confessed to the Jan. 27, 2023 stabbing at a hearing over the summer and was sentenced by the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker on Dec. 12, the DA said and court records confirmed. Both of the victims "r…
Police & Fire
WV Man Arrested For Killing Mercersburg Roommate, Ditching Body In Hagerstown: US Marshals
A West Virginia man is accused of shooting one of his former roommates dead in Pennsylvania and dumping the body in Maryland before fleeing to North Carolina, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Shane Adrian Bradley, 32 of Hedgesville, WV, had been staying with several other people in a home in the 14000 block of Ditto Road in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg when a "minor verbal altercation" ended with him shooting one of his roommates, Isiah Clark, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. The 20-year-old's body was then loaded into a car — wi…
Obituaries
US Army Soldier, Chambersburg Native Trenton Benner Dies, 38
Support is surging for the family of Trenton Benner, U.S. Army soldier and Maryland dad of five who died on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Trent, as he was affectionately known, was raised in Chambersburg, PA but lived in Union Bridge, MD and — according to his obituary — had been serving active duty for the Army at the time of his death. Daily Voice has reached out to the US Army for further information on his death and service. More than $3,500 had been raised for Trent's family as of Friday, Dec. 15 on a GoFundMe page. Trent graduated from the Shippensburg Area Senior High School (Class of 200…
Police & Fire
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: Child Taken To Trauma Center In South Central PA, Police
A child has been taken to a trauma center after being struck by a vehicle, Chambersburg police announced on Friday. The child "[accidentally] ran onto the roadway and was struck by a passing motorist," on Dec. 8, as written in the police release. Officers with the Chambersburg police department were called to a reported pedestrian accident in the 500 block of South Second Street at 8:44 a.m. According to Google Maps, the area is near Mike Waters Memorial Park and there are several crosswalks, but it is unclear if the child used one or was even coming from the park. …
Police & Fire
Nurse Crushed To Death By Tree: Pennsylvania State Police
A tree has crushed a Chambersburg woman to death, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police on Sunday, Nov. 26. Tammy Smith, was found dead on a property located at 2821 Woodstock Road in Greene Township on Saturday, PSP Chambersburg troopers detailed in the release. The 42-year-old had been using a 2020 Kioti tractor while doing yard work on the property when a tree fell on her sometime between 3 and 4:52 p.m. when the troopers arrived. How or why the tree fell on her is unclear. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the authorities. Her official cause and…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania State Police 'Failed To Stop' Causing Crash During Chase
A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal and a trooper caused a crash during a pursuit on Tuesday, according to a state police release on Friday, Oct. 6. The crash happened near the intersection of South Main Street and Mercer Avenue in Mercersburg Borough at 2:21 p.m. on Oct. 3, as detailed in the police release. Trooper Spencer Taylor, 31, was driving and Corporal Michael Kishbach, 29, was in the passenger seat of a marked Pennsylvania State Police 2000 Ford Explorer, according to the release. They were pursuing another vehicle along Icehouse Lane when they "failed to stop at a stop sign"…
Police & Fire
MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In PA
A man with his legs caught between a rail car and a heavy-duty conveyor track in Pennsylvania was rescued, thanks in part to emergency crews from Maryland. The call to the industrial accident happened at TB Woods located at 440 Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg at 10:52 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2023, according to a release by the Franklin Fire Company. According to his family, 20-year-old Colby Taylor was found trapped at the scene. The fire company's Squad 41 "utilized the HyperTherm cutter, airbags, rams and cribbing" to free the man's legs. "The complex incident required multiple torch…
Obituaries
PA Toddler Crushed To Death By Hay Bale ID'd: Authorities
Three days before his fourth birthday, a Mechanicsburg boy was crushed to death by a hay bale, authorities announced on July 13, 2023. A large hay bale fell on 3-year-old Lincoln Nathan Johns at a farm on Davis Lane in Taylor Township on July 1, according to a Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday. Troopers from McConnellsburg were called to Fulton County Medical Center at 10:57 a.m. They were informed the boy had died due to life-threatening injuries caused by the falling hay bale. Lincoln's death has been ruled an accident caused by "multiple systems or organs failuring due to blunt …
Police & Fire
2 Troopers Assaulted During 'Disturbance': PA State Police
Two Pennsylvania State Troopers were hurt and at least one was disarmed while responding to a "disturbance" in Chambersburg, according to a release by state police on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The incident happened at 1252 Apple Tree Lane in Greene Township around 6:25 p.m. on June 4, 2023, as detailed in the release. Makaela Reiner, 24, of Chambersburg, assaulted Troopers Christopher Alleman and Catherine Miller while being arrested for aggravated assault, according to the release. Reiner has been charged with the following according to her court docket: Two felony counts of aggrava…
Police & Fire
Missing PA Girl Found With 22-Year-Old Sex Offender In Virginia, Police Say
A missing Pennsylvania girl was found on Tuesday, May 23 in Virginia with an Ohio sex offender, authorities said. Emily High, who disappeared out of Chambersburg, PA on May 15, was unharmed, while Jaret Wright was taken into custody, upon being located in Purceville, VA, Pennsylvania State Police said. Jaret, whose real name is Jaret John Wright, hails from Florida and allegedly met Emily on Instagram, PSP said on Friday, May 19. Originally, Daily Voice was told by the family and friends of the family that the missing Chambersburg girl had disappeared from Scotland Road in Chambe…
Obituaries
Pregnant Mom ID'd As 7 Remain Hospitalized After I-81 Crash In PA
