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Coroner Seeks Family Of 77-Year-Old Lehigh County Man Coroner Seeks Family Of 77-Year-Old Lehigh County Man
Coroner Seeks Family Of 77-Year-Old Lehigh County Man The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is looking for the next of kin for a man who died at his North Whitehall home over the weekend.  Richard Alfred Saul, 77, died from natural causes on Sunday, June 2, officials said.  Anyone who can contact his loved ones is asked to call 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In North Whitehall (PHOTOS) Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In North Whitehall (PHOTOS)
Crews Respond To Commercial Fire In North Whitehall (Photos) Multiple fire departments were at the scene of a large commercial fire in North Whitehall early Monday morning, April 22.  Greenawalds Fire Rescue 11 said it happened on the 4800 block of Kersnville Road just after 1 a.m. Photos from the scene appear to show the garage and several vehicles at trucking company Doctor Diesel damaged by flames.  Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department said they were on the scene until 7 a.m. No injuries were reported by authorities.  East Allen Township Fire Department and Coplay Fire Department also responded to the multi-alarm blaze.

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by Mac Bullock
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COLD CASE: Trip Wire On Lehigh Valley Trail Led To Teen Dirtbiker's Death, Police Say COLD CASE: Trip Wire On Lehigh Valley Trail Led To Teen Dirtbiker's Death, Police Say
Cold CASE: Trip Wire On Lehigh Valley Trail Led To Teen Dirtbiker's Death, Police Say State police investigators are looking for tips in the 1992 death of Christopher Keller.  The 15-year-old was riding his Kawasaki dirtbike on Sept. 24, 1992, when he struck an electrical cable strung between two trees, troopers say.  According to a contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call, the wire slashed his windpipe and he fell, fracturing his skull. A backseat passenger was also thrown from the bike but not seriously injured.  It happened on a trail along railroad tracks parallel to the Lehigh River in North Whitehall, state police say.  The…

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by Mac Bullock
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Cold Case: Nephew Found Lehigh Valley Woman Murdered In Her Home Cold Case: Nephew Found Lehigh Valley Woman Murdered In Her Home
Cold Case: Nephew Found Lehigh Valley Woman Murdered In Her Home Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public's help to find Rose Josephine Hnath's killer.  The 78-year-old was found murdered on the floor of her North Whitehall home on Jan. 21, 1989, troopers said.  Her nephew had gone over to check on her around 7:30 p.m. after she was uncharacteristically absent from a church service that morning, according to a 2011 Allentown Morning Call report.  She was stabbed and beaten to death and her house had been ransacked, authorities said. Evidence from the scene suggested she fought with her attacker in her final moments, police told…

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by Mac Bullock
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8 Children, 5 Adults Suddenly Sick At PA Day Care Center: State Police 8 Children, 5 Adults Suddenly Sick At PA Day Care Center: State Police
8 Children, 5 Adults Suddenly Sick At PA Day Care Center: State Police Thirteen people were hospitalized with headaches and dizziness after suddenly falling ill at a North Whitehall day care center on Wednesday morning, Oct. 11, state police say.  First responders were called to the Lehigh Valley Children’s Center on Park Avenue in Neffs around 10:30 a.m., troopers said.  In total, five adults and eight infants and toddlers were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest.  Police say it's still unclear what caused the victims to feel sick. The day care will remain closed for the rest of the week while air quality specialists work the…

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by Mac Bullock
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COLD CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA COLD CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA
Cold CASE: Gruesome Home Invasion Homicide Under Investigation In PA Investigators are taking another look at a gruesome home invasion turned execution of a wealthy Pennsylvania man. Jeffrey Charles Horwith, 37, was the heir apparent to his father's Northampton-based business, Horwith Trucking Incorporated, state police say.  He was headed to his North Whitehall home after a dinner at a local restaurant with his wife on July 29, 1988, according to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers. When he arrived back home, Horwith was greeted by a masked gunman, according to an Allentown Morning Call article published a week after the fact.  Horwith an…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
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Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says
Lehigh Valley Man Dies After Being Hit By Two Cars, Coroner Says A car accident in the Lehigh Valley claimed the life of a pedestrian late on Saturday, June 10, officials say.  It happened around 9 p.m. in North Whitehall, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a statement. Christian Torres, 22, of North Whitehall, was hit by two cars near Rising Sun Road and Mauser Street.  Torres was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest about an hour later, he added. The cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Wednesday, June 14, Buglio wrote.  The accident remains under investigation by state police. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Vicious Pitbulls Are Attacking Other Dogs In Their Own Yards In This Lehigh Valley Town Vicious Pitbulls Are Attacking Other Dogs In Their Own Yards In This Lehigh Valley Town
Vicious Pitbulls Are Attacking Other Dogs In Their Own Yards In This Lehigh Valley Town Officials in one Lehigh Valley town are warning residents of a pack of aggressive Pitbulls roaming the streets and attacking other dogs in their own yards. The pack of three show "major aggression," and attacked one dog who required euthanasia due to her injuries, authorities in North Whitehall said. The pack was spotted around Clearview, Bellview, Scheidy’s, Fairview, Victoria, 329 in Egypt, and more. The original dark brindle dog has been around since May and caused no harm since then. The others, a solid gray dog and dark brown/black dog, do not have collars and are the aggressive …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man To Stand Trial 50 Years After California Go-Go Dancer's Murder PA Man To Stand Trial 50 Years After California Go-Go Dancer's Murder
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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by Nicole Acosta