After Fall From Roof, PA Dad Hopes To Come Home By Thanksgiving After Fall From Roof, PA Dad Hopes To Come Home By Thanksgiving
After Fall From Roof, PA Dad Hopes To Come Home By Thanksgiving As he recovers after an accidental fall from a roof last week, friends and loved ones are hoping one Montgomery County dad will make it home for the holiday.  Justin Lutz of Gilbertsville was power washing a home on Nov. 16 when the ladder slipped and he fell two stories, according to his GoFundMe campaign. He was airlifted to a trauma center after landing on a cast-iron post that lodged in his chest, loved ones said.  "He is currently in ICU where the staff are working to help him heal and stay as comfortable as possible," wrote page organizer Toshya Gonzalez.  Doctor…
Chef Arrested In Montco's Bar Lucca Stabbing: Police Chef Arrested In Montco's Bar Lucca Stabbing: Police
Chef Arrested In Montco's Bar Lucca Stabbing: Police The chef at a Montgomery County bar has been arrested in a stabbing that sent another employee to the hospital on Saturday, Nov. 11, police said. The Bar Lucca chef was arrested a block from the restaurant in the late afternoon hours, and a knife was recovered, Whitemarsh Police Chief Christopher Ward tells Daily Voice. The victim was taken to Lankanau Hospital with stab wounds considered non-life-threatening, Ward said. The chef was expected to be "charged appropriately," Ward added. Brian Pieri, the owner of the East Hector Street bar, said only that there was an altercation between two …
Popular Pennsylvania Band Director Dies Suddenly In Virginia Popular Pennsylvania Band Director Dies Suddenly In Virginia
Popular Pennsylvania Band Director Dies Suddenly In Virginia Rees Llewellyn, a Pennsylvania native and former school music instructor in communities across the state, died on Wednesday night, Nov. 8, according to a former colleague.  Llewellyn, most recently of Fairfax, Virginia, was the former high school band director at Camp Hill High School and Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, his social media profiles show.  "It is with a heavy heart to break this news to you on Facebook — I thought you needed to know. Rees Llewellyn passed away yesterday," his former Camp Hill co-director Barbara Kauffman wrote in a gro…
'Someone Knows Something': $10K Reward Offered In PA Teen's Unsolved Killing 'Someone Knows Something': $10K Reward Offered In PA Teen's Unsolved Killing
'Someone Knows Something': $10K Reward Offered In PA Teen's Unsolved Killing Exactly 30 years after she disappeared, Montgomery County investigators are calling on the public to help identify Julie Barnyock's killer. The 18-year-old was last known to be at the Lansdale Train Station on Nov. 8, 1993, said the District Attorney's Office.  She had taken the R5 SEPTA train in from Philadelphia before calling her father and asking for a ride home at around 11:40 p.m., authorities said.  But when her dad arrived, Julie was nowhere to be found.  Her parents reported her missing the next day, Nov. 9. Little more than three weeks later on Dec.…
Couple Charged In 6-Year-Old Norristown Boy's Overdose Death: DA Couple Charged In 6-Year-Old Norristown Boy's Overdose Death: DA
Couple Charged In 6-Year-Old Norristown Boy's Overdose Death: DA A man and a woman are charged in connection with the overdose death of a 6-year-old Norristown boy over the summer, say Montgomery County prosecutors.  Kristen Sabatino, 31, and Matthew Santiago, 35, were the only adults in their Willow Street home when Dominic Lyons was found unresponsive on the morning of July 16, according to the District Attorney's Office.  The 6-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and the Coroner's Office later determined he died from "drug intoxication from fentanyl and xylazine," authorities said.  Sabatino, the boy's mother, initially tol…
Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Shuts PA Turnpike Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Shuts PA Turnpike
Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Shuts PA Turnpike A fiery tanker truck crash jammed traffic for miles along the PA Turnpike Saturday morning, Oct. 21 in Montgomery County. The multi-vehicle crash happened on I-476 in Worcester Township between mid-county exit 20 and Lansdale exit 31. Debris was strewn across the northeast extension, as depicted in a video by Hector Lucena. The highway remained closed for cleanup. If you are in the stopped traffic on I-476 North/South between Mid-County Exit #20 & Lansdale Exit # 31 -- Due to the severity of this incident - Please Remain In Your Vehicle, unless an emergency prevents you from doing …
