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Recent HS Grad Suffers 3rd Degree Burns On 85% Of Body, PA Community Rallies
An 18-year-old graduate of Emmaus High School has died as a result of burns from a bonfire, authorities said.
Julian Díaz died on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 4 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, after suffering bruns on 84 percent of his body, according to the Lehigh County Coroner.
"He was a funny loving caring son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend," his uncle, Jonathan Gring of Emmaus said on a GoFundMe page. "He always made everyone laugh and if you knew you were going to be around Julian, you knew you were in for some kinda entertainment."
The deadly incident occurred on Wednesday, …
Mugshots Released Of Murder Suspect, Brothers Charged In NJ Actress' Death
Philadelphia police have released the mugshots of the man accused of killing a New Jersey actress and the two brothers charged with hindering apprehension in the case.
Gregg Page, 34, has been charged with murder in the Atlantic City slaying of 32-year-old Carley Elbert, an actress from Sewell, on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Page also is also charged with attempted murder for shooting a 29-year-old Pleasantville woman, who survived, at the same time as Elbert, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said (scroll for mugshots).
Ryan Schnenck, 30, and his brother, Ramir Schenck, 27, were charged…
Boy, 14, Suffers Brain Injury While Struck Riding Scooter Home From Pool In Delco, Family Says
Friday, July 26 was shaping up to be a usual day for Michael McCullough.
He had spent the day at the pool and was riding home in Marple Township.
Just before 7 p.m., when took a turn for the worst: The 14-year-old was struck by a southbound vehicle while crossing Sproul and Lawrence roads, police said.
Officers found him in the roadway and he was rushed to Lankenau Hospital.
The boy's parents were notified and the driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene, fully cooperative with officers, they said.
Meanwhile, Michael has since been transferred to the CHOP ICU, accor…
2nd Victim Of PA Trump Rally Shooting Released, Hospital Says
The second of two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania has been released, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Monday, July 29.
James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, was discharged on Friday, July 26, a hospital spokesperson told us.
David Dutch, 57, New Kensington, PA, was previously discharged on Wednesday afternoon, July 24, according to the spokesperson
Dutch and Copenhaver were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13. Both of their statuses "have been upgr…
Chop Doctor Killed In Philly Crash Was 'A Shining Light,' Fund Says
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia colleagues say Barbara Friedes "represents the best in all of us."
Friedes, a 30-year-old chief pediatric resident at CHOP, died after her bicycle was struck by a Volkswagen on Spruce Street Wednesday evening, July 17, authorities said.
"This news is unimaginably devasting to all who know her — most importantly her devoted husband, Cole, and her loving family," colleagues wrote on GoFundMe.
"There are no words to express the collective grief we are all feeling."
The fundraiser, which has collected nearly $30,000 in less than 24 hours, will benefit…
Conditions Improve For Injured Victims From PA Trump Rally, Hospital Says
The two men who were shot during a Trump rally in Pennsylvania and left in critical condition have had their conditions upgraded, Allegheny Hospital Officials told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 17.
David Dutch, 57 of New Kensington, PA, and James Copenhaver, 74 of Moon Township, PA, were in critical condition following the shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks at the Trump rally on Saturday, July 13.
Both of their statuses "have been upgraded from critical to serious condition as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17," a spokesperson from AGH told us that evening. To clarify, this means both o…
