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PA Teacher Fulfills Dream Winning $60K On Wheel Of Fortune PA Teacher Fulfills Dream Winning $60K On Wheel Of Fortune
PA Teacher Fulfills Dream Winning $60K On Wheel Of Fortune A second-grade teacher fulfilled a literal dream in the final minutes of "Wheel of Fortune" on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Scott Aukamp of Shillington teaches at Smith-Wade-El Elementary School. He competed on a "Teacher's Week" episode winning $19,250 during the game that aired locally at 7 or 7:30 p.m. (depending on your affiliate station) on CBS21 and 6ABC.  He went on to win the bonus round, scoring an extra $40,000! You can watch the final minutes in the video player below.  You can't spell teachers without C-A-S-H! 💸 🤑 Wheel Of Fortune Aukamp had actually dreamed of …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA
Man Accused Of Raping 2 Girls At PA Home: DA A 32-year-old man from Berks County has been arrested in connection with the rape of two girls at a home in Reading, one when she was 11 years old, authorities said on Friday, Sept. 6. Janson G. Paz-Ochoa of Shillington was charged with rape, rape of a child, and multiple other offenses, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. He was arrested on Aug. 27 and is due to reappear in court on Sept. 13, court records show. Berks County District Attorney’s detectives received a childline referral on April 12 from the state Department of Human Services which reported that a&n…

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by Jon Craig
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Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner
Beloved Mom Of Three ID’d As Woman Killed In Crash Into Tractor-Trailer In Central PA: Coroner A 49-year-old woman has been identified as the driver who crashed into the rear end of a tractor-trailer along Route 222 in Ephrata on Saturday, June 25, authorities say. Amy Freytiz, of Shillington, was traveling at a high rate of speed in the southbound lanes when she rear-ended the tractor-trailer near mile marker 42 around 2 a.m., police say. Freytiz’s car caught fire upon impact, and she died at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner’s office. She died due to “multiple traumatic injuries with smoke inhalation and thermal burns. The manner of death was ruled accidental,” …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder
Son Of Woman Found Dead In Berks Co. Home Charged With Murder The son of a woman found dead in a Berks County home over the weekend has been charged with her murder, authorities said. Jakob A. Murray, 24, of Shillington, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, strangulation, robbery, theft, and possessing an instrument of crime in the killing of his mom, Jill Murray, 47, Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday. He admitted to strangling his mother at their North Brobst Street home Sunday morning, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Murray also claimed that after choking his mom, he …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Berks Man Sexually Assaulted Young Kids For Years, DA Says Berks Man Sexually Assaulted Young Kids For Years, DA Says
Berks Man Sexually Assaulted Young Kids For Years, DA Says A Pennsylvania man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl and boy over the course of several years has been arrested and charged, authorities said. Antonio Santos-Camacho, of Shillington, was charged with two counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors, according to a news release from the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Santos-Camacho, 32, was identified as the suspect by both victims in two separate investigations, according to Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams. One…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County
Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County A Berks County man was triple the legal limit when he struck and killed a 26-year-old man in Lehigh County earlier this year, authorities said. Jonathan A. Richards, 40, of Shillington, is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, and related offenses. Richards was driving his Jeep Wrangler north on Hamilton Boulevard in Upper Macungie early on Jan. 17 when he reportedly lost control and crossed into the south lane, colliding head-on with Wadnor J. Louis' car, LehighValleyLive says citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Off…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 Three Pennsylvania men were charged in a drive-by shooting on Interstate 287 in New Jersey that injured a motorcyclist over the weekend, authorities said. Matthew Plaza, 32, of Allentown; Luis Velez, 37, of Bethlehem; and Raymond Bethancourt, 35, of Shillington have been arrested on various weapons charges while Plaza is also facing a charge of attempted murder, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers from the Somerville Station responded to Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater, where the motorcyclist had called 911 saying another driver brandished a gun and shot him on the highway around 6:40 p…

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by Cecilia Levine