Fire Hazard Prompts Air Conditioner Recall Affecting Thousands Fire Hazard Prompts Air Conditioner Recall Affecting Thousands
Fire Hazard Prompts Air Conditioner Recall Affecting Thousands A household cooling product is being pulled back over a serious safety risk. Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing is recalling about 13,514 Amana air conditioners and heat pumps in the US because they can pose a fire and burn hazard, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. About 53 additional units were sold in Canada. The recall was announced on Wednesday, June 25. The affected products are certain Amana Window-Room-Air-Conditioners and Through the Wall air conditioners or heat pumps. CPSC said the heating element can remain energized during a ground fault even afte…
9-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Hotel Pool Drowning In Poconos 9-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Hotel Pool Drowning In Poconos
9-Year-Old Boy Dies Days After Hotel Pool Drowning In Poconos A 9-year-old boy has died days after he was pulled from a hotel swimming pool in the Poconos, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office announced Thursday, June 25. The child, who was from Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 3:51 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, the coroner's office said. An autopsy completed Thursday determined the boy died from complications of drowning, and Coroner Daniel A. Buglio ruled the manner of death an accident, the coroner's office said. The drowning happened around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, in the pool a…
Bootids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible For Days After Peak Viewing Bootids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible For Days After Peak Viewing
Bootids Meteor Shower Will Be Visible For Days After Peak Viewing The night sky is lining up one of its harder-to-predict shows. The June Bootids meteor shower is active through Thursday, July 2, and is expected to peak overnight Friday, June 26, into Saturday, June 27. The shower is usually quiet, producing only a few meteors per hour. But it has earned a reputation for surprises. Space.com reported that the June Bootids produced an outburst of up to 100 meteors per hour in 1998. Another burst in 2004 produced about 20 to 50 meteors per hour. A predicted outburst in 2010 did not happen, adding to the shower’s unpredictable reputation. ABC News report…
NY Soldier Run Over By 27-Ton Army Vehicle During Training Exercise: Report NY Soldier Run Over By 27-Ton Army Vehicle During Training Exercise: Report
NY Soldier Run Over By 27-Ton Army Vehicle During Training Exercise: Report New details have emerged about the death of a New York soldier who was killed during a training exercise in California earlier this month. Spc. Adrian Bonsey, 29, a combat engineer assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, was struck and run over by a 27-ton M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a large-scale training exercise at the National Training Center on Tuesday, June 10, ABC News reports, citing an Army spokesperson. Bonsey was on foot in the Mojave Desert at about 4:30 a.m. during hours of limited visibility when the incident occurr…
Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV
Nobody Wanted Luna — Until She Was On TV A senior dog who arrived at a New Jersey animal shelter sick, neglected and in need of urgent medical care has found her forever home after her story aired on News 12 New Jersey. And it all happened in a matter of hours. Eight-year-old Luna was surrendered by a Hackensack family to the shelter on March 6 because her family was moving and could not take her, Shelter Manager Meg Tedeschi said. When Luna arrived, her condition was severe. "Her feet were really swollen with puss-filled sores and she was missing a lot of hair with bald patches," Tedeschi said. "She was also severely overwei…
Dad Remembered As Family's 'Backbone' After Drowning At Confluence Of Delaware, Lehigh Rivers Dad Remembered As Family's 'Backbone' After Drowning At Confluence Of Delaware, Lehigh Rivers
Dad Remembered As Family's 'Backbone' After Drowning At Confluence Of Delaware, Lehigh Rivers A Bethlehem father who drowned after being recovered from the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers in Easton is being remembered as the "backbone" of his family as loved ones rally to support his wife and two sons. Andre Fighera was found in the area where the Lehigh and Delaware rivers meet in the City of Easton on Sunday, June 21. He died from drowning, and the manner of death was ruled an accident, according to the Northampton County Coroner's Office. Fighera had just celebrated his 48th birthday days before the tragedy, according to a GoFundMe created by his daughter, Genevieve …
