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Frackville, PA
Allentown, PA
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Next Of Kin Sought After Accidental Death: Lehigh County Coroner
A Frackville man died after a fall, and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office is seeking his family for final arrangements, officials announced on Friday, Sept. 5. John B. Malehorn, 62, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at 9:19 a.m., according to the coroner’s office. The cause of death was complications from injuries sustained in a fall, and the manner of death was ruled accidental. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office & Forensic Center is asking the public for help locating Malehorn’s family or next-of-kin. Anyone with information is urge…
Exeter Township, PA
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81-Year-Old Dies In I-81 Crash With Semi-Truck In Schuylkill County: Lehigh Coroner
An 81-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on I-81 in Schuylkill County, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Esau Foster, 81, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 5:59 p.m. in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the release. Foster was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a semi-truck on I-81 northbound at mile marker 119.4 in Butler Township at approximately 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, investigators said. The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash,…
Reading, PA
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NY Man Accused Of Brutally Killing, Burning Firefighter, Mom In PA Extradited
A New York man accused of brutally killing firefighter and mother Jessica Lockwood and setting her body on fire has been extradited to Pennsylvania to face homicide charges, authorities announced. Terrence Leroy Ray, 55, was picked up from the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla, New York, by detectives from Hazleton Police and Luzerne County after waiving extradition last week. He was transported back to Pennsylvania and arraigned Monday afternoon, May 12, before Magisterial District Judge James M. Dixon on charges of Criminal Homicide, Abuse of a Corpse, and Tampering with Evidence. Prose…
Allentown, PA
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Tower City Legion President Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Lehigh Coroner
A Tower City American Legion president was killed and her husband seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Frackville, officials and loved ones said. Beth A. Burlile, 62, of Ashland, was a passenger on a motorcycle that collided with another vehicle on the 500 block of West Oak Street around 5:06 p.m. on Friday, May 2, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. She was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 8:31 p.m. the same day. An autopsy was completed on Tuesday, May 6. The cause of death was ruled blunt force injuries due to a motorcycle/motor vehicle collisio…
Lebanon, PA
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Driver Ejected In Tractor-Trailer Crash On I-81 In PA Escapes With Minor Injuries: Officials
A driver was ejected from a tractor-trailer in a crash on Interstate 81 but miraculously escaped with minor injuries, fire officials said. The collision happened around 12:57 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, when a tractor-trailer rear-ended another at mile marker 117 northbound on I-81, according to a release from the Friendship Fire Company No. 1, Englewood. The crash triggered iPhone’s crash detection system, leading first responders to the scene, officials said. The striking vehicle sustained major damage, and its driver was ejected but somehow suffered only minor injuries, authorities detaile…
Gettysburg, PA
On Your Side
These 64 PA Big Lots Stores Are Among Nearly 1,000 Closing Nationwide: Here's When
Big Lots, the popular discount retailer, is officially going out of business. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, has announced plans to close all 963 of its remaining stores nationwide, including the remaining 64 locations in Pennsylvania. Big Lots had 73 stores located in the Keystone State when they declared bankruptcy over the summer. More than 6% of all Big Lots were located in the commonwealth, with the most stores located in Texas. The last day of business is expected to be in mid-February, according to sources familiar with the closures. While offi…
Reading, PA
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Schuylkill County Man Threatened FBI Agents On Social Media:
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A 42-year-old Schuylkill County man used social media to threaten FBI agents, authorities said. Joshua Frisch, of Frackville, was sentenced on Aug. 7, to time served (six months) and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Julia K. Munley for one count of Influencing a Federal Official by Threat, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Frisch previously pleaded guilty to threatening federal law enforcement officers, namely FBI Agents, with the intent to interfere with those officers in the performance of their official duties, according to U.S. Attorney…
Reading, PA
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Route 61 In Schuylkill County Reopens After Gas Line Break (
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Route 61 between Frackville and St. Clair has reopened, PennDOT told Daily Voice Wednesday evening. The highway was shut down on Tuesday morning, May 14 after a contractor accidentally struck a gas main during a reconstruction project, officials said. Traffic was detoured to US 209, Route 901 and Interstate 81 while crews repaired the line. Note: This story has been updated.
Reading, PA
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Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (
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UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely, per state police. Troopers in Schuylkill County are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen. Maryanne Snyder, 17, of Frackville, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, near South Nice Street, state police said. She was wearing a black Reebok hoodie and a green dress, troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300. If spotted, call 911.