A 24-year-old pregnant mom has been identified as her three children and husband remain in the hospital following a serious crash on Interstate 81 on Friday, April 14, 2023, authorities told Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 18. Claudia K. Flores-Garcia (also known as Claudia Garcia Flores) of Chambersburg was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash after the blue Toyota Camry she was riding in back right seat after the car was struck by a white Dodge Ram 1500 as the car was merging from Lincoln Highway East (PA Route 30) onto the southbound ramp of I-81 at 10:22 p.m., according to PSP Chamb…
News
PA Nurse Who Filmed 200+ Patients Naked Learns His Fate: AG
A former Cumberland County emergency room nurse has been sentenced for secretly filing 206 former patients while naked and incapacitated. Michael Bragg, 42, of Chambersburg, previously pleaded guilty to to one count of aggravated indecent assault, one count of attempted indecent assault, 12 counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of manufacturing child pornography, 37 counts of invasion of privacy, and 6 counts of interception of oral communications. An investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office that determined he secretly filmed 206 patients at UPMC Carlis…
News
Heroin Ring Leader Held Woman Hostage Before Stand-Off Threatening PSP: Affidavit
A convicted heroin dealer who has a pending federal case— held a woman over night and beat her, and after she escaped a multi-hour standoff took place, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg explained in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Rashawn Nathaniel Spriggs, a.k.a. “Shizz”, a 35, of Hershey, was convicted for selling over 1,000 grams of heroin as the leader of drug ring operating out of Chambersburg in 2016. He ended up serving five years in prison, federal court records show. On April 1, 2023 he stormed into a woman's home in the 500 block of Park Circle West an…
News
Dad's Throat Slit By Son Who Burned Down Grandma's House, PA State Police Say
A man convicted on charges filed in connection to burning his grandmother's house down is facing troubles with the law again, this time after slitting his father's throat with a kitchen knife, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Christopher Thomas Rhone, 43, took a kitchen knife to his 69-year-old dad's throat while he was asleep on the couch in the home they share in the 6500 block of Mountain Drive at 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in the affidavit. The police arrived to find the dad holding a towel to his throat, w…
Police & Fire
PA Man Accused Of Kidnapping Caught In NYC By US Marshals
A Chambersburg man wanted for kidnapping was arrested by US Marshals and NYPD in New York City on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 10:10 a.m., authorities announced the following day. Jarell Stanley Cherry, 40, was wanted on an active arrest warrant for "acts involving Kidnapping and Aggravated Assault with a firearm," Chambersburg police stated in the original release on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Cherry has been charged with felony kidnapping to facilitate a felony, felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony strangulation, felony possession of a firearm prohibited, misdeme…
News
Child Rapists, Abusive Dads, Deviant Boyfriends Wanted For Sex Offender Violations Across PA
Eight men who committed sex crimes are wanted for Megan's Law violations in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, February 17, 2023. Daily Voice has obtained court records and documents, as well as gathered details about the absconders so you can have a full picture of why it is so important to find them. Donald Troutman.Harrisburg Bureau of Police Donald Troutman, 51, of Allegheny County, was found guilty of multiple counts of incest and rape in 2007. He was released after serving 1,106 days or 36 months of a 60-120 month sentence in 2010, court records show. He has not regis…
News
PA Man Sentenced For Strangling South Jersey Woman
A 42-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 55 years in New Jersey State Prison for strangling a woman whose naked body was found on the side of the road in 2014, authorities said. Timothy Wright, 42, of Chambersburg, PA, was sentenced Friday, Feb 17 in the murder of 25-year-old Joyce Vanderhoff, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Vanderhoff's naked body was dumped on the side of a Hamilton Township road in February 2014. A jury previously convicted Wright for first-degree murder after a two-and-a-half-week- trial that commenced this past October.…
News
Repeatedly Raped 12-Year-Old Chambersburg Girl Called Florida Social Worker For Help: Police
A 12-year-old girl in Chambersburg was raped multiple times starting around her birthday, according to Court Documents obtained by Daily Voice. Delke Eustache, 18, of Chambersburg was arrested in connection with the rapes on January 27, 2023 around 10 a.m., according to a release by the Chambersburg police department. The case first brought to the department's attention when a social worker in Flordia reached out after receiving call from the viticm, the police detail in the affidavit of probable cause. Eustache "used her for sex" at least three times, only stopping "when he peed whi…
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Missing Chambersburg Teen With Maryland Ties: Pennsylvania State Police
The second girl from Chambersburg and the fourth Pennsylvania teenage girl has been reported as missing by Pennsylvania state police in a release on Tuesday, January 10. Kylese Anna Seman, 15, was last seen in the Chambersburg area on Jan. 9, according to the release. Her current whereabouts are unknown, the police say. Seman also has connections to Hagerstown, Maryland, the police detail in the release. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact PSP in Chambersburg at 717-264-5161 using the incident number is PA2023-39288.
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Chambersburg Felon Who Endangered Children Escapes
A warrant has been issued for a woman serving probation for felon endangering the welfare of children but never returned for her work release job on Thursday, Dec. 8 authorities say. 27-year-old Kathleen Elizabeth Castro-Zavala of Chambersburg was released, only serving 28 days in prison, after being found guilty of a felony endangering welfare of children charge in 2020, court records detail. Castro-Zavala was then given probation but was resentenced after a violation in July 2021, according to the court documents. She was being housed at the Franklin County Jail during …
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