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Merriell Moyer

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mmoyer@dailyvoice.com

Merriell Moyer was an investigative and breaking news reporter for the Lebanon Daily News - part of the USA Today Network - in Lebanon, PA before taking on the role of editor at Safety News Alert, a website dedicated to environmental health and safety professionals. Merriell has worked as a freelance journalist for the Lititz Record and Ephrata Review newspapers in Lancaster, PA covering local events and doing human-interest stories. Early in his career, he wrote for the pop culture website Sound On Sight doing comic book reviews and covering comic book conventions.

Merriell Moyer's Contributions

Police & Fire

BB Gun Shooting Sends Man To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Hazleton Police A man was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital after being shot with what is believed to be a BB gun, according to the Hazleton City Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the area of West 10th and North Locust streets for a gunshot victim Friday, Sept. 27, police said. However, when they arrived the man who had been shot told them he'd been sitting outside when he felt a sharp pain in his right side. The man told police that he'd heard a noise and the pain followed immediately after, according to police. When the officers looked the man over for wound they found a small puncture wound s…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

News

2 Critical, 1 Hospitalized After Shootings Across Philly: Police Multiple shootings across Philadelphia left two people in critical condition and a third hospitalized on Friday, Sept. 27, according to authorities. The first shooting occurred in the 900 block of East Schiller Street at 10:06 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, as detailed in the police release. A 24-year-old man was shot multiple times through the body, the Philadelphia Police Department said. He was taken to Temple Hospital where he is currently in critical condition. No weapons were found or arrests made. A second shooting took place in the 800 block of Spring Garden Street at 3:59 a.m. Friday. It…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Police & Fire

Girl Waiting For School Bus Robbed In Cheltenham: Police A schoolgirl was the victim of a strong-armed robbery while she was waiting for her bus in Cheltenham Township, the police announced on Friday, Sept. 27. The girl was waiting for a school bus on Asbury Avenue when a black Kia sedan approached her, the Cheltenham Township Police Department explained. A man in the vehicle called the girl over to the car, threatened her, and grabbed her cell phone from her hands. After stealing the cell phone, the vehicle fled the scene, according to police. The girl, who wasn't injured in the incident, called 911, and reported the crime. Police l…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

News

Stroudsburg Brothers Guilty For Assaulting Police At Jan. 6 Capitol Riot: Usdoj Two brothers from Stroudsburg pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for their attempts to help breach various police lines at the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday, Sept. 26. Matthew Valentin, 31, and Andrew Valentin, 26, both of Stroudsburg, were charged with assaulting officers during the push-up Capitol Hill to get into the U.S. Capitol Building and disrupt the count of electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election, according to the District of Columbia US Attorney's Office. Both brothers switched their "not …

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Back Multiple Time At Subway Station: PPD (Video) A man was shot multiple times inside a subway station in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 27, police said. The 44-year-old man was shot three times in the back while inside the Olney subway station at 5600 North Broad Street at 10:47 a.m. Friday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center by police where he is currently in critical condition. Police have made one arrest and recovered a weapon, authorities said. Daily Voice Pennsylvania One of the shooters wearing a hoodie with a skull on the front was identified, accordin…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Lifestyle

Cat 'Mobile' Adorable Adoptions Rolling To Penn State Berks You've heard of the batmobile but have you heard of the cat mobile? Cats and kittens will be available for adoption at the Guts & Glory Digestive and Wellness Expo on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Animal Rescue League of Berks County announced earlier in the week. The mobile cat adoption event will take place on the Perkins Plaza Event Lawn at Penn State Berks, 1801 Broadcasting Road, Reading from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can adopt a fur friend or hairline feline but the ARL advises that adoption fees will vary by pet. Potential adopters must go through the rescue league's regular process, whic…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old Girl Crossing Street With Mom Killed In Philly Hit-Run: Police A 14-year-old girl was killed in a hit-and-run crash, Philadelphia Police announced on Friday, Sept. 27. Dawn Watson, of 900 block of North 66th Avenue in Philly, was crossing the street with her mom when a dark vehicle traveling east at a high rate of speed struck the girl and fled the scene, the Philadelphia Police Department said. Officers were called to the crash scene at 6500 Haverford Avenue at 9:38 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. The dark vehicle may have been a Mercedes, according to police. Watson was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:46 p.m., PPD detailed. The investigat…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Police & Fire

Wild Drivers Who Nearly Struck Philadelphia Officers Arrested In Massive Car Meets: PD (Video) Two Philadelphia area men were charged for recklessly endangering others during an illegal car meet in the city over the weekend, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 27. Deonte Vincent, 25, of Philadelphia, and Jhonny Martinez, 19, of Upper Darby, were both charged with Recklessly Endangering Another Person for separate incidents, the Philadelphia Police Department said. Vincent was part of a 50-car meet in the 7400 block of Bustleton Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 21, according to police. When police arrived to break up the illegal event, Vincent, in a blue Dodge Charger, accelerated to…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Politics

Man Wanted For Trump Sign Thefts In Upper Merion Township: Police (Photos) A man is wanted for stealing and damaging Trump lawn signs and flags, the Upper Merion Township announced in an updated release on Thursday, Sept. 26. Over the past two weeks, there were reports of criminal mischief and theft at a home in the 100 block of Nancys Lane in the Brandywine Village neighborhood, the police detailed in a release. The homeowner reported that on several occasions, flags and Trump lawn signs were damaged and stolen by an unknown man. The incidents happen between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., according to police. The man is described as being white, in his 40s or 50…

by Merriell Moyer

09/27/2024

Lifestyle

3 PA Lottery Tickets Win Over $4 Million In Less Than 24 Hours There are three new millionaires in the Philadelphia area with jackpot-winning tickets from three different lotteries sold in Northampton, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties. Northampton A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 ticket worth $1.68 million from the Wednesday, Sept. 25 drawing was sold in Northampton County at West Easton Grocery & Smoke Shop, located at 708 A East Street in Easton, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The store will earn a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched all six winning numbers of 3-23-25-26-41-42 to win the …

by Merriell Moyer

09/26/2024

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