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Update: ‘Disturbing’ texts preceded gruesome Lehigh County homicide, police testify
Joshua M. Moser received “weird” and “disturbing” cellphone messages from David S. Hittinger shortly before Hittinger was killed and his body was dismembered in Moser’s Slatington home, two state troopers testified Friday during Moser’s preliminary hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse. The messages were not detailed during the hourlong hearing, which was held to determine if the case ...
Body recovered from Delaware River south of Easton (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Body recovered from Delaware River identified as that of Easton man. Emergency crews recovered a body Wednesday afternoon from the Delaware River south of Easton, officials confirmed. Authorities were investigating whether the remains were those of a man reported missing over the weekend. Searchers used a helicopter, drones, sonar...
Early morning blaze destroys home in Upper Milford
UPPER MILFORD TWP., Pa - A 2-alarm fire destroyed a home in Upper Milford Township early Friday morning. Residents of the home at 4265 Tank Farm Road were awoken by smoke detectors around 3:30 a.m.. Officials say 7 people were in the home at the time of the fire. 4...
Allentown Police arrest suspected shooter after hearing gunshots
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police officers called to domestic disturbance heard gunshots when they arrived at a city residence Friday morning. Police say they entered a home in the 500 block of North Thirteenth Street at 8:47 a.m., and located evidence of recent gunfire. They quickly determined the shooter had...
Lansford woman arrested for attempted homicide of her infant
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton County District Attorney's office has announced the arrest of a woman charged with the attempted homicide of her infant. Abigail Horn, of Lansford, Carbon County, was reported to Bethlehem Police by family members in May, as they were concerned Horn was causing significant harm to her infant, the DA's office said.
Crash sends car careening onto sidewalk, front steps in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- A crash in Bethlehem sent two cars off the road. It happened just before 8 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Eaton Avenue, across the street from the Giant. One car rolled and ended up on the sidewalk and front steps of a rowhome. Firefighters stabilized...
Report reveals cause of 2022 Lehigh Valley plane crash that killed student pilot
Federal investigators have determined a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons led to a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed an Easton student pilot and injured a New Jersey man who was his instructor. The crash killed Keith B. Kozel, 49, of Easton, according to the Lehigh County coroner’s office. Kozel died from multiple injuries; the coroner ruled the death accidental. Kozel and instructor Philip E. McPherson II, of Clinton, Hunterdon County, were riding Sept. 28, 2022, in a single-engine Piper PA-28 before crashing into a yard on Keystone Road in Salisbury Township, near the Little Lehigh Creek. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the crash, released a final report last month. The plane, which traveled southwest after taking off from Allentown’s Queen City Municipal Airport, made a slight left turn before crashing next to a home, about one minute and less than a mile after takeoff, according to a separate, preliminary report released about two weeks after the accident. The aircraft was heading to Hackettstown Airport in Warren County, New Jersey, according to documents.
Pa. fire company member injures cops with SUV during arrest: police
An Upper Nazareth Township man arrested Monday evening during a local and federal undercover operation struck two law enforcement vehicles with his SUV, injuring three officers, according to police. The suspect, 38-year-old Mark A. Morella Jr., told investigators after his arrest “he does hold a position of public trust as...
Driver hits three parked cars in Wednesday night crash
Law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to a four-vehicle accident with injuries on the 100 block of East Walnut Street in Sellersville Borough Wednesday night. A Ford Edge was found to be missing its front right wheel following the crash, according to reports from the scene. The other vehicles involved were parked along the roadway, about 50 feet behind the Ford, and included a Nissan Ariya, a silver Lexus sedan, and a blue Ford sedan.
Fire erupts inside Dow facility in Bristol, Bucks County
Firefighters responded to a fire inside a Bucks County chemical plant on Friday morning.The fire happened around 10:30 a.m. in the Dow Research & Development facility at 310 George Patterson Blvd. adjacent to Dow's Bristol Croydon Operations site.The fire was brought under control at 1:20 p.m.Company officials say there is no impact to the community. Some areas nearby were evacuated as a precaution.There was also no impact on production at the facilities.The company said all Dow personnel are accounted for.Dow said it will conduct a full investigation into the incident.There is no word on what sparked the fire.No one was injured.
Bucks County man pleads guilty to charges related to string of robberies and abductions last summer
Prince Amoabeng, 25, of Langhorne pleaded guilty Thursday to charges including aggravated assault, robbery, unlawful restraint and gun offenses relating to a string of robberies and abductions in Philadelphia last summer.
Fight the fraud: PPL urges customers 'remain vigilant' and hang up the phone
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Don't mind your manners. Be rude to scammers. PPL Electric Utilities is warning customers to be vigilant against scammers and just "hang up the phone." In a release, PPL said that since April, its customers have reported more than 300 scams, a 250% increase from the same period in 2023.
Woman ordered to stand trial for murder of Wrightstown man
A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday, July 18, for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October. Meghan Macklin, 46, of Philadelphia, was charged in March with the murder of Richard Scott MacFarland in his home at 55 Apple Hill Road. She was taken into custody in Tennessee after fleeing the area in the victim’s car, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
Thief nabbed after stealing air conditioning units from PA animal hospital
A man is under arrest after allegedly stealing two air conditioners from a Pennsylvania animal hospital. Kyle A. Kleintop, 36, of Easton was nabbed after being caught on surveillance camera dismantling two exterior commercial units and loading the pieces in his car during the dead-of-night heist. The grainy footage posted on social media showed him breaking into HanoverView Animal Hospital in ...
Authorities use cell phone records to link man to 2023 auto garage burglary
Authorities allege in court documents that Eagleville resident Shawn David Land, 22, of the 3000 block of Lean Lane, was the man who burglarized an auto garage in Souderton, mainly because he left two credit cards with his name on them behind. Land was charged by Souderton Police July 17...
Man accused of throwing rock at police chief's head from treehouse after fighting Dumpster
A 53-year-old transient has been charged with Souderton Borough Police with second-degree felony aggravated assault for allegedly hitting the police chief in the head with a rock during a pursuit, in which a bola and a taser were used to apprehend him. Timothy Jay Stover, no fixed address, has been...
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