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Tragedy Strikes Twice: Cancer, Fire, and Heartbreak Devastate Pennsylvania Family Tragedy Strikes Twice: Cancer, Fire, and Heartbreak Devastate Pennsylvania Family
Tragedy Strikes Twice: Cancer, Fire, and Heartbreak Devastate Pennsylvania Family Forever 16-years-old, Bryleigh Rayne Hoover, of Harrisburg, PA, fought bone cancer with unimaginable courage—only to be taken too soon on February 8, 2025. Her story, marked by loss and resilience, resonates far beyond her hometown. Just days after Christmas, on December 28, 2023, a fire tore through their West Hanover Township home, leaving her single mother, Amanda Via—a dedicated nurse—and her 6-year-old brother Jaxon, who has autism, with nothing but heartbreak and hope. Bryleigh was more than a fighter; she was an artist, a dreamer, and her brother’s fiercest protector. Her paintings br…

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Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Wild Chase Starting In Dauphin County: PA State Police Suspect On Loose After Wild Chase Starting In Dauphin County: PA State Police
Suspect On Loose After Wild Chase Starting In Dauphin County: PA State Police One suspect is still on the loose after a wild pursuit across two counties in Central Pennsylvania, according to a State Police release on Wednesday.  Two men were spotted trying to break into a vehicle at the Ciocca Honda dealership located at 8001 Allentown Boulevard, West Hanover Township, around 5:45 a.m. on June 5, troopers detailed. When Dauphin County troopers arrived the men hopped into a stolen car from New York City with a stolen license plate from New Jersey, according to the release. The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed east on Allentown. "PSP successfully uti…

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Found Skull Matched To Central PA Woman Missing 16+ Years, DA Says Found Skull Matched To Central PA Woman Missing 16+ Years, DA Says
Found Skull Matched To Central PA Woman Missing 16+ Years, DA Says A skull found in 2020 has been DNA matched to a woman who went missing in 2007, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Heike Leich was 47 when she wandered away from the home she shared with her common-law husband, Jonathan Hawthorne, in the 7900 block of Fishing Creek Valley Road in West Hanover Township at 7:30 p.m. on August 8, 2007, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. Hawthorne reported her missing, noting that she left behind her ID, purse, and medication — she had been diagnosed as bipolar and previously requ…

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Teen ICE Detainee From NY Leads PA State Police On Chase Along I-81: Authorities Teen ICE Detainee From NY Leads PA State Police On Chase Along I-81: Authorities
Teen ICE Detainee From NY Leads PA State Police On Chase Along I-81: Authorities A 19-year-old illegal immigrant and a 16-year-old girl from New York led Pennslyvania state police pursuit on Interstate 81 that ended with a three-vehicle crash, authorities announced in a release on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  Dhanraj Itwaru who had been staying in Jamaica, NY along with his passenger, a girl from South Ozone Park, was fleeing from troopers in his 1999 Honda CRV along I-81 South near mile marker 75 in West Hanover Township around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, according to the PSP release. Itwaru was in the left lane, while 36-year-old Emily Petroski was driving a…

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'Pool Of Blood' At Harrisburg Hotel After Jamaican Man Attacks Man With Rock: State Police 'Pool Of Blood' At Harrisburg Hotel After Jamaican Man Attacks Man With Rock: State Police
'Pool Of Blood' At Harrisburg Hotel After Jamaican Man Attacks Man With Rock: State Police A 19-year-old Jamaican man beat a man with a rock until he was "gushing blood," Pennsylvania state police say.  Kemaree Reid, first threw a rock at the man during a fight over a work issue, but then grabbed a second rock and punched him "over and over and over," until he saw "a large pool of blood," Reid told state police in an interview according to court documents.  The assault happened at La Quinta Inn and Suites located at 265 North Hershey Road, in West Hanover Township at 8:38  p.m. on Sunday, August 28, according to a release by state police.  The injured man suf…

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Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police
Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police A 21-year-old mother-to-be unexpectedly went into labor only to have her newborn die due to “undetermined trauma” possibly caused by a head-on crash with a  driver under the influence, according to Pennsylvania state police. The woman was in a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe heading east on Allentown Boulevard/Route 22 near Clover Lane when it was hit head-on by a 27-year-old man going west in a 2012 Kia Optima in West Hanover Township on Sunday, Mar. 27, at 8:43 p.m., state police said in a release on Tuesday. The 26-year-old driver of the Hyundai, a 54-year-old woman, and a 3-year-old boy wer…

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Pennsylvania State Trooper Fatally Shoots Man With Knife, Police Say Pennsylvania State Trooper Fatally Shoots Man With Knife, Police Say
Pennsylvania State Trooper Fatally Shoots Man With Knife, Police Say A man was shot dead by a Pennsylvania State Trooper, according to police. Glenn William Custer, 59, died at the scene of the shooting on Sunday, Pennsylvania state police said in a statement released on Monday morning. Police were called to a domestic dispute at a home on Gilberg Lane in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County just after 5 p.m., according to the release. When troopers arrived, Custer was acting erratically while holding a knife, as stated in the release. Custer refused multiple demands to drop the knife, police say. Instead, he ran towards occupied homes in the area then r…

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Schools
11-Year-Old Pennsylvania Student Punches Teachers, State Police Say 11-Year-Old Pennsylvania Student Punches Teachers, State Police Say
11-Year-Old Pennsylvania Student Punches Teachers, State Police Say An incident involving a middle school student is being investigated by Pennsylvania State Police after the child hit a teacher with a closed fist. The student struck a male teacher, 26 of Mechanicsburg at Fishing Creek Middle School in West Hanover Township on Monday, as stated in a release from state police in Harrisburg. The middle school is owned by Yellow Breeches Educational Center, a private academic licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Our mission is to provide a quality, comprehensive, life-altering special education program for secondary school-aged students, identified…

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Obituaries
Harrisburg Dad, 46, Killed In Weekend Crash Harrisburg Dad, 46, Killed In Weekend Crash
Harrisburg Dad, 46, Killed In Weekend Crash A 46-year-old Harrisburg dad died in a weekend crash, authorities said.Stefan Morin was not wearing a seatbelt when he was ejected from his vehicle along the 700 block of Piketown Road, in West Hanover Township around 12:50 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Morin was married to his high school sweetheart Mel, and together had three children. Friends of the couple have launched a GoFundMe to help the family cover expenses.  The fundraising goal is $25,000 and as of Monday had raised more than $21,000.

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