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Beaver County, PA
Myerstown, PA
Schools
Fatal Shooting Of HS Senior By Federal Agents Justified, DA Says (
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The fatal shooting of an Aliquippa High School senior by a federal agent has been ruled justified, Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible announced during a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The 18-year-old Kendric Curtis fired two rounds from a stolen handgun into an unmarked SUV carrying undercover ATF, FBI, and local task force officers on Waugaman Street at the Linmar Terrace apartment complex, DA Bible said. An ATF agent returned fire once, striking Curtis in the head. Curtis was flown to Allegheny General Hospital, where he died at 3:03 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, the Allegheny…
Harrisburg, PA
Politics
If Electric Monopolies Win, We All Lose
Policymakers in Harrisburg are debating proposals that would roll back Pennsylvania’s competitive electricity market and give monopolies the power to generate electricity again. They claim this is about meeting rising demand. In reality, it’s unnecessary, risky, and costly for Pennsylvania families. Why This Matters Artificial intelligence, data centers, and electrification of industries are driving up power needs. But Pennsylvania’s competitive market is designed to handle that. Private generators are already stepping up. We are part of PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest grid operat…
Harrisburg, PA
Schools
Lawsuit
: Volunteer Coach Among 21 Hurt In PA Football Bus Crash Sues Driver, Transit Company
Twenty-one people were injured — including at least one student who suffered life-altering injuries — when a school bus carrying the Aliquippa Junior High football team crashed in Economy Borough, (Beaver County), Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Aug. 23, authorities said. Now, volunteer coach Jonathan Morris, who was hospitalized for three days with serious injuries, has filed a lawsuit against the bus driver and ABC Transit, Inc., the company that operated the bus. Morris, of Aliquippa, was seated directly behind the driver when the bus fishtailed on Shaffer Road, flipped onto its side, and str…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Nurse Impersonator With 20 Fake Names Stole Meds Across Multiple States: PA State Police
A woman accused of posing as a nurse under 20 fake names and stealing prescription drugs from health care facilities across Pennsylvania and other states is now at the center of a growing criminal investigation — and police say they don’t even know who she really is. The woman has been charged under the name Shannon Nicole Womack, 39, but Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, July 25, that they are now seeking the public’s help in positively identifying her true legal name. Investigators have uncovered additional false identities since her April 2025 arrest, prompting police to rele…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Retired PA Police Officer Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material, AG Says
A retired Pennsylvania police officer is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Wednesday, July 23. Peter J. Benedict Jr., 68, of Beaver County, was charged with 11 felony counts — including possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility — after agents searched his home earlier this week, according to AG Sunday. Benedict had served as a police officer in Beaver County and worked as a school resource officer between 2022 and 2023. He retired from law enforcement in 2023. Authorities stressed that th…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation
An off-duty police officer whose violent takedown of a bystander at a Walmart shooting scene led to the man’s death has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to probation, authorities announced Tuesday, July 15. John J. Hawk, 38, was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, and reckless endangerment in Beaver County Court, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. “This sworn officer’s actions contributed to the death of a man who was not a threat to anyone,” AG Sunday said. 'The Glue That Held Their Family Together' T…
Harrisburg, PA
News
911 Service Fully Restored After Outages Across PA (
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UPDATE: Pennsylvania’s 911 system was fully restored by 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, according to officials. Emergency call functionality has resumed statewide following Friday’s widespread outage. Residents can now call 911 as normal for emergencies. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has not yet released details on what caused the disruption. Authorities thanked the public for their cooperation and encouraged residents to continue following official updates through their county’s emergency services and social media pages. ORIGINAL: A statewide alert blared across phones in Pen…
Littlestown, PA
Weather
28K+ Without Power As Extreme Heat Wave Scorches Pennsylvania
