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Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming
A stunning spectacle is beginning to stir just as the summer night sky offers a timely assist.
The moon turns new on Tuesday, July 14, creating dark conditions as Earth enters the outer edge of the Perseid meteor shower's debris stream, according to Space.com. A few early streaks could become visible that night.
The shower's formal activity period runs from Friday, July 17, through Monday, Aug. 24, the International Meteor Organization said. Rates will begin to rise slowly over the coming weeks.
The main event is expected overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13. That afte…
Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries.
Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police.
Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…
LI Powerlifter’s Social Media Flexes Exposed $100K Disability Fraud: Authorities
A Long Island powerlifter bilked more than $100,000 through disability payments while competing in professional competitions, authorities said.
Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington Station, pulled off the fraud between 2021 and 2024, the New York Attorney General’s office said.
Phillips said he suffered a serious injury while weightlifting in 2018, rendering him unable to work or perform routine activities without help, investigators said. He applied for state disability payments and was approved in May 2021, according to authorities.
But by 2021, Phillips was perfectly capable of working a…
'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Reports
A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to court documents obtained by WNEP.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a residence in the 1200 block of Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting, multiple outlets reported at the time. When they arrived, they found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said.
The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of…
Business Owner ID'd As Man Killed In Route 22/322 Crash: PA State Police (Update)
A Mechanicsburg business owner was killed in a head-on crash on Route 22/322, Pennsylvania State Police announced Tuesday, July 14.
The crash happened at approximately 4:07 p.m. Monday, July 13, on Route 22/322 near the Newport exit in Howe Township, according to a release from PSP Newport.
Jack Curren, 79, of Strasburg previously of Duncannon, was driving a Buick Encore westbound when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle crossed into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado, state police said.
Curren was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry C…
Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania man is accused of forcing his way into an apartment, killing his brother and wounding another man before stealing a vehicle and fleeing to New York, authorities announced on Monday, July 13.
Reading Police responded to the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue just after 2 a.m. Friday, July 10, for a reported shooting, where officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
One victim, Alex B. Rosado-Laboy, 45, of Reading, had been shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Berks County Coroner's Office. Police said Alex Rosado-Laboy…
Best, Worst States For Well-Being Revealed: Here's Where Pennsylvania Ranks
A new state-by-state report says the map of American well-being shows clear winners, troubling warning signs, and one big national disconnect.
The State of the Nation Project released its "State of the States" report as the US approaches its 250th anniversary. StudyFinds reported on the rankings on Friday, July 3.
Minnesota ranked first overall, followed by New Hampshire, Iowa, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Louisiana ranked last among the 51 jurisdictions measured, including all 50 states and Washington, DC.
New Jersey ranked 11th, Maryland ranked 15th, Connecticut ranked 18th, Virginia rank…
PA Pizza Delivery Driver Killed After Vacant Home Drop-Off; 14-Year-Old Charged With Murder
A 14-year-old has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery driver who was robbed after completing a delivery to a vacant North Pennsylvania apartment last month, police announced on Monday, July 13.
Philadelphia police arrested the juvenile on Friday, July 10, in connection with the June 5 killing of 28-year-old Anshul Kuncha, authorities announced Monday, July 13. The teen is charged with murder, robbery, violations of the Uniform Firearms Act, and related offenses, police said.
Daily Voice is not identifying the defendant because of our policy against naming or p…
Motorcyclist Killed Laying Down Bike To Avoid Crash Was Bowling Coach, Ohio State Employee: PSP
An Ohio bowling coach and state employee was killed after laying down his Harley-Davidson to avoid rear-ending a car that had slowed to make a turn in Pennsylvania, State Police announced Monday, July 13.
The crash happened on Saturday, July 11, at approximately 2:24 p.m. on Lincoln Way West at the intersection with Brooklyn Road in Peters Township, according to PSP Chambersburg.
Brandon J. Winterod, 47, of Georgetown, Ohio, was riding a 2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide westbound behind a 2015 Ford Focus driven by 34-year-old Kyler J. Kendall, of Shippensburg, police said.
Kendall slowed …
