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Devoted Allentown Charter School Teacher, Librarian 'Battled Cancer With Elegant Tenacity,' 36
Tributes are pouring in across state lines for Allentown charter school teacher, librarian, and former standout college athlete Amy L. (Zdrojesky) Rivera, who died at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest on Thursday, Dec. 29 after a valiant cancer battle. She was 36.
Born in Allentown, Amy always had a passion for outdoor activities like horseback riding and gardening, her obituary says.
She went on to attend the University of Maine and was chosen for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Regional All-American Second Team, earning honors on the America East All-Conference First Team…
Teen Sisters Killed In Lancaster Fire, Campaign Says (Update)
An 18-year-old woman and her 13-year-old sister died in a Lancaster fire New Year's Weekend, according to authorities and alleged family members.
Anna Leavitt, the elder sister, died after being taken to the hospital in the 10:35 a.m. fire Saturday, Dec. 31 blaze on West Lemon Street, her dad said on a GoFundMe campaign.
Her sister, Ariana, died at Lehigh Valley Hospital — Cedar Crest on Monday, Jan. 2, at 12:21 a.m., the Lehigh Valley Coroner's Office said.
The Lancaster City Fire Department, Lancaster City Fire Marshal, Lancaster City Police Department and the Pennsylvani…
Allentown 11-Year-Old Fatally Shot By Brother, 10, In Accident: DA
The Allentown 11-year-old who was fatally shot Tuesday, Dec. 27 was killed accidentally while playing with guns with his younger brother, authorities announced.
In a statement Wednesday, Dec. 28, Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin said the boy, his 10-year-old brother, and the rest of the family were stopping by an aunt's house on the 600 block of North Front Street for a visit.
In the basement of the aunt's home lives her son, 24, who legally owns two 9 mm handguns, the DA said. The gun owner had his firearms out because he had recently been shooting and was p…
Full Body Burns Kill Bucks Man Torching Trash: Coroner
A man lighting trash on fire suffered burns across more than half of his body, ultimately killing him, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
Lutz K. Wundshock, 59, of Durham Township, was torching the trash around 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 at his home, the coroner's office said.
He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m. the following day.
The manner of death was accidental, having sustained 58% full thickness burns to the body, officials said.
In addition to the coroner's office, this death is being investigated by the Pennsylvan…
Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner
A sanitation worker in Schuylkill County died after being struck by a falling street sign, officials say.
Kerry A. Spiess, 36, of Pottsville, was working on a sanitation truck in the 100 block of North Progress Avenue early in the morning on Sept. 6 when his truck backed into a standing sign pole, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release.
Spiess stepped down off the back of the truck onto the sidewalk, when the sign fell and hit him on the head, officials added.
He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Friday, Dec. 2, just before 2 p.m., the Coroner's …
