Lexington Park, MD
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Pennsylvania Teen Critically Hurt In Maryland Graduation Trip Bus Crash ‘Radiates Warmth’ Pennsylvania Teen Critically Hurt In Maryland Graduation Trip Bus Crash ‘Radiates Warmth’
Pennsylvania Teen Critically Hurt In Maryland Graduation Trip Bus Crash ‘Radiates Warmth’ A Lancaster County teenager suffered serious injuries after being struck by a bus while celebrating his high school graduation in Ocean City, Maryland. Trevor Vollmer, a recent graduate of Pequea Valley High School, was walking with friends on Saturday, June 7, when he was hit by a bus in what loved ones have described as a "heartbreaking accident." Vollmer, "an energetic and athletic young man," had been bouncing a ball while out walking," according to a GoFundMe organized by family friend Christine Huntzberry. When it unexpectedly bounced into the bus lane, he instinctively went to retri…

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by Zak Failla
Morrisville, PA
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EXCLUSIVE:PA 6-Year-Olds Hit By Meningitis—1 Dead, 1 Disabled—Despite Vaccination; GSK Responds EXCLUSIVE:PA 6-Year-Olds Hit By Meningitis—1 Dead, 1 Disabled—Despite Vaccination; GSK Responds
Exclusive:PA 6-Year-Olds Hit By Meningitis—1 Dead, 1 Disabled—Despite Vaccination; GSK Responds Two 6-year-old girls from Pennsylvania have been tragically impacted by meningitis — one fatally, one left unable to walk or speak — despite both being previously vaccinated, their families say. Now, the pharmaceutical giant GSK is responding to rising public concern. Aria, of Berks County, died earlier in June after a rare and severe meningitis infection despite being fully vaccinated, according to her family. Just days later, another child — Ruby Lutz of Morrisville (Bucks County) — was diagnosed with viral meningitis and encephalitis. Ruby survived, but the illness robbed her of the …

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Second 6-Year-Old Girl Struck By Meningitis: Ruby Left Unable To Walk Or Talk, Family Says Second 6-Year-Old Girl Struck By Meningitis: Ruby Left Unable To Walk Or Talk, Family Says
Second 6-Year-Old Girl Struck By Meningitis: Ruby Left Unable To Walk Or Talk, Family Says Just days after the tragic death of 6-year-old Aria from meningitis in Philadelphia, another Pennsylvania family is reeling — this time, fighting for their daughter’s life and future. Ruby Lutz, 6, from Morrisville, was diagnosed with viral meningitis and encephalitis in April, just before softball season began, her family said. The illness left her unable to talk, walk, or complete basic daily tasks. Ruby spent weeks in the ICU at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is now undergoing intensive rehabilitation in hopes of regaining what she lost, according to a GoFundMe launched Friday, …

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by Jillian Pikora
Southern Anne Arundel, MD
Traffic
Recent UMD Grad Fighting For Life After Hanover Hit-Run While Waiting For Uber Recent UMD Grad Fighting For Life After Hanover Hit-Run While Waiting For Uber
Recent UMD Grad Fighting For Life After Hanover Hit-Run While Waiting For Uber A recent University of Maryland graduate is fighting for his life after a night of celebration turned into a nightmare on a dark stretch of highway in Anne Arundel County. Emmanuel Kyler, 22, of Gaithersburg, had just finished celebrating his college graduation with friends in Hanover late on Saturday, June 21, when he was struck by two vehicles while walking along Dorsey Road near Aviation Boulevard.  One of the drivers stopped to help. The other drove away and hasn’t been seen since. Police say the first vehicle — believed to be a bronze-colored car traveling westbound — hit Kyler s…

