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Lehigh Valley Wells Fargo Bank Slated For Permanent Closure Lehigh Valley Wells Fargo Bank Slated For Permanent Closure
Lehigh Valley Wells Fargo Bank Slated For Permanent Closure A Wells Fargo bank branch in the Lehigh Valley will soon close its doors for good, marking yet another casualty in the ongoing trend of brick-and-mortar bank closures. The Slatington branch at 541 Main St. is permanently closing, PA communications representative Elise Corbett told DailyVoice.com. “Branches continue to play an important role in the way we serve our customers, and we continuously evaluate our branch network in light of changing customer needs, the increase in the use of digital banking, market factors, and economic trends,” Corbett said. “We apologize for any inconvenience t…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says
More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says A Pennsylvania pool shop owner accused of scamming dozens of clients out of thousands of dollars is facing additional fraud and theft charges, authorities announced Wednesday. Bethlehem resident Roger Kornfeind, who owns Hydro Dynamic Pools, was initially charged in January with 26 counts each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, as well as 23 counts of home improvement fraud, DailyVoice.com previously reported. Starting in July 2018, Kornfeind, 58, failed to fully install pools for customers who had entered into a purchase agreement and paid at least $2,000 down,…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PA Pair Charged For Fleeing Police In High-Speed U-Haul Chase, Warren County Prosecutor Says PA Pair Charged For Fleeing Police In High-Speed U-Haul Chase, Warren County Prosecutor Says
PA Pair Charged For Fleeing Police In High-Speed U-Haul Chase, Warren County Prosecutor Says A man and woman from Pennsylvania were charged after allegedly fleeing from investigating officers in a U-Haul, initiating a high-speed chase in Warren County, authorities said. Officers in Mansfield Township investigated a report of screaming coming from inside a U-Haul that was being driven erratically in the parking lot of Walmart in Mansfield just before 9:55 p.m. on August 4, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Friday release. Alyssa M. Dilemme, 29, allegedly sped away in the U-Haul as officers pulled up in a patrol car and activated emergency lights. Police followed …

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by Valerie Musson
Weather
8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County 8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County
8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Lehigh County during Thursday's storm -- making that the eighth across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The EF0 twister touched down in Slatington and had winds up to 85 mph (click here for photos). It touched down on the grounds of Northern Lehigh High School, snapping and uprooting several trees. A wooden dugout on the baseball field lost its roof and some anchored metal bleaches were tossed, the NWS said. The twister continued its path straight west to east from the high school to the airport, where a plane ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora