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New Forecast Map: 4 Inches Of Snow Now Projected For Atlantic City New Forecast Map: 4 Inches Of Snow Now Projected For Atlantic City
New Forecast Map: 4 Inches Of Snow Now Projected For Atlantic City 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…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'True American Hero': NJ Teacher, Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor 'True American Hero': NJ Teacher, Army Vet With 2 Purple Hearts Receives National Honor
'True American Hero': NJ Teacher, 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
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Tornado Touchdown In PA Confirmed Tornado Touchdown In PA Confirmed
Tornado Touchdown In PA Confirmed A tornado touched down this week in northern Bucks County, the National Weather Service confirmed. The EF1 tornado occurred during the storms Thursday, March 31 about 15 to 20 miles over the Northampton County line in Bedminster Township, the NWS said. Winds hit a max of approximately 100 mph. Its path was about 2 miles and its width 100 yards, or 300 feet.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding
Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding Remnants of Hurricane Ida is posing a risk of tornados and flooding across parts of New Jersey and the Philadelphia area Wednesday. Thunderstorms are largely possible across Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties in the afternoon -- which could turn into tornados, according to the National Weather Service. Enhanced Risk for tornadoes extended, slightly farther north; Gale Watch upgraded to a Gale Warning; Small northwest shift in heaviest rain amountsNational Weather Service In Pennsylvania, a flash flood watch was issued for …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NWS Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watches In PA, NJ, WV, DE, OH, MD NWS Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watches In PA, NJ, WV, DE, OH, MD
NWS Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watches In PA, NJ, WV, DE, OH, MD The National Weather Service has issued multiple weather warnings across several states for Monday afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in 35 counties in Pennsylvania including but not limited to the following: Adams Berks Bucks Chester Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Juniata Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Montgomery Northampton Perry Philadelphia Schuylkill York In New Jersey the following counties are under the same advisory, according to the National Weather service: Burlington Camden Glouscester S…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Appeals Court Denies 'Sex Slave' Serial Rapist's Bid To Leave Prison Before Age 103 PA Appeals Court Denies 'Sex Slave' Serial Rapist's Bid To Leave Prison Before Age 103
PA Appeals Court Denies 'Sex Slave' Serial Rapist's Bid To Leave Prison Before Age 103 Pennsylvania serial rapist Seth Mull won't be getting out of prison any time soon. A state appeals court on Thursday denied the 33-year-old inmate's bid to leave prison before his term of 78 years to life is up, PennLive reports. He will not be eligible for parole until he is 103 years old. Mull was convicted of rape and human trafficking after a single trial in 2018.  The three victims -- between 19 and 25 years old -- said he held them captive, strangled, beat them, forced them to take drugs and threatened to tell their families. Mull, of Lower Saucon Township, treated the vic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Undercover Pedophile Sting: Ex-NJ Sheriff's Deputy Admits Seeking Sex With 14-Year-Old 'Child' Undercover Pedophile Sting: Ex-NJ Sheriff's Deputy Admits Seeking Sex With 14-Year-Old 'Child'
Undercover Pedophile Sting: Ex-NJ Sheriff's Deputy Admits Seeking Sex With 14-Year-Old 'Child' A former Middlesex County sheriff’s deputy admitted trying to have sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old Pennsylvania child who turned out to be an undercover detective, authorities said. Joshua Padilla, 35, of Eatontown, sent photos of his genitals, then asked for similar photos in exchange from what he thought was an underage child, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. Padilla told a state judge in Pennsylvania on Monday that he tried to have sex with the purported youngster. He was arrested by state authorities, instead, with assistance from the Monmouth County, NJ Pros…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash 3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash A 3-year-old boy died four other people including a 7-year-old girl all not wearing seatbelts were ejected in a Friday evening crash on State Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. Troopers from the Belfast barracks responded to southbound crash at the Route 78 interchange in Lower Saucon Township around 7:55 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer carrying five people from Manilus, NY, was trying to get onto the Route 78 eastbound ramp while a 2017 Kia Sportage was trying to get on the Route 78 westbound ramp, th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Pennsylvania HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student Ex-Pennsylvania HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student
Ex-Pennsylvania HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student A Lehigh Valley man was working as a high school teacher when he had sex with a 17-year-old student numerous times over the course of more than a year, state police charged. Eric Michael Hahn, of South Whitehall Township, engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl while working as a teacher at Bangor Area High School starting in October 2019, state police said. Hahn, 38, engaged in the activity both in and outside of school, police said. Hahn was charged Thursday with intercourse/sexual contact with a student and corruption of minors, both third-degree felonies. He was being held …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Missing Pennsylvania Teen SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Missing Pennsylvania Teen
Seen HER? Alert Issued For Missing Pennsylvania Teen Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Northampton County teen. Adrianna Lynn Stahler, 17, was last seen leaving her home in Lower Saucon Township around 2 a.m. on Dec. 28, local police said. Stahler, who police say left home without her cell phone, is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has blue eyes and blond hair, as well as a center nose ring and nose stud piercing, authorities said. Stahler may be at an unknown location within Bethlehem City, police said. Anyone with information about Stahler’s whereabouts is asked to contact the departm…

