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Skiing Accident Kills Football Player, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Senior Skiing Accident Kills Football Player, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Senior
Skiing Accident Kills Football Player, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Senior A football player and Indiana University of Pennsylvania senior was killed in a skiing accident, his former team announced. Juan Esteban, 22, was remembered by Reynolds Football as a member of the 2021 District Championship team, according to a post shared by the program. A GoFundMe has been launched to help Esteban’s family repatriate his body to Bogotá, Colombia, according to the fundraiser. The organizer, Jenny Glaros of Fredonia, wrote that Esteban “passed away last Sunday” and was from Colombia. He was expected to finish his major in Business and Finances at IUP next summer, she said …

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Teacher Accused Of Stealing Teachers Association Funds In PA: Prosecutors Teacher Accused Of Stealing Teachers Association Funds In PA: Prosecutors
Teacher Accused Of Stealing Teachers Association Funds In PA: Prosecutors A Coatesville Area School District teacher is accused of stealing money meant for her fellow educators while serving in a leadership role with the Coatesville Area Teachers Association, the Chester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Kathleen Elicker, 61, of West Chester, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 15, and charged with taking funds from the Coatesville Area Teachers Association (CATA) during the 2019–2020 through the 2022–2023 school years, authorities said. Elicker was charged with: Felony Theft By Failure To Make Required Disposition Of Funds. Misdemea…

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Teen Identified After Fatal Chipotle Shooting Near Temple On First Day Of Classes (UPDATE) Teen Identified After Fatal Chipotle Shooting Near Temple On First Day Of Classes (UPDATE)
Teen Identified After Fatal Chipotle Shooting Near Temple On First Day Of Classes (Update) New details have been released in the fatal shooting inside a Chipotle restaurant near Temple University that killed a teenage boy, Philadelphia police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The shooting happened around 5:15 p.m. Monday inside the Chipotle on the 1100 block of West Montgomery Avenue in North Philadelphia, where officers responded to a report of a person with a gun, police said. A juvenile male was found inside the restaurant’s bathroom suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 5:24 p.m., according to police. The victim has been i…

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PA Bus Driver Fired Over English-Only Sign; DOJ Civil Rights Probe Launched: Reports PA Bus Driver Fired Over English-Only Sign; DOJ Civil Rights Probe Launched: Reports
PA Bus Driver Fired Over English-Only Sign; DOJ Civil Rights Probe Launched: Reports A longtime Juniata County school bus driver says she was wrongfully fired after posting a sign on her bus prohibiting students from speaking Spanish — a decision that has now triggered a federal civil rights investigation. Diane Crawford, 66, owned the bus she drove but was contracted through Rohrer Bus to transport students for the Juniata County School District, according to ABC27 and CBS 21. The sign, which read, “Out of respect to English-only students, there will be no speaking Spanish on this bus,” was posted earlier this year and later circulated widely online. Crawford told both out…

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Antisemitic Remarks By PA Principal Lead To Firing By School District Antisemitic Remarks By PA Principal Lead To Firing By School District
Antisemitic Remarks By PA Principal Lead To Firing By School District Antisemitic remarks caught on a voicemail left by the principal of Lower Gwynedd Elementary School have resulted in his termination following a special public vote by the Wissahickon School Board. Philip Leddy was discharged after board members approved a resolution during a special meeting held Tuesday, Dec. 23, according to district records. December 23, 2025-Special Board Meeting Wissahickon SD The incident stemmed from a voicemail Leddy left for a parent on Dec. 19, which continued recording after he believed the call had ended. In the recording, Leddy is heard making antisemitic c…

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Brown University Shooting: Person Of Interest Detained, FBI Says Brown University Shooting: Person Of Interest Detained, FBI Says
Brown University Shooting: Person Of Interest Detained, FBI Says A person of interest has been detained in the Brown University mass shooting Saturday, Dec. 13, the FBI announced Sunday morning, Dec. 14. At least two people were killed and eight others were injured following reports of an active shooter near Barus & Holley Engineering, officials said. Eight people were listed in critical, but stable condition at the hospital following the incident, officials said. The shelter-in-place was lifted Sunday morning. "We continue to ask anyone with information that could help this investigation to call the Providence Police Department at 401-652-576…

