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Obituaries
Popular PA BBQ Pitmaster Mike Wister Of NJ Dies From Short Illness
A Pennsylvania BBQ pitmaster and business owner with roots in New Jersey has died suddenly, according to his obituary posted by Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home. Michael "Mike" C. Wister, 58, originally of Elizabeth, NJ, but most recently of Lansdale, PA, passed away suddenly after a short illness at home on Saturday, Sept. 28, as detailed in his obituary. For 20 years, Mike ran small roadside BBQ stands, then he ran Wister’s Barbecue on Main Street for five years before moving to Broad Street in Lansdale where it's been for over two years, as explained in his obituary. In his spa…
Politics
'We're Not Going Back': Harris, Walz Lay Out Vision For Future In First Rally Together
Kamala Harris introduced her new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the "Vice President America deserves" during their first campaign stop at Temple University in Philadelphia. Speaking together on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in their first joint rally since Harris tapped Walz as her running mate, Vice President Harris, age 59, said this election will come down to one thing: freedom. "The freedom from gun violence, freedom to vote, freedom to love who you wish to with pride, and the freedom for women to do what they wish with their body and not have the government tell them what to do," she…
News
DA Will Not Seek Death Penalty For Temple Policeman's Accused Killer
The death penalty will not be sought for the 19-year-old charged with Officer Christopher Fitzgerald's murder, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 10. Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old Temple University policeman and father of four, was fatally shot on Feb. 18 during an armed robbery on West Montgomery Avenue, authorities have said. Eighteen-year-old Miles Pfeffer was arrested at his Buckingham Township home the following day using Fitzgerald's handcuffs. He was charged with murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, VUFA, and related co…
News
'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund
Friends, neighbors, and loved ones have raised thousands for the victim of an apparent domestic killing in Philadelphia. Milan Jones, a 20-year-old Temple University nursing student, was found dead in a Willington Street apartment early on Saturday, June 22, city police have said. Investigators believe she died from blunt force trauma and called her killing "domestic in nature." Tymir Lackey, a 21-year-old and fellow Temple student, has since been charged with her murder. On GoFundMe, Jones' sister-in-law Linsay Ramos said the 20-year-old was "taken from us too soon and in such a sensele…
News
Nursing Student Killed By Temple Student In Philadelphia, Police Say
A 20-year-old Temple University student was killed in a Philadelphia apartment near campus over the weekend, according to officials. City police said they were called to the 1400 block of Willington Street around 4 a.m. Saturday, June 22. They arrived to find 20-year-old Milan Jones dead from "apparent blunt force trauma." Twenty-one-year-old Tymir Lackey, also a Temple student, is charged with murder and related offenses, PPD said. Investigators believe the killing was "domestic in nature." Temple officials said Jones was a rising third-year student in the University's nursing program. …
Obituaries
Driver Who Died In Allentown Crash Was Temple Grad And Software Engineer, Family Says
Abeil Adilow, a Philadelphia man and Temple University alumnus, died in a crash in Allentown on Tuesday, April 30, authorities have said. He was 27. Police said Adilow crashed on the 1900 block of Lehigh Street just after 1 a.m. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he later succumbed to his injuries. In a GoFundMe set up by family members to assist with his funeral costs, loved ones said Adilow was a Philadelphia native and a member of Central High School’s 273rd graduating class. He went on to receive a degree from Temple and was most recentl…
News
Temple Student Struck By Vehicle During Philly Half Marathon, Loved Ones Say
Friends and loved ones have raised thousands for a Temple University student who was hit by a UTV while participating in the Love Run Philadelphia half marathon last Sunday, March 24. Bridget Frame was struck from behind near mile 9.5, leaving her with bilateral compound fractures in both legs, said her aunt and GoFundMe organizer Kathleen Moran. She underwent surgery this week and will be out of work and wheelchair-bound for the next several months, her aunt says. "Bridget is a senior at Temple University, graduating this May with her Bachelor of Arts in Political Sc…
Lifestyle
Pennsylvania Cheers On Native Oscar Winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph
