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Nick Bosa's GF Is Model From Philadelphia Who Spent Time At The Jersey Shore
If you're watching Super Bowl LVIII for the Usher halftime show, the commercial's, and Taylor Swift, here's someone else to keep an eye out for. Meet Lauren Maenner, a model with Philadelphia roots who grew up vacationing at the Jersey Shore. Her boyfriend? 49ers defensive end, 26-year-old Nick Bosa (not Taylor Swift's boyfriend's teammate). It's not immediately clear when the athlete and the model started dating, but Maenner, also 26, hinted at it when the 49ers played the Eagles last December. "Haha this is awkward," the longtime Eagles fan captioned the photo, in which she's…
Sports
Watch For Trenton Native, Penn State Alum At Super Bowl
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In First Season With NFL
A Trenton native is gearing up for the biggest game of his life when he takes the field for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Ji'Ayir Brown is a starting safety for the Niners and will be ending his rookie season with a trip to the Super Bowl. He had ten tackles in San Francisco's comeback 34-31 win over the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Brown became a starter on the elite 49ers defense after fellow safety Talanoa Hufanga tore his right ACL in the third quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Brown stepped right …
Sports
Stroudsburg Native, Rutgers Grad Will Face Former Teammate At Super Bowl
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Three former Rutgers University football players will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, including one New Jersey native trying to win his third Lombardi Trophy and two Scarlet Knights looking to earn their second championship. Kansas City Chiefs starting running back Isiah Pacheco, of Vineland, helped lead the defending champions in the AFC title game at Baltimore on Sunday, Jan. 28. He rushed for 68 yards, caught four balls for 14 yards, and scored a second-quarter touchdown to put the Chiefs ahead of the Ravens for good in their 17-10 win. In a postgame interview with FOX Sports, Pacheco said…
Sports
'Always The Underdog:' Standout Clarion Fighter Inducted Into UFC Hall Of Fame
A Toms River mixed martial artist known for taking down more physically imposing fighters has reached the summit of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Frankie "The Answer" Edgar was named as the first UFC Hall of Fame inductee for 2024. The UFC announced his acceptance into MMA's most exclusive club during UFC 297 in Toronto on Saturday, Jan. 20. The UFC released a video tribute to Edgar's career when making the announcement. "Undersized, always the underdog, everyone could see themselves in Frankie," UFC commentator Din Thomas said in the video. "Frankie was really the first fighter to p…
News
PA Husband Arrested In Vegas On Homicide Charge For Wife, 5 Years After Ex-Wife Hired Hitman
A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman was found dead on New Year's Day a week after she went missing, and her 55-year-old husband was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada on homicide charges, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Franyerlys Nicole Zambrano, a Venezuela native, was found dead at her home in the first block of Bierer Avenue, Uniontown on Monday, according to area police. She had been reported missing after she failed to come to work at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for three days, so her coworkers contacted the Uniontown police and an investigation was launched on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023.…
Obituaries
Philly Urban Planner, 33, Killed Leading Bicycle Trip Memorialized With Upcoming Ride
An upcoming bicycle trip will pay tribute to a 33-year-old urban planner and transportation advocate who was struck and killed by a car last month in Philadelphia. Andrea Gonzalez was leading a Radical Adventure Riders (RAR) LGBTQ + BIPOC bike-packing trip from Philadelphia to the Goshen Pond Camping Area in the Pine Barrens, when she died, those who knew her said. 💔🤎🧡 RIP Andrea Gonzalez 🧡🤎💔 Andrea was killed by a driver while leading a LGBTQ + BIPOC bikepacking trip with @... Posted by unpavedPA on Thursday, November 16, 2023 Andrea was riding on Kresson Road when a crash occurred be…
Sports
NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers Airplane Makes Emergency Landing (
Developing
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The plane the Pittsburgh Steelers were flying home from their victorious game against the Las Vegas Raiders has made an emergency landing. The plane's emergency landing happened on Monday, Sept. 25, according to a tweet on X by defensive tackle Cam Heyward. Our team charter plane was unexpectedly diverted to Kansas City early this morning on our way back to Pittsburgh following our game in Las Vegas. Everyone on the plane is safe, and we are making necessary plans to arrive back in Pittsburgh later today. — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) September 25, 2023 Daily Voice has confirmed tha…
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: Legionnaires' Transplants Kills 1 In PA, CDC