Reading, PA
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Reward Upped To $10K In Schuylkill County Double Murder Case
Authorities are now offering $10,000 for any information that leads to the killers of Hunter Mock and Angelito Caraballo. The pair were found dead in a wooded area near Ferndale Road in New Philadelphia Borough early on Oct. 10, state police have said. Investigators believe the teens went to an area in the woods known as the Sanchez to do some target shooting with two other people days earlier on Oct. 8. The four were only in the woods for a brief time before Mock was fatally shot in the head and Caraballo was stabbed to death, troopers say. Detectives have said that…
Reading, PA
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Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner
Authorities have identified the driver who died after crashing in Coaldale Borough on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7. Nicole Oplinger, 42, was near the intersection of West Water and West Miner streets around 3 p.m. when she lost control of her car and struck multiple trees, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Oplinger, of Lansford, was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem where she passed from multiple traumatic injuries around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, the coroner said. Her manner of death was ruled accidental. Stat troopers in Frackville are investigat…
Allentown, PA
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Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man
Authorities are looking for the relatives of a 73-year-old Frackville man who died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest last week. Stanley Taylor died of natural causes on Tuesday, Oct. 3, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Family members or next-of-kin should call the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center at 610-782-3426 or email
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Reading, PA
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Navy Veteran Killed In Guiderail, Rollover Crash On US Rt. 209 In PA
A US Navy veteran is dead after veering off Route 209 and striking a guardrail on Sunday, Aug. 13, officials say. The crash happened near the intersection with Tuscarora Mountain Drive in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County, around 9:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Brian P. Dahm of Brockton was headed south when his car lost control and hit the rail before rolling over, the coroner said. The 81-year-old was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries around 2:30 p.m. The manner of death was accidental, Buglio sai…
West Chester, PA
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$150K Powerball Ticket Sold At PA Gas Station
A Schuylkill County driver stopped off at a Frackville gas station over the weekend and left $150,000 richer, according to state Lottery officials. The lucky player matched four of the five white balls and the red ball pulled in the Saturday, July 29 Powerball drawing to win the six-figure prize, gaming officials said. Central Highway Oil Company at 700 Altamont Boulevard in Frackville will now receive a $500 bonus for vending the winning numbers, lotto representatives added. All Pennsylvania Powerball winners have up to one year from the draw date to claim their prizes, …
Reading, PA
Obituaries
18-Year-Old ID'd Following Crash On PA Route 924
A teenager is dead and three others injured after a car accident on Route 924, authorities say. On Facebook, loved ones identified the victim as 18-year-old Jenna M. Sallade. The deadly crash happened in Shenandoah Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Trooper David Beohm confirmed to Daily Voice. "There was one fatality," Beohm said. "Two (people) were flown to Geisinger (Hospital) and one to Lehigh Valley Hospital/Cedar Crest." All lanes of Route 924 from Frackville to Shenandoah were shut down for investigation Monday morning, but PennDOT traffic maps show the road was reopened…
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
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Jersey Shore Motel Guest From PA Accidentally Shoots Self In Leg: Police
A Pennsylvania man accidentally shot himself in the leg while walking to his motel room in Cape May County, authorities said. Alexander Wiederhold, 30, of Frackville PA, was charged with child endangerment since he was walking with a 6-year-old at the time the gun went off in his waistband, Wildwood Crest police said. He was carrying bags to his motel room when the accident occurred, but did not have a concealed cary permit, police said. The incident occurred at about 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23. Wiederhold was with a 29-year-old woman, Sabrina Sweed, and the child, neither of whom were …
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
Obituaries
22-Year-Old Woman Killed In Crash On I-81 In Lebanon County ID'd: Pennsylvania State Police
A 22-year-old waitress from Frackville has been identified as the victim of a single-vehicle crash that shutters Interstate 81 in Lebanon County for three hours on Monday, Nov. 7, authorities say. Trina Marie Stoudt was driving a 2004 Honda Civic when she traveled off I-81 north near Exit 100 by the Lebanon-Schuylkill County line, according to state police. Upon investigation, police found that she hit a metal grate, then went eight feet down an embankment, breaking off tree branches along the way. The vehicle ended up facing west without the airbags deploying, and Stoudt— who was not we…
Allentown, PA
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Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Schuylkill County Crash
A Schuykill County man is dead following a fatal collision in Frackville, authorities say. Leonard Kristoff, 61, of Pottsville, was driving his motorcycle south on Valley Road at around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, when he struck an oncoming truck that was turning left into a parking lot, state police said. Kristoff was thrown from the bike and declared dead at the scene, authorities said. Traffic on Valley Road was rerouted for Thursday as officials investigated the area. The driver of the truck was cited for unsafely changing lanes, according to the police…
