COLD CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance COLD CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance
Cold CASE: Allentown Woman Found Dead In Basement 3 Years After Disappearance Jamie Lee Metzger had been missing for more than three years when authorities found her decomposed remains in a Northampton County basement, Pennsylvania State Police say.  The 31-year-old Allentown mom had been reported missing by her mother in September 2014, some five months after she was last seen alive, according to officials.  Authorities circulated her photo and asked for the public's help, but years passed with no break in the case.  Metzger was finally discovered in a plastic storage bin in the basement of 15 Springwater Court in Williams Township on Dec. 7, 2017, p…
High School Student Had Gun On Campus, Say Allentown Police High School Student Had Gun On Campus, Say Allentown Police
High School Student Had Gun On Campus, Say Allentown Police An Allentown teenager faces criminal charges after authorities say he showed up to school with a gun Tuesday morning, Dec. 19.  City police were called to Dieruff High School about a possibly armed student around 10:30 a.m., the department said in a release.  A school resource officer and responding APD officers eventually located the student, "who had been in possession of a firearm on school property," authorities said.  The 17-year-old was charged with possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, possessing a firearm as a minor, and unlicensed carry, APD said.&n…
Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania
Steer Clear: Flooding Closes Roads Across Southeast Pennsylvania Nearly three inches of rain have fallen across southeastern Pennsylvania between Sunday and Monday mornings, Dec. 17 and 18, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  The Mount Holly, New Jersey station reports that flood warnings and areal flood warnings are in effect for parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Philadelphia counties through late Monday night, though the rain is expected to "taper off" by midday.  We have a number of Flood Warnings and Flood Advisories in effect, and more are likely to come. While we understand many peopl…
Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Wreck Was A Beloved Mom, Family Says Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Wreck Was A Beloved Mom, Family Says
Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Wreck Was A Beloved Mom, Family Says Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, an Allentown mother of two with a grandchild on the way, was hit and killed in a car accident Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities and loved ones. She was 43.  Ruiz Acosta was on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m. when she was fatally struck, Daily Voice reported. The crash remains under investigation by Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Born in Puerto Rico, Ruiz Acosta most recently worked at KidsPeace in Allentown, her obituary says.  Her daughters, Luz Ramos Ruiz and Lurielis…
Lehigh Valley Man ID'd As Victim In Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash: Troopers Lehigh Valley Man ID'd As Victim In Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash: Troopers
Lehigh Valley Man ID'd As Victim In Deadly Tractor-Trailer Crash: Troopers Authorities have named the 40-year-old passenger who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer on I-476 in Salford Township on Friday morning, Dec. 8.  Sean Terwilliger of Allentown was riding south in a utility truck when he and the driver pulled over to secure the load near mile marker 36.4, state police said.  They parked on the west shoulder and Terwilliger was standing off the roadway at the rear of the truck, according to investigators.  A passing southbound tractor-trailer drifted into the shoulder, striking Terwilliger and the utility truck, officials said.  Terw…
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…
Heartbreak In The Ring: WWE Star Rips Up Young Fan's Sign At Allentown Event (VIDEO) Heartbreak In The Ring: WWE Star Rips Up Young Fan's Sign At Allentown Event (VIDEO)
Heartbreak In The Ring: WWE Star Rips Up Young Fan's Sign At Allentown Event (Video) Okay, so it was a bit extreme. A WWE superstar left one of her fans heartbroken (yet still awestruck) during a live match in Allentown earlier this month. The fan was holding a sign that said "Bayley Is Hot" during her Dec. 2 match against SmackDown star Shotzi, at the PPL Center. Bayley, whose whole act is pretending to be mean, went over to the boy, took the sign, and brought it to the ring. Then, she ripped it up. The 25-second clip was posted to X by @Jay_Waffles26, who captioned it: "Hey @itsBayleyWWE, you broke his heart (all within a 25 second video)." Hey @itsBayley…
Early Morning Shooting Sends Man To Hospital In Allentown: PD Early Morning Shooting Sends Man To Hospital In Allentown: PD
Early Morning Shooting Sends Man To Hospital In Allentown: PD Authorities in Allentown are investigating a shooting early Friday morning, Dec. 8 that sent the victim to the hospital.  Police were called to the 500 block of Park Street between Liberty and Allen streets around 1:45 a.m., the department said in a release.  They arrived to find a man suffering from a "non-life-threatening" gunshot wound, according to officials. The victim was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital, they added.  No arrests had been made as of Friday afternoon and police say the shooting remains under investigation.  Anyone with information is …
Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona
Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona A road trip of two best friends from Pennsylvania to Arizona ended in tragedy in Ohio.  Kamryn Setzer, an Emmaus native, and her best friend, Emily Stevens, had uprooted their lives and were en route to relocate to Arizona, when Stevens lost control of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra on Interstate 70 on Friday, Dec. 1, Columbus police said. Their vehicle struck a guardrail near the exit to Interstate 71 and North Broad Street on the southbound side of the highway around 10:05 p.m., killing Stevens at the scene, said those who knew her on social media. Meanwhile, Kamryn was hospitalized in cr…
Allentown Assault Suspect In Police Custody: Officials Allentown Assault Suspect In Police Custody: Officials
Allentown Assault Suspect In Police Custody: Officials A man wanted for assaulting another person in Allentown over the summer has been arrested, authorities say.  Micheal C. Williams had been charged with simple assault and harassment stemming from an incident on June 30, according to State Police. He was also wanted for an alleged parole violation.  Williams, 52, was booked at the Lehigh County jail and held in lieu of a $5,000 bail, according to court records.  He is scheduled to appear again before Judge Linda Vega Sirop for a preliminary hearing on Dec. 26. 
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…
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.