Beloved PA Mom Found Dead In Creek, Wheelchair Found Nearby Beloved PA Mom Found Dead In Creek, Wheelchair Found Nearby
Beloved PA Mom Found Dead In Creek, Wheelchair Found Nearby A woman was found dead in a creek after apparently falling from her wheelchair, authorities said Friday, June 26. Grace Lampley, 65, of Highspire, was found unresponsive in Burd Run Stream near Wolf Street and Rhoda Alley after police were called to the area at 8:19 a.m., according to the Highspire Borough Police Department. Officers arrived to find Lampley in the water and a wheelchair nearby, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Lampley. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30, officials said. Police have no…
'Sophisticated' Multi-State Burglary Crew Targeted Indian, Asian Families In PA: Police 'Sophisticated' Multi-State Burglary Crew Targeted Indian, Asian Families In PA: Police
'Sophisticated' Multi-State Burglary Crew Targeted Indian, Asian Families In PA: Police A burglary crew accused of targeting Indian and Asian families across several states has been linked to a Connecticut home break-in after police say stolen jewelry was recovered during traffic stops in New York City. Robinson Jean Paul Moncado-Patarroyo, 19, Yeison Estivan Gonzalez-Rodriguez, 20, Emerson Johan Rodriguez-Gomez, 25, and Daniel Alejandro Garcia-Arenas, 24, were arrested as part of the alleged burglary crew, Guilford police said.  The alleged quartet of crooks is accused of smashing the back windows of a home in Guilford while the family was away on a day trip, police said…
2 Teens Charged With Arson In Massive 6-Alarm Allentown Fire (UPDATE) 2 Teens Charged With Arson In Massive 6-Alarm Allentown Fire (UPDATE)
2 Teens Charged With Arson In Massive 6-Alarm Allentown Fire (Update) Two juveniles have been charged in connection with the massive six-alarm fire that destroyed multiple properties along Front Street in Allentown, authorities announced Friday, June 26. The two teens, whose names and ages are not being released because they are being prosecuted through the juvenile justice system, are being held in juvenile detention on charges of arson, recklessly endangering another person, conspiracy, and causing a catastrophe, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca said. The fire broke out around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, June…
Shillington Man Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County (UPDATE) Shillington Man Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County (UPDATE)
Shillington Man Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Lancaster County (Update) A Berks County man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in Lancaster County on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Michael Paul, 54, of Shillington, was driving a coupe when it collided with a tractor-trailer in the area of 2250 Reading Road in East Cocalico Township around 6:29 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Emergency crews were initially dispatched to the intersection of North Reading Road and Muddy Creek Church Road for a reported commercial vehicle crash at 4:44 p.m., according to Lancaster County dispatch. Paul, who was the…
New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names
New Nancy Guthrie Note Claims Video Evidence, Suspect Names A troubling family mystery has taken another unsettling turn. A mystery sender claims to have video and suspect information tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, the media outlet TMZ reported Friday, June 26. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Sunday, Feb. 1. She has not been found. TMZ reported that it received a new email from a person who claims to know the identities of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers. The outlet said it authenticated the email as coming from the same person who sent earlier messa…
Massachusetts Native Killed In Head-On DUI Crash Into Pennsylvania Yard Case Heads To Court Massachusetts Native Killed In Head-On DUI Crash Into Pennsylvania Yard Case Heads To Court
Massachusetts Native Killed In Head-On DUI Crash Into Pennsylvania Yard Case Heads To Court The man accused of driving under the influence of multiple drugs before causing a head-on crash that killed a Massachusetts man will have his case proceed to County Court in Pennsylvania after waiving his preliminary hearing. Logan Christopher Yeater, 29, of Armagh Township, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Denise Commins on Monday, June 1, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Yeater is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, three counts of driving under the influence, tampering with evidence, tw…