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…
Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit
Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit A Philadelphia man is accused of causing a deadly high-speed crash on Route 422 while intoxicated, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Andrew Ryne Hilferty, 35, was charged with Homicide by Vehicle–DUI, Homicide by Vehicle, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, Driving at Safe Speed, and Following Too Closely after the June 29 crash that killed 36-year-old Ryan Reyes of Bridgeport, New Jersey. Pennsylvania State Police said Hilferty was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on Route 422 near mile marker 1…
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…
Beacon Man, 25, Dies In Unexpected Accident: Friends Now Seeking Help Sending Him Home Beacon Man, 25, Dies In Unexpected Accident: Friends Now Seeking Help Sending Him Home
Beacon Man, 25, Dies In Unexpected Accident: Friends Now Seeking Help Sending Him Home Following the unexpected death of a 25-year-old soccer player who resided in Dutchess County, his friends are now coming together to send his body back to his home country to be with his family. The effort has come in the form of a GoFundMe page started to raise funds to send the man, identified only as Alexander, back to his home country of Guatemala following his death on Monday, Aug. 18.  According to the page's organizer, Alex Serroukas, Alexander was a "great human being" who played soccer in Beacon and also worked at the Double O Grill in Wappingers Falls.  "With his hard work and da…
After 13-Year-Old Killed In Alleged DUI Crash, Community Rallies Behind Marblehead Family After 13-Year-Old Killed In Alleged DUI Crash, Community Rallies Behind Marblehead Family
After 13-Year-Old Killed In Alleged DUI Crash, Community Rallies Behind Marblehead Family A 16-year-old boy faces new charges in the Marblehead crash that killed 13-year-old Savanah Gatchell, as the community rallies to support her grieving family. The 16-year-old, whose name is not being released because of his age, is now charged with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, receiving a stolen vehicle, and operating under the influence of liquor, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. He was also cited for two civil motor vehicle infractions. Savanah, an eighth grader at Veterans Middle School, died after the crash on Atlantic Avenue just before 3 …
Howard University Shake-Up: President Steps Down, Board Brings Back Familiar Face To Lead Howard University Shake-Up: President Steps Down, Board Brings Back Familiar Face To Lead
Howard University Shake-Up: President Steps Down, Board Brings Back Familiar Face To Lead Howard University has been rocked by a leadership stunner: President Ben Vinson III is stepping down at the end of the month — less than two years after taking the reins at one of the nation’s most prestigious historically Black colleges. Vinson, who began his presidency in September 2023, will officially step down on Sunday, Aug. 31, the Howard University Board of Trustees announced.  The sudden move ends a short tenure that focused on tech growth, AI, data science, and global partnerships. “On behalf of the Howard University Board of Trustees, we extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. …
Fundraiser Launched For Daughters Of Maryland CNA Shot Before Stewartstown Fire Fundraiser Launched For Daughters Of Maryland CNA Shot Before Stewartstown Fire
Fundraiser Launched For Daughters Of Maryland CNA Shot Before Stewartstown Fire A fundraiser has been launched to support the daughters of a Maryland CNA and mother of three who was killed in a Stewartstown Borough home before it caught fire. Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were found unconscious on the second floor of a burning home at 2 North Main Street on Sunday, Aug. 3. Firefighters forced entry, carried the pair out in cardiac arrest, and rushed them to WellSpan York Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Autopsies confirmed both died from gunshot wounds to the head, according to the York County Cor…
Young Maryland Dad Gunned Down, Family ‘Heartbroken’ After Baltimore Shooting Young Maryland Dad Gunned Down, Family ‘Heartbroken’ After Baltimore Shooting
Young Maryland Dad Gunned Down, Family ‘Heartbroken’ After Baltimore Shooting A young father who was gunned down in Baltimore is being remembered by a family that has been left "heartbroken and struggling to cope with this sudden loss," following his death. Officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 2700 block of Manokin Street before noon on Monday, Aug. 18, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Wilson Marroquin Caceros, 29, suffering from fatal gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Following his death, the mother of  Marroquin Caceros' child penned a touching t…
Westwood Teacher Made Physics Fun — Now He Faces His Hardest Equation Yet: Finding A Kidney Westwood Teacher Made Physics Fun — Now He Faces His Hardest Equation Yet: Finding A Kidney
Westwood Teacher Made Physics Fun — Now He Faces His Hardest Equation Yet: Finding A Kidney For more than a decade, Henry Chen has inspired students in his Westwood Regional High School physics classroom — now, his students are rallying to save his life. Chen, known for his after-school tutoring sessions and his lighthearted “Chen Awards,” has been diagnosed with Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease, according to a GoFundMe launched by former student Daniel Shotkin. “Whether it’s staying hours after school to offer extra help or hosting fun traditions like his aptly named Chen Awards, Mr. Chen’s class has been one of the most memorable experiences of my time at Westwood,” Shotkin wrote.…
Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son
Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son Total strangers are coming to the aid of the grieving partner and young son of a man killed in a Hudson Valley construction accident. John Lust, 63, of Glen Spey, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, in a jobsite mishap in Sullivan County, according to a GoFundMe campaign. Details about the accident have not been released. “John was a devoted life partner to Lisa and a loving father to her young son, Lucas," organizers Doug Militzer and Amy Miller wrote. "His sudden passing has left an unbearable void in our hearts — and a financial burden for his family." The campaign, which had collected over $37…
ICE Agents Ambush DC Father Loved In Community For Decades, Neighbors Rally To Save Him ICE Agents Ambush DC Father Loved In Community For Decades, Neighbors Rally To Save Him
ICE Agents Ambush DC Father Loved In Community For Decades, Neighbors Rally To Save Him A DC father who has been a part of his community for more than two decades is sitting in ICE custody after being picked up on his way to work, sparking outrage and support from neighbors and loved ones. On Monday, Aug. 18, Byron Mejia was surrounded by three police cars and taken into custody by ICE while commuting to his job, according to his distraught family. Mejia, who came to Washington, DC from Guatemala in 2005 at age 19, has spent more than 20 years in the community, raising two children with his wife, Monica Sanchez.  Loved ones say he built a life marked by hard work, though…
Sparta Dad Jeffrey Krajicek Dies Months After Wife Sparta Dad Jeffrey Krajicek Dies Months After Wife
Sparta Dad Jeffrey Krajicek Dies Months After Wife After losing his wife Jane in March, Sparta’s Jeffrey Krajicek has died following his own battle with cancer. Krajicek, 65, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, surrounded by his loving family, according to his obituary from Goble Funeral Home. Born at Fort Dix, Krajicek graduated from Winter Park High School in 1977 and the University of Florida in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, his obituary reads.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1985, and served in Germany before transitioning to military intelligence, according to his ob…