TWINS! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog TWINS! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog
Twins! Punxsutawney Phil Becomes Proud Papa Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, Phyllis, are now parents to twin baby groundhogs, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club announced on Wednesday, March 27. "The babies are currently in with mom and dad at the zoo that is located at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library, and can be viewed thru the viewing window!" the club stated in the release.  Our excitement continues with a short video of our new arrivals! Phil and Phyllis were not far from these little ones in... Posted by Punxsutawney Phil on Wednesday, March 27, 2024  The names of the babies were not released.  Phil predi…
Internet Sleuths Say PA 'Bachelor,' New Fiancé Spoiled The Ending Internet Sleuths Say PA 'Bachelor,' New Fiancé Spoiled The Ending
Internet Sleuths Say PA 'Bachelor,' New Fiancé Spoiled The Ending Joey Graziadei and Kelsey Anderson will never underestimate Bachelor Nation again. The happy couple in an interview with "Entertainment Weekly" confirmed they were posting to social media from the same house when internet sleuths called them out on doing just that, before the show had ended. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kelsey Anderson (@_kelsey_anderson) Graiazdei, 28, of Collegeville, and Anderson, 25, of New Orleans, got engaged on the season finale of ABC's "The Bachelor," which aired earlier this week. But back in Februa…
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Montco Mom: DA DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Montco Mom: DA
DUI Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Montco Mom: DA A DUI driver faces homicide by vehicle charges for the Nov. 25, 2023 crash that killed Laishah “Nala” Holloman, an area farm manager and beekeeper with New Jersey roots, prosecutors say.  Shaikan Pitts, a 33-year-old Philadelphia resident, is being held in lieu of a $90,000 bond, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office on Wednesday.  Pitts' Nissan Rogue struck Holloman's white Ford van as she pulled out of a driveway near Old York Road and Spring Avenue in Elkins Park, investigators said. Pitts' Nissan hit the van "with such force that it caused the v…
Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner Buil…
Temple Student Struck By Vehicle During Philly Half Marathon, Loved Ones Say Temple Student Struck By Vehicle During Philly Half Marathon, Loved Ones Say
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…
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…
NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment
NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment Seven crewmembers were treated for minor injuries when three trains derailed after a collision in Lower Saucon early this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report.  The collision happened on tracks parallel to Riverside Drive around 7:15 a.m. on March 2, officials have said. All three were Norfolk Southern trains.  Investigators now say NS intermodal train 24XH101 was stopped on the tracks due to traffic when it was struck by train 268H429. Both trains were eastbound.  As a result, train 268H429 derailed three railcars onto the adjacent …
6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard 6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard
6 Missing Workers Presumed Dead In Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Coast Guard The search for six missing construction workers in Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse has become a recovery effort, the US Coast Guard said Tuesday night, March 26. UPDATE: Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse The Brawner Builders employees are presumed dead after they were sent plunging into the Patapsco River at 1:30 a.m., when one of the bridge's beams was struck by a container ship that had lost power, officials previously said. Miguel Luna, 49, is one of the men missing, his wife María del Carmen Castellón told our sister station Telemundo... …
Officials End Recovery Efforts For Delco Girl Lost In Chester Creek: Report Officials End Recovery Efforts For Delco Girl Lost In Chester Creek: Report
Officials End Recovery Efforts For Delco Girl Lost In Chester Creek: Report Chester city officials are ending their efforts to locate 6-year-old Li'najah Brooker, 6abc reports. Brooker was playing near Chester Creek off 8th Street sometime before 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23 when she slipped and fell in, officials said previously.  Rescue crews were on the scene within two minutes but the rescue effort was deemed a recovery by Sunday afternoon, March 24.  Chester city officials said they spent Monday, March 25 using a towed side-scan sonar device to search the creekbed, but nothing was found. Additional scans were completed and canine sc…
Fellow Inmate Charged For Dad's Death In Pennsylvania Prison Fellow Inmate Charged For Dad's Death In Pennsylvania Prison
Fellow Inmate Charged For Dad's Death In Pennsylvania Prison The cause of death of a Pennsylvania father and inmate has been revealed and new charges have been filed, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Tuesday.  Michael Howard Butler II, 37 of Gratz, died following a "medical emergency" in his bunk in the Dauphin County Prison at 10:22 p.m. on Jan. 17, 2024, as Daily Voice previously reported.  It is now known that the emergency was caused by a fentanyl overdose from what Richard Leonard Weikel thought was heroin which he had smuggled into the prison in his shoe, the DA explained in the release on March 26.&n…
PA Man Heads To Fed Pen For Double Armed Robbery: USDOJ PA Man Heads To Fed Pen For Double Armed Robbery: USDOJ
PA Man Heads To Fed Pen For Double Armed Robbery: Usdoj A 26-year-old man will spend the next 15 years behind bars for a pair of Northeast Philadelphia robberies, federal prosecutors say.  Michael Malcolm was sentenced to 185 months plus five years of supervised release and $300 restitution, the US Attorney's Office said in a release.  Investigators said the robberies happened within minutes on the night of Oct. 5, 2021. Malcolm walked into Illadelph by All in One Smoke Shop at 14230 Bustleton Avenue and asked for cigarillo wraps before handing over some money, authorities said.  When the clerk opened the register, Malc…
'The Bachelor' Ends In Major Plot Twist For PA Tennis Coach 'The Bachelor' Ends In Major Plot Twist For PA Tennis Coach
'The Bachelor' Ends In Major Plot Twist For PA Tennis Coach Joey Graziadei's time as "The Bachelor" has come to an end. And no one could've predicted the ending. For weeks, the ABC show has mentioned the ending was a first for "Bachelor" history. It sure was.  Here's how the Monday, March 25 ended. Joey Graziadei prepares to give away his final rose. Disney/John Fleenor One of the final two women, Daisy Kent, predicted that 28-year-old Graziadei, of Collegeville, wasn't going to choose her. Daisy continually expressed her doubts about Joey's feelings for her to the cameras. She said her feelings for him weren't being validated, and reca…