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Hazmat Called To Crash Causing Closure At Colonel Denning State Park: Pennsylvania State Police Hazmat Called To Crash Causing Closure At Colonel Denning State Park: Pennsylvania State Police
Hazmat Called To Crash Causing Closure At Colonel Denning State Park: Pennsylvania State Police A hazmat crew has been called to a crash involving a box truck near Colonel Denning State Park on Tuesday, July 19, according to Pennsylvania state police.  The crash happened in the 1600 block of Doubling Gap Road/State Route near Colonel Denning State Park in Cumberland County near the Perry County line around noon, state police say.  The road has been closed for an undetermined duration in both directions.  People are being asked to avoid the area.  The number of vehicles involved or any injuries is unknown.  Follow Daily Voice for updates. 

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PA Man Suffered Injuries When Forcibly Raped Whiled Passed Out: DA PA Man Suffered Injuries When Forcibly Raped Whiled Passed Out: DA
PA Man Suffered Injuries When Forcibly Raped Whiled Passed Out: DA A Pennsylvania man says he suffered pain and injuries after he was forcibly raped while passed out in his home. The victim of the alleged rape made his statement before Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Birbeck during a preliminary hearing for Jacinto Pacheco Mujo, on June 22, according to the Cumberland County district attorney's office.  The victim claims Mujo and he had been drinking in his Carlisle apartment when he passed out and was raped by the 26-year-old on May 26, the DA's release explains.  "The assault caused substantial pain and serious injuries to the victim," the…

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Somalian Who Threatened Presidential Assassinations Bit PA Corrections Officer: Authorities Somalian Who Threatened Presidential Assassinations Bit PA Corrections Officer: Authorities
Somalian Who Threatened Presidential Assassinations Bit PA Corrections Officer: Authorities The Somalian man who allegedly threatened to assissinate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump has bitten and spit on  Pennsylvania prison guards, authorities say. Mohamed Farah, 32, had been held in the Cumberland County prison since April when a grand jury indicted him for the alleged assassination threats he made in January. On Thursday, June 23, Farah allegedly "attempted to assault another inmate and when a Correction Officer intervened, Farah assaulted the Officer by biting him," according to a release by Middlesex Township police. "Farah then spit in the fa…

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Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police
Central PA Man Nabbed For Drug Delivery Resulting In Death: Police A man who delivered drugs that fatally killed someone in central Pennsylvania has been arrested, police say. Eric Mathew Garvey, 26, of Carlisle, was arrested in connection with the deadly drug delivery at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 20, Middlesex Township police say. He was charged with two felonies for Drug Delivery Resulting in Death and Involuntary Manslaughter, as well as a misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver. The death reportedly happened in the township but the police declined to release the victim's identity or when it happened. Garvey has been relea…

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First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquitoes Reported In Four Pennsylvania Counties First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquitoes Reported In Four Pennsylvania Counties
First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquitoes Reported In Four Pennsylvania Counties This year's first pool of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes has been identified in Pennsylvania, health officials announced. As of Thursday, June 16, virus activity has only been reported in four counties: Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, and Cumberland, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said. Health officials are asking for the public's help in preventing population growth. “We all have a role in preventing the spread of West Nile virus," said Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Palak Raval-Nelson. “West Nile is a disease that spreads from mosquitoes to people and…

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Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA
Teenager Waives Hearing After 'Intentionally' Striking PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run: DA A teenager who is accused of "intentionally" hitting a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday, May 26, Cumberland County district attorney's office says.  The employee had suffered serious injuries after they were struck by a pickup truck on Wednesday, April 13, police say. Silver Spring Township Police had been searching for the driver of the gold pickup truck pictured that struck the employee Rich Valley Road near Sherwood Drive at 10:50 a.m., according to a release by the department. Dawson Adam Smith, 19, of Har…

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PA Man Accused Of Raping Four-Year-Old Boy: Police PA Man Accused Of Raping Four-Year-Old Boy: Police
PA Man Accused Of Raping Four-Year-Old Boy: Police A 22-year-old man is accused of raping a boy when he was a teenager, police say. An approximately 11-year-old boy claims when he was 4-years-old he was repeatedly raped until he was 7-years-old— from 2015 until 2017, according to a release by East Pennsboro Township police. Police were first made aware of the incident that had happened in the 1600 block of Holtz Road in Enola around 8 a.m. on Feb. 23, 2022, as detailed in the release. The child’s accused rapist, Jacob Michael Montgomery, of Enola, was arrested on four felony charges of Rape and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse— two…

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Motorcycle Crash Along I-81 Slows Traffic In Central PA: Dispatch Motorcycle Crash Along I-81 Slows Traffic In Central PA: Dispatch
Motorcycle Crash Along I-81 Slows Traffic In Central PA: Dispatch A motorcycle crash has slowed traffic for eight exits along Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, according to emergency dispatchers. The crash happened in the northbound lanes near mile marker 31.9 in South Newton Township but it reportedly affected traffic from exits 29 to 37, according to a Cumberland County Emergency Management supervisor. The number of persons or vehicles involved is not immediately clear  No airlift services or coroner were called to the scene, the supervisor told Daily Voice. 

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Lifestyle
Winning $250K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central PA Winning $250K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central PA
Winning $250K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central PA A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold on Tuesday, May 17, lottery officials say. The drawing matched all five balls drawn, 1-2-10-39-42, to win $250,000 less withholding. The ticket was sold at a Turkey Hill located at 7040 Wertzville Road, Mechanicsburg— which earns a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Turkey Hill in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County sold a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth $250K! Congrats to the winner! https://t.co/8soSli0o81#PALottery #Cash5QuickCash #PALotteryWinner pic.twitter.com/4GaafgMewk — Pennsylv…

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Central PA Farmer Suffocates To Death In His Silo: Report Central PA Farmer Suffocates To Death In His Silo: Report
Central PA Farmer Suffocates To Death In His Silo: Report A farmer in central Pennsylvania suffocated to death inside a silo on his property, PennLive reports. Daniel Burkholder, 68, went inside his personal silo to make a repair on the 1500 block of Rock Ledge Drive in South Middleton Township sometime around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 2, the outlet says citing a Cumberland County coroner. He died of accidental asphyxia after inhaling the gases that weren't properly blown out of the silo, according to the outlet. Click here for more from PennLive.

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Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner
Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner A 25-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Thursday, Apr. 28, according to the coroner’s office. The motorcyclist was traveling west on Trindle Road when a car traveling east on Trindle Road pulled out in front of her, attempting to make a left turn onto 39th Street, according to the Cumberland County coroner’s office. Carissa Mecum, of Camp Hill, died at the scene, Cumberland County coroner Charles Hall says. She was wearing a helmet and died due to “multiple traumatic injuries” police say. Mecum was not at fault for the crash and the driver of the car did stop, accordin…

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Cemetery Chase By PA Police From Multiple Counties Catches Wanted Man Cemetery Chase By PA Police From Multiple Counties Catches Wanted Man
Cemetery Chase By PA Police From Multiple Counties Catches Wanted Man A man on probation, who was wanted in Dauphin County has been arrested after a chase through a Cumberland County cemetery on Apr. 22, police say. Troy Deandre Reid, 26, of Penbrook was working at a Cumberland County cemetery in the 1800 block of Carlisle Road when he sent police on a foot chase around 2 p.m., according to a release by Lower Allen Township police. They wanted to serve their arrest warrants when Reid first took off in a utility vehicle "before bailing and fleeing on foot," as stated in the release. He led them through the cemetery into the woods by a creek before being arres…

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