Grandmother’s PA Home Sale Money Spent On Cruise, New Home: Affidavit Grandmother’s PA Home Sale Money Spent On Cruise, New Home: Affidavit Grandmother’s PA Home Sale Money Spent On Cruise, New Home: Affidavit
Grandmother’s PA Home Sale Money Spent On Cruise, New Home: Affidavit An Alabama woman stole more than $82,000 from the sale of her grandmother’s Pennsylvania home and spent some of it on a cruise and a new home, Dauphin County investigators said. Jacquelyn Sams, 58, of Pleasant Grove, Alabama, was arraigned on felony theft and forgery charges on Monday, Oct. 26, according to court documents Daily Voice obtained on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Sams was designated as an agent through a power of attorney and received two checks during the April 2, 2025, settlement for her grandmother’s home on Emerald Street in Harrisburg, investigators said. She forged a signature and e…

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License Suspended Until 2117 After PA Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: DA License Suspended Until 2117 After PA Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: DA License Suspended Until 2117 After PA Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: DA
License Suspended Until 2117 After PA Man Gets Sixth DUI Conviction: DA A Pennsylvania man whose driver’s license was already suspended until 2117 has been sentenced to state prison for his sixth DUI conviction — and now faces an even longer suspension, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 26. Steven C. Radtke, 63, of the 1800 block of Rhoda Avenue in West Donegal Township, could see his suspension stretch into the 2120s once PennDOT calculates the additional penalty for his latest conviction, prosecutors said. Radtke was arrested during a June 2025 traffic stop in the 1100 block of River Road in East Donegal Township. His lice…
Woman Struck By Vehicle In Pennsylvania Dies 8 Days Later, Coroner Says Woman Struck By Vehicle In Pennsylvania Dies 8 Days Later, Coroner Says Woman Struck By Vehicle In Pennsylvania Dies 8 Days Later, Coroner Says
Woman Struck By Vehicle In Pennsylvania Dies 8 Days Later, Coroner Says A woman died eight days after she was struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Mary A. Pavlik, 81 of Lehighton, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 11:05 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Pavlik was a pedestrian when she was struck at the intersection of Iron and South Third streets in Lehighton Borough, Carbon County, at approximately 9:20 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, Buglio said. Her cause of death was complications of multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled an acci…
Vehicle Left Running In Garage Kills PA Man, Coroner Says Vehicle Left Running In Garage Kills PA Man, Coroner Says Vehicle Left Running In Garage Kills PA Man, Coroner Says
Vehicle Left Running In Garage Kills PA Man, Coroner Says A Pennsylvania man was killed by carbon monoxide from a vehicle left running inside his garage, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Michael Leibensperger, 64, of Salisbury Township, was pronounced dead at his home at 12:51 a.m. Tuesday, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Investigators determined that a motor vehicle had been left running inside the garage of Leibensperger’s residence, exposing him to carbon monoxide from its exhaust, Buglio said. The gas accumulated and caused his death, according to the coroner’s office. His cause of death was carbon monoxide tox…
E-Bike Rider Killed In Pennsylvania Guardrail Crash: State Police E-Bike Rider Killed In Pennsylvania Guardrail Crash: State Police E-Bike Rider Killed In Pennsylvania Guardrail Crash: State Police
E-Bike Rider Killed In Pennsylvania Guardrail Crash: State Police A 66-year-old man was killed when his electric bicycle struck a guardrail while traveling downhill in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Donald L. Brightbill, of Newmanstown, was identified as the rider in the crash in Millcreek Township on Friday, Oct. 23, according to state police. Troopers were dispatched to the intersection of North Sheridan Avenue and Fort Zellers Road at approximately 9:16 p.m., police said. Brightbill was riding east on East Sheridan Avenue and descending a hill when his electric bicycle entered a slight depression between the r…

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PA City Among 10 Best Places For Retirement In New Rankings: See Full List A new national ranking reveals the top communities for Americans to spend their retirement years. U.S. News & World Report released its 2027 Best Places to Retire list on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The website evaluated more than 850 cities based on factors like affordability, quality of life, health care access, and taxes for retirees. Affordability became the top priority in this year's rankings as Americans continue facing higher living costs and inflation. U.S. News adjusted its scoring system to give more weight to the financial concerns of people approaching retirement. Midland, Michigan,…

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Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In PA Trail Struggle: Police Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In PA Trail Struggle: Police Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In PA Trail Struggle: Police
Man Takes Officer’s TASER, Grabs For Gun In PA Trail Struggle: Police A man took an officer’s TASER and tried to pull a service pistol from its holster during a struggle that injured two officers on a Pennsylvania trail, police announced Monday, Oct. 26. Dallas Whitt Anderson-James was taken into custody on the Montgomery County Cross County Trail near Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Township on Wednesday, Oct. 21, according to township police. The encounter came hours after officers were called to the 2000 block of Chemical Road at approximately 4:54 p.m. for a report that Anderson-James was repeatedly contacting a woman despite a valid protection from abuse …

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Dangerous Seat Problem Forces Major Toyota Recall: What To Know More than 228,000 Toyota vehicles are being recalled because their second-row seat backs could come loose during a crash. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 228,367 Sienna Hybrid minivans, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The seven-passenger minivans are from the 2022 through 2026 model years. The problem involves the reclining mechanisms that hold the second-row seat backs in place. During some front-end crashes, the seat belt systems could cause the mechanisms to unlock, allowing the seat backs to move o…

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Dangerous Seat Problem Forces Major Toyota Recall: What To Know Dangerous Seat Problem Forces Major Toyota Recall: What To Know Dangerous Seat Problem Forces Major Toyota Recall: What To Know
Dangerous Seat Problem Forces Major Toyota Recall: What To Know More than 228,000 Toyota vehicles are being recalled because their second-row seat backs could come loose during a crash. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing is recalling 228,367 Sienna Hybrid minivans, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report filed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The seven-passenger minivans are from the 2022 through 2026 model years. The problem involves the reclining mechanisms that hold the second-row seat backs in place. During some front-end crashes, the seat belt systems could cause the mechanisms to unlock, allowing the seat backs to move o…

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Popular Restaurant Chain Enters Obama, Trump War Of Words: Here's Why Popular Restaurant Chain Enters Obama, Trump War Of Words: Here's Why Popular Restaurant Chain Enters Obama, Trump War Of Words: Here's Why
Popular Restaurant Chain Enters Obama, Trump War Of Words: Here's Why A popular restaurant chain has landed on the political menu as Barack Obama and Donald Trump trade barbs over the White House’s new look. The Cheesecake Factory became an unlikely campaign talking point ahead of the Tuesday, Nov. 3, midterm elections after Obama compared Trump’s decorating choices to the chain’s ornate interiors. “He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” Obama said at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio. “It's just gold everywhere.” The former president also suggested Trump belonged on HGTV, criticizing his focus on renovations. Trump serv…