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: Infant Killed, Grandma, 3 Children Burned; PA Community Rallies
The Lebanon community is rallying for the Navarre and Miller families after a fire killed an infant, and burned three children under 5 years old and a grandmother, according to a GoFundMe verified by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 16. The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street in Lebanon at 9:52 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported. "While Brian was at work his home caught fire with his 4 children (all 5 and under) and their grandmother inside," Amber Bouillon wrote in a GoFundMe she organized f…
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22-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Crash 2.8 Miles From Home: PSP Gettysburg
A 22-year-old woman lost her life when her Jeep was struck by a tractor-trailer less than three miles from her home, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 9. Jocelyn Megee, of Fairfield, died at the scene of the crash on Route 16 at 3170 Waynesboro Pike at 7:08 p.m., as explained by PSP Gettysburg Cameron Norris. She lives 2.8 miles down the road, according to public records. She was driving a 2014 Jeep Cherokee west when the heavy rain caused her to lose control of the vehicle — striking an embankment, flipping onto the driver's side, and sliding into the other lane o…
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McConnellsburg Mom Killed In Crash, Daughter Rallies Community
A McConnellsburg grandma has died following a two-vehicle crash through a red light, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release shared with Daily Voice on Aug. 8. Connie Seville, 64, died at the scene of the crash that happened at the intersection of PA Route 75/Fort Loudon Road and US Route 30/Lincoln Way West at 7:26 p.m. on Friday, August 2, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Joshua Shane detailed in the release. Seville was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Cruze when she failed to stop at a red light striking the front end of a 2012 Dodge Caravan, Shane explained. Seville wa…
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Child Killed In Tragic Bounce House Accident Remembered By Maryland Community
Declan Hicks had a passion for dinosaurs, loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and had a penchant for "crazy socks" before he was killed in a freak accident at an independent baseball game over the weekend. The 5-year-old boy from La Plata was playing in a bounce house on Friday night at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf when it was swept away by wind and flew approximately 15 to 20 feet into the air before landing on the field, officials said. Another child also suffered injuries during the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game on Aug. 2. Both were airlifted to area hospitals by state po…
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US Congressman's Nephew Shot In Neck At PA Trump Rally
A US congressman from Texas has announced that his nephew was shot while in the audience of former president Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas's 13th District explained how his nephew was shot as follows, reading in part: "My family was sitting in the front, near where the President was speaking. They heard shots ringing out — my nephew then realized he had blood on his neck and something had grazed and cut his neck. He was treated by the providers in the medical tent." Jackson's nephew was not among the two audience members who wer…
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Firefighter's Family Home In Swatara Burns In Blaze, Steelton Company Says
When Steelton firefighters were called to a blaze on Tuesday, one member of the department was shocked to hear the address — his family home, the Steelton Fire Department announced on July 3. "Steelton Fire experienced a tragedy that could not get any closer to hitting 'home,'" the department wrote in the release. The call to Firefighter Kyheir Gregg's mom's home in the 400 block of Penn Street in Bressler, Swatara Township came in around 5:30 p.m. on July 2, according to the Interim Chief of the Steelton Fire Department Stephen M. Brubacher II and a GoFundMe Gregg lau…
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'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund
Friends, neighbors, and loved ones have raised thousands for the victim of an apparent domestic killing in Philadelphia. Milan Jones, a 20-year-old Temple University nursing student, was found dead in a Willington Street apartment early on Saturday, June 22, city police have said. Investigators believe she died from blunt force trauma and called her killing "domestic in nature." Tymir Lackey, a 21-year-old and fellow Temple student, has since been charged with her murder. On GoFundMe, Jones' sister-in-law Linsay Ramos said the 20-year-old was "taken from us too soon and in such a sensele…
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Argument Over Bicycle Leaves Philadelphia 9-Year-Old Dead, Campaign Says
