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Philadelphia's Kristen Welker Named New Moderator 'Meet The Press' Mod Philadelphia's Kristen Welker Named New Moderator 'Meet The Press' Mod
Philadelphia's Kristen Welker Named New Moderator 'Meet The Press' Mod If it's Sunday, Chuck Todd will now be able to sleep in. But Kristen Welker won't. The Arlington resident announced he is stepping down as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," the venerable Sunday morning news show.  Todd had been moderator of the show since 2014 and his last show is expected to be in September. He said he will remain at NBC News. Today we close our show with an announcement from @chucktodd:"While today is not my final show, this will be my final summer here at Meet the Press. ... I am really proud of what this team and I have built over the last decade." pic.twit…

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Chester County Gas Station Sells $100K Powerball Ticket Chester County Gas Station Sells $100K Powerball Ticket
Chester County Gas Station Sells $100K Powerball Ticket A Chester County shopper won big playing the Pennsylvania Lottery on Memorial Day, say state gaming officials.  The Turkey Hill gas station at 10 East 1st Avenue in Parkesburg sold a Powerball with Power Play ticket worth $100,000 for the Monday, May 29 drawing, Lottery representatives said.  The lucky winner matched four of the five white balls drawn and the red Powerball to win, officials wrote.  For their part, Turkey Hill will now receive a $500 bonus check for vending the prize-winning slip.  The winner will not be identified until they claim their prize and …

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by Mac Bullock
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Drop Something? Police Seek Owner Of Diamond Found In Montco Parking Lot Drop Something? Police Seek Owner Of Diamond Found In Montco Parking Lot
Drop Something? Police Seek Owner Of Diamond Found In Montco Parking Lot Missing anything?  Authorities in Pottstown are looking for the owner of a diamond that was discovered in the parking lot of the Home Depot at 295 Armand Hammer Boulevard, Lower Pottsgrove police said in a release.  The precious gem was found on March 29, officials wrote. Anyone wishing to claim the diamond will have to provide a description, they added.  If you know who the owner is, call LPPD at 610-326-1508. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Neighbors Raise Thousands For 60+ Residents Displaced By Easton Blaze Neighbors Raise Thousands For 60+ Residents Displaced By Easton Blaze
Neighbors Raise Thousands For 60+ Residents Displaced By Easton Blaze In the 48 hours since a major fire displaced dozens of residents from a rowhome block in Easton, community members have raised thousands of dollars on their neighbors' behalf.  Fire crews rushed to the 900 block of Ferry Street in the city's West Ward around 3:45 p.m. on Monday, May 29, Daily Voice reported.  Though the Easton Fire Department had reported no civilian injuries, the blaze reached six alarms and burned for as many hours, officials said. By the time it was extinguished, as many as 60 Easton residents had been displaced, according to volunteer organizers.  Now, i…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released— AGAIN, Police Say Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released— AGAIN, Police Say
Lititz Sex Offender Who Assaulted 13-Year-Old Released— AGAIN, Police Say A 28-year-old registered sex offender who has allegedly sexually assaulted yet another 13-year-old girl has been released, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.  Derek Alan Manz recently pleaded guilty to Disorderly Conduct Hazardous/Physical Offense, and Harassment - Communication of Lewd, Threatening Language in two separate cases Daily Voice previously reported.  He also turned himself into the police on charges of Aggravated Indecent Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, and Endangering the Welfare of Mi…

