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Pitt Grad Motorcyclist Dies Days After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Bethlehem
A Johnstown native has died more than a week after a motorcycle crash in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday, Aug. 6.
Shane M. Hoffman, 25, was pronounced dead at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Hoffman suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and his death was ruled an accident, the coroner said.
He had been operating a motorcycle that veered off the roadway and struck a utility pole in the 900 block of Pembroke Road in Bethlehem around 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, according …
TikToker Accused Of Faking Cancer Has Died
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
Missing 14-Year-Old Taken Across State Lines, Raped At PA Hotel: State Police
A Maryland man is accused of taking a missing 14-year-old girl across state lines into Pennsylvania, where investigators say she was sexually assaulted at a hotel, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Jeremy Spikes Jr., 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, allegedly took the girl from her home in Maryland before driving her into Pennsylvania in a blue Honda Accord with Virginia registration, according to investigators.
The girl was forcibly raped at an unknown hotel in the 2300 block of Molly Pitcher Highway in Guilford Township, Franklin County, investigators wrote.
Stat…
Reward Offered For Kidnapper PA Boyfriend Who Strangled Girlfriend: Police
A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of kidnapping and repeatedly assaulting his girlfriend over two days in Pennsylvania, police announced Wednesday, Aug. 5.
Elias Ricardo Brown, 29, Leola, is wanted on an active arrest warrant after investigators said he assaulted his girlfriend multiple times between Monday, July 27, and Tuesday, July 28, according to Lancaster Township Police.
Officers responded to the 100 block of Jennings Drive in Lancaster Township, around 11:34 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, for a reported domestic disturbance that had occurre…
Man Killed Sister, Stabbing Her 20x After Fight Over Barking Dogs; Case Heads To Court: DA
A brother accused of stabbing his sister to death after becoming enraged by barking dogs will have his homicide case moved to county court following a preliminary hearing, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Bryan Emeric Adolph, 26, of East Hempfield Township, was ordered to stand trial after Judge Brian Chudzik ruled on Wednesday, July 29, that the case should proceed to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
Adolph remains charged with criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, and possessing an instrument …
