1 Hospitalized After Train Strikes Vehicle In Lancaster Co.: Authorities 1 Hospitalized After Train Strikes Vehicle In Lancaster Co.: Authorities
1 Hospitalized After Train Strikes Vehicle In Lancaster Co.: Authorities One person is in the hospital after their vehicle was struck by a train on Tuesday, July 30, a supervisor with Lancaster County Wide Communication told Daily Voice. The call to the train versus car collision at the railroad crossing in the 2500 block of Horse Road in Upper Leacock Township came into LCWC around 4 p.m. One person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, and their injuries are reportedly minor.  The road was closed at 5:15 p.m. as emergency crews remained on the scene.
Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors
Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors A Reading man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for the attempted murder of three FBI agents, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Rafael Vega-Rodriguez, 42, was also given five years of supervised release, a $4,500 fine, and an $800 special assessment, prosecutors said in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Authorities said Vega-Rodriguez was wanted for a state parole violation when the agents spotted him on West Greenwich Street on March 1, 2020. They tried to stop him but Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from his waistband and opened fire as he fled, authorities …
PA Peruvian Charcoal Chicken Restaurants Suddenly Reopens 1 Of 4 Locations PA Peruvian Charcoal Chicken Restaurants Suddenly Reopens 1 Of 4 Locations
PA Peruvian Charcoal Chicken Restaurants Suddenly Reopens 1 Of 4 Locations A once extremely popular Peruvian charcoal chicken restaurant with four locations in Lancaster County suddenly shuttered all locations on Friday, July 12, but on Thursday, July 25, they announced the reopening of one of the restaurants.  Originally Frisco's Chicken had the following sign posted on its doors: "Frisco's Fans, it is with a heavy heart that we share that we are closing our doors indefinitely. Although we have elected to close, a group of our team has refused to stop working and will be selling through our inventory until it is gone at our Lancaster and Mount Joy locat…
Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
Elizabethtown Dad Killed In Mount Joy Motorcycle Crash: Coroner A 28-year-old dad died at the scene of a motorcycle crash with an SUV early on Saturday morning, July 20, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced in a release on Wednesday, July 24.  Matthew D. "Matt" Ferruzza, originally of Hershey most recently of the 470 block of Rockwood Drive in Elizabethtown, was pronounced dead an hour after the collision at 12:50 a.m. on July 20, the coroner detailed in the release.  The crash happened at 2907 Mt. Gretna Road in Mount Joy at 11:50 p.m. on Friday, July 19, the coroner explained. No autopsy was performed. His accidental death was cau…
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers
Wanted Man Found Asleep On PA State Police Lancaster Lawn: Troopers A convicted felon wanted in Lancaster County was found asleep on the lawn of Pennsylvania State Police Lancaster Barracks, Trooper Ryan Kalinich detailed in a release on Tuesday, July 23.  Miguel Angel Cruz-Rivera Jr., 48 of Lancaster, was taken into custody when PSP troopers discovered him on the barracks lawn just before 6 p.m. on June 24, 2024, Trooper Kalinich explained in the release.  While in custody he was found in possession of drugs and once his identity was revealed they learned he was wanted on a warrant in Lancaster for two counts of Misdemeanor Terroristic Threats Wi…
NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police
NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police A father and his two children from Long Island have been identified as the victims of a triple fatal crash on the Interstate 76/PA Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer that happened on Sunday, July 21, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner announced in separate releases the following Monday.  Donnell Hickson, 43 of the 2700 block of Grant Avenue in Baldwin, NY, has been identified as the driver of the passenger vehicle that fatally collided with a tractor-trailer at mile marker 268.8 at 4:24 a.m., authorities detailed. His 18-year-old son, Decir Hickson of the…
Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA
Child Foot Porn Made By Lancaster Babysitter Charged In Multiple Abuse Cases: DA Photographs found on a former babysitter's computers (following a warranted search of his home) have led Pennsylvania State Police to identify yet another victim he abused, according to a release Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Jan. 23.  Eric Dorwart, 54, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road in Manheim Township has been charged for the third time in a year for sexually assaulting children, the DA explained.  Originally, Dorwart was matched by DNA to the cold case assault of a boy and girl on West Newport Road, Gordonville, Leacock on April 4…
Red Lion Employee Spends $8K+ On Manheim Disability Service Provider's Credit Card: NLCRPD Red Lion Employee Spends $8K+ On Manheim Disability Service Provider's Credit Card: NLCRPD
Red Lion Employee Spends $8K+ On Manheim Disability Service Provider's Credit Card: Nlcrpd An employee at a disability service company is accused of making unauthorized purchases on her work's credit card totaling over $8,000, police announced on Thursday, July 11.  Kiara Kim Vandersluys, 30 of Red Lion, was an employee of Faithful Homes when she "used a company credit card for unauthorized purchases which totaled $8,028.48. The purchases included multiple food items, health care, and jewelry items," the police said.  The police were first alerted to these purchases by management at Faithful Homes located at 1467 Lancaster Road in Manheim on June 20, according to t…
Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner
Amish Girl ID'd After Fatal Drag By Horse Reins: Lancaster Coroner A 9-year-old Amish girl who died following a horse training accident on her family farm has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and her obituary. Anna Grace King had been leading the horse on foot in a training session on her family's farm in the 190 block of Snake Lane in Kinzers, when it became spooked — entangling her in its reins — dragging her down the road on Tuesday, June 25, according to the coroner's office.  What happened next isn't entirely clear but soon she was taken to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital where "resuscitation efforts" ha…
Woman Falls To Death From Bridge Above US Rt 30: Lancaster Coroner Woman Falls To Death From Bridge Above US Rt 30: Lancaster Coroner
Woman Falls To Death From Bridge Above US Rt 30: Lancaster Coroner A woman sitting on a bridge over US Route 30 fell to her death and authorities have been unable to identify her, according to multiple releases coming out from Lancaster County on Tuesday morning.  The unnamed woman was seen by a witness sitting on the side wall of the New Holland Pike Bridge over US Rt 30 at 5:30 a.m. on July 2, according to a release by the Manheim Township police.  "By the time police arrived, she had fallen onto US 30," the police said adding,"The female appears to have been struck by multiple vehicles after falling to the roadway below." The woman was struck…
America's Best Buffet Is In PA, Experts Say America's Best Buffet Is In PA, Experts Say
America's Best Buffet Is In PA, Experts Say A panel of experts says the best buffet in all of America is in Pennsylvania — and it is one of two from the state that made the top 10!  USA Today's 10Best Editors made the announcement on June 26, following the Readers' Choice Awards nomination.  The number one buffet is Shady Maple Smorgasbord located in East Earl. The restaurant has always claimed to have "the largest buffet in America," with over a 200-foot-long smorgasbord. They specialize in Pennsylvania-Dutch-style food in a cafeteria-style setting.  This wasn't the only Pennsylvania location on the list —…
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A 21-year-old man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 30 on June 17, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday. Shortly after the crash, Preston Mowery, of Ephrata, was found seatbelted but unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu along the side of Route 30/Lincoln Highway around 7 a.m. on Monday, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police.  Three other vehicles were involved: a tractor-trailer, a Tesla, and another sedan—  all only drivers in the vehicles, according to the PSP re…