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Matthew Whisman's Remains Found; Cousin, Alex Charged
The remains of a 25-year-old man who has been missing from Pennsylvania since March 2024 have been found and Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 18. Three men — including his 18-year-old cousin — have been charged with his murder.
Matthew "Matty" Whisman, of Lancaster's body was recovered from the Conowingo Creek in Cecil County, MD on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, PA State Police explained. This was just one day after they updated the missing person case to include a $2,000 reward offer, as Daily Voice reported.
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Body Recovered Of Quarryville Boater Missing In Susquehanna River: Official
The body of a 39-year-old dad who went missing after a boating accident on the Susquehanna River on Thursday night, Aug. 15, was found on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17, officials announced.
Brian Pierce, 39, of Quarryville, was boating with two friends near the Muddy Creek boat launch in Drumore Township when the boat malfunctioned, drifted, and struck a rock bed, Pennsylvania state Police Lancaster Trooper Schatzmann detailed in the release.
Pierce attempted to swim back to the shore, but midway back he "experienced difficulty" and witnesses lost sight of him, Schatzmann wrote in…
Matthew Whisman Missing Since March 2024
A "suspicious" disappearance of a man has prompted a reward to be offered for information leading to him, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Matthew "Matty" Whisman, 25, has previously lived in Quarryville, Willow Street, Drumore, Peach Bottom, and Intercourse, Pennsylvania according to his social media profiles.
Matty was last seen at an East Drumore Township home at the end of March, according to troopers.
The circumstances of his disappearance are "suspicious in nature," as stated in the initial report on Wednesday, July 3.
His last Facebook post was on March 1…
Preston Mowery, 21, Dies In Rt 30 Crash: Coroner
A 21-year-old man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 30 on June 17, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday.
Shortly after the crash, Preston Mowery, of Ephrata, was found seatbelted but unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu along the side of Route 30/Lincoln Highway around 7 a.m. on Monday, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Three other vehicles were involved: a tractor-trailer, a Tesla, and another sedan— all only drivers in the vehicles, according to the PSP re…
DNA Connects Quarryville Man To 11-Year-Old Rape Victim: Police
DNA evidence has linked a Quarryville man to the rape of an 11-year-old girl, police announced on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Shane Howe, 27, has been under investigation since the Quarryville police were called to a house in the 300 block of West Stanton Road on Dec. 2 2022, according to the police release.
While on the scene for that incident, an 11-year-old girl "confided in the Officer that. (...)Shane Howe, had sexually assaulted her," the police said.
That officer then recovered "physical evidence" of the assault from the girl's room, as stated in the release. …
Winners: Three Lucky PA Treasure Hunt Lottery Players Split $133K Jackpot
Three lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn, splitting the $133,000 Pennsylvania Treasure Hunt jackpot from the Sunday, Sept. 11 drawing.
Each winning ticket is worth $44,333.
The winning numbers were: 17-18-24-25-26.
The winning tickets were sold at the following locations:
Bucks County: Smoker’s Express, 813 West Trenton Avenue, Morrisville
Lancaster County: Turkey Hill, 265 West State St., Quarryville
Lycoming County: Cogan Station Market, 3725 Lycoming Creek Road, Cogan Station
Treasure Hunt winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. To initiate an onl…
Funeral Details Released For Amish Mother Of 8 Killed In Central PA Farm Tractor Rollover
Members of two Amish families have been identified as the victims of a deadly accidental farm vehicle rollover crash, authorities say.
Katie Ann Stoltzfus, 36, two of her daughters, Mary Etta, 14, and Naomi Rose, 7, all of Brogue, and Caleb Emmanuel Fisher, 9, of Lancaster, all died from blunt force trauma at the scene of the accidental farm tractor rollover crash in the 1100 block of Furnace Road near the intersection at Indian Steps Road in Lower Chanceford Township around 11:15 a.m., on Friday, July 29, according to Pennsylvania state police and the York County coroner's office.&nbs…
100 Animals Including Horses, Sheep, Dogs Rescued From PA Farm After Living In Filth: Pspca
More than 100 animals including horses, ducks, sheep and dogs living in filth were rescued from a farm in Lancaster County Friday, June 24, over concerns for their welfare.
Acting on a tip from a Good Samaritan, officers seized 11 dogs, 27 cats, 5 horses, 4 sheep, 1 goat, 2 turkeys, 32 chicks, 4 guinea hens, 6 hens and 8 baby ducks from the property on Pumping Station Road in Quarryville.
Concerns in the complaint were confirmed when officers arrived at the property and saw extremely unsanitary conditions inside the property, they said.
Officers returned with a search warrant fin…
Mom Corrupts Children Convincing Them To Steal Shoes From PA Thrift Store: Police
A central Pennsylvania mother has been arrested for corrupting her own children by having them steal from a local thrift store, police say.
Quarryville police have been investigating the theft of shoes by children at the New Hope Community Closet, located at 128 Townsedge Dr. in East Drumore Township, which happened on May 16, according to a release by the department.
Their investigation revealed Koty Lauren Hess, 30, convinced her children, a 9-year-old and a 5-year-old, "to steal shoes from the popular second hand store," police say.
She was arrested on charges of Retail Theft, and two …
