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Keystone Goodwill VP Killed By Landslide While Rafting In Alaska: Police Keystone Goodwill VP Killed By Landslide While Rafting In Alaska: Police
Keystone Goodwill VP Killed By Landslide While Rafting In Alaska: Police A former vice president with Goodwill in Pennsylvania has died in a rafting accident in Alaska, state police confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 10.  Deborah Burke, 65 of Harrisburg, PA, retired from being the Vice President of Finance for Goodwill Keystone Area in May 2024, according to her LinkedIn. She was a 1999 alumna of West Chester University with a degree in accounting.  She was enjoying the "career break" as she put it, rafting with her family on the Klutina River near Copper Center in Alaska on Sunday, July 7, 2024, when disaster struck — a landslide rolled …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Texas Longhorn Bull Loose On I-83: PennDOT Texas Longhorn Bull Loose On I-83: PennDOT
Texas Longhorn Bull Loose On I-83: PennDOT A bull was "running amok" on Interstate 83, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler announced on Wednesday afternoon.  The Texas Longhorn bull got loose near Exit 36 to Fishing Creek, according to Schreffler.  The bull was "quick and [had] been evading capture on the ramps, in the gore area, and on the other side by the car wash," Schreffler explained.  There was traffic disruption, not a closure as of 3:20 p.m. on July 10.  There was no word on how long it would take to wrangle the bull, but around 4:15 p.m. some men with lassos caught…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Rt 11 Reopens After Fatal Tanker Truck Crash: PennDOT Rt 11 Reopens After Fatal Tanker Truck Crash: PennDOT
Rt 11 Reopens After Fatal Tanker Truck Crash: PennDOT A coroner was called to the scene of a crash on Route 11 on Wednesday morning, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler.  The crash is believed to have been between a tanker truck and a passenger vehicle, Schreffler explained. It happened between Schoolhouse and Cove roads at around 11:30 a.m. on July 10. It is unclear "which vehicle had the fatality," Schreffler said.  The area affected by the closure was between Maryville and Duncannon. The roadway reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA and Schreffler.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police Struck Pedestrian Charged In Lititz: Police
Second Pedestrian Struck On PA Route 501 In 1 Week: PD A pedestrian has been charged after they were struck crossing a street in Lititz, police announced on July 10, 2024.  On Independence Day, a man "entered the roadway into the path of an oncoming vehicle, traveling southbound on South Broad Street, resulting in a collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian," the police stated in the release.  The crash happened near the intersection of South Broad Street/PA Route 501 and West Lemon Street around 9:01 p.m., according to police in Lititz.  There are two marked crosswalks at that intersection, as seen on Google Maps, b…

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Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit
Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit A 14-year-old transgender teenager from Western Pennsylvania met their alleged killer through the dating app Grindr, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29 of Sharon, is in the Mercer County Prison after bloody clothes and surveillance videos linked him to the brutal dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a press release and court documents.  Likens was reported missing by "his" father (who does not acknowledge his son's transition to become a girl, the police explained in the affida…

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Business
Central PA Restaurant Reopens After Car Slams Into It Central PA Restaurant Reopens After Car Slams Into It
Central PA Restaurant Reopens After Car Slams Into It A popular family restaurant closed suddenly on Tuesday morning after a car slammed into it, the owners announced.  Stonybrook Family Restaurant, located at 3560 East Market Street was forced to close after someone backed into a corner of the brick building on July 9, as the owners explained in a Facebook post.  "One person was taken for medical evaluation," as stated in the post.  Springettsbury police, EMS, and firefighters responded to the crash.  Only 5% of the building was damaged so the restaurant happily reopened on Wednesday morning — with a new menu of lun…

