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PA School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son: Lawsui
An elite Pennsylvania boarding school allowed a basketball coach’s 12-year-old son to repeatedly sexually abuse a faculty member’s 7-year-old child due to failed safety measures and administrative negligence, a newly filed lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Dec. 16, in Montgomery County Court, names the and its Head of School, Mark Devey, as defendants. It alleges the school ignored glaring security hazards and failed to act on numerous reports of faulty doors, locks, and cameras—conditions that enabled the abuse. The complaint, brought by the child’s mother under the pseudonym…
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Pregnant PA Mom 3X Legal Limit In DUI Crash Killing Her 11-Year-Old Son Sentenced: DA
A Lancaster mother who killed her teenage son while driving drunk with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit has been sentenced to nine to 22 years in state prison, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Jennifer Cheri Johnson, 39, of the 600 block of 4th Street, was found guilty on Dec. 4 following a three-day bench trial. The charges stem from a February 2021 crash in Manheim Township that killed her 11-year-old son, seriously injured two others, and left her unborn child unharmed, as Daily Voice previously reported. Eyewitnesses reported Johnson was driving e…
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Panera 'Charged Lemonade' Linked To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City Suit Settled
More than two years after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has settled their wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary. The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. The lawsuit settled out of court and the case was dismissed on Monday, Oct. 7, acc…
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Drowns In Pennsylvania Pond: Police
A 3-year-old boy from Chesterbrook died after he was pulled from a pond in Chester County on Labor Day, authorities said. The incident occurred at about 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2 at Wilson Farm Park near Lee and Wilson roads in the Chesterbrook area of Tredyffrin Township. Police were called to the scene for reports of a missing child. When the officers arrived, they searched the immediate area and one of the officers found the boy in a nearby pond unresponsive, Captain Tyler Moyer with Tredyffrin Township police told Daily Voice. The officers immediately started resuscitatio…
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Chop
Doctor Killed In Philadelphia Crash
The bicyclist who died in a crash on Wednesday, July 17, was a doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, according to police and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia website. Barbara Ann Friedes, 30, was struck from behind by a 2018 Volkswagen on the 1800 block of Spruce Street around 7 p.m., Philadelphia police wrote in a release. The Volkswagen then hit three parked cars before coming to a rest, police continued. Friedes was taken to Jefferson University Hospital and pronounced dead, while the driver of the Volkswagen was taken to the same hospital with minor …
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Coatesville Parents Ran Fundraiser For Son Who Allegedly Overdosed On Their Drugs
The Coatesville parents charged with their son's overdose death last July launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his funeral expenses. The verified campaign raised $895 after it was posted on July 30, 2023. "My name is Mousa Hawa I am asking for help to cover cost for my son Hunter Hawa," the campaign reads. "He passed suddenly 7/26/2023 we are having him cremated and then we will have a service for him(.)" Hawa and Holly Back are each charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in Hunter's July 26 overdose death, the Chester County District Attorney'…
Police & Fire
Patrol Car Strikes 5-Year-Old Girl, Philadelphia Police Say
A child was hospitalized after being struck by a police car in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday night, June 4, authorities say. A patrol officer hit a 5-year-old girl on the 1600 block of South Ithan Street just before 7:30 p.m., PPD said. She was taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and is reportedly in stable condition. No one else was injured and the crash is under investigation, police said.