Blistering temperatures and busted substations are pushing Pennsylvania's electric grid to the brink. Over 28,000 customers across the state were left in the dark Monday, June 23, as oppressive heat surged into the region, compounding recovery efforts from Thursday night's severe storms, utility companies said. Littlestown Blackout: Substation Failure Leaves 65% Without Power In Adams County, more than 2,500 First Energy customers are without power after a “major equipment failure” at a Met-Ed substation, according to a statement from Adams Electric Cooperative, Inc. That failure also disru…
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
WV College Student Claiming To Kill 20 Women Threatened To ‘Dismember’ PA Neighbor: Police
A West Virginia college student who claimed to be a serial killer allegedly stalked his Pennsylvania neighbor and threatened to dismember her, authorities announced on Saturday, March 15. Dylan Bish, 19, was arrested on Wednesday, March 13, after a months-long investigation into disturbing threats made against a woman in the 3300 block of 3rd Avenue in Koppel, Beaver County police said. The terror began in November 2024 when the woman found a handwritten note on her apartment door with her name and a phone number. She reported it to police, who attempted to contact the sender via text but c…
Harrisburg, PA
Schools
Pennsylvania Schools Closed, Delayed As Dangerous Winter Storm Hits: See The List
A powerful winter storm is set to bring hazardous travel conditions across Pennsylvania, prompting several school delays and closings, officials say. As of 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, the following schools across the state announced closures or delays: ADAMS COUNTY (Closed): Bermudian Springs School District Conewago Valley School District Fairfield Area School District Gettysburg Area School District Upper Adams School District ADAMS COUNTY (Delayed): Littlestown Area School District (Administrative Offices Closed) ALLEGHENY COUNTY (Closed): Clairton City School District (Remote In…
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Bodycam Footage Released Of Officer-Involved Maryland Motel Standoff With Wanted PA Fugitive
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has released bodycam footage of the officer-involved shooting of a wanted Pennsylvania fugitive during a barricade situation at a Maryland motel last summer. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, 2024, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. This video is a presentation intended to inform the public of details as we currently understand them related to a de…
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
Lifestyle
$1 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold In PA As Jackpot Hits $1.15 Billion
A Pennsylvania Lottery Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Sunoco on Pleasant Drive in Aliquippa, Beaver County, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Thursday, Dec. 26. The winning ticket for the Tuesday, Dec. 24 drawing matched all five white balls, 11-14-38-45-46, but missed the yellow Mega Ball 3, officials said. While this ticket made one lucky player a millionaire, the jackpot continues to climb after no one matched all numbers in Tuesday’s drawing. The jackpot is now an estimated $1.15 billion, with a $516.1 million cash option, for the next drawing on Friday, Dec. …
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Politics
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Pennsylvania voters helped a candidate narrowly win the state, with Republican candidate Donald Trump edging out Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent race. Trump received 50.51% of the vote (3,457,446 votes) statewide, coming in just ahead of Harris who had 48.53% (3,322,052 votes), according to unofficial results from the Department of State posted on Wednesday, Nov. 6. In 2020, the numbers were similar but with Joe Biden on the winner's side, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Four years ago, Biden had 50.01% of …
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Officers Named Following Police Shooting During Standoff With PA Fugitive At Maryland Motel
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has identified the officers involved in the shooting of a wanted Pennsylvania fugitive during a barricade situation at a Maryland motel over the weekend. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. Super 8 located on Monocacy Boulevard Google Maps street view According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make cont…
Frederick, MD
News
Police ID Sex Abuse Suspect Struck During Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Motel (
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New details have been released after a man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. The suspect was later identified as Jack Edgar Primmer by the Beaver Valley Regional P…
Frederick, MD
News
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…
Chambersburg, PA
Police & Fire
PA Dad Kills GF, Then Goes To Walmart To Confess: Affidavit
