Bristol, PA
Weather
Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Southeastern PA This Week Here's How Much Rain Fell Across Southeastern PA This Week
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…

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by Mac Bullock
Bethlehem, PA
News
Easton Man Charged For Repeatedly Masturbating By His Bedroom Window Easton Man Charged For Repeatedly Masturbating By His Bedroom Window
Easton Man Charged For Repeatedly Masturbating By His Bedroom Window A Northampton County man is accused of repeatedly exposing himself to neighbors from his window, officials say.  Robert A. Fox of Easton is charged with open lewdness and indecent exposure, Forks Township police said in a release.  Authorities said they were first called to the 2800 block of Falk Street on Oct. 4 for a report of a man touching himself in an upstairs window who was "clearly visible to the public." The 911 caller did not want to press charges at that time, the department said.  On Nov. 25, Forks police said they were called to the same house for the same inci…

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by Mac Bullock
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance COLD CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance
Cold CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance Jamie Lee Metzger had been missing for more than three years when authorities found her decomposed remains in a Northampton County basement, Pennsylvania State Police say.  The 31-year-old Allentown mom had been reported missing by her mother in September 2014, some five months after she was last seen alive, according to officials.  Authorities circulated her photo and asked for the public's help, but years passed with no break in the case.  Metzger was finally discovered in a plastic storage bin in the basement of 15 Springwater Court in Williams Township on Dec. 7, 2017, p…

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by Mac Bullock
York, PA
Lifestyle
Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At York Sheetz Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At York Sheetz
Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At York Sheetz Two winning tickets have been sold for the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Monday, Dec. 11.  Both tickets won $50,000 as part of the fourth weekly drawing in the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle.  The winning numbers were 00171712 and 00172879. The tickets were sold at Sheetzlocated at 1191 Carlisle Street in Hanover, York County; and Friendly Food Mart located at 4209 William Penn Highway in Easton, Northampton County. These randomly drawn numbers were pulled from more than 52,800 Millionaire Raffle tickets sold between November 28 and Dece…

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by Jillian Pikora
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Wanted PA Man Captured At Morris County Hospital Following Companion's Complaint: Police Wanted PA Man Captured At Morris County Hospital Following Companion's Complaint: Police
Wanted PA Man Captured At Morris County Hospital Following Companion's Complaint: Police A wanted man from Pennsylvania was caught at a Morris County hospital after his companion contacted police to discuss the services she received, the department said. The Denville Township Police Department responded to a service complaint at Saint Clare’s Hospital around 1:40 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, Capt. Jeffrey Tucker said in a release. Officers spoke with the woman and found that her companion — Austin K. Heinly, of New Tripoli, PA — had an active NCIC warrant out of the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, Tucker added. Heinly, 41, was arrested and taken to the Morris County …

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by Daily Voice
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Multiple Homes Burglarized In Lehigh Valley, Authorities Warn Multiple Homes Burglarized In Lehigh Valley, Authorities Warn
Multiple Homes Burglarized In Lehigh Valley, Authorities Warn Authorities are warning residents to keep vigilant after several burglaries and attempted break-ins were reported in Northampton County last week.  The incidents occurred in the days before Saturday, Dec. 2, according to Slate Belt Regional Police Department. All of the targeted neighborhoods were in Pen Argyl, including: The 700 block of West Pennsylvania Avenue The 600 block of East Mountain Avenue The first block of East Plainfield Avenue The first block of Davey Avenue  Anyone with information or surveillance video from the above areas is asked to call SBRPD at 610-759-8…

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by Mac Bullock
Bethlehem, PA
Obituaries
Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49 Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49
Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49 Leon Hill, a Lower Saucon husband and father, died suddenly on Wednesday, Oct. 11 while fishing in upstate New York, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 49.  Born in Fountain Hill, Hill was a corrections officer with Northampton County for 16 years at the time of his death, family members said.  Friends and colleagues took to Facebook to memorialize him.  It's a shame it takes a tragedy to come together outside of that shithole, but here we are. R.I.P. Officer Leon Hill. You will be missed Posted by Allen Jr Pinkowski on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Life is way too short. Res…

