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Rowhome Fire Leaves 7 Families Homeless in Delaware County: Authorities Rowhome Fire Leaves 7 Families Homeless in Delaware County: Authorities
Rowhome Fire Leaves 7 Families Homeless in Delaware County: Authorities A rowhome fire in Delaware County left seven families homeless on Sunday, Nov. 17, according to authorities. The blaze broke out in one rowhome in the 1100 block of Taylor Street in Folcroft Borough at about 3 p.m.,  Assistant Fire Chief of the Folcroft Borough Fire Company Robert Thompson Jr. told Daily Voice. Everyone made it out of the homes as the fire spread, Thompson said. There were no injuries. Not every home on the block caught on fire, but flames burned through the main power pole which caused PECO to shut off electricity to the area, an NBC 10 News report states.  The cause of …
PA Mom Of 15 Children Dies 3 Days After Son Killed In Motorcycle Crash PA Mom Of 15 Children Dies 3 Days After Son Killed In Motorcycle Crash
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, …
Former Darby Police Corporal Tom Takacs Sr., 53, Dies, Department Says Former Darby Police Corporal Tom Takacs Sr., 53, Dies, Department Says
Former Darby Police Corporal Tom Takacs Sr., 53, Dies, Department Says A former police corporal has died, the Darby Borough Police announced on Monday, July 29.  Retired Darby Borough K9 Police Officer Thomas "Tom" Takacs Sr., 53, of Upper Chichester (formerly of Norwood and Tinicum) passed Friday, July 26, 2024, at home, according to his obituary posted by the Marvil Funeral Home. Tom "retired in 2009 after 10 years of service," as written in his obituary. Before he was a police officer, Tom was a K-9 officer at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.  He enjoyed hunting in Maryland, fishing the Jersey Shore, and spending time with his buddies li…
36 Animals Including Bull, Chickens Rescued From School Bus Trailer In PA, SPCA Says 36 Animals Including Bull, Chickens Rescued From School Bus Trailer In PA, SPCA Says
36 Animals Including Bull, Chickens Rescued From School Bus Trailer In PA, SPCA Says Thirty birds, four dogs, one bull, and one pony were removed from a school bus and trailer in Adams County over the weekend, according to the SPCA.  Eastern Adams Regional police called SPCA members to Hanover Street and Red Hill Road on Saturday night, the organization said in a release.  Police had discovered the animals in the bus and accompanying trailer after arresting the driver on out-of-state warrants, officials said. The animals were given water and kept secure until Sunday when they could be removed.  Authorities said the birds — including chickens, roosters, …
Lehigh Valley Native Dies After Car Accident, 47 Lehigh Valley Native Dies After Car Accident, 47
Lehigh Valley Native Dies After Car Accident, 47 Lehigh Valley native and beloved son Michael Scott Grys died suddenly from car accident injuries on Tuesday, March 29. He was 47. A Bethlehem native, Grys was known for his love for family and volunteering, his obituary says. Grys was also remembered for loving to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles and listening to Carrie Underwood, his memorial says. “Michael touched a lot of people throughout his life and that is how he will be remembered,” reads his obituary. “He will be dearly missed by so many.” Grys leaves behind his loving mother, Maria Popowycz; brother, Christopher (Elizabeth) Grys…
NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam
NJ Man Admits Hatching $400,000 Homeless GoFundMe Scam The mastermind of a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran admitted in federal court in New Jersey on Monday that he and his ex-girlfriend pocketed most of the money. Mark D’Amico, 42, formerly of Bordentown, admitted concocting a bogus feel-good story about the supposed victim coming to the rescue of Katelyn McClure after she ran out of gas on Route 95 on her way home to New Jersey from Philadelphia. Both McClure and the homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., were in on the scheme, authorities said. Together, D’Am…
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life A heavy fire that tore through a row home in Reading Thursday claimed the lives of a woman and her young child, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the smoke-filled corner home in the 900 block of Muhlenberg Street just after 9:45 a.m., officials said. Crews rescued multiple people from the home, including 32-year-old Catherine May Dingle and her 9-year-old son, according to Berks and Lehigh County Coroner's Offices. Dingle died of a combination of second-and third-degree burns over 86 percent of her body and smoke inhalation injuries Thursday night at Lehigh Valle…