After shooting and killing his girlfriend a Pennsylvania dad drove to a local Walmart to confess, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Michael Joseph Work, 33, shot his girlfriend 33-year-old Brandi Marie Genova three times, at their home at 13 Bestview Avenue in New Castle on Monday, and has confessed to the crime, Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit. The couple had been with their 4-year-old son when Work and Genova got into a fight over her cellphone. Work had discovered messages from other men on her phone, he later told the police. The fight quic…
Lancaster, PA
News
5 Jehovah's Witnesses Sexually Abused Child Family Members, PA AG Says
Five additional members of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Pennsylvania are now facing multiple charges after allegedly sexually abusing children, Pennsylvania’s Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry announced at a press conference on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. All of the men, between the ages of 42-74, abused family members between the ages of 5 and 15, the AG says. The defendants are being prosecuted by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General for the following offenses: Marc Brown, 65, of Allegheny County, is alleged to have sexually abused two young sisters who were between the …
Chambersburg, PA
News
Evacuation Ordered In PA Following Ohio Train Derailment: Gov. Josh Shapiro (
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Days after a train derailment in Ohio, the crash scene continues to burn so crews are doing a "controlled release" of "toxic material" to prevent an explosion— leading the governor of Pennsylvania to urge people at the border to evacuate. Governor Josh Shapiro joined Gov. Mike DeWine in urging all of those within a one by to two-mile radius of East Palestine — to "evacuate immediately," first on Sunday then again he reiterated the plea on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. pic.twitter.com/i3nuDQcIBq — Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 6, 2023 East Palestine: Residents living wi…
Gettysburg, PA
News
Cold
CASE: Embalmed Head With Rubber Ball Eyes Found By Teen In PA Has Police Offering Reward
An embalmed head with rubber eyes was found in western Pennsylvania eight years ago, and no one has been able to identify her so a special $10,000 is being offered on the anniversary of her disappearance. Through Dec. 18, "the Beaver County Detective Bureau in cooperation with our local Crime Solvers of Beaver County and the Economy Borough Police Department are running an informational and rewards campaign of $5000 and the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is matching the $5000 reward in regard to information leading to the arrest and conviction involving this unsolved case of an Embalmed H…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Drunk Man Steals Ambulance Leading Pennsylvania State Police On Pursuit Across Two Counties
A drunk man hopped into an ambulance and seemingly went joyriding when medics were treating a patient on Friday, Dec. 9, authorities say. 32-year-old Vincent Scrbacic of Irondale, Ohio, stole the while it was parked in the 200 block of West Sycamore Street in Mount Washington just before 4:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police and Pittsburgh Public Safety. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County police pursued him along I-376 into Robinson Township, then state police took over as he sped into Beaver County, authorities explained to Daily Voice. Spike strips were used and the f…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Chris Deluzio Declares Himself Winner Of US House Seat Representing Pennsylvania
The Democratic candidate to represent Pennsylvania's 17th District, Christopher Deluzio has declared himself the winner of his race against Republican Jeremy Shaffer. He posted the announcement on Twitter shortly after 11 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2022. "I am honored and grateful that the people of #PA17 have elected me as their next Congressman to serve Western Pennsylvania in Congress," Deluzio wrote in part. I am honored and grateful that the people of #PA17 have elected me as their next Congressman to serve Western Pennsylvania in Congress. Read my full statement here: pic.twitter.com/TbWc…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Politics
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In PA
Polls are open for the 2022 midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 8. All 17 of Pennsylvania's seats in the US House of Representatives are contested. All 18 incumbent representatives having won their 2020 races, leaving the Pennsylvania delegation balanced with nine Democrats and nine Republicans holding office. But the Keystone State has only 17 Congressional districts at play in the 2022 midterm elections, having lost a seat following the results of the 2020 census. If the 435-member House flips to Republican control, that is considered a "referendum" on Joe Biden's first-term problems as…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Murderer For Hire Shot Pennsylvania State Police Trooper While On Duty
