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Support Surges For Lancaster Dad Battling Colon Cancer
A community has rallied to help a father of three through cancer treatments.
Mitch Hertzler of Lancaster County was recently diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, according to his wife Kat Hertzler.
He started a six months of chemotherapy treatment in September.
Prior to starting chemotherapy he had been hospitalized for the past two weeks at Lancaster General Hospital.
The Hertzler's have three sons; boys Ryder, 13, Bryce, 11, and Finn, 8.
A family friend, Calvin Stiedler, started a GoFundMe campaign page to, "assist with upcoming medical bills and overall life expenses," as stated on t…
Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash
One was a comedian. Another an actor. And the third an engineer with a passion for singing.
All three were New Jersey residents who died in a Pennsylvania crash over the weekend.
Nicholas Nissen, 24, of South Amboy, and Joseph Riggio, 30, of Parlin, were pronounced dead at the scene, Carbon County Coroner Robert W. Miller Jr. told Lehigh Valley Live.
Michael Guezara, 31, of Bayonne, died at Geisinger Medical Center in Luzerne County, the coroner said.
Nissen was the only one wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.
The three men were traveling in a 2018 Toyota Camry driven by Morris Plains …
Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Charged With Murder
Two Miami spring break goers accused of drugging and raping a 24-year-old Bucks County woman found dead in a hotel room earlier this year now face first-degree murder charges, according to several news reports.
A grand jury in Miami-Dade County found Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 25, both of Greensboro, NC responsible for the fentanyl-induced death in March of Richboro's Christine Englehardt, 6abc reports.
Taylor is also now facing a second first-degree murder charge for giving the same drugs to 21-year-old Walter Riley, of Chicago, IL according to the grand jury rep…
Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope
The Lehigh Valley community is mourning the loss of a Bethlehem police officer who died by suicide on July 4.
Matthew Ragusa was "a beckon of light to countless citizens who needed hope in their darkest hour," wrote Robert Corsi.
Corsi organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and other needs for his wife Stephanie, and three sons, Xavier, 13, Braxton, 10, and Lex, 6. The campaign had raised more than $33,000 as of Thursday evening.
Matthew RagusaGoFundMe photo
Prior to joining the Bethlehem Police Department in 2015, Ragusa served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Cor…
Doylestown Man Who Drowned In Delaware River, 33, Was Soon-To-Be Father Of Baby Boy
The PA man who was pulled from the Delaware River in Hunterdon County was a soon-to-be father of a baby boy, according to a fundraiser created in his honor.
Jorge Herrera-Salmoran, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the water near the Bull’s Island Recreation Area (2185 Daniel Bray Highway) in Delaware Township shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, state police said.
Herrera-Salmoran, of Doylestown, died the day before his birthday and two days before his wife, Tania, was scheduled to deliver the family’s first child, a baby boy, according to a GoFundMe launched by clo…
