Community Rallies For Family Of Drowned Teen At PA Water Treatment Plant Community Rallies For Family Of Drowned Teen At PA Water Treatment Plant
Community Rallies For Family Of Drowned Teen At PA Water Treatment Plant A community is rallying to support the family of a central Pennsylvania teen who was found dead at a water treatment plant on Saturday. Gabriel “Gabe” A. Lerch, 19, of Hershey, was identified as the man found at the wastewater treatment facility’s west plant in the 700 block of Lingle Avenue in Lebanon around 7 a.m. on Mar. 5, according to the Lebanon County coroner’s office. He was the son of Jennifer Miller, wife of Chris of Lebanon, and Matthew C. Lerch husband of Jaclyn of Hershey, according to his obituary.  Community members have launched several fundraisers to help support both f…
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A late night motorcycle ride turned deadly for a central Pennsylvania man. Pennsylvania state police were called to a crash in Chambersburg just before midnight on Saturday, Mar. 6, according to a release by state police. A 2007 Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle had been traveling south on SR11 Molly Pitcher Highway near Highland Drive in Guilford Township when it exited the roadway during a left-hand curve— striking an embankment along the highway before hitting a second embankment head-on, police say. That's when he went airborne, separated from his Harley, but both the driver and …
Former Cheerleader, 22, Killed In Pennsylvania Car-Train Crash Former Cheerleader, 22, Killed In Pennsylvania Car-Train Crash
Former Cheerleader, 22, Killed In Pennsylvania Car-Train Crash A 22-year-old former cheerleader from Pennsylvania killed when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a train is being remembered as a beautiful soul with an infectious personality. Jaimyn Rauchfuss, of Van Voorhis, was crossing the tracks at the intersection of 4th and Railroad streets in Monongahela, Washington County when her car was struck by the train around 2:15 p.m., news reports say. The Charleroi High School graduate was pronounced dead at the scene. More than $7,500 had been raised for her family on a GoFundMe page as of Friday, Feb. 25. Her family told KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh …
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA
Ex-Harrisburg Councilwoman's Family Torn Apart By Gunman Released After Violating PFA Two 6 and 7-year-old sisters are orphaned after their uncle shot and killed their parents and critically injured their aunt at their grandmother's Harrisburg home earlier this week, shortly after being freed from prison for child molestation and sexual assault. Meredith Greene and Tyler Thames were shot and killed by Gregory Gerrod Greene Jr. at the home of Greene's mother, former City Councilwoman Sandra Reid, around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9, police said. Greene— who was released from prison for raping a child in 2016 after serving four years— also stabbed his young nieces during the a…
Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash
Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Profound grief replaced shock as word spread that a Pennsylvania man had been killed in a head-on crash in New York State this past weekend. Brendan Seabrook, who'd just turned 27 and had a young daughter in grade school, was driving north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway about 10 miles north of New Jersey, authorities said, when an oncoming SUV slammed into his 2016 Toyota Avalon at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. Seabrook, who was a member of Local 60 of the Laborers' International Union of North America and recently lived in Monroe, NY, was extricated by Nanuet firefighters and taken to Mo…
Bloomsburg Student Calls 911 In Icy Fall That Killed 'Soulmate' Bloomsburg Student Calls 911 In Icy Fall That Killed 'Soulmate'
Bloomsburg Student Calls 911 In Icy Fall That Killed 'Soulmate' A Bloomsburg University student from York County died when he and his girlfriend fell down an icy cliff on Feb. 4, 2022, authorities said.  Kyra DeStefano of Lansdale called 911 from where she became stranded on partway down the cliff off of Sharp Ridge Road in Mayberry Township around 3:05 p.m., the Montour County Coroner's Office said. Her boyfriend, Greg Anstine, had fallen further and was pronounced dead at the scene. DeStefano was transported to Geisinger Medical Center for care. She penned a Facebook post remembering Anstine as her "soulmate." A GoFundMe page launched for Anstine's …
Boy Severely Burned In Accidental School Fire Tests Positive For COVID: GoFundMe Boy Severely Burned In Accidental School Fire Tests Positive For COVID: GoFundMe