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Community Rallies For PA 3-Year-Old Hit By Truck
A week after he was struck by a box truck in Palmerton, loved ones say 3-year-old Bradley Beil's neighbors are rallying for his recovery. In a GoFundMe set up to help with care costs, neighbors and friends have raised over $14,000 on behalf of Bradley and his parents, Brandy Norris and Kody Beil. Fundraiser organizer and Bradley's aunt Danielle Norris said he is at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where loved ones are keeping him company. "Family has been reading stories to Brad, talking to him, and 'watching' his favorite movies and TV. We are also calling to…
Police & Fire
Escaped Philadelphia Murder Suspect Shane Pryor Captured After Boarding Bus: Police
A 17-year-old murder suspect who escaped from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia last week has been captured, officials said. Shane Pryor was apprehended by the US Marshals Service at 3rd and Boulevard on Sunday, Jan. 28, just after boarding a bus, officials said. Pryor, who was charged with murder as an adult back in 2020, was being taken with a hand injury to CHOP by the Juvenile Justice Service Center on Jan. 24, police said. Murder escapee, Shane Pryor, escaped from his escorting staff yesterday at 11:51 am and 5 minutes later was observed in the lobby of the Hub for Clin…
Police & Fire
Escaped Teen Murder Suspect's Getaway Driver Arrested Philadelphia Police
The man who was spotted security footage at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia driving the getaway vehicle that helped a teenage murder suspect escape custody has been arrested, Philadelphia police announced on Friday morning. Michael Diggs, 18, was allegedly seen driving the same cream-colored Ford from the video at CHOP that murder suspect Shane Pryor fled in around 11:54 a.m. on Jan. 24, according to PPD. Michael Diggs was later spotted in the vehicle and taken in for questioning, as detailed in a police release. After which, he was charged with hindering…
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Teen Prisoner Escapes Police Custody In Philadelphia: Authorities
A teenager escaped police custody in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and is considered "dangerous," authorities say. Shane Pryor, 17, fled from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) emergency room parking lot at 34th & Spruce streets just before noon, said PPD. 6abc reports he was being held on murder, conspiracy, and firearms offenses. He was last seen headed toward University Avenue and Civic Center Boulevard, the department said. Pryor was wearing a blue sweater, blue sweatpants, and no shoes. He is described as 5-foot-7 and …
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Baby Beater Burned To Death By Boiling Water Down Back At PA Prison (
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A Delaware County dad serving time at a Montgomery County prison for abusing his infant daughter died after being scalded with boiling water, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release. Brandon Grant, 39, died on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest from pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis and complications from burns to his back, according to officials. The death was ruled accidental following an autopsy on Tuesday, Jan. 16, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Grant was serving a sentence at SCI Phoenix in Collegeville, the coroner said. Prison …
Police & Fire
Norristown Woman Was DUI In SEPTA Crash That Killed Her Baby: Montco DA
A 35-year-old Norristown resident is charged with homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence after a wreck that killed her 14-month-old son, prosecutors say. Arbetina Johnson-Lowery hit a stopped SEPTA bus near Old Arch Road and E. Johnson Highway on Sept. 30, 2023, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Detectives said the westbound bus had stopped to unload passengers when Johnson-Lowery, headed east on the highway, clipped the bumper of a car in front of her and then slammed into the bus' driver's side. Her baby, "found by witnesse…
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'Charged Lemonade' From Panera Led To Death Of UPenn Student From Jersey City: Lawsuit
More than a year after a UPenn student from New Jersey died, her family has filed a wrongful death suit against Panera. Sarah Katz, of Jersey City, died at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center on Sept. 10, 2022, according to her obituary. The 21-year-old's death came shortly after she drank "Charged Lemonade" at the Panera located at 200 South 40th Street, in Philadelphia, according to the lawsuit filed on Monday, Oct. 23, by Kline & Specter, P.C. on behalf of Jill and Michael Katz. Sarah went into cardiac arrest at a table in the Panera surrounded by her friends shortly after drinking …
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Police Name Officer Killed In Airport Shooting (
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Two Philadelphia police officers were shot — one fatally — while in the parking garage at the Philadelphia International Airport on Thursday night. Officer Richard Mendez, a 50-year-old with 22 years in the department, was hit multiple times and died from his wounds, PPD brass said at a Friday evening press conference. Officer Raul Ortiz, 60, was hit once in the arm and is in stable condition at Jefferson Hospital, according to Interim Commissioner John Stanford. The shooting happened shortly after the men arrived for their shift at the airport around 11 p.m. on Oct. 13, Stanford said. …