Pennsylvania is making history – for the wrong reason – with the first known cases of Legionnaires' disease in organ donations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found in two Pennsylvania lung transplant patients. The transplants were given by a single donor in Philadelphia in May 2022, according to a CDC release on Friday, Sept. 15. The Pennsylvania Department of Health was notified in July 2022 and the patients learned they had the disease in June. …
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Legionnaires' Outbreak Probe Continues In Lancaster: County Officials
A bacteria that can cause the deadly lung disease – commonly known as Legionnaires' – has been found six more times since officials learned of an infected inmate in Pennsylvania. Lancaster County Prison was notified that a former inmate tested positive at a State County Institution for Legionnaires' Disease also known as Legionella Pneumonia on Friday, Aug. 11. A probe of the prison was launched on Aug. 21, and trace amounts of Legionella were found in a sink "within the cell where the inmate resided within the prison’s Medical Housing Unit," Lancaster County Commissioners O…
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Drowning
: 4-Year-Old Grandson Of 2 Rabbis Dies In Pennsylvania Park
The grandson of two rabbis has died suddenly in Pennsylvania, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Sholom Dovber Markel had been with his family in a designated swimming area by the south shore of Pleasant Valley Beach when he was found unresponsive around 1:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, multiple authorities confirmed. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Moraine State Park initially confirmed the incident. The Butler County Water Rescue Team 300 and the Portersville Volunteer Emergency Medical Services were called to the scene. The DCNR is investigati…
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Sea Isle City Man Charged In Assault On Fox29 Anchor Bob Kelly: Reports
A 21-year-old Sea Isle City man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with punching Fox29's Bob Kelly in the eye on Sunday, July 30, according to court records and various news reports. Patrick Iannone was released on a summons that calls it an attempt "to cause significant bodily injury.". CrossingBroad.com and the Sea Isle News reported on the assault charge, citing a news release on Thursday, Aug. 3, along with court documents. Sea Isle City police did not return a call for more details. Court records obtained by Daily Voice show that Iannone was charged with aggravat…
News
AGT Magician, PA Dad Scott Alexander Dead At 52
Scott Alexander, a Pennsylvania husband, father of three, and professional magician died suddenly after suffering a stroke, his wife Jenny said on Instagram. He was 52. Alexander — who once wowed TV audiences on "America's Got Talent" in 2011 and has ties to both Parkesburg and Lancaster — was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean Sea at the time of his death, Jenny said. The magician's social media shows his most recent employer as Royal Caribbean Cruises. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenny Alexander (@thepaintedlily) …
Obituaries
Las Vegas Man Driving Penske Box Truck Ejected On Pennsylvania Turnpike
A Las Vegas Man Driving a Penske box truck has died along the Pennsylvania turnpike, authorities say. Geoffrey Gallo, 65, of Nevada, was driving too fast while heading east on Interstate 76 by the Gettysburg Interchange ramp in Upper Allen Township when lost control around 4:09 p.m. on Friday, August 19, according to Pennsylvania state police. The truck overturned and Gallo — who was not wearing a seat belt — was partially ejected, according to state police. Gallo dead at the scene, by the Cumberland County coroner's office. No other people or vehicles were involved in the crash. Th…
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Star Who Recruited Sex Trafficking Victims On Social Media Nabbed In Maryland: Police
A former MTV reality show star wanted out of Las Vegas for using his large social media presence to recruit sex trafficking victims was arrested in Maryland, authorities said. Kevin Barnes, aka "Choppa," was extradited to Las Vegas after his capture on a warrant in Linthicum on Monday, April 25, the Anne Arundel County Police Department said on Twitter. The 37-year-old was formerly part of the MTV reality show "Making The Band," TMZ reports. Mr. Barnes was arrested on @LVMPD warrant in Linthicum, Maryland. Detectives believe there may be local victims. If anyone has any additional i…
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‘I Forgot’: Vegas Resident Flying Home Nabbed With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport, TSA Says
A Las Vegas resident caught with a loaded gun at a Newark Airport security checkpoint told officers he’d driven to Connecticut with it in his backpack, then forgot it was there, the TSA said. Port Authority police seized the handgun and arrested the man on weapons charges after a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the weapon in an X-ray monitor in Terminal A, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said on Tuesday, March 22. “The man told officials that he had driven from his home in Las Vegas to Connecticut and brought his handgun with him in his backpack for the drive,” Farbs…
