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Murder Suspect With 36+ Year Record Of Crimes Across PA Arrested: Police Murder Suspect With 36+ Year Record Of Crimes Across PA Arrested: Police
Murder Suspect With 36+ Year Record Of Crimes Across PA Arrested: Police A 58-year-old former convict has been arrested for murder among other charges, Harrisburg police announced on Thursday night.  Carel Dell Foster of Harrisburg was arrested in connection with the deadly stabbing of William Gonzalez, 51 also of Harrisburg, on Nov. 9, police detailed.  Gonzalez was found stabbed to death in Harrisburg on Sunday night, city police announced the following morning. He was identified as the victim by Dauphin County officials on Monday, Nov. 6. Officers were called to the reported stabbing in the 1800 block of Paxton Street, near the intersect…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Feds Put Stop To Animal Transporter Year After Crash Left Monkeys Running Around Pennsylvania Feds Put Stop To Animal Transporter Year After Crash Left Monkeys Running Around Pennsylvania
Feds Put Stop To Animal Transporter Year After Crash Left Monkeys Running Around Pennsylvania The animal trucking company involved in a high-profile crash that had escaped monkeys running around Pennsylvania has been shut down by federal officials. PETA apparently submitted evidence to the US Department of Transportation that Quebedeaux’s Transport appeared to be illegally transporting monkeys to labs, the organization said in a news release. An email from the DOT obtained by Daily Voice confirms Quebedeaux’s Transport, Jeff Quebedeaux, is "out of the transportation business." In January 2022, a trailer carrying 100 monkeys overturned in a crash with a dump truck on …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report
PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report A Pennsylvania man is police custody after authorities say he set his house on fire while state troopers were inside, according to a report from CBS 21. John Andrew Young, 59, of Montour County, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, making terroristic threats, and related offenses, state court records show.  Troopers were dispatched to a home on R & H Avenue in Liberty Township at around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 for a reported domestic disturbance, the outlet wrote.  When officers were inside, investigators say Young retreated to a back room and started a fire …

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by Mac Bullock
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Dad Found Dead In Abandoned PA Motel Had Been Mourning Loss Of Wife, Family Says Dad Found Dead In Abandoned PA Motel Had Been Mourning Loss Of Wife, Family Says
Dad Found Dead In Abandoned PA Motel Had Been Mourning Loss Of Wife, Family Says The 47-year-old man found dead at an abandoned motel in Montour County on Friday, Oct 7 had lost his wife only weeks before, his family said.  The remains of George W. Sholley III, of Berwick, were discovered late last week in a former Days Inn on Sheraton Road in Valley Township, near the intersection of I-80 and Route 54, state police told reporters from multiple outlets. No cause of death was announced, though investigators said they do not suspect foul play.  An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, according to the Daily Item.  According a GoFundMe campaign created by h…

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by Mac Bullock
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Airline Refusing To Ship Monkeys To US After PA Crash Airline Refusing To Ship Monkeys To US After PA Crash
Airline Refusing To Ship Monkeys To US After PA Crash No more monkeys jumping on the plane. The airline responsible for bring hundred of monkeys to the US for laboratory experiments will stop the shipments, following a crash in Pennsylvania where monkeys escaped, according to PETA. Kenya Airways came to the decision less than 24 hours after speaking with PETA, according to the organization. The airline flew the monkeys to John F. Kennedy International Jan. 21– just hours before the crash, according to the press release. The tractor-trailer collided with a dump truck on Interstate 80 near Route 54 in Montour County– in below freezing tem…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Monkey On Loose In PA After Trailer Carrying 100 Of Them Crashes Monkey On Loose In PA After Trailer Carrying 100 Of Them Crashes
Monkey On Loose In PA After Trailer Carrying 100 Of Them Crashes A monkey was on the loose in Pennsylvania Saturday morning after a trailer carrying about 100 of them crashed Friday, according to State Police. The crash between the trailer and a dump truck on I-80 near Route 54 in Montour County, with temps below freezing. Crash Update: There is still one monkey unaccounted for, but we are asking that no one attempt to look for or capture the animal. Anyone who sees or locates the monkey is asked not to approach, attempt to catch, or come in contact with the monkey. Please call 911 immediately. — Troopers Andrea Pelachick & Lauren Lesher (@PSPTro…

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by Cecilia Levine