A child was pronounced dead after rescuers found him in Tacony Creek on Sunday, June 9, authorities told Daily Voice. Police were called to the creek near the 100 block of East Wyoming Street around 6 p.m. The victim, 9, was found unresponsive and taken to St. Christopher's Hospital where he died, city police said. Citing the city Medical Examiner's Office, Fox29 identified the boy as Philadelphia School District student Ernest Harmon-Tague. Harmon-Tague's loved ones have launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe to assist with funeral costs. The campaign, launched by&n…
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Pennsylvania ATV Crash Kills 22-Year-Old New Jersey Woman, Police In Gettysburg Say
A 22-year-old woman died at the scene of an all-terrain vehicle crash on Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg announced the following day. Evelyn Pineda Guadron, of Hightstown, New Jersey, was riding the Yamaha YFM7RAL ATV in the 400 block of Birch Run Road in Menallen Township near the Michaux State Forest in Shippensburg. She lost control of the ATV around 6 p.m. on June 9, PSP detailed in the release That's when she fell off “due to the decrease in elevation just off the roadway," as stated in the release. But the ATV kept g…
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PA Firefighter Dies On Wife's 30th Birthday: 'I Will Never Recover From This'
This next decade was supposed to be the best one yet for Rachel Kay. The Bucks County resident had married the love of her life, Joe Kay, who honored her in part with a Facebook post on her birthday, June 1. UPDATE: Slain Firefighter Was Passenger In Unregistered UTV That Crash During Pursuit, Bucks DA Says Bu t Joe Kay, a member of the Plumstead Fire Department and sprint racer, died later that day. Not much is known about Kay's death, only that it came as a total shock to all who knew him, especially his wife. "My sweet, full of life, perfect husband passed away in an accident…
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Gone In 6 Minutes: Hatboro Officer's Family Watches Helplessly As Home Burns, Campaign Says
Six minutes was all it took for one Montgomery County officer's home to burn to the ground. That's according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Amanda Karns Hatboro Sgt. Alex Bruckner. The campaign says the officer's home "rapidly burnt to the ground" due to an electrical fire on the family's back deck around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Bruckner, his wife, her mother, their three young children, and the family pet escaped unharmed — but the property was a total loss, colleagues said. Please SHARE, SHARE, SHARE. Friends this is why we are here. Hatboro Sergeant Alex Bruckner, h…
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Deer Crashes Through Windshield Killing Mom, 43, From NJ In PA: State Police
Molly Dowd, 43-year-old New Jersey mother, died Monday, April 1, the day after a deer jumped through the windshield of the car she was riding in on a Pennsylvania highway, according to her PA State Police and her obituary on the Dangler Funeral Home website. Dowd was a passenger in the vehicle operated by Michael Bird on I-276 east when a deer crossed the westbound lanes, jumped over the center concrete barrier and onto the hood of the vehicle at 6:25 p.m. March 31 in Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. The deer came crashing through the windshield, seriousl…
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Investment Banking Frat VP From NJ Found Dead On College Campus Was 'Team Player'
Services have been finalized for Christian Samay, a New Jersey native, who died while attending Bucknell University on Saturday, March 30 at 22 years old, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Samay, a political science major, was active in the Phi Gama Delta fraternity where he was elected vice president and treasurer his junior year, according to his obituary on the Norma Dean Funeral Home website. In the summers, he worked as an investment banker, his obit says. Growing up in Mountain Lakes, Christian played lacrosse and soccer: "He was the consummate team player, a loya…
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4-Year-Old Boy, Man ID'd Following Explosive Fire: York County Coroner
A 4-year-old boy and a 79-year-old man have been identified following an explosive house fire on Monday morning, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Chase Bucher, 4, of the first block of Marburg Road in Spring Grove died an accidental death caused by smoke inhalation and thermal burns, Coroner Pam Gay announced on Tuesday afternoon. Ronald Richard, 79, of 2453 Black Rock Road, West Manheim Township died at the scene but his cause and manner of death are still pending as of 4 p.m. on Jan. 9. The call to the fire that broke out at Richard's home came into the York County Depar…
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13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says
A 13-year-old boy was struck dead while riding a scooter across Carlisle Pike on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, according to a release by the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office the following day. Jaron J. Li of Mechanicsburg was struck dead in the vicinity of Silver Spring and Lambs Gap roads in Hampden Township around 8 p.m., as detailed in the release. Jaron was with three of his friends at the time and "They were all trying to cross from the North side to the South side of Carlisle Pike when Li was struck by a vehicle travelling East on Carlisle Pike," Coroner Cha…
