State Police are investigating the homicide of a 67-year-old man in Northampton County.Michael Austin Powers was found dead in a home on the 4000 block of Lower Three Mile Lane in Lehigh Township around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, state police said in a release.The case remains under investigation. Additional details were not released.Anyone with information is asked to contact the ...

A Facebook feud led to the deadly March shooting of a beloved nine-year-old girl in Trenton, authorities said, charging the gunman with several additional offenses.Isiah Roberts, 19, is now charged with first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, second-degree aggravated assault, fourth-degree aggravated assault, and second-degree ...

A fire that broke out on a boat on Lake Hopatcong spread and caused damage to the surrounding vessels and docks, authorities said.The Jefferson Township Fire Company No. 2 responded to the blaze in the Great Cove area of Lake Hopatcong on Wednesday, June 29.Upon arrival, the chief confirmed a working fire with the potential for exposure issues, the department said.The fire was quickly ...

A man seen on video racking a handgun outside Pennsylvania homes led to the recovery of three illegal weapons and felony charges, authorities said.Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a handgun on the 1900 block of Brookside Drive in Bethlehem around 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, the local police department said in a release on Thursday, June 30.A follow-up investigation ...

A Flemington man who vandalized a Mexican restaurant sign was finally caught in the act after having successfully pulled it off twice in the past few weeks, police said.Eduardo E. Garcia, 45, was seen attempting to vandalize the sign in front of Viva Mexico on Main Street around 4:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, Flemington Police said.The sign had been vandalized with spray paint twice ...

At least one person was hurt in a tractor-trailer crash that slowed traffic on Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said.The crash occurred in the northbound lanes near milepost 5.6 in Lower Nazareth Township during the afternoon on Wednesday, June 29, according to a Twitter post from PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky.Tractor Trailer crash of two Tractor Trailer’s on State Route33 N/B, ...

A Sussex County resident admitted in court to harassing a 13-year-old girl on social media, authorities announced.Elizabeth A. Hogoboom-Szluka, 45, pleaded guilty to cyber-harassment in Sussex County court, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said in a release on Wednesday, June 29.Hogoboom-Szluka, of Branchville, admitted to sending “indecent or lewd” comments to the 13-year-old girl on social ...

Seen him? Authorities are seeking the public’s help locating a 36-year-old man wanted for a Northampton County vehicle theft.A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Michael A. Rogers with charges for theft from a motor vehicle, the Lower Saucon Township Police Department said in a release on Wednesday, June 29.The theft occurred on the 1900 block of Pine Court in Hellertown, police ...

A motorcyclist was hospitalized following a crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said.A 36-year-old man riding a 2014 BMW S10 motorcycle lost control and crashed near the intersection of Route 22 and Round Valley Access Road in Clinton Township around 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, Police Administrative Division Commander Lt. Harry P. Bugal Jr. told DailyVoice.com.The victim ...

A 29-year-old Trenton man with a prosthetic leg who rescued a driver as his car plunged into the Newark Bay received a national reward for his heroic efforts.Anthony Stephen Capuano, an aquatic program administrator, received a Carnegie Medal — considered North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism — following his brave rescue, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced in a ...