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Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire
Woman ID'd In Lehigh After New Year's Day Harrisburg House Fire A 65-year-old woman has been identified by the Lehigh County Coroner following a New Year's Day house fire in Harrisburg. Brenda L. Cuff of Harrisburg was pronounced dead in the Lehigh Valley Burn Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 4:35 a.m. on Tuesday, January 02, 2024, coroner Daniel  Buglio detailed in the release.  Her cause of death was listed as "complications of 50-60% full thickness burns due to house fire." The manner was ruled accidental.  The call to the fire at 2326 Berryhill Street came into the Harrisburg Bureau of Fi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities
Toddler Rescued From Schuylkill County Blaze: Authorities An 18-month-old is hospitalized but safe after being pulled from a burning home by a police officer on Friday, Dec. 22, according to authorities.  Multiple fire departments were called to a blaze with entrapment at 260 Indiana Avenue in Shenandoah Heights just before noon, state police said in a release.  Shenandoah Borough Police Officer Mark Hysock responded to the scene and went inside the burning home, heading for the third floor, troopers said.  Hysock crawled down a smoke-filled hallway to the front bedroom where the toddler was trapped before grabbing the child and cr…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (UPDATED) Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (UPDATED)
Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (Updated) (Note: This story has been updated with new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.) Officials have named the two Allentown pedestrians killed in an early morning crash on Sunday, Dec. 10.  Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, 43, and Christopher E. Stocker, 44, were struck on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  They were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where Ruiz Acosta died around 2 a.m. and Stocker died around 2:45 a.m., authorities said.  Both died from blunt force injuries, the Coroner's Off…

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by Mac Bullock
News
These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety
These Pennsylvania Hospitals Rank Among Best, Worst In America For Safety A hospital safety website has released its gradings for 2023, and some Pennsylvania hospitals rank among the most safe — and least safe — in the nation, according to The Leapfrog Group.  Researchers say they selected 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers across the United States, with more methodological information available on their website. Here's how hospitals across Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Yor…

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by Mac Bullock
Business
PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner
PA Worker Dies After 25-Foot Fall Onto Concrete Floor: Coroner A Hazleton man is dead following an accidental workplace fall last Friday afternoon, Dec. 1, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio.  Joseph Forty was working at the NORPEL pet food processing facility in Hazle Township when he lost his footing and fell 25 feet, officials said.  He landed on a concrete floor and was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his injuries on Monday morning, Dec. 4, the Coroner's Office said.  Forty's cause of death was recorded as blunt force trauma to the head and torso from a warehouse accident, Buglio wrote. His manner of …

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by Mac Bullock
News
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Lehigh County: Coroner A pedestrian succumbed to his injuries Monday night, Dec. 4 after he was struck by a car in Upper Macungie, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Sixty-nine-year-old Bruce C. Foley was on the 5600 block of West Tilghman Street when he was hit around 7:15 p.m., according to Coroner Daniel Buglio.  Foley, of Lower Macungie, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries before 8 p.m., officials said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Upper Macungie police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office continue…

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by Mac Bullock
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Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner A passenger in a Salisbury Township crash has succumbed to her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Camille Couzens, an 87-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident, was in a car that collided with another on I-78 around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officials said.  She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries on Friday evening, Dec. 1, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Pennsylvania State Police in Fogelsville are also investigating the crash, the coroner said.  The I-78 wre…

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by Mac Bullock
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Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man
Coroner Seeks Next-Of-Kin For Late Schuylkill County Man Officials are looking for the family of a Mahanoy City man who died in an Allentown hospital.  Teddy Doyle Yate died from natural causes on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. He was 62.  Anyone who can contact his relatives is asked to call the Lehigh County Coroner's Office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner
Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner Another person has died following the two-car wreck in Lower Macungie last week, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Bruce C. Schuessler, 73, died from blunt-force head trauma on Sunday, Nov. 5, officials said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.  Schuessler and his wife Kathy Ann Schuessler were in a Honda CRV that pulled into oncoming traffic on Mill Creek Road on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30, Daily Voice reported.  Both Schuesslers were rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where 67-year-old Kathy Ann died hours later, authorities said pr…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Coroner Identifies Victim In Deadly Lehigh Valley Wreck Coroner Identifies Victim In Deadly Lehigh Valley Wreck
Coroner Identifies Victim In Deadly Lehigh Valley Wreck Authorities have named the passenger who died after two cars collided in Lower Macungie on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30.  Kathy Ann Schuessler, 67, died from multiple blunt force injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release. Her manner of death was ruled accidental.  The accident happened on the 900 block of Mill Creek Road just before 1 p.m., officials said.  Schuessler, of Lower Macungie, was rushed to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from her wounds hours later, according to the coroner.  State police and t…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Rt. 222 Berks County Crash Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Rt. 222 Berks County Crash
Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Rt. 222 Berks County Crash A 25-year-old Wyomissing man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Rt. 222 in Richmond Township Friday, Oct. 27, officials said. Keven L. Tejada was heading south on Ramp K when he veered off the roadway and struck an embankment around 11:05 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said.  He was taken to the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead. The Fleetwood Police Department is investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash
Police ID Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash The motorcyclist killed in a crash Friday, Oct. 27 in Allentown has been identified as a 45-year-old resident. Angel Manuel Gaetan-Velazquez was operating the motorcycle when he struck a motor vehicle around 4:35 p.m. on 30th Street and Emaus Avenue, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was pronounced dead at 5:09 p.m., at the emergency room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

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by Cecilia Levine