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Next Of Kin Sought For Wyomissing Man Found Dead: Coroner's Office
The next of kin for an 81-year-old man is being sought by the Berk's County Coroner's office , according to a release on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The 81-year-old Terrence P. Grady was found dead at his home located at 1743 Reading Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610 on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, according to the coroner. Officials say he may have also lived at 1300 Lancaster Avenue, Reading, PA 19607. Anyone with information about Grady's family is urged to contact the Berks County Coroner's Office at 610-478-3280.
Lifestyle
Grammy 2025: Taylor Swift, Post Malone Among Nominees With Pennsylvania Connections
Several artists with ties to Pennsylvania are among the nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards, announced today, showcasing the state's powerful influence on the music industry. From hometown pop icons like Taylor Swift to collaborations that span genres, Pennsylvania's imprint is undeniable in this year's top categories. The 2025 Grammy nominations, announced Friday, Nov. 8, feature several artists with connections to Pennsylvania. Notably: Taylor Swift, 34: Born in Reading and raised in Wyomissing, Swift has secured multiple nominations, including Album of the Year for "The Tortured Poets D…
Lifestyle
Family Finds Taylor Swift's Birth Announcement In PA Grandma's Desk (
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A Pennsylvania granddaughter has found baby Taylor Swift photos and a newspaper clipping of the popstar's birth announcement sent to her grandma from Swift's parents — before she sells it to a super fan she's offering Swift an opportunity to reclaim this adorable memento. Meg DiPiano posted in a Taylor Swift Facebook group on Monday, Oct. 28: "My grandmother worked for Taylor Swifts father in Wyomissing PA, when my grandmother passed we found Taylor’s birth announcement in her desk in the original envelope. Is anyone interested in this?" The Daily Voice team wanted to know more s…
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Fleetwood Teen Dies Days After High-Speed Crash With Tractor-Trailer
A 17-year-old boy from Fleetwood died on Friday, Sept. 20, three days after the car he was a back-seat passenger in struck a tractor-trailer, his family said. "Armani Campos was in a serious car accident when the vehicle he was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer, pinning the car under the trailer and leaving all occupants in critical condition," Levi Yoder, a close family friend, wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. The driver and a second passenger remain in critical condition, but are expected to survive the crash, Yoder told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 24 when nearly $4,500 had been ra…
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Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are still without power after severe thunderstorms downed trees across the region on Tuesday, July 16. The outages are mostly concentrated in the following areas, according to the PPL and Met-Ed outage maps: Fontaine Atglen Wyomissing Lanark Hanover Brogue/Collinsville Emigsville Tinicum (Bucks) Met-Ed offered no immediate timeline for the restoration of service to more than 17,000 customers without power. Meanwhile, PPL gave no total count of affected customers but said it expects to finish most repairs by 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. The …
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Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say
A gunman who shot at another driver near the Berkshire Mall on Monday, July 1 is being sought by police. The road rage incident unfolded on Route 222 in Wyomissing around 12:45 p.m., authorities announced the following day. A driver in a black Honda sedan fired at another vehicle, striking it twice, according to investigators. No one was injured in the shooting. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Wyomissing Borough police at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through the Berks County Crimewatch webpage.
Business
Major Mall-Based Chain To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
Police & Fire
PA Girl Missing For Nearly Two Weeks, Police Say
Authorities in Berks County are looking for a missing teenager. Melodee Deronette, 16, was last seen around noon on Saturday, March 9, on Cheltenham Drive in Wyomissing, borough police say. She may be at special risk of harm or injury, authorities said. Anyone with information should call 911 or Wyomissing police at 610-375-6102.
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After Deadly Crash, Berks Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle While DUI: Police
A Wyomissing man was arrested in connection with a fatal crash in Spring Township last month, police said in a release. Jen-Chieh Sung, 20, is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI and related offenses, according to authorities. Police said the single-car crash happened on Tulpehocken Road near Berkshire Boulevard on Feb. 17. The 2019 BMW veered off the road and hit a tree on the shoulder, killing one passenger, officials said. Others in the car were taken to Reading Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the release says. Sung was arrested following an …
Police & Fire
Reading Police Officer Found Dead On New Year's Eve
A 28-year-old Reading police officer was found dead in her home on New Year's Eve, according to her obituary shared by her Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, #9. Courtney P. Dupree, a Reading native, was found on Sunday in her Wyomissing home, as stated in her obituary. Details about her passing have not been released. The 2013 Muhlenberg High School graduate went on to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and West Virginia University, according to her social media. Courtney held various jobs over the years, but her dream was alway to have a career as a police officer, some…
Police & Fire
Berks Thieves Caught On Camera Stealing 'Thousands' In Smart Watches: PD
Two men strolled into the Wyomissing Best Buy over the weekend and walked out with thousands in stolen merchandise, according to borough police. Authorities said the men arrived at the 1701 Crossing Drive store around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, and left with an undisclosed number of Samsung smart watches. Anyone who can identify them is asked to call Wyomissing Police Department's Officer Rubiel Estevez at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through Crimewatch.