The 2024 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress had the support of her home state when she held up her golden statue on Sunday, March 10. Da'Vine Joy Randolph, a Philadelphia native, won Best Supporting Actress — yet again — for "The Holdovers." She previously won the title at the Critics’ Choice Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. Randolph was voted on by the Academy above Emily Blunt in “Oppenhei…
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Convicted For Temple Student's 2021 Murder: Prosecutors
Latif Williams shot and killed Samuel Collington while he unloaded his car in 2021, a Philadelphia court has found. Williams, 19, was convicted of third-degree murder and related counts following a one-day, said the District Attorney's Office in a release. Investigators have said Collington, a 21-year-old political science student at Temple University, was the victim of an attempted robbery near campus on Nov. 28, 2021. He was shot twice in the chest during the struggle and later died at an area hospital, according to police. Collington, a Prospect Park native, was set to…
Police & Fire
Shots Fired At Meetup Near Temple University, Police Say
One suspect is sought after gunfire rang out at a large gathering of teens near Temple University campus on Saturday evening, Feb. 10, according to authorities. Temple officials became aware of a social media post advertising a "meet-up" near Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue around 5 p.m., campus police said in a release. "Early on, the group of juveniles was orderly," but several fights broke out, authorities said. While Temple, city, and SEPTA police worked to break up the crowd, officials said a gunshot was fired near Park and Cecil B. Moore avenues just before 6 p.m. T…
Sports
Nick Bosa's GF Is Model From Philadelphia Who Spent Time At The Jersey Shore
If you're watching Super Bowl LVIII for the Usher halftime show, the commercial's, and Taylor Swift, here's someone else to keep an eye out for. Meet Lauren Maenner, a model with Philadelphia roots who grew up vacationing at the Jersey Shore. Her boyfriend? 49ers defensive end, 26-year-old Nick Bosa (not Taylor Swift's boyfriend's teammate). It's not immediately clear when the athlete and the model started dating, but Maenner, also 26, hinted at it when the 49ers played the Eagles last December. "Haha this is awkward," the longtime Eagles fan captioned the photo, in which she's…
Obituaries
Philadelphia Teacher, Levittown Mom Dies, 47
Nicole Larue Walsh, a longtime teacher in Philadelphia schools and a Levittown mother of three, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 16, loved ones said in her obituary. She was 47. A lifelong Levittown resident, Walsh graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1994 before continuing her studies at Temple University, her obit says. She earned her master's in reading development from Holy Family College, family members wrote. Walsh was a middle school special education teacher and began working in Philadelphia schools in 2009, according to her LinkedIn. Before that, she taught …
Police & Fire
Stabbing Of Temple University Worker Was 'Unprovoked,' Police Say
A Temple University employee was hospitalized with a stab wound to the arm after they were attacked early Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, authorities announced. The victim was on the 1000 block of West Montgomery Avenue when "an individual who appeared to be in mental distress" stabbed them around 7:15 a.m., said Campus Police in a release. The suspect fled east on Montgomery towards 8th Street, according to investigators. Campus police said they are reviewing security footage, surveilling the area, and working with PPD to locate them. The employee is "alert and conscious" and …
Weather
New Video Shows Gunman Before Murder At North Philly Apartment: PPD
Detectives are asking for the public's help to identify an alleged murderer. The pictured suspect shot and killed a 21-year-old man around 3 a.m. on Nov. 12, according to Philadelphia police. Authorities said the victim was killed in the apartment building at 2137 N. 15th Street, just a few block from Temple University's campus. The video seems to show the suspect standing in a doorway before cutting to show him run inside, apparently armed with a handgun. He appears in a hallway in the final shot, still holding the pistol. Footage from PPD. Phi…
News
Transgender Activist Arrested On Child Rape Charges In Philadelphia
A popular Pennsylvania transactivist has been arrested on child rape charges. Kendall Stephens, 37, Philadelphia, became a bit of a local celebrity after a violent attack on her ended with the convict of Tymesha Wearing in 2020, the Philly DA explained at the time. Following an investigation by the Attorney General's office into two claims that Stephens raped children; Philadelphia Police arrested her on Monday, Dec. 18, court records show. Both cases list an incident date of Sept. 25, 2023, but Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more information. …
Legal
Hall Versus Oates: What Went Wrong?