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Single Dad ID'd Following Deadly Shooting Outside His Home In York: Coroner
A 28-year-old dad was shot dead outside his home in York on Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities say. Akwame J. Anderson, of the 400 block of Wallace Street, was shot in that block at 12:43 a.m., police say. He was taken to WellSpan York Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:59 a.m., according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office. The death was certified and an investigation was launched by Deputy coroner Onalee Gilbert. His cause and manner of death have yet to be released at the time of publishing but an autopsy was performed, Monday, Sept. 26 at 8 a.m., accor…
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PA Teenage Twin Dies During National Guard Training
A 17-year-old died from Pennsylvania who was training for the Army National Guard along with her twin sister, collapsed and died in South Carolina, authorities say. Pvt. Alyssa Cahoon, of Forest City, collapsed after collapsing during physical training at Fort Jackson on Thursday, August 20, according to official army statements. She was transported by Fort Jackson Emergency Medical Services to a hospital off-base where died five days later. Leyte Family, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of PFC Alyssa Cahoon. She passed away last night, 25 August 2022, with her …
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Brilliant Harrisburg Area Mom Dies In Child Labor
A Harrisburg area mom known for her compassion and brilliant mind died unexpectedly due to post-delivery complications following the birth of her second child, those her knew her said. Mina Ghofrani passed away on Monday, June 20, at 38 years old, reads a GoFundMe page for her family. The campaign had raised $56,341 as of July 9. Mina made headlines in 2017 while working toward her master's at the University of Mississippi’s integrated marketing communication program, when she learned one of her former colleagues in her native country Iran had a critically-ill child and put together a fund…
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Support Surges For Family Of Recovering Lincoln University Stabbing Victim
Support is surging for the family of a Lincoln University student who was one of three victims stabbed in a campus dorm on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Eric Dickerson was stabbed three times and survived, but his close friend was stabbed in the neck and died at the scene, according to a GoFundMe. Dickerson and the third stabbing victim were taken to Christiana Hospital in Wilmington, DE, where they were treated and released, authorities in Chester County said. Dickerson's family is now responsible for covering his medical care and therapy costs as he begins his recovery. "Erica, his moth…
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Support Surges For 5 Children Of Berks Woman Shot Dead By Husband
Support is pouring in for the loved ones of a Berks County woman shot dead by her husband on Saturday. As of Wednesday, nearly $14,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for 33-year-old Heidi Lopez's five children, who also happened to witness their mother's murder at a home in Leesport. Ernesto Lopez shot his wife during a domestic dispute before turning the gun on himself, WFMZ reports citing local authorities. He died Sunday evening at Reading Hospital, the outlet says. The tragedy left Airic, David, Johnathan, Luis, and Lili in the custody of Heidi's brother Miguel and his wife H…
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Support Surges For Family Of PA Football Player Elijah Johnson, 20, Killed In Target Shooting
Support is surging for the family of 20-year-old football player Elijah Johnathan Johnson, who was shot and killed Sunday at Target in Northampton County. Johnson, of Monroe County, was shot and killed during an argument in the parking lot of Target in the Lower Nazareth Commons shopping center on Dryland Way around 2:15 p.m., Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck said. Johnson was passionate and skilled at football and had played throughout high school, according to a fundraiser started for funeral expenses. “He was a tenacious young man,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Tr…
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Community Rallies For Reading Wife, 2 Children After Dad's Sudden Death
A Berks County woman is turning to the community for support after her husband and children's father died suddenly. Darya A. Gardecki of Reading started a GoFundMe page asking for donations to help support burial and medical bills following the death of her 42-year-old husband, Nicholas A. Gardecki on April 10. The GoFundMe page has received over $4,400 in funds as of Friday evening. Born in Reading, Gardecki owned and operated his own business, Berks Custom Remodeling and Restoration up until death, according to his obituary. Gardecki was remembered as "an advocate for justice,…
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