Police & Fire
Ex-BF Shot GF, Coworker Then Himself Fatally At PA Doc Office: Police
A doctor's office employee was shot by her ex-boyfriend who tried shooting a colleague before turning the gun on himself Thursday, Dec. 15 at a Berks County medical center, authorities said. Xavier Starks arrived at Digestive Disease Associates on Reed Avenue in Wyomissing where his ex, Stacy Vereen, was working around 9 a.m., police said. The two began arguing as Starks approached Vereen, and as her coworker tried to intervene, Starks opened fire, police said. Vereen was struck in the neck and face as the heroic coworker tried to disarm Stark, authorities said. Stark then turned…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Teacher Accused Of Sending Explicit Photos To 15-Year-Old Boy (
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An elementary teacher in Berks County is in police custody, after authorities say he sent explicit photos to a 15-year-old boy he had been grooming for years. Ryan G. Blew, 24, of Sinking Spring, surrendered to county detectives on Wednesday, Nov. 16 after a warrant was issued for his arrest, said Berks District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement. Blew is listed as a second-grade teacher at Spring Ridge Elementary School in Wyomissing on the Wilson School District website. His employment status as of Wednesday was not immediately clear. Authorities said they began investigating Ble…
Police & Fire
Woman Attacks PA Auntie Anne's Worker After Being Denied Pretzel: Police
A pair is wanted by police in connection with an assault at an Auntie Anne's store in the Berkshire Mall. A woman attacked a worker after being denied a pretzel at store closing time, Wyomissing Borough police said Monday, July 11. Police are asking anyone with information on the man and woman pictured above to contact the department at 610-375-6102.
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Missing PA Children Found Safe In Virginia (
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Two Pennsylvania children who were reported missing and endangered Thursday, June 9 have been found safe, authorities said. Aaliah King, 4, and Braelyn King, 5, were found with their dad in Fredricksburg, VA, Wyomissing police said Friday, June 10. Eden Matthews, 22, fled with her children from the Delaware Avenue area of Wyomissing on Wednesday, June 8, authorities previously said. Police were looking for her black 2021 Hyundai Tucson with Maryland registration 5ER5844. Matthews, who has not been found, is wanted by police on a vehicle theft charge, WFMZ reports. She was also r…
Police & Fire
22 Pounds Of Marijuana Mailed To Eastern PA Man From Florida: Police
An eastern Pennsylvania man had 22 pounds of marijuana mailed to him from a sender in Florida, authorities said. Branden A. Jacobo, 22, of Sinking Spring, had officers waiting for him when he arrived at an unnamed shipping store on State Hill Road in Wyomissing to retrieve his two packages on Monday, June 6, borough police said. Officers responding to a tip opened the boxes and discovered 22 vacuum-sealed bags of weed, each weighing about one pound, they said. The drugs were valued at $50,000. Jacobo was arrested at the scene on outstanding scofflaw warrants, police said. A warr…
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Two Loaded Guns Caught At Philadelphia International Airport Over Two Days: TSA
In two days, transportation security officers at Philadelphia International Airport stopped two passengers from bringing loaded guns on planes, officials said. The first incident happened on Monday, April 25 when officers spotted a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets in a Wilmington, DE resident's baggage, TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. Then, a Wyomissing, PA man was stopped on Wednesday, April 27 after officers were alerted to a .357 caliber gun loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag, the spokeswoman said. The incidents were apparently not related…
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Fan Thanks Taylor Swift For Music By Naming Millipede After Her
Pennsylvania native Taylor Swift has countless Grammy, Billboard and American Music awards. Never in her Wildest Dreams did she think she'd have a new millipede species named after her, too. Derek Hennen, an entomologist and self-proclaimed Swiftie had the idea and he couldn't Shake It Off. He wanted to show the Wyomissing native some appreciation, so he called his discovery the Nannaria swiftae. "I really enjoy Taylor Swift's music, and I've been a fan for years," Henne told Daily Voice. "With this new twisted-claw millipede, I collected it in Tennessee, a state she has lived in — I tho…
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These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home
Some actors, athletes, musicians, and television personalities call or at one point have called Southeastern Pennsylvania home. Maybe you saw them at the grocery store -- or are still hoping to. Either way, here's your common thread with the rich and famous. Taylor Swift (Singer/Songwriter): West Reading and Wyomissing, PA Yolanda Hadid (Television Personality/Former Model - "RHOBH," Mother to models Gigi, Bella, and Anwar Hadid): New Hope, PA View this post on Instagram A post shared by YOLANDA (@yolanda.hadid) Pink (Singer/Songwriter): …
Police & Fire
$10K Reward Offered In Deadly Berks County Home Invasion
Authorities in Berks County are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a deadly home invasion in Wyomissing in 2019. Na'il Salamov, 37, was at his Birchwood Road house with his two sons when he was shot by home invaders on May 6, 2019, according to the Wyomissing Police Department and Berks County District Attorney's office. Despite being in pain, Salamov was able to give first responders a clear description of the two assailants, authorities said. His sons were unharmed. Salamov was taken to an area hospital where he died just before 4…
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Water Authority Worker, 38, Dies In Wyomissing Trench Collapse
Support is surging for the wife of a water authority worker killed in a Berks County trench collapse earlier this week. Western Berks Water Authority employee Cody Gipprich, 38, of Shillington, was doing routine work in a constructed pit with a colleague on Cambridge Avenue near Meadow Lane around 8:30 a.m. in Wyomissing on Wednesday, WFMZ reports. At some point, a pipe or valve failed, causing high-pressure water to shoot out on Gipprich, the outlet reports. Gipprich's coworkers and bystanders rushed to help him before crews pulled his body from the narrow pit, approximately 8 feet deep,…
Police & Fire
Police: Berks Driver In Custody After Cursing At Bank Teller, Punching Drive-Thru TV Screen
An irate Berks County driver is in custody after police say he cursed at a bank teller and punched the drive-thru TV screen after being told a lane was closed. Dylan Noll, 25, drove into a drive-thru lane at the First National Bank on State Hill Road in Wyomissing when he noticed a car in front of him exiting through a second lane, according to the Wyomissing Police Department. Noll apparently followed the car into the separate lane thinking it was open, police said. Noll was informed the lane was closed, but the teller was going to help him anyway, police said. Noll reportedly beca…
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