Suspects Sought In Bloody Break-In At Montgomery County Home Suspects Sought In Bloody Break-In At Montgomery County Home
Suspects Sought In Bloody Break-In At Montgomery County Home Authorities are searching for a pair of accused burglars who they said left a blood stain on the carpet of a Lower Moreland home.  The break-in happened sometime on the night of July 17 in a residential area along Welsh Road, said township police.  The house was "heavily ransacked" by the time officers arrived, the department said. In addition to leaving a blood stain on the floor, authorities said the burglars took cash and "high-end jewelry."  Investigators have since issued warrants for two suspects in the case: Henry Castillo-Suarez, 47, and Cesar Almeida-Casas, 28,…
Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says
Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says A husband and wife are following an accident in Sellersville, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office.  Authorities said it happened on Ridge Road on Saturday, Oct. 7.  John Christian, 71, of Montgomery County, was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, 70-year-old Tina Christian, died the next day at Grandview Hospital, said Coroner Meredith Buck.  Their causes of death were multiple injuries by manner of accident, she added.  According to their obituary, the Christians lived in Spring Mount and were married for 51 years.  …
Police Release Conversations Between Philly Man, Detectives Posing As Teen Girl In MontCo Police Release Conversations Between Philly Man, Detectives Posing As Teen Girl In MontCo
Police Release Conversations Between Philly Man, Detectives Posing As Teen Girl In MontCo Authorities in Montgomery County have released conversations between a 29-year-old Philadelphia man and undercover detectives, who he thought was actually a 14-year-old girl. Anthony Smith-Sturgis reached out to "the girl" on a social media app on Oct. 4, saying he wanted to meet "the queen behind the smile," and that he was a single dad, sous chef, and future massage therapist, according to exchanges in a criminal complaint released by the office of Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Anthony Smith-Sturgis introduces himself to "the girl" on an app on Oct. 4.Montgomery…
Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect For Parts Of Eastern PA, Meteorologists Say Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect For Parts Of Eastern PA, Meteorologists Say
Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect For Parts Of Eastern PA, Meteorologists Say The heavy rains that are flooding roadways in New Jersey and grounding school buses in New York are impacting parts of eastern Pennsylvania as well, according to the National Weather Service.  Meteorologists say areas east and northeast of Philadelphia — including Bucks and Northampton counties — could see up to six inches of rainfall by 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29.  A coastal flood advisory is in effect for Philadelphia, Delaware County, and lower Bucks County, NWS says. Residents are reminded to seek higher ground and stay clear of water if flash flooding occurs.  ⚠️👀 Areas of heavy r…
Philly Area Liquor Stores Closed Due To Looting, Officials Say Philly Area Liquor Stores Closed Due To Looting, Officials Say
Philly Area Liquor Stores Closed Due To Looting, Officials Say All liquor stores in Philadelphia — and one in Montgomery County — are closed after the looting that took place throughout the city on Tuesday night, Sept. 26.  "Last night, at least 18 Fine Wine and Good Spirits stores were looted," said Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spokesman Shawn Kelly.  "Fortunately no employees were hurt, although some were understandably shaken." Every location in Philly and the Cheltenham Plaza location in Wyncote stayed closed Wednesday, Sept. 27, "in the interest of employee safety and while we assess the damage and loss that occurred," Ke…
PA Killer Calls FBI After Slaying Mom, Brother: DA PA Killer Calls FBI After Slaying Mom, Brother: DA
PA Killer Calls FBI After Slaying Mom, Brother: DA A Montgomery County man shot and killed his mother and brother on Sunday, Sept. 24 before placing a call to federal agents, prosecutors claim.  Aaron Deshong, a 49-year-old Perkiomen resident, was still on the phone with the FBI's Threat Assessment Center when state police arrived at his Gravel Pike home to take him into custody, said the District Attorney's Office.  The FBI received the call around 5 p.m., according to the criminal complaint released by prosecutors. Deshong allegedly told agents he had been "living on the edge" since his father's death, that he was "not suicidal,…