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14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting 14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting
14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting A 14-year-old suspect has been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting of two other minors on a Berks County road late Saturday night.  The two victims, aged 15 and 17, were walking along the 1200 block of Reading Avenue in Douglass Township when a car pulled up and shot them both, Daily Voice has reported.  Responding officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the gut and another with injuries to the knee and shoulder, per the release. The two were rushed to Reading Hospital and Trauma Center where police say they are "expected to be okay." Now, authorities say t…

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by Mac Bullock
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Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash
Support Surges For 25-Year-Old PA Firefighter, National Guardsman Killed In Crash Support is surging for the loved ones of a 25-year-old Pennsylvania firefighter killed in a car crash on Saturday, Feb. 19. Andrew Black, of Perkiomenville, worked as a firefighter with the Upper Frederick Fire Company and served in the Army National Guard, according to his obituary. More than $19,200 had been raised as of Friday, Feb. 25 on a GoFundMe for Black's funeral expenses, putting the family ahead of the campaign’s $15,000 goal in just three days. Born in Lansdale, Black graduated from Pennridge High School in 2015 and went on to earn his associate degree in criminal justice from …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support is surging the wife of a 65-year-old man who died last week as the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused record amounts of flooding across southeastern Pennsylvania. Donald and Kate Bauer, of Perkiomenville, were hit by a flash flood near the Unami Creek in Milford Township while driving home from their daughter's volleyball game on Sept. 1. Kate was able to get out of the car and clung to a tree for more than an hour before she was rescued.  As conditions were too severe, rescue crews had to return the next morning in search of the car. He never made it out of the car and dro…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm Three Montgomery County residents who died as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through Pennsylvania have been identified, authorities said Friday. Maxine Weinstein, 68, of Fort Washington, died after a tree came down onto a home on Wednesday. Her cause of death is traumatic asphyxia and the manner of death is accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. Craig Messinger, 70, of Schwenksville, was found dead in Skippack Township on Thursday. His cause of death is drowning and the manner of death is accidental. Jack Caroluzzi, 65, of Bridgeport, died at home on Th…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters
Bucks Driver Found Dead In Flood Waters A driver was found dead inside his car after he drove through flood waters in Bucks County Wednesday night, authorities said. Donald Allen Bauer, 65, of Perkiomenville, was in his 2013 Mazda CX-9 when he drove into the flood waters of Unami Creek on 1925 Trumbauersville Road in Milford Township, PA State Police said. When troopers and fire crews arrived at the scene around 11:15 p.m., they were unable to retrieve the car. The conditions were too severe, authorities said. They postponed the search efforts at 11:30 p.m. The 54-year-old female passenger of the vehicle was …

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by Nicole Acosta
Weather
Two Dead, Possibly More As Philadelphia Region Recovers From Tornadoes, Major Flooding Two Dead, Possibly More As Philadelphia Region Recovers From Tornadoes, Major Flooding
Two Dead, Possibly More As Philadelphia Region Recovers From Tornadoes, Major Flooding Two people have died as of Thursday afternoon as a result of Wednesday night's storm in the Philadelphia region, reports say. That number is expected to rise. Authorities told 6abc a woman was killed after a tree came down on a home in Upper Dublin Township (Montgomery County). Her identity was not released. Donald Allen Bauer, 65, of Perkiomenville, died after driving his 2013 Mazda CX-9 into the flood waters of Unami Creek in Milford Township (Bucks County), PA State Police said. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office is also reportedly investigating three storm-related deaths, Chair of…

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by Nicole Acosta