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Foster Mom Admits To Strangling Infant In Lehigh County
A North Whitehall Township foster mother has admitted to asphyxiating and strangling a 1-year-old girl in her care, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Brenda Broadwater, 49, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a victim under 13 and endangering the welfare of children during a hearing before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Both charges are felonies, and her plea agreement includes a minimum prison sentence capped at three years. Sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. The charges stem from a call to Pennsylvania State P…
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Next Of Kin Sought For Man Found Dead At Home: Lehigh County Coroner
An elderly North Whitehall man was found dead in his home, leaving authorities searching for any trace of his family. William H. Chapin, 87, was found dead at his North Whitehall Township home on Friday, Oct. 18, at 1:17 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Monday, Nov. 4. Chapin, who died of natural causes, had no next-of-kin identified at the time of his death. The coroner’s office is now reaching out to the community in hopes of locating Chapin’s family members to assist with final arrangements. Those with information that could help locate his relati…
Obituaries
Dump Truck Driver Killed Slamming Into Embankment ID'd: Lehigh County Coroner
The family of a North Whitehall Township man is grieving their loss following a fatal dump truck crash that took his life on Tuesday, Oct. 15. David A. Brown, 68, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that happened when the dump truck he was driving in the 2700 block of Valley Road struck an embankment. Brown was employed as a machinist and mechanic at Nestle Purina, formerly ALPO, for 43 years before his retirement in 2022, according to his obituary from Heintzelman Funeral Home. He was a member of Jordan United Church of Christ in Allentown. He is survived by his wife, Debra…
Police & Fire
Elderly Couple Dies In Murder-Suicide: Lehigh County Coroner
Officials are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in North Whitehall Township on Saturday, May 18, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Authorities said 78-year-old Harvey H. Hartung shot his wife, 79-year-old Carol A. Hartung, before turning the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Pennsylvania State Police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio added.
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Trump To Speak At Schnecksville Fire Hall On April 13
Former President Donald Trump will speak in North Whitehall Township next Saturday, April 13. The campaign event will be held at the Schnecksville Fire Hall, 4550 Old Packhouse Road, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on his campaign website.
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John Milliman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On US Rt 222
Officials have named the 91-year-old man killed in a Lower Macungie crash on Monday afternoon, Jan. 22. John H. Milliman was a passenger in a BMW headed north on Route 222 around 10:40 a.m., according to state police. The BMW was struck by a tractor-trailer when it turned left onto Kressler Road, rotating 90 degrees and coming to rest near the center median, troopers said. Milliman, of North Whitehall, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple blunt force injuries a few hours later, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was ruled a…
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Lehigh Neighbors Called Her 'Karen,' Now She's Charged With Making Terroristic Threats: PSP
A Lehigh Valley woman is charged with making terroristic threats after an argument that began when a group of neighbors called her a "Karen," according to state police. It happened in North Whitehall Township on April 25 around 6 p.m., troopers wrote in a release. Jan Hariegle, 66, was gardening outside her home and had a kitchen knife in her hand at the time, police said. Three people passed by in a car — a 17-year-old boy, a 29-year-old man, and a 38-year-old woman — and "proceeded to call her a 'Karen' in response to Hariegle giving the middle finger," troopers wrote.&nb…
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9-Year-Old Student Brought Knife To Lehigh School 'To Hurt Someone': Troopers
Authorities are investigating after a Lehigh County elementary student brought a knife to school, state troopers say. It happened at Schnecksville Elementary School in North Whitehall Township on Thursday, April 20, according to the police report. At some time during the morning, a 9-year-old boy was found to have a knife, authorities said. After the knife was taken away, the student said he brought it "because he wanted to use it to hurt someone," troopers wrote. The child was suspended indefinitely and was off-campus by the time state police were called to the school ar…
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Fines Lehigh Firm $125K For Teen's Wood Chipper Death
Federal regulators have cited a Lehigh Valley tree removal company for the 2022 death of a teenage worker who was pulled into a wood chipper. Isiah Bedocs, a 17-year-old from Coplay, was working for Adam's Tree Service in North Whitehall Township on Aug. 9 when he was fatally wounded, Daily Voice reported. Now, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company for 10 "serious" safety violations and is recommending fines totaling $124,987, the agency announced Monday, Feb. 13. Investigators found that Bedocs was feeding "entangled material" into the wood ch…
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Bird Flu Detected At 5 Lehigh County Turkey Farms: Report
The highly contagious bird flu has been detected among turkeys on poultry farms in Lehigh County, officials say. The state Department of Agriculture found the illness in five separate flocks on farms in North Whitehall Township between Thursday, Nov. 3 and Wednesday, Nov. 9, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, a private lobbying association. The affected farms were not named, but the outbreak could impact up to 75,000 turkeys across all five flocks, the report says. The Bureau said state officials will set up a "control area and surveillance zone"…
