Lancaster, PA
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Child, Among 5 Hospitalized After DUI Jeep Driver Crashes Into Ram, VW In Lancaster: PSP Child, Among 5 Hospitalized After DUI Jeep Driver Crashes Into Ram, VW In Lancaster: PSP
Child, Among 5 Hospitalized After DUI Jeep Driver Crashes Into Ram, VW In Lancaster: PSP A DUI crash on Twin County Road in Caernarvon Township left a child and four others hospitalized, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 8. The crash happened in front of 330 Twin County Road at 10:13 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, according to PSP Lancaster. Investigators said Dustin C. Stewart, 47, of Reading, was driving a 2014 Jeep Cherokee northbound and failed to stay in his lane while negotiating a curve. His Jeep struck the rear of a 2025 Ram 1500 driven by Charles E. Drevo, 58, of Bel Air, and then hit a 2021 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Robert M. McNeal, 45, of Honey Brook…

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by Jillian Pikora
New Holland, PA
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'I Will Kill You' New Holland Man Tells Wife Before Setting Home On Fire: Affidavit 'I Will Kill You' New Holland Man Tells Wife Before Setting Home On Fire: Affidavit
'I Will Kill You' New Holland Man Tells Wife Before Setting Home On Fire: Affidavit A Lancaster County man barricaded himself inside his home, threatened to kill his wife, and then set the residence on fire during an overnight standoff, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Donald Eric Stoner, 74, lit the blaze inside his Spring Hollow Drive home in New Holland Borough while police attempted to serve him with an involuntary commitment warrant, according to court records. Overnight Fire And Police Response Garden Spot Fire Rescue reported being dispatched shortly after 2 a.m. Fire crews staged nearby while police attempted to negotiate with Stoner. Officers then retre…

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by Jillian Pikora
Media, PA
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Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Box Truck On I-95: PA State Police Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Box Truck On I-95: PA State Police
Motorcyclist Killed Crashing Into Box Truck On I-95: PA State Police A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a box truck on Interstate 95 in Tinicum Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The crash happened at mile marker 11.0 southbound at 3:48 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, according to the release. Athanasios Pilios, the operator of a black Harley Davidson motorcycle, struck the right rear corner of the box truck while traveling at a high rate of speed, witnesses told investigators. Troopers said Pilios was found lying in the center lane unconscious and was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. The driver of the box truck and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Rye, NY
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Man Strips Down, Tries Swimming Across Rye Harbor At Night, Gets Stuck: Police Man Strips Down, Tries Swimming Across Rye Harbor At Night, Gets Stuck: Police
Man Strips Down, Tries Swimming Across Rye Harbor At Night, Gets Stuck: Police A 51-year-old man was rescued late Friday, Aug. 29, after stripping down and then announcing he was going to swim from a luxurious Westchester shore club to his house across the harbor but needed a police rescue, authorities said. City of Rye Police were called to the Shenrock Shore Club at 475 Stuyvesant Ave., in Rye, around 11 p.m. after witnesses reported the man — identified as Kenneth Niejadlik — had stripped off his clothes and announced he was going to swim to his house on Hix Avenue, according to a department press release. When officers arrived, witnesses said Niejadlik had not bee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Flemington-Raritan, NJ
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Pickup Truck Left Dangling In Midair After Raritan Township Crash Pickup Truck Left Dangling In Midair After Raritan Township Crash
Pickup Truck Left Dangling In Midair After Raritan Township Crash A pickup truck ended up suspended between trees after a crash in Raritan Township Friday afternoon, Aug. 29, responders said. The Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad, Raritan Township Fire Company, and Hunterdon Medical Center MICU EMS-1 were dispatched to State Highway 31 northbound between Wescott Drive and Gauntt Place at 4:26 p.m. for a vehicle-versus-tree crash, the rescue squad said. Responders arrived to find the pickup lodged in the air between several trees. The driver was able to get out on their own, but the passenger was trapped and injured, authorities said. Flemington-Raritan F…