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by Mac Bullock
Bethlehem, PA
News
'True American Hero': Northampton County Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor 'True American Hero': Northampton County Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor
'True American Hero': Northampton County Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor A New Jersey teacher and US Army veteran with two Purple Hearts received a national honor for the sacrifices she made for America. US Army SSG Vanessa Schieber, of Northampton County, PA, was name among the Patriot Project's honorees for 2023. The Purple Heart Patriot Project is a program of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission. Vanessa SchieberNational Purple Heart Honor Mission Schieber, 37, enlisted in the Army in April 2007 and served for 11 years a member of the 101st Airborne Division, and later the 1st Armor Division. Her first deployment came in 2008, as part of Operation Ira…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bethlehem, PA
Traffic
One Dead, Two Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 22: PA State Police One Dead, Two Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 22: PA State Police
One Dead, Two Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 22: PA State Police One person is dead after a driver in Northampton County drove the wrong way up a highway interchange between Easton and Bethlehem, state police say.  A motorist in a red Chevrolet Silverado was headed south in the northbound lane of Route 33 when they drove up an on-ramp from Route 22, troopers said.  Three vehicles were involved and authorities were called around 10:40 a.m.  One victim was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to area hospitals in unknown condition.  The deceased victim's name was not released.  "Currently, all traffic on State …

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Weather
Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect For Parts Of Eastern PA, Meteorologists Say Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect For Parts Of Eastern PA, Meteorologists Say
Coastal Flood Advisory In Effect For Parts Of Eastern PA, Meteorologists Say The heavy rains that are flooding roadways in New Jersey and grounding school buses in New York are impacting parts of eastern Pennsylvania as well, according to the National Weather Service.  Meteorologists say areas east and northeast of Philadelphia — including Bucks and Northampton counties — could see up to six inches of rainfall by 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29.  A coastal flood advisory is in effect for Philadelphia, Delaware County, and lower Bucks County, NWS says. Residents are reminded to seek higher ground and stay clear of water if flash flooding occurs.  ⚠️👀 Areas of heavy r…

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by Mac Bullock
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Ex-BF Stole, Crashed Victim's Car After PA Double Murders: Affidavit Ex-BF Stole, Crashed Victim's Car After PA Double Murders: Affidavit
Ex-BF Stole, Crashed Victim's Car After PA Double Murders: Affidavit The 17-year-old boy charged with murdering a mother and daughter at their North Catasauqua home was found badly injured after stealing the victim's car and crashing it later that morning, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  John Derwin Bradley of Schnecksville is charged with two counts of criminal homicide, Pennsylvania State Police wrote in an affidavit filed in a Northampton County Court obtained by Daily Voice.  Investigators say Bradley "had an intimate relationship" with 16-year-old victim Rianna Lynn Glass which ended in August.  On Sept. 13, the ni…

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by Mac Bullock
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Elizabethtown 'Pappy' ID'd Following Home Explosion Elizabethtown 'Pappy' ID'd Following Home Explosion
Elizabethtown 'Pappy' ID'd Following Home Explosion A 68-year-old grandfather has died in a home explosion in Elizabethtown.  Harvey L. Winters of 1235 Bossler Road, West Donegal Township was found dead in the rubble of his home following an explosion on Monday, Sept. 18.  The call to the explosion came into Lancaster County Wide Communications at 11:45 a.m., according to emergency dispatch.  ‼️Photos From The Scene‼️ Provided by: Kelsey Heiney West Donegal Twp: 1235 Bossler Rd - Dwelling Fire **WORKING FIRE** *2nd Alarm Transmitted* Posted by Fire Alerts of Lancaster County on Monday, September 18, 2023 Numerous fire crews responded…

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by Jillian Pikora