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MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted In 2nd Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted In 2nd Robbery Spree Months After Release: USDOJ
MD/PA Bank Robber Indicted In 2nd Robbery Spree Months After Release: Usdoj A man who recently completed his sentence following a plea deal with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for six armed robberies  — was indicted on March 20 following a second robbery spree of five more businesses, Palmyra police announced on Monday, March 25, 2024.  Mark Shane Herrick, now 47, of Hanover, was first arrested by the FBI in 2009 for robbing the following businesses while armed with a tire iron or crowbar: June 6, 2008 - Fulton Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 7, 2008 - M&T Bank, Harrisburg, PA. June 13, 2008 - PNC Bank, Lower Macungie, PA. June 16, 2008 - PNC Bank, H…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Coroner Identifies Man Killed In I-78 Crash In Lehigh County Coroner Identifies Man Killed In I-78 Crash In Lehigh County
Coroner Identifies Man Killed In I-78 Crash In Lehigh County A 51-year-old man has been identified as the person who died in a single-car crash on I-78 in Lehigh County on Wednesday, Aug. 31, authorities said. Gary J. Navitsky died at the scene of the crash in the eastbound lanes of the highway at milepost 60.4 in Upper Saucon Township around 10:40 a.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. The Lower Macungie man was behind the wheel of a car that veered off the road, and struck a bridge support column, causing the vehicle to flip onto its roof, the coroner said. He died of multiple blunt force injuries and his death was ruled an a…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA's Second Wawa Drive-Thru Coming To Lehigh Valley PA's Second Wawa Drive-Thru Coming To Lehigh Valley
PA's Second Wawa Drive-Thru Coming To Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania's second drive-thru-only Wawa convenience store is coming to the Lehigh Valley, WFMZ reports. The Lower Macungie Board of Commissioners approved the 2,030-square-foot development on Thursday, July 21, the news outlet says. It will be built at the Trexler Business Center. The drive-thru will hold about 18 cars and will not have gas pumps or a mini-mart, according to the outlet. Its opening date is not yet known. This announcement follows the January 2021 opening of the state's first Wawa drive-thru in Falls Township (Bucks County). Click here for more from WFMZ.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA's Michael Horvath Found Guilty In Murder Of Holly Grim PA's Michael Horvath Found Guilty In Murder Of Holly Grim
PA's Michael Horvath Found Guilty In Murder Of Holly Grim Pennsylvania's Michael Horvath on Friday, June 17 was found guilty in the 2013 murder of his co-worker, Holly Grim. Michael Horvath, 55, was convicted on charges of homicide, kidnapping, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse, but was acquitted of obstructing law enforcement. The announcement was made two weeks after the Monroe County trial had ended. Grim and Horvath worked together at the Allen Organ Company in Macungie.  Grim had last been seen on Nov. 22, 2013, in the driveway of her Red Maples Mobile Home Park around 6:35 a.m in Lower Macungie, after droppi…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine