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Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA
Convict In 5 PA Counties Sentenced For Stabbing Mt Holly Springs Couple: DA A man who previously was reportedly "living in a bad place" and thought to be experiencing homelessness last winter was kindly taken in by a couple – whom he thanked by stabbing – now, he will have a home for several years in a state correctional institution, the Cumberland County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.  Robert Lee Suders, 43, most recently of Harrisburg, confessed to the Jan. 27, 2023 stabbing at a hearing over the summer and was sentenced by the Honorable Jessica E. Brewbaker on Dec. 12, the DA said and court records confirmed.  Both of the victims "r…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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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Woman ID'd 35 Years After PA Turnpike Crash: State Police Woman ID'd 35 Years After PA Turnpike Crash: State Police
Woman ID'd 35 Years After PA Turnpike Crash: State Police A 26-year-old western Pennsylvania woman has been identified 35 years after she died at the scene of a tractor-trailer collision on the state turnpike, authorities say.  Linda Jean McClure, of Indiana, PA was a passenger in a tractor-trailer truck that slammed into the fuel tank of another tractor-trailer at mile marker 119.4 in the eastbound lanes of the PA Turnpike in Somerset County on Oct. 22, 1987, the state police announced on Jan. 24, 2023.  McClure, and the driver of the tractor-trailer she was riding in, died after the cab of the tractor caught fire, according to the rele…

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Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties
Woman Allegedly Held Hostage For 24 Hours By Ex-Con With Charges In Six Pennsylvania Counties A woman was allegedly kidnapped, held hostage for 24 hours, assaulted, and had her children's lives threatened by a man with criminal charges in six Pennsylvania counties dating back 30 years, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice.  Richard Clover Young, 52, was "hiding and waiting" outside of the victim's home while she was waiting to be picked up by her sister on Nov. 5, according to the criminal complaint. Young reportedly "tricked" the victim by telling her that he'd drive her in his 2011 Kia Sportage and then bring her back home but he instead made excuses to keep her in h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG
PA Gangsters Found Guilty In 2017 Double Kidnapping Homicide: AG A pair of gang members were found guilty in a 2017 double kidnapping and beating death of two Pennsylvania men, the state attorney general said. A Somerset County jury returned guilty verdicts against Samson Washington and Marekus Benson, members of the East Main Money Gang (EMMG), State Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Friday, Oct. 21. Washington and Benson tracked down Damien Staniszewski and James Smith in March 2017, after they stole drugs and cash from an EMMG house, Shapiro said. Washington and Benson then kidnapped the two young men, tied them up, and assaulted…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Remains Matching Missing PA Woman Found After Brother's Suicide During Welfare Check: Reports Remains Matching Missing PA Woman Found After Brother's Suicide During Welfare Check: Reports
Remains Matching Missing PA Woman Found After Brother's Suicide During Welfare Check: Reports A woman who had been missing since August 3 has been found dead, multiple media outlets report citing authorities. Tammy Berkey, of Berlin, had left her home in a red transam that Wednesday and had not been heard from since, according to her family. She was first reported missing on August 7, according to social media posts by her family. When state police went to her home along Mason Dixon Highway in Brothersvalley Township for a welfare check on Aug. 11, her brother, James Foy Jr., went into another room and shot himself, WJAC reports citing the acting District Attorney Molly M…

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Search For Missing PA Woman Announced After Relative Dies From 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound' Search For Missing PA Woman Announced After Relative Dies From 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound'
Search For Missing PA Woman Announced After Relative Dies From 'Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound' A relative of a woman who had been missing since August 3 "died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound" on Sunday, August 14, Pennsylvania state police say. Tammy Berkey, of Berlin, had left her home in a red transam that Wednesday and had not been heard from since, according to her family. She was first reported missing on August 7, according to social media posts by her family. PSP in Somerset County and the county's district attorney's office announced it's involvement in the search a week later, only after the relative died. The reason for this delay is unclear. Berkey remains missing an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA State Rep. Admits To DUI Following Second Serious Crash In Less Than One Year PA State Rep. Admits To DUI Following Second Serious Crash In Less Than One Year
PA State Rep. Admits To DUI Following Second Serious Crash In Less Than One Year A Pennsylvania State House Representative admitted to driving under the influence following a serious crash on Saturday, June 4, according to a statement released on Facebook on Tuesday, June 7.  State Rep. Matt Dowling, 36, of Uniontown, says the crash over the weekend is under investigation by Pennsylvania state police as a possible DUI.  In his own words, he says, his struggles overcoming his injuries following the Oct. 2021 crash brought on by a diabetic issue, “manifested itself in disappointing behavior that I have faced in the past with respect to alcohol, and that came to …

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Snowfall Projections Released For This Week's Storm In Pennsylvania Snowfall Projections Released For This Week's Storm In Pennsylvania
Snowfall Projections Released For This Week's Storm In Pennsylvania The first winter storm of the year is expected to bring snow and more cold temperatures that will last for several days, according to the National Weather Service. A look at areas (in darkest blue) where the heaviest snow is expected.AccuWeather Adams, York and Lancaster counties may see high accumulations of 2 to 4 inches starting, according to NWS. The rest of central Pennsylvania may see anywhere from a dusting of snow to 2 inches. The Pittsburgh region and southwestern Pennsylvania through Somerset County may see snow totals as high as 7 inches, according to NWS. Eastern Pennsylvan…

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GOP Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese Dies Of Brain Aneurysm After Testing Positive For COVID, 42 GOP Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese Dies Of Brain Aneurysm After Testing Positive For COVID, 42
GOP Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese Dies Of Brain Aneurysm After Testing Positive For COVID, 42 Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Reese died of an apparent brain aneurysm Saturday after having tested positive for COVID-19 at 42 years old, the House GOP leader said. He died peacefully with his family by his side Saturday afternoon at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, a release posted to his Facebook page says. Reese on Dec. 7 announced he tested positive for COVID-19 and had been quarantining.  He was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008, taking office in the 2009-10 Legislative Session.  Representing Westmoreland and…

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by Cecilia Levine