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TikTok Videos Give Glimpse Into Teens' Massive Penn's Landing Gathering TikTok Videos Give Glimpse Into Teens' Massive Penn's Landing Gathering
TikTok Videos Give Glimpse Into Teens' Massive Penn's Landing Gathering Gunshots were fired and at least three vehicles were vandalized when a large group of young people gathered in Penn's Landing on Memorial Day evening, claim Philadelphia police.  The department told multiple news outlets that the crowd — which appears to number in the hundreds, in video footage from the scene — made its way into Penn's Landing around 7 p.m. Gunfire was heard around 8 p.m. and police later recovered two shell casings, but no victims were found, city police told the press. At least three car windshields were destroyed by teens jumping on them, authorities clai…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA
Lancaster Caregiver Who Gave Baby 'Lasting Medical Issues' Learns Her Fate: DA A Lancaster woman has been sentenced nearly two years after a 3-month-old infant was found barely breathing, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Kayla Tucker, 34, of the 500 block of N. Plum Street, pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2022, to three felony counts of aggravated assault and a felony count of endangering the welfare of children, according to an updated release by the Lancaster District Attorney's Office on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  The boy was originally found barely conscious and having trouble breathing in the 500 block of North Plum Street at approximately…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Penn State Grad Who Made LEGO Plans For Riot Learns His Fate: DOJ Penn State Grad Who Made LEGO Plans For Riot Learns His Fate: DOJ
Penn State Grad Who Made LEGO Plans For Riot Learns His Fate: DOJ A 29-year-old Penn State alumnus who used a LEGO set to make his plans has been sentenced for his role in the Capitol Riot, according to newly released documents by the Department of Justice. Robert Morss, Glenshaw (previously of Pittsburgh) was sentenced by US District Court Judge Trevor N. McFadden to serve 66 months in prison followed by 24 months of supervised release and restitution of $2000 for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, obstruction of an official proceeding, and robbery during the January 6 US Capitol Riot, the US Department of Justice an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Nurse Charged With Killing Patients By Insulin Overdosing: AG PA Nurse Charged With Killing Patients By Insulin Overdosing: AG
PA Nurse Charged With Killing Patients By Insulin Overdosing: AG A nurse has been arrested and charged for allegedly "administering lethal doses of unnecessary medication that resulted in the death of two patients and the hospitalization of a third," Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  Heather Irene Pressdee, 40, of Natrona Heights, was a registered nurse at Quality Life Services, "a skilled nursing facility in Chicora" when she allegedly gave three men too much insulin, causing hypoglycemia, the AG explained.  A 55-year-old man died on Dec. 4, 2022, and an 83-year-old man died on Dec. 25, 2022, bo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Whose Mom, Grandmother Were Killed In Philly Embraced By Community Child Whose Mom, Grandmother Were Killed In Philly Embraced By Community
Child Whose Mom, Grandmother Were Killed In Philly Embraced By Community Two years after his mother and grandmother were killed, community members are rallying to help a Philadelphia boy honor his late loved ones.  Byron McDonald's mom Morgan Braxton was 25 years old when city police found her dead from gunshot wounds in her home on April 12, 2021, 6abc reported. His grandmother, 50-year-old Tamara Aikens, was shot outside her house three days prior, according to the outlet.   "My cherished friend Morgan T. Braxton should have been preparing to celebrate her 27th birthday," wrote the late mother's close friend Alexis Richardson.&nbs…

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by Mac Bullock
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Ex-YMCA Employee Who Ditched Daughter In PA YMCA Dumpster Learns Her Fate: DA Ex-YMCA Employee Who Ditched Daughter In PA YMCA Dumpster Learns Her Fate: DA
Ex-YMCA Employee Who Ditched Daughter In PA YMCA Dumpster Learns Her Fate: DA A former YMCA employee who ditched her daughter in the organization's dumpster in Lancaster in 2007 has been convicted and sentenced, the District Attorney announced on May 24, 2023.  DNA evidence linked Tara Indrakosit Brazzle, 44, of Valparaiso, Indiana (formerly of Lancaster, Pennsylvania) to the baby girl, according to the DA.  She was arrested in California in 2021 for "infanticide by asphyxiation," as Daily Voice previously reported.  "Baby Mary Ann", was 36 weeks old when she was found in the 500 block of North Queen Street in 2007, the DA explained.  Brazz…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Young Children Injured In PA Bear Attack, Game Wardens Say Two Young Children Injured In PA Bear Attack, Game Wardens Say
Two Young Children Injured In PA Bear Attack, Game Wardens Say A pair of Pennsylvania children received non-life-threatening injuries in a bear attack on Monday, according to the state Game Commission.  It happened on May 22 in Wright Township, Luzerne County, the commission wrote in a release.  Two children aged 5 and 14 months were playing in their driveway when the attack occurred, officials said. Investigators are still unsure what might have provoked the bear's aggression.  The victims were treated for bites and scratches and later released from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, the Game Commission noted.  Game wardens have…

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Injured Bald Eagle Rescued In Bucks County To Be Reunited With Family Injured Bald Eagle Rescued In Bucks County To Be Reunited With Family
Injured Bald Eagle Rescued In Bucks County To Be Reunited With Family A sickly bald eagle rescued by police officers in Bucks County over the weekend has a long road to recovery, but his veterinary team says he's rising to the occasion.  Police in Solebury Township found the bird in the evening hours on Sunday, May 21. At the time, he was unable to stand up or lift his head, say rescuers at the Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont.  Your Solebury Police Officers will stop at nothing to make sure every animal has a fighting chance to survive! Sgt.... Posted by Solebury Township Police on Sunday, May 21, 2023 When …

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by Mac Bullock