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Northampton Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen Student, DA Claims Northampton Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen Student, DA Claims
Northampton Track Coach Sexually Assaulted Teen Student, DA Claims A Northampton Area High School coach is accused of carrying on a sexual "relationship" with a 17-year-old student-athlete, prosecutors say.  Hannah Marth, a 26-year-old former javelin coach for the NAHS track and field team, is charged with institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports official — both felonies — said District Attorney Terence Houck in a statement.  State troopers say that in May 2021, when she was a coach, Marth texted a 17-year-old boy on the track team and invited him to her Lehigh Township home. There, she "initiated sexual contact …

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
‘Beautiful Soul:’ Lehigh Valley Native Dies Suddenly, 31 ‘Beautiful Soul:’ Lehigh Valley Native Dies Suddenly, 31
‘Beautiful Soul:’ Lehigh Valley Native Dies Suddenly, 31 Beloved Lehigh Valley native and Northampton High School graduate Kevin Scott Benton, Jr. died unexpectedly on Monday, March 28. He was 31. Born and raised in Easton, Kevin graduated from Northampton Area High School in 2011, his obituary says. Kevin was known for his love of football. He was a regular sideline fan at the Easton/Phillipsburg Thanksgiving game. Above all, Kevin was remembered as a “beautiful soul” with a friendly attitude toward all of those around him. “A beautiful soul has gone back to heaven,” reads a tribute on Kevin’s memorial. “Kevin always had a smile, a fist bump…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
BRC13 Sports Anchor Dies Of COVID-19 Complications Day After Christmas BRC13 Sports Anchor Dies Of COVID-19 Complications Day After Christmas
BRC13 Sports Anchor Dies Of Covid-19 Complications Day After Christmas A longtime sports anchor in northeast Pennsylvania has died of COVID-19 complications, officials said. Blue Ridge Cable 13 announced the sudden death of Brian Unangst on Monday. He died the day after Christmas. Unangst has shared his passion for sports with the station's viewers since joining the team in 1991, BRC13 says. He has been awarded a Mid-Atlantic Emmy award for his coverage, according to the station's website. Unangst also volunteered as a search and rescue official with Wolfpack Search & Recovery, according to a GoFundMe. The page has been set up in the hopes of raising u…

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by Nicole Acosta