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Family Escapes Bethlehem House Fire: Report
A Lehigh Valley family was unharmed after a fire tore through their Bethlehem home overnight, LehighValleyLive reports.
Emergency crews were called to the home on the 800 block of West Broad Street around midnight Monday, May 23, the outlet says.
The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania was assisting two adults, two children, and one pet, the organization said on Twitter.
The Red Cross provided resources for immediate assistance, comfort kits, blankets & water to two adults, two children & one pet after a multi-family fire in the 800 block of Broad St, Bethlehem, Lehigh …
Stabbing Locks Down Macungie, Suspect Sought: Police
A stabbing prompted a shelter-in-place order and a lockdown at several schools in Macungie Friday, May 20, authorities said.
One person was injured in the 11:45 a.m. incident at the corner of Race Street and West Main Street, Macungie Police Sgt. Travis Kocher said.
The stabbing was believed to be targeted rather than random, and there was no danger to the public, Kocher said.
The unidentified victim was taken to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest in unknown condition, the sergeant said.
Eyer Middle School, Macungie, Shoemaker, and Willow Lane elementary schools were placed on lockdown w…
PA Ex-Con Dubbed 'Kunkletown Killer' Missing For More Than A Month: Report
A Pennsylvania ex-con dubbed the "Kunkletown Killer" has been missing for more than a month, according to local police and LehighValleyLive.
William Edelman Jr., 65, was last seen on Thursday, March 24 in Catasauqua, police said on Facebook.
Posted by Catasauqua Police Department on Monday, April 25, 2022
Edelman Jr. was convicted in 1990 of killing two people in Monroe County before accepting a plea deal in 1992 based on mental illness that got him to 15 to 30 years in prison, the outlet says. He was later released on parole.
He is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has bl…
Coroner ID's 2 Young Girls Killed In Hellertown PA Fire: (Update)
Two young girls were killed in a Hellertown house fire Friday, April 1, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Linden Avenue just before 1 a.m., where they found the house engulfed in flames, officials said.
Abigail Kaufman, 10, and Brianna Baer, 15, were trapped in the blaze and later rescued by firefighters, but they died at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
An older man and woman escaped the blaze unharmed, LehighValleyLive reports.
Autopsies are scheduled for Monday, April 4, the coroner's office said.
The cau…
Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says
After firing the shots that nearly killed two people hiding in a closet, an 82-year-old Berks County man surrendered at police headquarters, LehighValleyLive reports.
It all began around 7:30 p.m. Monday when a woman and a girl told police that Hidalgo Rivera, of Fountain Hill, wanted the girl to leave the home in the 800 block of North Clewell Street, the news outlet says.
Rivera then went out to his car, and re-entered the home with a gun, claiming he was going to kill the girl, reports say.
The victims hid in a third-floor closet while Rivera fired four shots, nearly killing them, …
PA Man To Stand Trial 50 Years After California Go-Go Dancer's Murder
A trial has been ordered for a Pennsylvania man accused of killing a 24-year-old California woman more than a half-century ago, reports say.
John Sipos, 76, is charged in the Nov. 20, 1969, slaying of 24-year-old Mary Scott, who was found dead inside her San Diego apartment, LehighValleyLive reports.
The North Whitehall man was linked to the killing last October after investigators found DNA evidence from his garbage consistent with matching evidence found on the woman's body, The Morning Call reports.
Sipos reportedly broke into the go-go dancer's home, raped her, and then …
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