Driver, 33, Dies Week After PA Crash Driver, 33, Dies Week After PA Crash
Driver, 33, Dies Week After PA Crash A 33-year-old man died one week after a crash in Northampton County, officials said. Wayne Manigo, of Stroudsburg, veered off West Moorestown Road at Seifert Road in Bushkill Township and struck a guide rail and several trees around 2:20 a.m. Friday, March 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was pronounced dead on Friday, March 29, at 11:15 AM at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.  The cause of death is: Complications of Multiple Traumatic Injuries due to Motor Vehicle Collision. The manner of death is: Accident. 
Lehigh Valley Dad Drowns In Drainage Basin At Industrial Park: Coroner Lehigh Valley Dad Drowns In Drainage Basin At Industrial Park: Coroner
Lehigh Valley Dad Drowns In Drainage Basin At Industrial Park: Coroner Authorities have named the 43-year-old dad who drowned in an industrial drainage basin in Portland Borough on Saturday, in a release on Tuesday, March 12.  Jeffrey R. Delp of Upper Mount Bethel Township has been identified as the man who drowned, the Northampton County Coroner's Office stated in a release. It happened at Ultra-Poly Corporation, 102 Demi Road at the Portland Industrial Park on March 9, officials said.  Delp's cause of death was drowning and the manner of death was accidental, as stated in the release. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inves…
Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG
Northampton County Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: PA AG A Northampton County man was convicted at jury trial on dozens of felony counts related to child pornography, according to prosecutors.  Zebbelin Standish, 36, was found guilty of more than 50 charges of possession of child pornography, four counts of dissemination, and criminal use of a communications facility following a four-day trial, said the state Attorney General's Office.  Investigators said Standish uploaded the videos to social media and that "additional images and videos" were found during a search of his phone.  After his verdict, Standish's bail was raised …
Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say
Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say Riverside Drive is open again for through traffic after a head-on train collision caused a triple derailment on Saturday morning, March 2.  SEE ALSO: Norfolk Southern Trains Collide, Derailing Into Lehigh River The road was reopened around 3 p.m., Lower Saucon police said.  The collision happened on tracks parallel to Riverside Drive around 7:15 a.m., officials have said.  The National Transportation Safety Board said an eastbound train hit a parked train on the same tracks, causing both to derail. Loose cars from one of those trains collided with a third one, cau…
Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say
Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say Three lucky Pennsylvania Lottery players each won the jackpot prize in the "Treasure Hunt" game over the weekend, according to state gaming officials.  All three winners matched the five numbers pulled in the Sunday, March 3 drawing to win the $153,831 prize, lotto reps said in a release.  The trio will split the jackpot and take home $51,277 each, minus withholding.  The lucky tickets were sold at:  Pantry 1 Food Mart, 629 South Avenue, Clifton Heights, Delaware County. Wawa, 631 South 25th St., Palmer, Northampton County; Hayes Market, 686 Roosevelt Highway, Wa…
Head-On Norfolk Southern Crash Sends Locomotives Into Lehigh River (PHOTOS) Head-On Norfolk Southern Crash Sends Locomotives Into Lehigh River (PHOTOS)
Head-On Norfolk Southern Crash Sends Locomotives Into Lehigh River (Photos) Norfolk Southern trains were in a head-on collision, derailing three trains on Saturday morning — sending the two locomotives into the Lehigh River, authorities said.  The three trains derailed near Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township at 7:15 a.m. on March 2, officials explained.  Northampton County Executive Lamont G. McClure released the following statements about the crash: "There has been a train derailment in L. Saucon Twp. Preliminarily there are no evacuations, no injuries and no leaks. However, this can change. The best thing we can do to assist first responders…
Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers
Monroe County Student, 12, Arrested For Violent Threats: Troopers A Pleasant Valley Middle School student was arrested after state police say he threatened to carry out a school shooting.  Troopers said they were notified about "verbal threats (...) directed toward multiple administrators" on Friday morning, Feb. 23.  Investigators conducted interviews and seized electronic devices before arresting a 12-year-old boy on Monday, Feb. 26, state police said. He's charged with causing or risking catastrophe, threatening to use weapons of mass destruction, terroristic threats, and reckless endangerment, according to the release.  The boy was tak…
New Forecast Map: 4 Inches Of Snow Now Projected For Parts Of NJ, PA New Forecast Map: 4 Inches Of Snow Now Projected For Parts Of NJ, PA
New Forecast Map: 4 Inches Of Snow Now Projected For Parts Of NJ, PA In a newly-released forecast map, parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania are expected to get up to four inches of snow in this second winter storm of the week. The new map shows between 3 and 4 inches could fall along the Jersey Shore, in South Jersey, and in the Reading/Greater Philadelphia areas in the storm expected to begin late Friday, Feb. 16. UPDATE: 13 Inches Of Snow Fell In These NJ, PA Towns — See Who Got The Most Snow Central Jersey could see up to 3 inches while North Jersey and the Poconos will likely only see 1 or 2 inches, the NWS says. Snow will continue through Saturday, Fe…
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say A 42-year-old man who was reportedly naked and crawling was found by officers masturbating, the Carlisle Police Department explained in a release.  Brian Ardell Jones, original of Bethlehem most recently of Harrisburg, was seen "crawling naked on the ground near the railroad track bridge" at 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, police said.  When officers arrived at the wooded area of Biddle Mission Park, located at 311 East North Street, Carlisle Borough, they found Jones "with his pants pulled down, exposing his genital area, and engaging in a sexual self-gratification act," as stat…
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.  Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place.  NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Southeastern Pennsylvania Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Southeastern Pennsylvania
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Southeastern Pennsylvania Greater Philadelphia woke up in a winter wonderland Tuesday, Jan. 16 as a wintry system worked its way up the eastern seaboard Monday night, Jan. 15, and into the early morning hours.  Though the snowfall has mostly tapered off, winter weather advisories remain in effect as of 3 p.m. Tuesday for Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties, said the National Weather Service.  Here's how snowfall totals stacked up across the region in the last 24 hours, according to NWS meteorologists.  Berks County had its highest snowfal…
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.  Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.  Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…