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Teacher Accused Of Provoking Student Fight At PA High School: Police Teacher Accused Of Provoking Student Fight At PA High School: Police
Teacher Accused Of Provoking Student Fight At PA High School: Police A classroom disturbance escalated into a physical fight among students at a Pennsylvania high school, police announced on Thursday, Dec. 11. Bradley Reiher, 45, of Tarentum, is accused of provoking a fight among students inside Classroom 202 in October, according to police. Reiher, a math teacher at Valley Junior-Senior High School in New Kensington, is charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, investigators said. A criminal complaint states the investigation began after video of the incident surfaced on social media. In the…

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More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD
More Victims Of PA Teacher Who Paid Boy $6K To Stay Quiet After Assaults Are Coming Forward: PD A former Highlands School District teacher is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting two middle school boys at his home, and now more victims are coming forward, police announced on Monday, Dec. 8. Sean Dicer, 53, of Brackenridge, is charged after a 16-year-old came forward in November saying Dicer abused him when he was 11 or 12, according to the criminal complaint. The teen told investigators he first met Dicer at a park at age 8 and viewed him as a “father figure,” police wrote at the end of the complaint. The teen said the abuse began in the summer of 2021 after he brought another Hi…

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Lehigh University Professor Ran $2M Wire Fraud Scheme — Fourth International Crime At College Lehigh University Professor Ran $2M Wire Fraud Scheme — Fourth International Crime At College
Lehigh University Professor Ran $2M Wire Fraud Scheme — Fourth International Crime At College A now-former Lehigh University professor has admitted to running a wire fraud scheme that stole nearly $2 million from victims, according to court documents, federal prosecutors, and a statement from the University shared with DailyVoice on Thursday, Dec. 4.  Chinedu Ekuma, 45, of Catasauqua, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge John M. Gallagher to two counts of wire fraud after acknowledging he carried out the scheme from August 2020 through March 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. According to prosecutors, Ekuma used…

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Former PA High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG Former PA High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG
Former PA High School Football Players Swept Up In $2.3M Bank Fraud Ring: AG A widening investigation into a multimillion-dollar bank fraud ring has pulled in several men already known for past unemployment and debit card scams in Dauphin County, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced on Thursday, Dec. 5. The newly charged defendants include some of the same young men previously arrested for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud and for a separate $2 million bank scheme investigated earlier this year, according to the release. Many of the men were former high school athletes, primarily playing football at Central Dauphin East High School, according to their soc…

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PA Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn: DA PA Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn: DA
PA Teacher, Basketball Coach Sent Nudes To Undercover NJ ‘Girl,’ Hoarded Child Porn: DA A high school teacher and coach is accused of sending nude photos to who he believed was a 14-year-old girl in New Jersey and hoarding dozens of child pornography images and videos, according to a release issued on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 12:30 p.m. Manheim Township High School teacher, David Sean Burkhart, 45, of the 700 block of Scott Lane in Warwick Township, was charged with three counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of unlawful contact with a minor, and two counts of criminal use of a communication facility, Manheim Township Police Det. Nicholas Fritz wrote in the affidavit. Burk…

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PA HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (UPDATE) PA HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (UPDATE)
PA HS Choral Director Pleads Guilty In Secret Student Recording Case: DA (Update) A former Parkland High School choral director has pleaded guilty to secretly recording a student changing in a school auditorium dressing room, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, Dec. 1. Francis “Frank” Anonia, 44, of Allentown, admitted guilt to all charges — five felony counts of intercept communications, five felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, and nine misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy — during a hearing before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Steinberg immediately revoked his bail, and Anonia was taken into custody. Prosecutors sa…

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