A man who previously served prison time after pleading guilty in connection to a murderer for hire case, has shot a Pennsylvania state police trooper on Friday, July 29, authorities say. Damian Ray Bradford, 41, of Pittsburgh, has been identified as the shooter according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police. The trooper was called to a report of an armed man at a mini-market on 402 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa, just after midnight according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. As soon as the trooper and their partner entered the store the man shot at them— striking one tr…
Gettysburg, PA
Lifestyle
Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Cut From 'American Idol'
The "American Idol" journey for a hunting-fishing 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania has come to an end. Morgan Gruber was cut from the show after a performance this week, which did not air, she said on Facebook. "I am so thankful for this amazing journey that American Idol has given me!!!" she wrote. "I’ve met so many amazing people and I’m so thankful for this opportunity! This isn’t the last of #morgangruber." Gruber was last seen on the air with Maryland's Jay Copeland during their rendition of "Shallow." Gruber blew the American Idol judges out of the water during her audition with …
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police
A police corporal caused a head-on crash that sent himself and another driver to hospitals on Tuesday, April 5, state police say. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County at mile marker 91 around 4:18 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. New Sewickley Township police Cpl. Gregory Carney, 43, of Beaver County, lost control of his patrol car for unknown reasons— exiting the southbound lanes, crossing the median, and then entered the northbound lanes— hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on, according to PSP's release. Both vehicl…
Gettysburg, PA
Lifestyle
Hunting, Fishing PA Teen Reels In Ticket To Hollywood On 'American Idol'
A hunting-fishing 17-year-old girl from Pennsylvania blew the American Idol judges out of the water at her audition with her raspy, sultry voice. Morgan Gruber is this season's "diamond in the rough" singer, as Katy Perry called her, who pulls audiences in with her intimacy but says she once was afraid to perform in front of people. When she tells the judges she enjoys "every minute" of hunting and fishing on her family's 12 acres in Beaver County, Luke Bryan says "I love this girl already." But the love doesn't stop for Gruber, as she sang Elle King’s “Can’t Be Loved” Lionel Richie says "…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Schools
Support Surges For Families Of Student, Bus Driver Killed In l79 Crash
UPDATE: The fake GoFundMe campaign for school bus driver, Lindsay Thompkins' family has been removed and his family has launched a real one. You can read more about it and find out how to donate here. ORIGINAL: The victims of a fatal school bus crash along Interstate 79 have been identified by police. Lindsay Thompkins, 31, of Aliquippa, Beaver County, was the driver of the school bus that crashed into a tractor-trailer near the Route 422 interchange on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania state police. The tractor-trailer driver Karandeep Singh, who was uninjured when the bus crashed int…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Schools
14-Year-Old Girl, School Bus Driver Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-79, Coroner Says
A 14-year-old girl and a school bus driver died in a multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 79 Tuesday afternoon, according to the Butler County coroner’s office. The school bus hit the back of a tractor-trailer while traveling north on I-19 near the Route 422 interchange, as reported by WPXI. The multi-vehicle crash happened between Exit 96: PA 488 - PORTERSVILLE/PROSPECT and Exit 105: PA 108 - SLIPPERY ROCK, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Emergency medical services were called to the scene just after 5 p.m., according to numerous broadcast news reports and as …
York, PA
News
ICE Ends Contract With Central PA Prison
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ended its contract with York County prison. After 30 years ICE has decided to terminate it's agreement with the York County Prison to house undocumented immigrants. York County prison has had a rise in inmate deaths, as well as COVID-19 being a factor-- with over 200 inmates testing positive. The exact reason for the termination of the contract is unknown. Seven other counties are continuing to have contracts with ICE including the following: Beaver Berks Cambria Clinton Delaware Erie Pike During the time of the contract, ICE paid the York County …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Pennsylvania State Trooper Charged With Trying To Withdraw Friend's Traffic Ticket
A Pennsylvania State Police Trooper is facing criminal charges on accusations he tried to withdraw a traffic citation issued to an acquaintance by another trooper, authorities said. Trooper Trask Alexander, 29 of Beaver Falls was charged on April 22 with tampering with records or identification, tampering with public records or information and obstructing administration of law or other governmental function, according to PSP. The charges stem from a traffic citation issued to an acquaintance of Alexander's in November 2020, State Police said. Alexander joined PSP in November 2014 wher…
