Major Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes All Lanes On I-78 In Central PA Major Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes All Lanes On I-78 In Central PA
Major Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes All Lanes On I-78 In Central PA A major crash has halted all traffic along Interstate 78 by the interchange for Interstate 81, authorities say.  The multi-vehicle crash happened just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, according to the Pennsylvania department of transportation.  All lanes have been closed along I-78 westbound between Exit 8: US 22 WEST/TO PA 343 - LEBANON/FREDERICKSBURG and (End of I - 078), PennDOT says.  Additional information on this crash was not immediately available when Daily Voice reached out to authorities around 5:30 p.m. This is the second crash in the Lebanon County area of I-…
$100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago $100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago
$100K Reward Offered For Information On PA Woman Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago A decade after a central Pennsylvania woman went missing police the search is reignited as her community continues to hold out hope.  Kortne Stouffer, 21, vanished from her Palmyra apartment on the morning of July 29, 2012, leaving her purse, keys, cellphone, and dog behind, according to Lebanon Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess in a release on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Kortne Ciera StoufferFBI The investigation has been "active with assistant from Federal, State Law Enforcement, in addition to local agencies, and the family's private investigator." Her community continues to spread …
Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties
Police Nab Man Wanted For 5 Robberies Across Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with five robberies across Berks, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties, authorities said. Hezekiah S. Gingerich's latest stop was the Turkey Hill store on New Holland Road in Brecknock Township (Berks County), where he robbed a person at gunpoint around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, local police said.  The Narvon man had robbed the same store on May 18, along with stores in Robeson Township (Berks County), Elizabeth Township (Lancaster County), and Cornwall Borough (Lebanon County), police said. A Brecknock Township police off…
Liberians Driving From Ohio ID'd Following Serious Crash On I-81 In PA Liberians Driving From Ohio ID'd Following Serious Crash On I-81 In PA
Liberians Driving From Ohio ID'd Following Serious Crash On I-81 In PA Two Liberian citizens have been identified following a serious two-vehicle crash along Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Dr. John E. McCarthy, 55,  was driving his mother-in-law Helen Weah, 70, in a 2018 Hyundai Electra traveling southbound from Ohio when they crossed over the grassy median for an unknown reason striking a 2018 Subaru Outback near mile marker 90 along the interstate in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, according to the release by state police and the family. The Kane family from North Carolina was in the Outback— Emily, 81, who was driving her hu…
Authorities ID 20-Year-Old Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim: Report Authorities ID 20-Year-Old Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim: Report
Authorities ID 20-Year-Old Blue Marsh Lake Drowning Victim: Report A 20-year-old Lebanon County man drowned in a Berks County lake on Sunday, June 5, WFMZ reports. Albert Castro Beato, of Lebanon, was identified by the Berks County Coroner's Office as the swimmer who drowned at the Blue Marsh Lake near Old Church Road around 4:30 p.m., the outlet says. Today at 1624hrs Company 29 was dispatched to assist Company 30 with a water rescue for a reported person drowning.... Posted by Bernville Community Fire Company on Sunday, June 5, 2022 Investigators believe the man swam too far out and got tired, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.
Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA
Lebanon County Man Caught With Revolver At Airport In Pennsylvania: TSA A man from Lebanon County was caught trying to bring a revolver onto an airplane in his carryon bag while at Harrisburg International Airport on Sunday, Apr. 17, according to a release by the Transportation Security Administration. A TSA officer spotted the revolver in the checkpoint X-ray machine, police were alerted, and the weapon was confiscated, according to the release. TSA issued the man "a federal financial civil penalty," as stated in the release. “It is always disappointing when we see travelers bring their guns to our security checkpoints,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal…
Masked Home Invaders Shoot Dogs, Homeowner In Pennsylvania: Police Masked Home Invaders Shoot Dogs, Homeowner In Pennsylvania: Police
Masked Home Invaders Shoot Dogs, Homeowner In Pennsylvania: Police Two masked home invaders shot a man and his dogs in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to the police. The masked suspects broke into the home located on 3rd Avenue in Palm City, Lebanon County on Feb. 16 around 8 a.m., the release shows. The man who owns the home had an altercation with the masked intruders, when one of them pulled a gun and shot him twice, police chief Ben Sutcliffe says. One of the family dogs was shot in gunfire inside the home, according to the release. The masked duo fled on foot while being chased by another family dog— this dog is also believed to have been shot,…
TikTokers Blast Pennsylvania DA For Corruption Hours After NAACP Files Ethics Complaint TikTokers Blast Pennsylvania DA For Corruption Hours After NAACP Files Ethics Complaint
TikTokers Blast Pennsylvania DA For Corruption Hours After NAACP Files Ethics Complaint The same TikTokers who came after Taste of Sicily, are now taking aim at the Lebanon County district attorney Pier Hess Graf for possible corruption. Popular social media users, Savannah Sparks @rx0rcist and Danesh @thatdaneshguy, posted about Lebanon County-based Taste of Sicily restaurant's social media manager Christine Mason allegedly distributing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine with the help of Dr. Edith Del Mar Behr and Capstone Compounding Pharmacy at the end of January. In the days that followed Dr. Edith Del Mar Behr was fired from her position at Phoenixville Hospital, for supp…
Doctor Blasted By TikTokers Over COVID Scripts Fired From PA Hospital: Report Doctor Blasted By TikTokers Over COVID Scripts Fired From PA Hospital: Report
Doctor Blasted By TikTokers Over COVID Scripts Fired From PA Hospital: Report The surgeon accused of providing questionable drugs to treat COVID-19 through a restaurant in central Pennsylvania has been fired from the hospital where she worked, according to a report by PennLive.  Dr. Edith Behr is believed to have been coordinating with the social media manager of a Lebanon County restaurant to write prescriptions for ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatments, according to numerous reports and state officials.  Behr's alleged termination from Phoenixville Hospital comes to light after she and Taste of Siciliy social media manager Christin…
Puppy Worth $5K Kidnapped, $20K 'Mattress Money' Stolen From PA Home: State Police Puppy Worth $5K Kidnapped, $20K 'Mattress Money' Stolen From PA Home: State Police
Puppy Worth $5K Kidnapped, $20K 'Mattress Money' Stolen From PA Home: State Police A Pennsylvania couple’s puppy and their "mattress money" was stolen during burglaries over a two day period last week, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. The first burglary was of the 35 and 36-year-olds' home located on Stracks Dam Road in Myerstown, Jackson Township, Lebanon County, happened on Jan. 18 between 10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., police say. That day the burglar stole a plastic bag containing approximately $20,000 in cash, in varying denominations-- that was stored under a mattress-- before fleeing the scene, according to the release. The suspect returned and ki…
Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
Lebanon County Commissioner, 81, Dies Of Covid-19 Complications Lebanon County Commissioner William "Bill" Ames has died of COVID-19 complications. Ames, 81, died Tuesday morning at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to a press release from the county commissioner's office. The Republican was in the middle of his third four-year term. He “has served, for the last ten years, with a forthright desire to confront fiscal and social issues that challenge counties on a daily basis,” the release says. “His consistent approach was always to be a listener, to give thoughtful consideration, and to make fair decisions." He worked alongside fellow commission…
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Fatally Shoots Man During Arrest A Lebanon County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania state police while in the process of being arrested on Sunday, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Andrew J. Dzwonchyk, 40, of Jonestown, was violating a protection from abuse order and was not supposed to be in the place where he was found when police arrived at approximately 10:42 p.m., according to the release. Dzwonchyk was in the driver seat of his car when police got to the 60 block of Ridge Drive in Union Township, based on the release. "A struggle ensued with Dzwonchyk as troopers were attempting to take Dzwo…