Police & Fire
Ex-BF Stole, Crashed Victim's Car After PA Double Murders: Affidavit
The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering a mother and daughter at their North Catasauqua home was found badly injured after stealing the victim's car and crashing it later that morning, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. John Derwin Bradley of Schnecksville is charged with two counts of criminal homicide, Pennsylvania State Police wrote in an affidavit filed in a Northampton County Court obtained by Daily Voice. Investigators say Bradley "had an intimate relationship" with 16-year-old victim Rianna Lynn Glass which ended in August. On Sept. 13, the ni…
Police & Fire
Lollipop Stick Had Trace Amounts Of Fentanyl That Killed PA Toddler, Parents Charged: DA
The parents of a Pennsylvania child who died from a drug overdose late last year are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and related counts, says the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Jason Moore, 36, and Amanda Moore, 35, surrendered to police on Friday, Aug. 11 and were each remanded to the county lockup in lieu of their $250,000 bonds, authorities said in a release. In a criminal complaint cited by prosecutors, police said they were called to the Moores' Caln Township home to find an unresponsive 4-year-old around 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 29 last year. He was rushe…
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Girl Shot In Philadelphia, Say Police
A 4-year-old girl was among the victims shot after gunfire rang out on a Philadelphia street late Wednesday, Aug. 9, city police told Daily Voice. It happened around 9:45 p.m. on the 2000 block of East Clementine Street, the department said. The girl was shot in the stomach and rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was placed in stable condition, according to police. The second victim, a 24-year-old man, was hit in the left calf and back and is also in stable condition, they added. No weapons were recovered from the scene and no arrests …
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'Battle Has Begun': Montco Baby Fighting Cancer Won't Fight Alone
A Montgomery County family faces a long road ahead, but they won't face it alone. In November, Brian and Colleen Mocey of Limerick learned that their 33-month-old son, Connor Joseph, has Acute Myeloid Leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. But with the help of their community, the Moceys have raised nearly $40,000 on GoFundMe to help pay for Connor's treatment — all within a single day of launching the page. According to campaign organizer Kelly Mocey, the money will help Brian and Colleen as they take leave from work to support their son. The couple is already l…
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Lehigh Valley Community Rallies For Beloved 12-Year-Old Girl Battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
The Lehigh Valley community is coming together to support a beloved 12-year-old girl undergoing a brave fight against Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Emily FaRannte of Hellertown was just like any other girl her age. From the soccer field to the dance studio, Emily had countless passions, Hellertown Borough says in a Facebook post. But when Emily started feeling shoulder pain in May, a number of doctor appointments determined the cause to be a mass called Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkins). Several grueling medical tests later, Emily was admitted to the Children’s Hospital o…
Police & Fire
Support Surges For PA Family Of 7 As Young Boy Battles Brain Cancer
Support is surging for a pair of Pennsylvania parents as their six-year-old son bravely battles brain cancer. Jude “The Dude” Marzen was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor on Friday, Sept. 9 at Lehigh Valley Children's Hospital, according to a GoFundMe based out of Bethlehem. Three days later, he had surgery. Though the doctors were able to remove the tumor known as medulloblastoma, the Star Wars loving-boy now faces about a year of chemotherapy and radiation at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In the meantime, a GoFundMe has been launched to help alleviate some of the fin…
Obituaries
Lehigh Valley 7th Grader Dies After Battling Illness
Lehigh Valley 7th grader Alejandra Seline Gomez Cleto died at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Saturday, July 30 after battling an illness. She was 13. Alejandra was born in Santo Domingo and attended 7th grade in the Lehigh Valley, her obituary says. Remembered as a caring soul, Alejandra always went above and beyond for others and spread positivity wherever she went. She leaves behind her loving parents, Alejandro Gomez Rosario and Hiralda Cleto Medina; sister, Arianny; as well as many extended family members and friends. Alejandra’s funeral was held at the Nicos C. Elias Fune…
Police & Fire
PA Mom Charged In BF's Brutal Beatings Of 5-Year-Old Son
A Pennsylvania mom surrendered to authorities Monday, July 25 after a warrant was issued for her arrest in connection with the brutal beatings of her five-year-old son by her boyfriend, authorities said. Emily Laster, 30, of Sanatoga, has been charged with felony child endangerment, alongside her now ex-boyfriend, Steven Doughtery, 31, of Collingdale, who was arrested Tuesday, July 20 on similar charges, including aggravated assault, in the abuse case, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Prosecutors determined that, while Laster did not cause the actual physical h…