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by Zak Failla
Clifton, NJ
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Devoted Dad Fighting For His Life After Parkway Motorcycle Crash In Clifton Devoted Dad Fighting For His Life After Parkway Motorcycle Crash In Clifton
Devoted Dad Fighting For His Life After Parkway Motorcycle Crash In Clifton A 53-year-old father from Verona is fighting for his life after a motorcycle crash on the Garden State Parkway, his family says. Harry Torella was seriously injured in the 1:33 a.m. crash Sunday, June 8, on the southbound side near milepost 156.8 in Clifton, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers said Torella was riding south when he “lost directional control, and the motorcycle overturned.” He was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered critical injuries, police said. Torella’s sister, Diane Sposato, said the crash has left her brother in critical condition at St. Joseph’s Hospit…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fredericksburg, VA
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Fake Bounty Hunter Kidnaps Virginia Woman, Takes Her On Terrifying Multi-State Ride: DOJ Fake Bounty Hunter Kidnaps Virginia Woman, Takes Her On Terrifying Multi-State Ride: DOJ
Fake Bounty Hunter Kidnaps Virginia Woman, Takes Her On Terrifying Multi-State Ride: DOJ He wore a badge, carried a pistol, and called himself “Agent Leitner.” But prosecutors say he was no lawman — just a 61-year-old impostor from Pennsylvania who kidnapped a woman from her Virginia home and drove her across the East Coast while pretending he was on a federal mission. Now, Troy Edwin Leitner of Scranton will spend 15 years in prison after being sentenced for the abduction of a woman hooked on heroin, according to federal officials in Virginia. According to court documents, Leitner posed as a “fugitive recovery agent” on March 17, 2022, when he showed up to a Norfolk home with…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
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Fentanyl In School ‘Merits A Much Tougher Sentence’ Than What Spotsy Teacher Got: Prosecutor Fentanyl In School ‘Merits A Much Tougher Sentence’ Than What Spotsy Teacher Got: Prosecutor
Fentanyl In School ‘Merits A Much Tougher Sentence’ Than What Spotsy Teacher Got: Prosecutor A Virginia teacher who brought fentanyl into a classroom and used it around children is headed to prison — but not for long, prosecutors say. Candyce Carter, the educator who used fentanyl in a Spotsylvania County classroom, has been sentenced to 39 years in prison, with 37 years suspended, according to the Spotsylvania Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Carter was convicted of 16 counts of felony child abuse and neglect — one for each child in the class — as well as possession of a narcotic.  Prosecutors say she used fentanyl while teaching and endangered the lives of her students. H…

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by Zak Failla
Harrisburg, PA
News
Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (UPDATES) Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (UPDATES)
Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (Updates) A 21-year-old McKeesport man is facing charges after investigators say he bought beer for the underage Pirates fan who plunged 21 feet from the stands at PNC Park during a game last month. Ethan Harrison Kirkwood is charged with two Misdemeanor Selling or Furnishing Liquor or Malt or Brewed Beverage offenses after allegedly buying alcohol for 20-year-old Kavan Markwood, who fell from the right-field bleachers near the Clemente Wall on Tuesday, April 30, court records show. 📹 Surveillance Footage, Timeline Detailed In Complaint According to a criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Stat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Clear Spring-Hancock, MD
Obituaries
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder ‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder
‘She Was Their Life’: Only Child In Maryland Remembered After Tragic Murder She was chasing sunrises, snapping dirt track photos, and healing hearts in the hospital. Then her life was taken. Authorities say 30-year-old Paige Elizabeth Grove was found murdered Friday morning, May 16, in the unit block of North Mill Street in Clear Spring.  Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 8:30 a.m. and quickly ruled it a homicide. Roughly 40 minutes later, 32-year-old Taylor Andrew Rowles — reportedly her partner — was arrested nearby and charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault.  Taylor Andrew Rowles Washington County…

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…

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by Michael Mashburn
Reisterstown, MD
Lifestyle
Boy, 5, Awake, Begins Tough Recovery After Devastating Lawn Mower Accident In Maryland Boy, 5, Awake, Begins Tough Recovery After Devastating Lawn Mower Accident In Maryland
Boy, 5, Awake, Begins Tough Recovery After Devastating Lawn Mower Accident In Maryland He’s awake. He’s fighting. He’s still here. Five-year-old Gibson Rivera Theimer, the Maryland boy critically injured in a devastating lawn mower accident, is facing a long road to recovery — but his family says he’s showing incredible strength as he begins the battle of his life. On Saturday, May 10, Theimer suffered life-altering trauma after a lawn mower accident at home.  Gibson Rivera Theimer GoFundMe He was flown by helicopter to a trauma center, where doctors were able to save his life. Early reports mentioned only the loss of his right foot, but his loved ones have …

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by Zak Failla
Reisterstown, MD
Lifestyle
5-Year-Old Maryland Boy Loses Foot In ‘Devastating’ Lawn Mower Accident 5-Year-Old Maryland Boy Loses Foot In ‘Devastating’ Lawn Mower Accident
5-Year-Old Maryland Boy Loses Foot In ‘Devastating’ Lawn Mower Accident He was just playing outside when tragedy struck.  Now, 5-year-old Gibson Rivera Theimer suffered serious injuries—and his Maryland community is rallying to help. The boy is fighting for his life at a Baltimore hospital after a devastating lawn mower accident that cost him his right foot, leaving his family and community reeling. Theimer was playing outside on Saturday, May 10, when the unthinkable happened, according to family friends and neighbors.  He was rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he remains in critical condition days after the accident. Loved ones …

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by Zak Failla