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Coroner IDs Lehigh Valley Dad Killed In Workplace Accident Coroner IDs Lehigh Valley Dad Killed In Workplace Accident
Jeff Delp Killed In Portland Workplace Accident: Officials Authorities have named the 43-year-old dad who drowned in an industrial drainage basin in Portland Borough on Saturday, in a release on Tuesday, March 12.  Jeffrey R. Delp of Upper Mount Bethel Township has been identified as the man who drowned, the Northampton County Coroner's Office stated in a release. It happened at Ultra-Poly Corporation, 102 Demi Road at the Portland Industrial Park on March 9, officials said.  Delp's cause of death was drowning and the manner of death was accidental, as stated in the release. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inves…

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Dog Found Abandoned In Delco Park, Owner Charged With Neglect: Police Dog Found Abandoned In Delco Park, Owner Charged With Neglect: Police
Dog Found Abandoned In Delco Park, Owner Charged With Neglect: Police One man was charged with misdemeanor neglect and cruelty to animals after Prospect Park police said he abandoned his dog.  Authorities were able to identify 28-year-old Abraham Myers as the owner based on social media tips, said Prospect Park Police Chief Dave Madonna on Tuesday, March 12.  The dog was found tied to a bench and police believe she was there for over eight hours. She "drank a serious amount of water that officers provided to her," Madonna said.  Facebook/Chief Dave Madonna- Prospect Park Police Myers, of Glenolden, has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Mar…

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by Mac Bullock
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Newly Minted Millionaire: Philly Lottery Player Wins Seven-Figure Prize Newly Minted Millionaire: Philly Lottery Player Wins Seven-Figure Prize
Newly Minted Millionaire: Philly Lottery Player Wins Seven-Figure Prize A Pennsylvania Lottery player stopped by a corner store in Philadelphia's Wissahickon neighborhood over the weekend and walked out a millionaire.  The lucky winner earned $1,192,632.50 playing the "Ca$h Wanted" game at the Commissary Food Market, 5255 Ridge Avenue, said Lottery officials in a release.  The vendor is slated to receive a $10,000 bonus check for its part.  "Ca$h Wanted" is a $20 Fast Play game that pays out progressive top prizes starting at $300,000. Fast Play games print on demand from your Lottery retailer and can be scanned immediately withou…

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John Cena's Naked Oscar Moment Celebrates 1974 Streaker From Pennsylvania John Cena's Naked Oscar Moment Celebrates 1974 Streaker From Pennsylvania
John Cena's Naked Oscar Moment Celebrates 1974 Streaker From Pennsylvania In 1974 at the 46th Academy Awards, a man named Robert Opel ran across the stage naked. It happened just as David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor. Robert Opel streaks at the 46th Academy Awards. Rodrigogomespaixao Wikipedia Opel was a photographer and art gallery owner who was raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Fifty years later, Robert Opel's memory lives on, with help from Oscar's host Jimmy Kimmel and John Cena. “Can you imagine if a nude man ran across the stage today?” Kimmel said at the event Sunday night, March 10. “I said, can you imagine if a nude man ran across the …

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Philly Firefighter Injured On Duty Is 'Pillar Of Her Community,' Colleague Says Philly Firefighter Injured On Duty Is 'Pillar Of Her Community,' Colleague Says
Philly Firefighter Injured On Duty Is 'Pillar Of Her Community,' Colleague Says Longtime Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Jill Connor is recovering in the hospital after she was wounded on duty last Saturday, March 4.  Connor, a 16-year veteran of the department, suffered burns to multiple parts of her body while suppressing a fire, said GoFundMe organizer Kwaja Matthews.  "Lieutenant Connor is currently hospitalized in pain but in very high spirits….grateful and thankful that she is alive," wrote Matthews, who is a PFD Fire Code Inspector, according to her LinkedIn.  "Lieutenant Connor truly had a near-death experience." Matthews says the money raised via…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Sentenced: AG Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Sentenced: AG
Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Sentenced: AG A Northampton County man was convicted at jury trial on dozens of felony counts related to child pornography, according to prosecutors.  Zebbelin Standish, 36, was found guilty of more than 50 charges of possession of child pornography, four counts of dissemination, and criminal use of a communications facility following a four-day trial, said the state Attorney General's Office.  Investigators said Standish uploaded the videos to social media and that "additional images and videos" were found during a search of his phone.  After his verdict, Standish's bail was raised …

