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Gymnast With '1K Watt Smile' Dies In Central PA, Friends Say
A wife, gymnast, and friend has died due to an illness her husband announced shortly after her passing.
Molly E. Athorn, 33, of Palmyra "had many health issues" that worsened and sent her to a local emergency room on Thursday, Sept. 7., 2023, her husband Nate explained in a Facebook post.
She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed around 5 p.m., he explained.
Molly was born in Hershey on Aug. 29, 1990, and was raised in Hummelstown, according to her obituary.
As a girl, she was a good friend to all who knew her and made another girl's childhood "bright during dark times," one …
Shed Fire Kills Hummelstown Man: Officials
A shed fire left a Hummelstown man on Friday.
Douglas Sweigart, 62, of Hummelstown, East Hanover Township was pronounced dead at the scene of a shed fire at 755 Laudermilch Road, Hummelstown, Dauphin Community Communications Director told Daily Voice.
Crews were dispatched to the fire at 6:32 a.m. Sept. 15, according to Fitch.
"He was discovered outside of the shed," she said
Douglas's dad Bruce owned a property on Laudermilch Road, according to his obituary.
Douglas is survived by his brothers Dennis (Debra) of Elizabethtown, Gary (Nora) of Cheney, Washington, Larry, (L…
PA Man Rapes GF's Daughters Daily For Years: DA
Every day, for a minimum of three years, a Pennsylvania man raped two young children, according to a release by the Lebanon County District Attorney's Office on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
Steve Junior Jacobs, 37, of Hummelstown, is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend's daughters daily from the time they were 6 and 9 years old until they were 10 and 12 years old respectively, according to a release by the DA.
Jacobs has been charged with 42 offenses (30 in one case, and 12 in the other) including multiple counts of Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault…
44-Year-Old Man Dies In Fiery Crash In Central PA, Police Say
After 10 hours of road closures and down power lines, police revealed the cause— a deadly single-vehicle crash into a tree.
Eric Wetherbee, 44, of Hummelstown, lost control of his vehicle for an unknown reason and crashed into a tree on Wood Road, between Waltonville and Middletown roads on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 2:06 a.m., the Derry Township Police detailed in a release that afternoon.
Shortly after he struck the tree, his vehicle caught fire, according to the release.
Wetherbee was pronounced dead at the crash scene.
Wood Road remains closed due to the downed power lines.
Anyone …
Nurses Covered-Up Cause Of Resident's Death In PA Medical Facility, AG Says
Two elderly nurses have been held in the Dauphin County Prison after the Attorney General Michelle Henry filed charges against them for neglecting a resident in their care "who died after sustaining injuries," according to a release by the AG's office on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.
Deanna Lee Hamilton, 64, of Dauphin, and Margaret Susan Nies, 71, of Hummelstown, were nurses at a Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Harrisburg, in December 2019 when a male resident fell and was seriously injured—he was later hospitalized and died on Jan. 1, 2020, as detailed in the re…