No one thought much of it when Daryl Hall and John Oates set out on separate tours this year. They'd done it before only to reunite for arena shows. So maybe some but not others were surprised by the news that the pair is embroiled in a legal battle, one that led Hall to obtain a temporary restraining order against his now-former music partner. A judge has sealed a lawsuit that Hall filed last week in Nashville, where Oates lives, according to multiple news outlets. So little is known about the dispute -- other than maybe that it's gone too far (but you know it don't matter anyway). Penn…
Obituaries
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…
Police & Fire
'Juvenile' Groups Exchange Fire In Shootout On Temple Campus: Authorities (
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(Note: this story has been updated to include new information from Philadelphia police.) Temple University police are investigating an apparent shootout between two groups on Campus Wednesday evening, Nov. 8, according to security officials. University police said "two groups of juveniles" near Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue "discharged multiple shots in the direction of each other" around 4:30 p.m. No injuries were reported. The entire incident was caught on video camera and lasted less than five seconds, said authorities. A security officer across the street witnessed the sho…
Police & Fire
Temple Students Robbed At Gunpoint Steps From Campus, Authorities Say
Two students were robbed at gunpoint just steps away from the Temple University campus before sunrise on Tuesday, Oct. 31, according to authorities. The stick-ups happened near the corner of North 16th Street and Berks streets around 6 a.m., PPD said. The first victim, 21, was robbed of his phone but later found it nearby using a tracking app, said police. The second victim, also 21, was pistol-whipped before having his wallet and phone stolen, they added. The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall black man in his mid-20s wearing a dark sweatshirt and a mask. …
Schools
Uber Giving Temple Students $200K In Free Rides
Temple University students can get free rides from Uber this year. The ride-share company is providing $200,000 in free rides to students looking to leave unsafe situations, according to the school's student-run newspaper, Temple News. Each student can get four free rides costing $20 through the end of the year, thanks to a partnership with Student Activists Against Sexual Assault, a student organization that aims to combat sexual violence, the newspaper says. To get the free ride, students must log into their Uber account using their Temple email and enter the code TempleRideHome. Click …
Schools
Temple University President Collapses, Dies Following Memorial Event
Temple University Acting President JoAnne A. Epps died suddenly on Tuesday afternoon, the university has announced. Epps was attending a memorial service at Temple when she "became ill," the university said in a statement. She was rushed to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m., they said. "There are no words that can describe the gravity and sadness of this loss," the statement reads. "President Epps was a devoted servant and friend who represented the best parts of Temple. She spent nearly 40 years of her life serving this university, and it goes without saying…
Obituaries
Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Police
Kelly Boyd, a Philadelphia public relations professional and consultant of nearly 30 years, died after being hit by a truck on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities say. She was 56. Police say the accident occurred in a Wawa parking lot in Hatfield. Boyd, on foot, was hit by a 65-year-old driver in a Ford F-150 and rushed to Grandview Hospital before succumbing to her injuries, officials said. Hatfield police said the crash is still under investigation, and that witnesses should call 215-855-0903 or email policetips@hatfield.org. Boyd, of Sellersville, started KB Consulting in Rittenhouse in…
Obituaries
'Breaking Bad' Actor From Philly, Mark Margolis, Dead At 83
"Breaking Bad" actor and Philadelphia native Mark Margolis died Thursday, Aug. 3, Forbes reports. He was 83. Margolis died following a brief illness at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the outlet says. Born in Philadelphia in 1939, Margolis attended Temple University for a short time before dropping out and moving to New York to pursue an acting career, according to his online biography. Margolis was best known to modern audiences for his portrayals of aging crime boss Hector Salamanca on AMC's "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." He also appeared in Brian DeP…
News
NASA Rocket Launch Includes Experiments From PA Students, Will Be Visible Across Northeast
