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Beloved Dad, Lehigh Valley HS Grad Kyle Heck Dies Suddenly At Age 24 Beloved Dad, Lehigh Valley HS Grad Kyle Heck Dies Suddenly At Age 24
Beloved Dad, Lehigh Valley HS Grad Kyle Heck Dies Suddenly At Age 24 Beloved father and Lehigh Valley high school graduate Kyle Matthew Heck died suddenly in Pittsburgh on Sept. 23 at the age of 24. Born in Allentown, Heck graduated from Emmaus High School in 2015, his obituary says. Heck had worked as a foreman at PowerHome Solar in Sarver and served as an acolyte and usher at St. John's UCC in Emmaus. In his free time, Heck enjoyed fishing, hunting, model trains, NASCAR and the NY Giants. Above all, he was remembered as a loving father to his son, Levi. More than $4,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Heck’s funeral expenses, putting the family close…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Passenger Killed In Lehigh County Tractor Trailer Crash Motorcycle Passenger Killed In Lehigh County Tractor Trailer Crash
Motorcycle Passenger Killed In Lehigh County Tractor Trailer Crash A 49-year-old motorcycle passenger died in a crash with a tractor trailer in Lehigh County. Kerri Sodl, of Trexlertown, was riding on the bike that collided with the truck around 11 p.m. Tuesday on the 800 block of Trexlertown Road in Upper Macungie Township, according to the Lehigh County Coronor's Office. Sodl was pronounced dead at 1:22 a.m. Wednesday, by Deputy Coroner Cassandra Schiffner. Sodl's Facebook page says she previously lived in Emmaus. The incident is being investigated by the Upper Macungie Township Police Department. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Lehigh Valley Native, Father Of 3 Joshua Kroninger Dies Suddenly At 32 Lehigh Valley Native, Father Of 3 Joshua Kroninger Dies Suddenly At 32
Lehigh Valley Native, Father Of 3 Joshua Kroninger Dies Suddenly At 32 Lehigh Valley native and father of three Joshua Allen Kroninger died Monday, March 15 after struggling with addiction for many years. He was 32. Born in Allentown, Kroninger worked at Hurshs Landscaping for most of his life, according to his obituary. Kroninger lived in Emmaus at the time of his death. He loved spending time with his family, especially his three daughters, Megan, Isabella and Mckenzie, his memorial says. Kroninger is survived by his grandmother Pamela Kremers; sisters Brittany and Bethany Kremers; Aunt Michelle Kremers (Rick Walbert); uncles Randy Kremers, Jr. and Mike Kre…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
55 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Ordered Closed -- Some Possibly For Good 55 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Ordered Closed -- Some Possibly For Good
55 More Defiant Pennsylvania Restaurants Ordered Closed -- Some Possibly For Good Pennsylvania officials ordered an additional 33 restaurants temporarily closed, and have sought an injunction against 22 establishments in repeated violation of COVID-19 orders.  The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Food Safety announced earlier this month announced it would be performing unannounced inspections in an effort to enforce Gov. Tom Wolf's temporary COVID-19 mitigation order. Wolf's order mandates the closure indoor dining, gyms and limiting indoor gatherings to a maximum capacity of 10 people, until Jan. 4. A Crawford County restaurant was initially ordered closed, b…

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by Cecilia Levine