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PA State Trooper Peter Conforti Dies: 'Beautiful Human' PA State Trooper Peter Conforti Dies: 'Beautiful Human'
PA State Trooper Peter Conforti Dies: 'Beautiful Human' The Pennsylvania State Police Department has announced the death of Trooper Peter K. Conforti. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the department said Conforti, who had been assigned to Troop L in Hamburg, died while off-duty. Conforti enlisted in the PSP in April 2016. Records show he was 30 years old and lived in Tamaqua. Condolences from loved ones shared to Facebook say he leaves behind his wife, Alexandra, and at least one child. Many years ago, I started teaching at West Penn Elementary with some very special students. One, however, stood out to... Posted by Michele Bittner on Thursd…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
7-Eleven Selling These Four Pennsylvania Locations 7-Eleven Selling These Four Pennsylvania Locations
7-Eleven Selling These Four Pennsylvania Locations 7-Eleven Inc. is looking to sell or lease 73 of its stores, four of which are in Pennsylvania. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is helping with the process, having posted a list of all of the sites along with a bid deadline of Tuesday, Nov. 1. Some of the stores are some of the 3,800 Speedway stores that 7-Eleven purchased in May 2021. The Pennsylvania stores touting for sale signs are: Tamaqua, Center Street Philadelphia, Cotton Avenue Philadelphia, North 5th Street New Kensington, Freeport Street Click here for the full list of 7-Eleven stores up for sale across the US.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Explosions Heard As 5-Alarm Fire Races Through Schuylkill County Buildings (WATCH LIVE) Explosions Heard As 5-Alarm Fire Races Through Schuylkill County Buildings (WATCH LIVE)
Explosions Heard As 5-Alarm Fire Races Through Schuylkill County Buildings (Watch LIVE) A multi-alarm fire quickly spread through multiple structures Saturday, Oct. 29 in Schuylkill County (scroll for live link). Footage shows smoke coming from the third floor of a Broad Street building in Tamaqua, as onlookers gather to watch the firefighters at work around 4:35 p.m. Justin Startzel was live-streaming the fire on Facebook as of 5:35 p.m. He reported multiple explosions with possible entrapment. Startzel also noted several businesses and families impacted. Fire in the blue building has caused the roof to be compromised. Firefighters called off. Multiple apartment buildi…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Convicted Child Rapist Slapped With New Charges In Lebanon Convicted Child Rapist Slapped With New Charges In Lebanon
Convicted Child Rapist Slapped With New Charges In Lebanon A 21-year-old man already serving a prison sentence for raping two children in Schuykill County has been charged in a separate case in Lebanon County on Wednesday, Oct. 19, authorities say and court records confirm.  Preston Henry Lareau, previously of Tamaqua, currently resides in a State Correctional Institution in Benner Township in his 2nd year of two 9 to 30-month sentences followed by 5 years minimum of probation for raping and assaulting two minors between the ages of 8 and 13, court records show.  The new charges were filed in connection to an incident that happe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Berks County Crash: PA State Police 1 Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Berks County Crash: PA State Police
1 Killed, Another Hurt In Head-On Berks County Crash: PA State Police One person was killed and another injured in a Berks County crash Monday, March 14, authorities said. A Jordan M. Smith, 22, was driving south on Route 61 just south of Hughes Hill Road in Windsor Township when his car crossed the center lane and veered into oncoming traffic, colliding head-on with a car driven by Randy A. Leh, 57, around 6:45 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Smith, of Tamaqua, died at the scene, while Reh, of Wyomissing, was taken to Reading Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries, according to police. Northbound and southbound lanes were temporarily closed a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Schuylkill County Parking Lot Crash With Pillar Man Killed In Schuylkill County Parking Lot Crash With Pillar
Man Killed In Schuylkill County Parking Lot Crash With Pillar A 67-year-old man died after hitting a pillar in a store parking lot Wednesday in Schuylkill County, authorities said. Arnold Kremmerer was rushed to the hospital after the 2:45 p.m. crash at 45 Plaza Ln., in Tamaqua (Rush Township), the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. The cause of death was blunt force injuries.  The Nesquehoning man was pronounced dead at at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest around 4:30 p.m., officials said. In addition to this office, this death is being investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police, Frackville Barracks.

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by Cecilia Levine