Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside PA Home: Coroner Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside PA Home: Coroner Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside PA Home: Coroner
Tree Limb Falls 50 Feet, Killing Man Outside PA Home: Coroner A man died after a large tree limb fell about 50 feet and struck him while he was working outside his Pennsylvania home, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The 78-year-old man was working outside his residence in Upper Milford Township when the limb fell and struck him in the head, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 4:44 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23. An autopsy determined that he died from blunt force trauma to the head. His death was ruled accidental, Buglio…

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Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In PA: Dispatch Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In PA: Dispatch Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In PA: Dispatch
Walmart Scissor Lift Collapse Hospitalizes Two Workers In PA: Dispatch Two employees were hospitalized after a scissor lift collapsed inside a Lancaster County Walmart late Wednesday night, Sept. 23, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency crews were called to the Walmart on East Main Street in Ephrata Borough at 11:43 p.m. for a rescue, dispatchers told Daily Voice. Inside the store, a scissor lift had collapsed, damaging shelving and trapping two employees, according to dispatch. Both workers had to be rescued from the wreckage and were taken to an area hospital with injuries. Their conditions were not immediately available. It was unclear what cause…
Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania: Coroner Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania: Coroner Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania: Coroner
Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Pennsylvania: Coroner A bicyclist has been identified after he was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania, authorities announced. The crash happened in the area of 485 Weaverland Valley Road in East Earl Township at approximately 9:33 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The bicyclist was identified as 58-year-old Wilmer Leid of Denver, the coroner's office said. A coroner investigator responded to the scene and pronounced Leid dead. His body was taken to the Lancaster County Forensic Center for further investigation. Leid died from multiple b…
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I-83 Hit-Run Leaves Truck Driver Injured: PA State Police A truck driver was injured in a hit-and-run crash while standing outside his rig along Interstate 83 in York County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. The crash happened on I-83 North at mile marker 2 in Shrewsbury Township around 9:48 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Trooper James Grothey. A preliminary investigation found that a tractor-trailer was parked on the shoulder when its driver got out to inspect something on the truck, police said. While he was outside the rig, a vehicle traveling north struck him, according to PSP. The vehicle continued north o…
Viral PA Wawa Car Fire Video Gets National Attention As Firefighters Battle Hose Viral PA Wawa Car Fire Video Gets National Attention As Firefighters Battle Hose Viral PA Wawa Car Fire Video Gets National Attention As Firefighters Battle Hose
Viral PA Wawa Car Fire Video Gets National Attention As Firefighters Battle Hose A Pennsylvania fire crew's battle with a burning vehicle — and its own wildly spraying hose — has gone viral. Video from a car fire outside the Wawa on Nor-Bath Boulevard near Savage Road in Allen Township, Northampton County, shows a vehicle engulfed in flames as a firefighter attempts to direct a charged hose toward it. But once the water starts flowing, the force repeatedly pushes the firefighter backward as the hose swings wildly from side to side, spraying water across the Wawa parking lot while the vehicle continues to burn. A second firefighter can be seen farther back on the hose. …

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Hilary Duff Adds 2 PA Shows To Comeback Tour: This Is 'What Dreams Are Made Of' Hilary Duff is giving fans another reason to ask Why Not? — the pop star has dramatically expanded her comeback concert tour with 32 new dates around the world. Duff announced the new dates for "the lucky me tour" on Wednesday, Sept. 23, extending her first full-scale global headlining tour in nearly two decades into late 2027. And for fans who grew up with "Lizzie McGuire," Come Clean, So Yesterday, and Fly, the expansion may be exactly What Dreams Are Made Of. The new dates span Europe, Latin America, and the United States, with the new US leg kicking off in Sunrise, Florida, on Friday, …

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Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds
Truckloads Of Cocaine, $17M Seized In Pennsylvania Cartel Takedown: Feds A major Philadelphia drug trafficking organization moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico and pushed up to $10 million worth of the drug onto city streets each month, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Sept. 23. Ten people have been indicted in the takedown of the Jones-Basley Drug Trafficking Organization, which coordinated with a Mexican drug cartel to transport cocaine into Philadelphia, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. More than $8 million worth of cocaine and multiple firearms were seized locally, while seizures connected…

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Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks is closing about 250 cafés across North America while moving ahead with a major remodeling effort for hundreds of other locations. Chief operating officer Mike Grams told employees about the closures in a message on Thursday, Sept. 24. Starbucks will close approximately 1% of its more than 18,000 North American coffeehouses. The shutdowns are part of the company's ongoing "Back to Starbucks" plan, which is also focused on upgrading stores and improving the customer experience. "We have carefully reviewed our North America coffeehouse portfolio and identified locations where …

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Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up
Starbucks To Close 250 Locations In Major Coffeehouse Shake-Up Starbucks is closing about 250 cafés across North America while moving ahead with a major remodeling effort for hundreds of other locations. Chief operating officer Mike Grams told employees about the closures in a message on Thursday, Sept. 24. Starbucks will close approximately 1% of its more than 18,000 North American coffeehouses. The shutdowns are part of the company's ongoing "Back to Starbucks" plan, which is also focused on upgrading stores and improving the customer experience. "We have carefully reviewed our North America coffeehouse portfolio and identified locations where …

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Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47 Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47 Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47
Chris Spatola Dies Suddenly: ESPN Analyst, Coach K’s Son-In-Law Was 47 College basketball is mourning a TV analyst whose ties to the game stretched far beyond the broadcast booth. ESPN announced that Chris Spatola, 47, died unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 21. The former Duke staff member was the son-in-law of legendary coach Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski. No cause of death has been publicly disclosed. Spatola worked under his father-in-law as an assistant at Duke from 2007 to 2012, helping the Blue Devils win the 2010 NCAA championship. According to Duke, he started as a graduate assistant/head team manager before becoming director of basketball operations in 2008.…