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by Cecilia Levine
Reading, PA
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Infant Overdoses On Psychedelic Mushroom-Laced Chocolate Bar, PA Parents Charged: Affidavit Infant Overdoses On Psychedelic Mushroom-Laced Chocolate Bar, PA Parents Charged: Affidavit
Infant Overdoses On Psychedelic Mushroom-Laced Chocolate Bar, PA Parents Charged: Affidavit An 18-month-old boy overdosed after coming into contact with a psychedelic mushroom-laced chocolate bar called a “Mind Bar,” and his parents are now facing criminal charges, according to affidavits obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 29. Disturbing Discovery On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 7:44 a.m., Jacob Pontius called Northumberland County dispatchers in a panic — his toddler son was vomiting and lethargic. Pontius admitted the child had been exposed to a chocolate bar infused with psychedelic mushrooms that he had bought months earlier and stored in the refrigerator, police wrote in t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
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Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer
Woman Rescued From Conestoga River By Lancaster Officer A Lancaster City police officer jumped into the Conestoga River to save a woman who was flailing in the water, police announced on Friday, Aug. 29. The incident happened south of the Holly Pointe Nature Preserve around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to police. The woman was struggling in the river when Officer Detwiler entered the water and successfully pulled her to shore, investigators said. She was treated at the scene by EMS before being transported to the hospital. While her injuries did not initially appear life-threatening, her current condition is unknown, police noted. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Pawling, NY
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Logger Rescued After Being Struck By Tree In Pawling Woods Logger Rescued After Being Struck By Tree In Pawling Woods
Logger Rescued After Being Struck By Tree In Pawling Woods First responders rushed into the woods of Dutchess County on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 27, after a logger was seriously injured when he was struck by a falling tree. The incident happened around 12:50 p.m., when the Pawling Fire Department was dispatched to assist EMS for a report of a logger who had suffered a broken leg and fractured ankle, according to Pawling Fire Chief Everett White.  Firefighters, along with four additional crew members, arrived at the scene and made their way about 400 yards into the wooded area where the injured worker was located. Using an all-terrain Sto…

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by Ben Crnic
Ephrata, PA
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10-Year-Old Ephrata Boy On Life Support After Medevaced From Pool Accident, Family Says 10-Year-Old Ephrata Boy On Life Support After Medevaced From Pool Accident, Family Says
10-Year-Old Ephrata Boy On Life Support After Medevaced From Pool Accident, Family Says A 10-year-old Ephrata boy is on life support after being pulled from a pool and airlifted to Penn State Children’s Hospital, his family said in a GoFundMe on Monday, Aug. 25. The child was found face down in the water for four to five minutes before a friend’s father and an off-duty nurse began CPR, according to the fundraiser. EMTs arrived moments later and flew him by helicopter from LGH to Penn State Children’s, where he remains in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The boy has shown encouraging signs, including opening his eyes, squeezing nurses’ hands, and following simple commands, th…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Heroic Colonie Paramedic, Model Stabbed While Saving Women From Attackers In Germany Heroic Colonie Paramedic, Model Stabbed While Saving Women From Attackers In Germany
Heroic Colonie Paramedic, Model Stabbed While Saving Women From Attackers In Germany An EMT and model from upstate New York is fighting to recover after he was brutally stabbed while protecting two women from a tram assault in Germany. John Rudat, 21, of Colonie, – who recently completed paramedic school and works as an EMT in Albany County – intervened after seeing two women being attacked in Dresden on Sunday, Aug. 24, according to a GoFundMe campaign. In the struggle, he was slashed in the face with a six-inch blade, leaving him with severe injuries that required emergency surgery overseas. Photos from the aftermath show blood across the tram floor as passengers used ti…

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by Michael Mashburn
Arlington, VA
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Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation
Probationary DC Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, Dies Days After Academy Graduation Just two days after proudly graduating from the DC Fire and EMS Academy, a 21-year-old probationary firefighter with a promising career ahead of her has died, officials announced. Probationary Firefighter Sadia Williams, a member of Cadet Class 27, passed away unexpectedly while off-duty on Sunday, Aug. 24, DC Fire and EMS confirmed in a statement. Williams had graduated on Friday, Aug. 22, and was preparing to begin her assignment at Engine Company 13 in the city’s Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. “It is with deep sorrow that the DC Fire and EMS Department announces the tragic and unexp…

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by Zak Failla
Colts Neck, NJ
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Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pool: Colts Neck PD Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pool: Colts Neck PD
Man Dies After Being Pulled From Pool: Colts Neck PD A 77-year-old man died after he was pulled from a swimming pool on Saturday, Aug. 16, authorities said. At 12:30 p.m., officers and EMS responded to a residence in Colts Neck and found an unconscious man in a swimming pool, Colts Neck police said. Emergency personnel promptly initiated life-saving measures, and the man, who was not identified by police was transported to Bayshore Medical Center for further medical treatment, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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by Sam Barron