Police & Fire
PA Man Repeatedly Abused GF's Son, Most Recently Attempted To Cut Genitals Off, DA Says
A Pennsylvania man was arrested on accusations he repeatedly physically abused his girlfriend's five-year-old son, most recently trying to cut the boy's genitals off, authorities said. Steven J. Dougherty, 31, of Collingdale, was taken into custody on Tuesday, July 20, after an eight-month joint investigation by Montgomery County detectives and Lower Pottsgrove police, officials said. Investigators began looking into Dougherty on Nov. 19, 2021, after receiving a call about a severely injured boy who was brought to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Montgomery Cou…
Obituaries
Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18
Lehigh Valley native and Northampton Community College student Thomas R. “Tommy” Stackhouse died at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Thursday, May 26 following a long and valiant battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was 18. Born in Phillipsburg, Tommy grew up in Bangor, where he managed the varsity football team and intramural bowling league before graduating in 2021 as homecoming king, his obituary says. Tommy then went on to study special education at Northampton Community College and had maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA. Tommy is remembered for his love of snowmobiling, collecti…
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Teen Girl Needs Formula, PA Mom Explains On
Today
Show
Amid the recent baby formula shortage, parents are speaking out about children and adults who require the food to live, according to a report by the TODAY show. Pennsylvania parents Devon McCollum and Natasha Hall spoke to the outlet about their 13-year-old daughter, who has a condition where benign tumors grow throughout her body — including her brain, which has caused her to develop epilepsy. The Enola- based couple helps their daughter manage her condition with a strict keto diet relying on formula, the outlet reports. People who use formula usually are advised to use one s…
Police & Fire
Two Cars Sought In Shooting Near Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia: Police
Police in Montgomery County are seeking the public's help in identifying two cars allegedly involved in a shooting near the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Wednesday, April 27. Officers responding to the shooting were initially told it happened in the hospital's parking garage and ordered a lockdown around 9:40 p.m., Upper Merion Township police said. Police later learned shots were fired in the parking garage of the Smith Valley Forge apartment complex on Goddard Boulevard, they said. The hospital lockdown was lifted after an hour. Officers discovered multiple shell casings an…
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Beloved PA Boy Dies After Brief Illness: GoFundMe
Shane Williams died at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Friday, April 8, after a month-long battle with an illness, his loved ones said. Shane Williams' "beautiful smile lit up the room and brought people together," Gwen Garcia wrote on a GoFundMe for the Williams family's medical and funeral expenses. Though Williams' age was not made clear, NorthPennNow confirms he was a fifth-grader at North Wales Elementary School. In the arms of the angels. Rest In Peace sweet one. Shane Williams Posted by Phyllis Bronson on Saturday, April 9, 2022 A lover of sports, Williams played with No…
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Murder
: PA Dad Slammed Infant Son Into Bed After Vomiting, DA Says
A 24-year-old Pennsylvania dad was charged with third-degree murder in the death of his eight-week-old son, who was slammed face down into a bed after vomiting and died nine days later in the hospital, authorities said. The infant was brought to Phoenixville Hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 22 by his parents, one of whom is Trappe resident David Moyer, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said in a joint release. There, medical staff confirmed the baby was not breathing, and subsequently airlifted him to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, authorities said. …
Police & Fire
2-Year-Old Child Slides Under Moving Car In Horrific Philly Area Sledding Accident
A child was airlifted after sliding under a moving car in a Philadelphia area sledding accident, authorities said. Upper Merion police and EMS were called to the 100 block of Arden Road around 4:40 p.m. Friday, police said. The two-year-old child was sledding when they veered off course and into the street, sliding under a passing vehicle, authorities said. The driver immediately stopped and assisted the family in removing the trapped child from underneath the car before first responders arrived, police said. The child was airlifted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in…
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9-Month-Old Afghan Baby Dies After Evacuation Flight To Philadelphia
A 9-month-old baby girl on an evacuation flight from Afghanistan to Philadelphia died Wednesday night, city officials confirmed. The baby suffered a medical emergency on the flight and was unresponsive when the plane landed just after 9:15 p.m., according to USCustom and Border Protection told ABC News. The girl was pronounced dead at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Due to her age, the baby's death is being investigated by the Philadelphia Police Department's Special Victims Unit.
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