Students from three Pennsylvania schools are launching experiments into space as part of a NASA rocket launch, set for takeoff later this week. The experiments are part of NASA's RockOn and RockSat-C programs, which will take flight early Thursday morning, June 22, alongside experiments from students at more than two dozen other universities across the U.S. The PA schools participating in the program are University of Scranton, Lincoln University and Temple University. While a map has not yet been released, the launch is visible in states across the Eastern Seaboard. This is the 15th year…
Police & Fire
Temple Student Shot Dead: Jude Chacko Mourned In Philadelphia
Jude Chacko, a Philadelphia resident and Temple University alumnus, died on Sunday, May 28. He was 21. Chacko was found with a gunshot wound to the head a Port Richmond street early on Sunday, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. He was placed in critical condition at Temple University Hospital where he was pronounced dead that evening, the department said. His death remains under police investigation. Chacko, loved ones wrote in an obituary posted to Facebook, was a Pennsylvania native and an active member of the Catholic Church. He was a member of the 278th graduating class at Cent…
News
International Temple Students Killed In NY Crash
A pair of international Temple University students were killed in a crash in upstate New York over the weekend, the school's news site and officials said. Francesca Ward and Olivia Moore, both from the United Kingdom, were identified as the victims killed in the crash. Two other victims reportedly survived. Details about the crash were not released. “The university extends our deepest condolences to Francesa’s and Olivia’s families, friends, faculty, and classmates,” said JoAnne Epps, the Temple University's acting president “We know that, as a community, we will support those impacted by …
News
Legacy Of PA National Guardsman Lives On With Scholarship Fund
Christian-Michael Keyes, a Pottstown resident and former Pennsylvania Army National Guard member, died on February 11, his loved ones wrote in his obituary. He was 27. Now, his friends and family members are raising money for a memorial fund in his honor. Between in-person donations and digital support, the Christian Keyes Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund has raised "just over" $3,000, said his mother Dana Gentile on GoFundMe. The effort aims to ultimately raise $10,000 in total. "We hope to either establish a scholarship for a high school senior that exemplifies simi…
Police & Fire
Gunman Opens Fire While Being Kicked Out Of Philadelphia Hookah Lounge: Reports
A hookah lounge security guard shot a 23-year-old gunman who opened fire at the Philadelphia facility injuring three women while being kicked out overnight, according to police and various news reports. The incident occurred near Temple University's campus, around 3 a.m. Sunday, March 19, at Hubble Bubble Hookah Lounge on the 1000 block of Diamond Street, police said in a news release. The gunman shot three women inside the lounge, including a 20-year-old black woman in the right arm, a 19-year-old black woman on the left leg and a 47-year-old black woman in the right arm, police said. All …
News
Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say
A man is under police guard at a Pittsburgh area hospital after the officer he shot fired back at him on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, authorities say. Allegheny County 9-1-1 was notified of shots fired in the area of Catherine and Savey streets around 12:18 a.m., Allegheny County Department of Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns details in a release approximately 12 hours later. "A Duquesne police officer responded to the area. When the officer arrived, he was immediately met by gunfire before exiting his vehicle. The officer returned fire striking the suspect in…
Police & Fire
Bucks Gunman Faces Murder Charge In Slaying Of Temple University Officer
An 18-year-old Bucks County man is facing various charges including murder in connection with the shooting death of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald, authorities said. Miles Pfeffer was captured at his home on the 2300 block of Quarry Road in Buckingham Township by members of the US Marshals — who used Fitzgerald's handcuffs to take him into custody — at 7:12 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, according to Daily Voice sources and the Bucks County DA's Office. Miles Pfeffer was captured in the shooting of Temple U officer Chris Fitzgerald.US Marshals Office/Miles Pfeffer Instag…
Police & Fire
Handcuffs Of Slain Temple U Officer Used In Capture Of Suspect In Bucks County
The handcuffs that Philadelphia Police Office Christopher Fitzgerald used every day at work were used to apprehend the 18-year-old suspect accused of shooting him dead, officials said. Miles Pfeffer was captured at his home on the 2300 block of Quarry Road in Buckingham Township at 7:12 a.m., according to Daily Voice sources and the Bucks County DA's Office. Pfeffer is accused of fatally shooting the officer during a foot pursuit on the 1700 block of West Montgomery Avenue Saturday evening, Feb. 18, authorities said. Pfeffer disregarded the officer's orders and a struggle ensued, authorit…
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