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CAR? Mail Thief At Large In Lehigh County, Police Say
Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a vehicle involved in a string of mail thefts throughout Lehigh County. Troopers were called to a report of two men in a maroon sedan who were seen stealing mail from a mailbox on the 5100 block of Arrowhead Drive in North Whitehall Township around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, Pennsylvania State Police said. About an hour later, police were called to the 7900 block of Saegersville Road in Heidelberg Township on the same report involving the same alleged suspects in a maroon car, they said. "Residents in the area who believe they may be a vict…
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Support Surges For Family Of Teen Tree Worker Who Died After Lehigh Valley Woodchipper Incident
Support is surging for the family of a teenage tree worker who died after an accident involving a woodchipper. Isiah Bedocs, 17, was partially pulled into the machine while working a tree job on the 3700 block of Excelsior Road in North Whitehall Township around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, according to PA State Police and LehighValleyLive. The Coplay boy was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, police said. Bedocs was an incoming senior at Whitehall High School, and "had his whole life ahead of him," reads a GoFundMe lau…
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Coroner IDs Teen Worker Who Died In Woodchipping Accident In Lehigh Valley
The teenager who died after a woodchipping accident in the Lehigh Valley has been identified, authorities said. Isiah M. Bedocs, 17, was working with a woodchipper on the 3700 block of Excelsior Road in North Whitehall Township when he became critically injured around 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Pennsylvania State Police. Those injuries were not specified in a press release, though, LehighValleyLive reports his clothes got caught in the machine while working a tree job. The Coplay teen was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar …
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Lehigh Valley Man Dies Two Months After Crash In North Whitehall: Coroner
A 38-year-old man has died two months after a crash in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. Przemyslaw Kucharski, 38, of Walnutport (Lehigh Township) died Tuesday, June 14 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. He died of complications of multiple blunt force injuries he sustained in an April 11 crash in North Whitehall Township, the coroner's office said. Kucharski was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck another vehicle near the Top Star Gas Station on PA-145 in the Laurys Station community, officials said. His death was determined to be …
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North Whitehall Shooting, Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities
A gunman from Allentown led Pennsylvania State Police on a chase that ended in a crash in North Whitehall Township on Wednesday, April 27, authorities said. Christopher J. Melton, 20, fired shots outside a home on the 5400 block of Mauser Street in North Whitehall just before 4 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Melton and four others arrived at the house and confronted both the homeowner and the homeowner's son, claiming to be looking for personal items belonging to the driver's friend, the trooper said. A confrontation ensued, and while the victim and vict…
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1 Displaced In North Whitehall House Fire
One man was displaced following an overnight fire that ravaged his North Whitehall Township home, authorities said. The fire broke out Monday on the 3100 block of Lil Wolf Circle in the Orefield section of the township, according to a tweet from the Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. The Red Cross provided assistance for food clothing & shelter to 1 adults after a fire in the 3100 block of Lil Wolf Circle Orefield PA , Lehigh County. — American Red Cross Greater PA (@RedCrossGPA) December 20, 2021 A mobile home caught fire shortly after midnight, forcing out one man, WFMZ reports.…
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Multi-Car Crash Closes Route 145 in North Whitehall
A multi-car crash temporarily closed the northbound lanes and one southbound lane of Route 145 in North Whitehall Township Friday morning, reports say. Three people were injured in the 10:30 a.m. crash near Clearview Road that involved a Ford Focus, a Jeep, and a Volkswagen Tiguan, which overturned, LehighValleyLive reports citing Pennsylvania State Police. The crash is under investigation.
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Elderly Woman Struck, Killed By Teen Driver While Crawling On Lehigh County Road
An elderly woman who was crawling on a road in front of her Lehigh County home was pronounced dead Friday after she was struck by a car driven by a teenager, authorities said. Ethel M. Haas, 83, was crawling on the road in front of her Clearview Road home in North Whitehall Township when a 17-year-old boy driving a 2016 Honda Civic, struck her around 10:35 p.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. The impact pushed Haas' body 15 to 20 feet before stopping near the fog line on the opposite side of the roadway, police said. Police did not identify the 17-year-old driver.
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Lehigh County Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has identified the victim struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash Friday. Ethel Haas, 83, was struck in front of her house on the 2500 block of Clearview Road in North Whitehall Township around 10:35 p.m., authorities said. The driver is still at large and Haas was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. Friday. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.
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