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by Jillian Pikora
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$3 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Pennsylvania 7-Eleven $3 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Pennsylvania 7-Eleven
$3 Million Winning Scratch-Off Ticket Sold At Pennsylvania 7-Eleven The sweetest place on earth just got sweeter when someone became a three-time millionaire by simply scratching a piece of paper, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission on Tuesday, July 9.  A Mega Bucks Scratch-Off sold for just $30 at the 7-Eleven located at 305 West Governor Road in Derry Township, Hershey. The store will receive $10,000 for selling the winning ticket. This was a top winning prize for the game, and there are still four more top prizes left. Click here to learn more about the game. The prize expires one year from the game's end-sale date, so th…

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Township Employee Drowns In PA Riding Lawn Mower Accident: Coroner Township Employee Drowns In PA Riding Lawn Mower Accident: Coroner
Township Employee Drowns In PA Riding Lawn Mower Accident: Coroner A Bushkill Township groundskeeper died after being pinned under a riding mower on Tuesday morning, according to officials.  Louis 'Lou' Nagy, 74 of the 800 Block of Bushkill Center Road, was mowing township property near Albert Ponds Preserve along Albert Road when the fatal accident happened.  Lou was just starting to cut the grass "along the bank of one of the ponds when the mower tipped over with the operator still on its seat resulting in him being pinned beneath the tractor in the pond," he Northampton County Coroner's Office stated in a release. A coroner was…

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Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say
Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say The owner of a headstone company is accused of ripping off hundreds of grieving customers across greater Philadelphia, federal prosecutors allege in an indictment.  Gregory J. Stefan Jr., 54, of Upper Merion, is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Between January 2018 and September of last year, Stefan accepted more than $1.5 million from customers who ordered memorials for loved ones, then failed to deliver the headstones they bought, authorities said. Stefan accepted the orders from nearly 500 customers through his companies 1843 LLC…

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Police Sting Sends Sex Offender Jeffrey Pettinato To Jail — AGAIN, PA DA Says Police Sting Sends Sex Offender Jeffrey Pettinato To Jail — AGAIN, PA DA Says
Police Sting Sends Sex Offender Jeffrey Pettinato To Jail — Again, PA DA Says A 62-year-old sex offender who thought he was chatting online with 12 and 14-year-old girls, ended up getting a surprise greeting from law enforcement, according to a release by the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday, July 9.  Jeffrey Pettinato, 62 entered a guilty plea before Judge Edward M. Marsico, Jr. for the following on July 1, according to the DA: Felony trafficking in individuals. Felony criminal attempt to commit trafficking in individuals. Felony criminal solicitation to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child under the age o…

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Fat Phobia? PA's Brett Harris Booted From 'The Bachelorette' After Just One Episode Fat Phobia? PA's Brett Harris Booted From 'The Bachelorette' After Just One Episode
Fat Phobia? PA's Brett Harris Booted From 'The Bachelorette' After Just One Episode Season 21 of "The Bachelorette" had audiences falling for a Pennsylvania man, but unfortunately, Jenn Tran didn't feel the same way.  Tran is a 26-year-old New Jersey native who made her Bachelor Nation debut on Joey Grazidei's season. Brett Harris of Manheim, PA was eliminated in the first episode of The Bachelorette Season 21.  Courtesy of ABC During the premiere episode, Brett Harris a 28-year-old Health and Safety Manager from Manheim, PA melted audiences' hearts as a"small-town boy [who] has big dreams when it comes to finding love," as stated in his Bachelor Bio…

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PA Gravestone Thief's Brother Bilked NJ Widow Out Of $5,000, Indictment Says PA Gravestone Thief's Brother Bilked NJ Widow Out Of $5,000, Indictment Says
PA Gravestone Thief's Brother Bilked NJ Widow Out Of $5,000, Indictment Says Another New Jersey widow has come forward alleging she was bilked out of money for a gravestone she never got. Jerry J. Stefan, 49, of Gladwyne, PA, has been indicted alleging he bilked a Deptford, NJ widow out of $5,054 for a gravestone she never received for her late husband. He's the brother of a Pennsylvania gravestone dealer already charged in three states with defrauding gravestone customers. A Gloucester County grand jury indicted Jerry J. Stefan on June 26 on a charge he never provided a gravestone or returned the money he took. He was indicted on a third-degree charge of failure t…

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