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by Valerie Musson
Sports
Standout PA Wrestler Mikey Racciato, 26, Dead On Christmas Day Standout PA Wrestler Mikey Racciato, 26, Dead On Christmas Day
Standout PA Wrestler Mikey Racciato, 26, Dead On Christmas Day Standout Slate Belt wrestler Michael "Mikey" Racciato died on Christmas Day, at 26 years old. A public walk-through visitation will be Jan. 3, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ruggiero Funeral Home in Pen Argyl.  Racciato was born in Bethlehem and lived in Plainfield Township. He pronounced dead Friday in Northampton County, according to Coroner Zachary Lysek.  The cause and manner of death were not immediately known. Racciato graduated Pen Argyl with a 186-8 record and went on to wrestle on scholarship for University of Pittsburgh, where he graduated in 2017. He was a three-time PIAA Class…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Warren County Boy Scout, PA Chemist Kevin Chomicki Dies, 26 Warren County Boy Scout, PA Chemist Kevin Chomicki Dies, 26
Warren County Boy Scout, PA Chemist Kevin Chomicki Dies, 26 Northampton County native and local chemist Kevin Chomicki died Nov. 21 at the age of 26. Born in Perth Amboy, Chomicki was a member of the graduating class of 2012 at Bethlehem Catholic High School, where he played on the football team and threw shot put and discus in outdoor track and field, his obituary says. Chomicki then attended Moravian College, where he pursued his passion for chemistry with a certified degree and a membership with the American Chemical Society, his memorial says. He was also a member of the Minsi Trail Council Boy Scout troop in Warren County and a communicant at …

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by Valerie Musson
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FEEL IT? Small Earthquake Shakes Parts Of NJ, PA FEEL IT? Small Earthquake Shakes Parts Of NJ, PA
Feel IT? Small Earthquake Shakes Parts Of NJ, PA A small earthquake rattled parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania early Thursday morning. The 2.1 magnitude quake happened just before 7 a.m. in Milford, New Jersey, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The slight quake was felt throughout parts of Hunterdon County, NJ, along with Bucks and Northampton counties, PA. In August, a smaller earthquake was reported in the same area.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Multiple Firearms Found In Home Of PA Man Who Threatened To Kill NJ Coworkers Multiple Firearms Found In Home Of PA Man Who Threatened To Kill NJ Coworkers
Multiple Firearms Found In Home Of PA Man Who Threatened To Kill NJ Coworkers A 60-year-old man who threatened to shoot and kill his eight coworkers in New Jersey because he didn't like the music they were playing had several firearms at his Pennsylvania home, authorities said Monday. Two .22 caliber rifles, a .22 caliber revolver and a .38 caliber handgun were found during a search of Cosimino Bisanti Jr.’s home last Friday, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Bisanti, of Portland, PA, was accused last Wednesday of alarming his coworkers in Franklin Township by reading them a note he had written in the form of a newspaper article about fata…

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by Valerie Musson