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Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Skull Found In PA Pond Was That Of 2004 Attempted Murder Suspect, Officials Say
A human skull discovered in an Amity Township pond has been identified as belonging to a missing attempted murder suspect, Berks County prosecutors say. The skull was found by a child in a body of water near Pine Lane in April 2022, the District Attorney's Office wrote in a release Wednesday, Jan. 31. Two follow-up searches of the pond turned up no other human remains, authorities said. Investigators believed the skull was that of Roger Hart, a former Pottstown resident who went missing in 2004 after he was charged with trying to kill his wife at their home. Hart fled the s…
Bristol, PA
Weather
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Southeastern PA This Week
It's been a green, wet December in southeastern Pennsylvania and this week was no exception, with sustained showers throughout Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 27 and 28. Here's how the rainfall in each county stacked up, according to the National Weather Service's Mount Holly Station. Berks County received between 2 and 2.76 inches, with the highest figure recorded in Boyertown. Bucks County received between 2.08 and 2.96 inches of rain, with the most rainfall recorded in Quakertown. Chester County got between 2.11 and 3.14 inches of rain, with the largest amount fall…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
DUI Driver 'Had No Recollection' Of Double Fatal Crash Moments After It Happened: MontCo DA
An accused DUI driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two women in Montgomery County early this year. Khaliym Smith, 22, of Pottstown, was found standing outside his overturned Jeep Wrangler in Upper Providence around 2:30 a.m. on Feb 12, according to charging documents from the District Attorney's Office. GIvonah Mitchell Facebook photo Maya Garner, 22, was found dead a short distance away, and GIvonah “Gigi” Mitchell, 23, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where she died from her injuries, authorities said. The women, both of Philade…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Fight Over Cat Kills 85-Year-Old Pottstown Wife, Husband Coated In Blood: DA
A cat fight, more specifically a fight over a cat's veterinary care, left an 85-year-old woman dead in Pottstown on Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele explained. Barton Lewis Seltmann, 84, has been arrested for the homicide of his 85-year-old wife, Margaret Seltmann, as stated in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Mr. Seltmann called 911 call to report "an unresponsive female" found in the 1900 block of North Keim Street at 2:26 p.m., the DA said. He added that the woman was "bleeding from the head" and their home was "ransacked," ac…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
PA 15-Year-Old Claiming Man Raped GF Kills Him Using Dad's Gun: Affidavit
"He's a rapist!" That's what police say a 15-year-old boy yelled moments after fatally shooting a 39-year-old man in Pottstown using his dad's gun on Wednesday, Nov. 22, authorities announced the following weekend. Thomas James Niarhos, of Stowe, has been charged with first-degree murder in the midday killing of Jeremiah "Jay" Waylon Hawkins, near the Pottstown Train Station on South Hanover Street, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The teen boy was seen loitering in the same area, Security Plaza, just before 6 a.m., on July 13, according …
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Witnesses Hold Down Shooter After Broad Daylight Killing In Montco: DA
A group of bystanders restrained a suspected killer in Pottstown on Friday afternoon and held him down until police arrived, said the District Attorney's Office. A man was shot and killed just after 12 p.m. on Nov. 22 on South Hanover Street near the Pottstown Train Station, said prosecutors. Police arrived to find a group of witnesses holding down the alleged shooter near the railroad tracks, according to officials. The victim has been identified but authorities are withholding his name until loved ones are notified, the DA said. Investigators believe he was shot at…
Bristol, PA
News
Bucks Contractor Scammed Homeowners Out Of Over $100K, Court Finds
A general contractor in Bucks County may face prison time for fraud after he was convicted of ripping off nine Philadelphia-area homeowners on renovation projects last week. Joseph Eibell, 48, of Huntingdon Valley, was found guilty in a Bucks County court on Thursday, Oct. 26 following a three-day trial, the District Attorney's Office said. The contractor was first charged in June 2022 with defrauding four customers, but more victims were uncovered as the investigation continued, officials said. Police found evidence that from April 2019 until June 2022, Eibell's company&…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Man Kills Ex-GF At Home, Then Himself At PA Cemetery, DA Says
A man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday, according to authorities. Randy Hill, 33, was found with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at Highland Memorial Cemetery and pronounced dead at 8:37 a.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich announced in a joint statement on Oct. 16. Hill's ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Symphony Blue was found dead from a gunshot wound in a bedroom at Hill's home in the 500 block of North Franklin Street at 10:29 a.m., according t…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear
Sometime around a plane crashed in Ocean County, a wildfire broke out. As of Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3, it remained unclear if the two were connected. The FAA said a single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed in a wooded area in Toms River, New Jersey, around 2:30 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. According to 6abc, the plane had departed Pottstown, PA, and was heading to Toms River when it crashed in a wooded area of Lacey Township, near the Ocean County Airport. Sometime thereafter, a wildfire broke out, closing a portion of Dover and Mule roads near Miller Airpark. The FAA and National Tr…
Gettysburg, PA
Lifestyle
See Taylor Swift: Eras Tour Movie Comes To Pennsylvania Theaters (And Tickets Are Just $19.89)
Couldn't get tickets to see Taylor Swift's The Era Tour in person? You're very much not alone. But don't worry, Swifties, there's a way to experience the pop culture juggernaut. Get tickets now to see TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR Concert Film only in theaters in North America beginning 10/13. Taylor Swift "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" will be premiering at AMC Theatres across Pennsylvania starting on Friday, Oct. 13 (obviously) with tickets going on sale Thursday, Aug. 31. Showtimes will run Thursdays to Sundays. Standard showings are priced at $19.89 (cute!) for adults and $13.13 fo…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Lifestyle
Young Mullet: Pennsylvania Boy Wins Best Mullet In America
A 6-year-old from Montgomery County boy has been crowned the young mullet king. Rory Ehrlich, otherwise known as Cheddar Whiz, of Pottstown, won the children's division of the USA Mullet Championships. Kamden Cunningham, a 5-year-old from Swoyersville (Luzerne County), wins third place, taking home $500. Our final Top 3 for the kids contest pic.twitter.com/xcRmiFszxQ — USA Mullet Championships (@MulletChampUSA) August 16, 2023 Rory is heading into first grade at West Pottsgrove Elementary School, and has been rocking his mullet for a year. "A year ago, Rory hopped into the barber's c…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Pottstown Dad Shoots And Kills Mom's Boyfriend In Child Custody Exchange: DA
A Pottstown father is charged with homicide after authorities say he shot a man during a child custody exchange in Pottstown. It happened on the 500 block of May Street around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said in a release. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Morgan was handing over his 12-year-old daughter to her mom at the scheduled pickup time when he got into an argument with the mother's longtime boyfriend, 38-year-old Derek Mayo, investigators believe. A verbal argument ensued in the street before Morgan took out a firearm and …
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