Boy Severely Burned In Accidental School Fire Tests Positive For COVID: GoFundMe Support is pouring in for a Chester County boy who suffered severe burns in an accidental school fire on Thursday and faces a long road to recovery. As of Friday afternoon, the Laird family's GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $1,000 of its $2,500 goal. Brendan was burned above the waist while working on a grinder in shop class in the Chester County Learning Center in Coatesville, Caln Township fire officials told 6abc.  By the time first responders arrived, the fire had already been extinguished by school staff, authorities previously said. He was airlifted to Jefferson Hospital…
Community Rallies For Family Of Man Killed In Central PA House Fire Community Rallies For Family Of Man Killed In Central PA House Fire
Community Rallies For Family Of Man Killed In Central PA House Fire A community is rallying to support the family of a man who died in a house fire on Sunday night. William “Bill” Hardy, 67, died from thermal burns at the scene of the fire at his home in the 500 Block of Water Street in Royalton, Dauphin County shortly after 9 p.m., according to the coroner. Hardy was a lifelong member of the community in both Royalton and Middletown, according to a GoFundMe campaign started by his family friend Cheryl Bretz. He loved fishing, his dogs, his truck, and listening to bluegrass music, according to the campaign page and his obituary. He “was a simple man, wo…
Violent Customer Rips Out PA Convenience Store Clerk's Hair Violent Customer Rips Out PA Convenience Store Clerk's Hair
Violent Customer Rips Out PA Convenience Store Clerk's Hair A 67-year-old woman had her hair ripped out in a violent attack while working as a cashier in Pennsylvania, according to her family. The attack happened while the woman was working at the GetGo store in Verona on Allegheny River Boulevard on Jan. 9 around 7:15 p.m., according to the family. A man and woman entered the store and immediately went behind the counter to the kitchen area, so the employee asked them to leave so they attacked her, according to police and the family. The woman was severely beaten and bruised and had a large clump of hair pulled out to reveal more than a quarter o…
‘Unthinkable:’ Devoted PA Mom Erica Alicea Dies Suddenly From Brain Hemorrhage At 42 ‘Unthinkable:’ Devoted PA Mom Erica Alicea Dies Suddenly From Brain Hemorrhage At 42
‘Unthinkable:’ Devoted PA Mom Erica Alicea Dies Suddenly From Brain Hemorrhage At 42 Support is skyrocketing for the heartbroken family of 42-year-old Pennsylvania mother Erica Alicea, who suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage on Jan. 15 and was being taken off life support Wednesday. Originally thought to be a seizure, Alicea suffered the medical episode while waiting for her son to come out of a basketball game, according to a GoFundMe launched by Pierina Darquea. “Unfortunately events took a turn for the worse after discovering a brain hemorrhage in the occipital lobe from which she would not recover,” Darquea writes. “…on January 19, 2022, Erica Alicea, a beloved wife, m…
PA Rollerskating Community Devastated After Fire At Popular Rink PA Rollerskating Community Devastated After Fire At Popular Rink
PA Rollerskating Community Devastated After Fire At Popular Rink A massive fire has destroyed a popular roller rink in York County, but its devoted community is not willing to say goodbye to the beloved hotspot just yet. The roof was burned off of Mr. Q’s Family Skate Center in West Manchester Township, located in the first block of North Fayette Street in York on Sunday, around 7:15 p.m., according to officials. Although no injuries were reported, the damage is estimated to cost $1 million dollars, according to fire officials. The community is praying for the rink and its owners:  Please pray for the owners of Mr Qs! They are such a blessing to th…
Beloved PA Mom Taylor Kohl Dies Suddenly At Age 29 Beloved PA Mom Taylor Kohl Dies Suddenly At Age 29
Beloved PA Mom Taylor Kohl Dies Suddenly At Age 29 Beloved Pennsylvania mom Taylor Brielle Kohl died suddenly on New Year’s Day. She was 29. Kohl attended Easton Area High School, where she was a member of the Red Rover Band Front and graduated in 2011, her obituary says. Kohl then graduated from Image International Modeling School and Metro Beauty Academy, her memorial says. She lived in Easton at the time of her death. Kohl is survived by her loving daughter, Olivia Ventura; father, Anthony Ross; brothers, Tyler Kohl, Anthony Jr., Princeton, Aris, and Tashawn; sisters, Demetria and Morgan; great-grandmother, Marie Shafer; grandparents, …