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Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Pennsylvania voters helped a candidate narrowly win the state, with Republican candidate Donald Trump edging out Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent race.
Trump received 50.51% of the vote (3,457,446 votes) statewide, coming in just ahead of Harris who had 48.53% (3,322,052 votes), according to unofficial results from the Department of State posted on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
In 2020, the numbers were similar but with Joe Biden on the winner's side, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Four years ago, Biden had 50.01% of …
PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer Stabbed To Death While Hiking
A Pennsylvania State Police officer is dead and his accused killer from Maryland has been held without bail, authorities announced in updated statements to the press on Wednesday, Oct. 23.
Off-duty PA State Police Liquor Enforcement Officer, Benjamin J. Brallier, age 44, of Kennedy Township, formerly of Moon Township, was found stabbed while running near near the 1900 block of Hassam Road on Montour Trail on Monday, Oct. 21 at 2:52 p.m., Allegheny County Police detailed.
He was treated at the scene and then taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, the po…
Death Penalty Sought For Woman Accused Of Killing Pittsburgh Friend's Baby, Abusing Twin
The death penalty is being sought against a PhD student from New Jersey who is accused of killing an infant boy and abusing his twin brother in Pennsylvania, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Sept. 6.
Nicole Virzi, 30, a PhD student who graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School, was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, child endangerment, and more in connection with the incidents last June.
The Allegheny County District Attorney's Office filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty in Virzi's case on Thursday,…
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Three Winning Powerball Tickets Totaling $1.25 Million Sold In PA Expiring Soon
Powerball lottery players, check your tickets.
Three winning Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball tickets worth a combined total of $1,250,000 will soon expire.
This includes one prize worth $1 million sold in Philadelphia, one prize worth $150,000 sold in Lehigh County, and one prize worth $100,000 sold in Allegheny County.
The unclaimed $1 million-winning Powerball ticket was sold by United Food Market, 500 East Walnut Lane, Philadelphia, for the Wednesday, October 4, 2023, drawing. The ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn, 9-35-54-63-64, to win $1 million, less applic…
Restaurant Blasts Hollywood Actor From PA: 'Amazing Spock, Terrible Customer'
Zachary Quinto makes an incredible Spock, but a terrible customer, according to one restaurant that's putting the Pennsylvania native on blast.
Manita, a cafe, bar, and grocery store in Toronto, slammed Quinto, a Pittsburgh native who most notably starred in "Star Trek," for being rude to the staff.
The restaurant took to Instagram to call out the 47-year-old actor for yelling at staff “like an entitled child” after he didn’t reply to two texts to inform him his table was ready.
He also refused to believe the empty tables in the dining room were not available, despite being politely …
Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize
Six Pennsylvanians picked the five winning numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 16 drawing for the "Treasure Hunt" game, according to Lottery officials.
The half-dozen winners would have earned $200,001, but will now split the prize into individual prizes of $33,333.50 each.
The winning tickets were sold at the following locations:
Narayan Hari Inc., 549 Doylestown Road, Lansdale, Montgomery County;
Hanover Convenience Inc., 1100 South Main St., Hanover Township, Luzerne County;
Rutter’s, 935 Plank Road, Duncansville, Blair County;
Penn Crossing Giant Eagle, 2000 Penny Lane…
Gun Pulled At GOP Meeting By Ex-Allegheny County Council Candidate: Affidavit
A 2021 candidate for the Allegheny County Council pulled a gun and threatened members of the Plum Borough GOP Committee, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Eric Philip Casteel, a 62-year-old Cyber Security Architect also threatened three members of the Republican Committee— Mike Doyle, former US Congress nominee and current Plum council president, Paul Dern, current council vice president and Gerard "Jerry" Purcell, who is running for Plum council— at the Plum Community Center on Center New Texas Road on Thursday, April 27, 2023, around 8 p.m., according to the affid…
PA's David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing
Montgomery County's own David's Bridal will send more than 9,000 workers home in an upcoming round of layoffs, according to a disclosure form it filed with the state Department of Labor and Industry.
The Conshohocken-based wedding retailer expects to lay off 9,236 employees nationwide in a three-phase plan that began on Friday, April 14, according to the state website.
It's not clear how many of those workers are in Pennsylvania, though the layoffs are expected to affect locations in Blair, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Luzerne, and York counties, as well as four shops in Allegheny C…