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Bucks County Man 'Degloved' Cat's Chin, Faces Animal Cruelty Charge: Lancaster DA Bucks County Man 'Degloved' Cat's Chin, Faces Animal Cruelty Charge: Lancaster DA
Bucks County Man 'Degloved' Cat's Chin, Faces Animal Cruelty Charge: Lancaster DA A Bucks County man is charged with animal abuse after prosecutors say he badly injured a cat in Lancaster County.  Richard Swangler, a Bristol resident who "has been living in West Hempfield Township for the past several months," is being held in lieu of a $15,000 bail, said the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.  Authorities said Swangler reported a wild animal "which he believed to be a jaguar" was inside his home on the 100 block of W. Broad Street on March 3.  Officers arrived and saw bite marks on the 56-year-old's arms but found no wild animal,…

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Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Upper Saucon Man Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Upper Saucon Man
Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Upper Saucon Man The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help to locate a decedent's next of kin.  George T. Howard of Upper Saucon died of natural causes at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem on Monday, Feb. 26, officials said. He was 61.  Anyone who can reach his family is asked to call the Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.

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$42K Hidden In Sealed Toothpaste Boxes Lands PHL Employee Federal Sentence $42K Hidden In Sealed Toothpaste Boxes Lands PHL Employee Federal Sentence
$42K Hidden In Sealed Toothpaste Boxes Lands PHL Employee Federal Sentence A Philadelphia International Airport employee will spend six months in jail for trying to smuggle thousands of dollars past security, according to federal prosecutors.  Hugh James, 52, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and a combined $1,200 in fines and fees, said the US Attorney's Office.  Authorities said James tried to board a flight from PHL to Montego Bay, Jamaica in October 2020 with $62,000 in undeclared cash in his luggage.  As "an employee with access to the secure area of the airport," investigators said James "arranged to have the cash smuggled…

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Pennsylvania Man Who Purchased Human Body Parts On Facebook Sentenced Pennsylvania Man Who Purchased Human Body Parts On Facebook Sentenced
Pennsylvania Man Who Purchased Human Body Parts On Facebook Sentenced A 41-year-old man who purchased human body parts from a woman in Arkansas through Facebook has been sentenced in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday, March 5.  Jeremy Pauley, originally of Enola, Cumberland County but most recently of Thompson, Susquehanna County, has been sentenced to two years of probation for his role in a national illegal human body parts selling scheme involving a funeral home and the Harvard morgue, as Daily Voice previously reported.  He has been under investigation by local police and the FBI since authorities received a call about "suspicious activi…

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Montco Man Killed In Bucks Crash Was 'Cherished Husband, Father' Montco Man Killed In Bucks Crash Was 'Cherished Husband, Father'
Montco Man Killed In Bucks Crash Was 'Cherished Husband, Father' Marcus Pochettino, a Montgomery County husband and father of two, died suddenly in a car crash last Tuesday, Feb. 27, loved ones said in a GoFundMe. He was 38.  Pochettino was killed when his car crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bensalem, the Bucks County Coroner's Office told Daily Voice.  He lived in Lafayette Hill with his wife of 12 years, Casey, and their sons, 9-year-old Charles and 7-year-old Sebastian, wrote GoFundMe campaign organizer Jamie Kaye.  "Marcus was the epitome of a loving spouse and father, deeply involved in his community and family life," Ka…

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Facebook, Instagram Issues Resolved After Widespread Outage: Meta Facebook, Instagram Issues Resolved After Widespread Outage: Meta
Facebook, Instagram Issues Resolved After Widespread Outage: Meta Facebook and Instagram users were locked out of their accounts Tuesday morning, March 5 in what appeared to have been a widespread outage. Hundreds and thousands of both Facebook and Instagram users had reported problems on DownDetector as of 11 a.m. The issue was resolved at approximately 11:45 a.m. Meta spokesman Andy Stone addressed the outage on Twitter: Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience. https://t.co/ybyy…

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by Cecilia Levine