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PA Mayor's Death Leaves 'Legacy Of Selfless Service': Officials PA Mayor's Death Leaves 'Legacy Of Selfless Service': Officials
PA Mayor's Death Leaves 'Legacy Of Selfless Service': Officials The current Coplay Borough Mayor Burker passed away over the weekend, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office announced in a release on Monday, Oct. 21. The Honorable Stephen J. Burker was pronounced dead from natural causes in his home on Saturday, Oct. 19, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio detailed in the release. "His loss is sure to be felt by all, whether you knew him or did not," the Borough of Coplay posted on its Facebook page. Coplay Borough and Coplay Police Department is saddened to learn of the passing of Mayor Steve Burker. Burker passed... Posted by Borough of Coplay on …

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by Merriell Moyer
Lifestyle
PA Woman To Compete On JEOPARDY! PA Woman To Compete On JEOPARDY!
PA Woman To Compete On Jeopardy! A woman public service assistant from Pennsylvania will soon compete in an upcoming episode of JEOPARDY! Megan Braught of Mechanicsburg will appear on America's favorite quiz show in an episode airing on Thursday, May 25, 2023, on CBS, according to officials from the show.  The show will air at 7 p.m. JEOPARDY!, is in its 39th season in syndication.

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Second Lancaster City Chief Of Police Resigns Suddenly In Less Than Two Years: Reports Second Lancaster City Chief Of Police Resigns Suddenly In Less Than Two Years: Reports
Second Lancaster City Chief Of Police Resigns Suddenly In Less Than Two Years: Reports After 33 years in public service, John Bey will retire, multiple media outlets report citing Lancaster city officials.  Bey had been acting as Chief of Police since Dec. 7, 2020, after Jarrad Berkihiser was forced to resign suddenly amid alleged political endorsements of Donald Trump.  Berkihiser was the second Lancaster police senior staff member to resign due to a scandal in 2020, following the resignation and arrest of Lancaster County Det. Sgt. John Burkhart of the Lancaster Drug Task Force.  “I have determined that after 25 years of service to the Pennsylvania Stat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Suburban Philly Officer Dies After COVID Related Illness, Department Says Suburban Philly Officer Dies After COVID Related Illness, Department Says
Suburban Philly Officer Dies After COVID Related Illness, Department Says The suburban Philadelphia police community is in mourning following the untimely death of one of their own. Officer Joshua "Josh" Micun died Sunday after contracting a COVID-19 related illness, according to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department. Officer Micun was most recently named Westtown-East Goshen officer of the year by his peers, police said. Micun previously worked with Delaware County Park police, Upper Providence police, and Aston Township police, according to his obituary. He was also a Legacy Member of the Green Ridge and Aston Beechwood Fire Departments, police…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World' Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World'
Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World' She changed the world.  She was an exemplary public servant. She was the best motivator. These are just a few of the ways that Kathy Teopfer Possinger was being remembered. The 44-year-old Harrisburg resident was identified by PennLive as the woman killed after being pinned between her own Jeep and her house. She and two men were using her Jeep Wrangler to remove a large shrub from the front of her home on the 300 block of Hamilton Street in Harrisburg Friday, PennLive previously reported citing Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. Chardo said the incident was "clearly accidenta…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Former Harrisburg House Rep. Ron Buxton Has Died Former Harrisburg House Rep. Ron Buxton Has Died
Former Harrisburg House Rep. Ron Buxton Has Died At the age of 72, former state Rep. Ron Buxton has died. Buxton passed Friday evening following a prolonged battle with COPD (lung disease). Originally from Steelton, where he was born and raised by the late Robert I. and Betty Jane (Donmoyer) Buxton, Ron grew-up to work and serve central Pa. for the rest of his life. He graduated from Susquehanna Township High School in 1967 and went on to earn an Associate's Degree from Harrisburg Area Community College in 1971. He soon became a Susquehanna Township Commissioner, serving as President of the Board for two years. Then he worked as Deputy…

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by Jillian Pikora