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HOA Fees Skyrocket To $30K A Year, Leaving Homeowners Facing Financial Ruin
Homeowners fear losing everything after their homeowners association hiked fees to a staggering $30,000 a year, leaving some wondering how much longer they can afford to stay in what they thought would be their forever homes.
Residents of Magnolia Cove, a subdivision in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, learned on October 26 that their HOA fees would double to $2,500 a month, according to local news reports.
That puts annual HOA dues at $30,000, before homeowners pay their mortgages, property taxes, and insurance. However,
That eye-watering figure is just a third of what the boar…
Liberty Bell Vandalized: Coated With Oily Substance By PA Woman; Ring Attempted, Feds Say
A Pennsylvania woman splashed an oily substance onto the Liberty Bell and a North Carolina man pushed the historic landmark until it swayed during a visit to Philadelphia, federal prosecutors said.
Dawn Hawa, also known as Dawn Benitez, 50, of Ephrata, and Sean Gerlach, 50, of Fairview, North Carolina, were each charged by information in connection with the incident, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
The pair visited the Liberty Bell Center with others on or about May 16, 2026, according to court filings described by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Gerlach jumped over th…
PA State Trooper Deemed Sexually Violent Predator, Jailed For AI Porn, Secret Recordings
A Pennsylvania State Police corporal who used government computers to create AI-generated pornography, secretly recorded women, and possessed child sexual abuse material has been sentenced to prison and designated a sexually violent predator, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Stephen M. Kamnik, 40, of Havertown, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison, followed by seven years of probation, by a Montgomery County judge, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
The judge also designated Kamnik a sexually violent predator, requiring him to register as a sex offende…
Bodycam Shows Deadly Police Shootout With Suspected NJ Sailboat Thief
Newly released body camera and home security footage sheds light on the deadly police shooting of a 27-year-old man accused of stealing a 40-foot sailboat from a New Jersey marina before sailing it to Rhode Island.
Brendan Norris, of Newport, RI, was killed Wednesday, Aug. 26, after police confronted him aboard the stolen vessel in Newport Harbor, as previously reported by WJAR.
The Newport Police Department released portions of the footage on Oct. 30, as part of its first Critical Incident Community Debriefing, which includes narration, police radio communications, and other details about …
21-Year-Old Killed In PA Shooting, Juvenile In Custody As Homicide Charge Planned
A Pennsylvania shooting has turned deadly, and investigators are working to add a homicide charge against a juvenile already in custody, police announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Jose Yapur De Los-Santos, 21, of Bethlehem, was shot in the 1100 block of Maple Street in the Northampton County portion of Bethlehem at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, authorities said.
He was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 1:09 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
His death resulted from a gunshot injury and was ruled a …
Woman Killed In Halloween Morning Pennsylvania Crash ID’d By Coroner
A Pennsylvania woman was struck and killed on Halloween morning, and her identity has now been released, the coroner announced on Monday, Nov. 2.
Alronica Canada, 53, of Northampton, was struck by a motor vehicle in the 300 block of West Hamilton Street in Allentown at approximately 5:05 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said.
Canada was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital–Sacred Heart Campus in Allentown, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 5:27 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.
An autopsy completed Monday at the Lehigh County Coron…
Taco Bell Customer Sent Explicit Image To Juvenile Worker, Doused Manager In Soda: Police
A Taco Bell customer sent a sexually explicit image to a juvenile worker after being warned employees were minors, doused a manager with soda, and threatened staff at a Pennsylvania restaurant, police said.
Nicholas Jerome Wennik, 33, of Womelsdorf, was being held in Lebanon County Prison after failing to post $40,000 monetary bail, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Nov. 2.
Wennik was a customer who repeatedly visited the drive-through at the Taco Bell at 2100 W. Cumberland Street in North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, according to the affidavit.
He repea…
NJ Man At Large After Murdering Girlfriend: Police
A 32-year-old Franklinville man is at large after he murdered his girlfriend Monday morning, Nov. 2, authorities said.
At 12:36 a.m., Franklin Township police responded to Porchtown Road after a witness reported they heard gunshots and came downstairs to find Christina Cruz, 30, lying in the living room, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said.
Ricardo Ferrara was arguing with Cruz two hours before the shooting, Johns said. A second witness, who was in a first-floor bedroom, reported hearing the argument followed by two gunshots and a thud, Johns said.
Ferrara fled the sce…
‘I Have A Gun’: Bucks County Man Admits Robbing NJ Bank After Demanding $50K
A Pennsylvania man who demanded $50,000 from a New Jersey bank teller and flashed a handgun before fleeing with cash has admitted to the armed robbery, federal prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 30.
Phu Nguyen, 36, of Fairless Hills, pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb in Camden federal court on Thursday, Oct. 29, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said.
Nguyen entered the Bank of Princeton in Voorhees wearing all black and a face mask on June 27, 2025, according to court documents and statements cited by prosecutors.
He approached a teller…
PA Man Who Killed, Dismembered Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later
More than 12 years after a Sullivan County mother was murdered and her dismembered remains were discovered in the woods, her killer has been sentenced to years behind bars.
Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, received the sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, April Parker, 31, of Monticello, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced.
Guiden was sentenced by Sullivan County Supreme Court Judge Stephan Schick after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder on June 23, following a 12-day trial.
The case dat…
