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Husband Survives Fire That Killed Wife, Community Steps Up To Help
A Unionville man is receiving an outpouring of community support after a devastating house fire claimed the life of his wife and left him grappling with unimaginable loss. Ted Langham is navigating life without his wife, 78-year-old Patricia Langham, after a fire engulfed their home at 360 Apple Street in Unionville Borough on Thursday, Dec. 5. The fire began around 12:26 p.m., and despite efforts to contain the blaze, Patricia did not survive, as Daily Voice previously reported. Now, as Ted faces the aftermath of losing his partner and their home, the Unionville community is stepping in …
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Teen Killed In PA Wawa Fight Turned Shooting ID'd: Police
A teenager was shot and killed after a fight broke out at the Wawa on West Main Street in Stroudsburg on Saturday, Nov. 30, authorities announced. Stroud Area Regional Police were called to the convenience store at 8:20 p.m. for reports of shots fired and a male victim who had been shot, police said in a release. Officers found 17-year-old Garrett Sorrenti with a gunshot wound to the neck and attempted lifesaving measures until EMS arrived and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died, police said. The shooting is believed to have stemmed from a verbal altercation involv…
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Support Rising For NJ Teen Killed In Upper Saucon Pennsylvania Crash
The community is rallying to support the family of a vibrant 19-year-old from Bergen County, NJ who tragically died in a car accident along Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania earlier this week. Ciarra Sanchez was heading east on I-78 in Upper Saucon Township when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete bridge pillar on Monday, Nov. 11, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. She was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:38 a.m., with the cause of death listed as multiple blunt force injuries. In the wake of her sudden passing, Ciarra’s mother’s colleagues at Christ Hospital…
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Cause, Manner Of Death Released For PA Fire Police Captain: Coroner
A Fire Police captain who has been missing since Thursday afternoon, Oct. 17 was found dead over the weekend, details were released by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office on Monday, Nov. 4. Tony Bortner, 51, of Windsor's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner was suicide, the coroner explained in the updated release. The Laurel Fire Company in Windsor Fire Police Captain's red 2008 Subaru Forester with the PA license plate "LKX9294" was found at Lock 12 in Lower Chanceford Township by State Troopers on Saturday, Oct. 19, Pennsylvania State Police previous…
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Motorcyclist Dad Caused His Fatal PA Crash, DA Says
New details have been released in four Lehigh Valley crashes, revealing that the three fatal crashes were caused by the drivers and were possibly preventable. This includes the death of a New Jersey native, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Monday, Oct. 14. Jorge Pickett, 34, originally of Camden, NJ, and most recently of Bethlehem, rode his motorcycle "through a steady red light for westbound traffic on Center Valley Parkway" fatally striking an SUV around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 at West Saucon Valley Circle and Center Valley Parkway in Upper Saucon Township, the DA deta…
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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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East Allen Dad Killed In Crash Into Tree: Lehigh Coroner
A father of two died following a crash into a tree on Wednesday night, July 17, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced the following morning. Johny M. Roustic, 51, of East Allen Township, crashed on Pembroke Road near East Washington Avenue in Bethlehem around 8 p.m., city police detailed in a separate release. He was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m., according to the coroner's release. His death was due to "multiple blunt force injuries due to a motor vehicle collision", Coroner Buglio said. A 29-year-…
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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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Support Rising For Children Of Motorcyclist Killed In Route 46 Crash
Jeffrey Jacobs was on his way home from work when he was killed in a motorcycle crash on Monday, June 24 on Route 46 in Mount Olive. A fundraiser has been set up to assist three of Jacobs' children and their mother, Ashley. Jacobs, an East Stroudsburg, PA resident. Jacobs also had an 4-month old son, Silas, with his fiancée, Ally Kaufman. As of Friday, June 28, the fundraiser has raised more than $3,400. "Emotionally the road to peace and understanding will be a long and arduous one," Dorothy Pharo, who organized the fundraiser said. "Financially his family is faced wi…
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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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Grieving Sister Says Philly Area Brother Was Murdered Days Before 38th Birthday
Loved ones are collecting donations for the Hatboro man shot and killed during an altercation with a neighbor on Saturday, June 8. Stephen Strassburg was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of Razor Reese's Salon and Spa, authorities have said. He was taken to Abington Hospital where he died from his injuries. The DA's Office believes Strassburg was shot by Maurice Byrd, the owner of Razor Reese's, while Byrd was on the phone with 911 dispatchers. He is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bail. On Facebook on Saturday, St…
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17-Year-Old Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police
One teen is in custody after another was shot and killed in Chester on Sunday night, June 9, city police said. Authorities were called to the Wallingford Estates Apartments, 2701 Madison Street, around 8 p.m. They arrived to find victim Sabrie Pierce suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries, police said. Abdullah Muslim, 17, was identified as a suspect and arrested within 48 hours, CPDS said. He is being charged as an adult and was denied bail at his arraignment on Monday, June 10. His preliminary …
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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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