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Couple Who Took Over ‘Tiger King’ Park Surrender 138 Animals And Rights To Ever Exhibit Again
The couple who took over the once-popular “Tiger King” roadside animal park after Joseph “Joe Exotic” Maldonado-Passage went to prison have formally had all of their animals taken away and their rights terminated to ever exhibit any again, federal authorities said. Jeffrey and Lauren Lowe agreed to the measures, including terminating their interests in 97 endangered or threatened animals seized from their facility and abandoning their rights to an additional 41 animals covered by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), as part of a consent decree, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. Federa…
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Central PA Man Wins Big At Las Vegas Casino
A central Pennsylvania man has won more than a half-million dollars playing poker in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to a release by Caesars Entertainment. Congratulations to @CaesarsRewards member, Scott L., on hitting the Mega Jackpot playing Ultimate Texas Hold'Em for $5️⃣ 4️⃣ 4️⃣,9️⃣ 0️⃣ 4️⃣ 🎊 21+. Gambling problem? Call 800-522-4700. pic.twitter.com/KZ6CaNoAz0 — Planet Hollywood (@PHVegas) November 10, 2021 Scott Long, of Harrisburg, won a Mega Progressive Jackpot during a game of Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Wednesday, according to Caesars. Long…
Obituaries
Easton Father, Award-Winning Air Force Veteran Michael Hawk Dies After
Covid-
19 Battle At 54
Easton father and award-winning Air Force veteran Michael Christopher Hawk died at UMC Hospital on August 18 after fighting a difficult battle with COVID-19. Born in Easton, Hawk graduated from Wilson Area High School in 1985, his obituary says. Hawk then went on to serve in the United States Airforce. He completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas before serving at Kusan Air Force Base in South Korea and at Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas, his memorial says. Hawk received several awards during his time in the Air Force, including the Air Force Training Rib…
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Poker Player's Public Battle With Demons Ends In Fatal Plunge From NJ High-Rise
His fellow poker professionals were becoming increasingly concerned about Matthew Marafioti’s mental health when it all ended tragically last week. Marafioti, a 33-year-old Toronto native who reportedly won multiple millions in his poker-playing career, had a very public battle with his demons. Recent social media posts were filled with an insistence that “social justice” gangsters were after him as he fought in court to gain joint custody of his young son. Shortly after 11 a.m. last Friday, Marafioti dove head-first to his death from a friend’s 28th-floor balcony at the Winston Towers, a …
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Steelers QB Dwanye Haskins Domestically Assaulted By Wife, Loses Tooth, Las Vegas Police Say
Pittsburgh Steelers' Quarterback Dwayne Haskins’ wife, Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins, was arrested on domestic assault earlier this month, according to multiple outlets. The couple got into a fight in their hotel room at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas over their plans for the evening, according Las Vegas police. Haskins and his friends supposedly went to a nightclub without waiting for Gondrezick-Haskins and her friends, who had been at a performance. When the fight escalated, Gondrezick-Haskins punched her husband in the mouth, breaking a tooth. The couple had not publicly shared that they ha…
Business
Caesars Entertainment Bets $400M On New Restaurants, Renovations At 3 Atlantic City Casinos
Caesars Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it is investing $400 million into three of its Atlantic City casino resorts. Renovations, to begin this summer at Caesars, Harrah's Resort and Tropicana Atlantic City, include new restaurants, enhanced gaming floors and renovated guest rooms. The international company's plans include remodeled room towers; new interior designs, enhancements to the casinos' gaming floors; new dining concepts with acclaimed restaurant partners; and many more additions within the next three years, the company said in a news release. Caesars Entertainment…
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'Help Is Here' White House Tour Begins This Week In NJ, PA
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris begin a "Help is Here" tour of the United States this week, beginning in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Biden's wife and Harris' husband will be making some of the local visits aimed at explaining and promoting the newly-signed $1.9 trillion federal stimulus package. First Lady Jill Biden, a native of Hammonton, will be in Burlington, New Jersey, on Monday and President Biden plans a stop in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. The president was born in Scranton, and his wife grew up in South Jersey. "They’re eager to get out …
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