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PA Man Went To Phillipsburg Hoping To Meet Teen — Charged With Attempted Sex Assault Instead PA Man Went To Phillipsburg Hoping To Meet Teen — Charged With Attempted Sex Assault Instead
PA Man Went To Phillipsburg Hoping To Meet Teen — Charged With Attempted Sex Assault Instead A 62-year-old Pennsylvania man allegedly thought an innocent teen would be waiting for him when he traveled to Phillipsburg to have a face-to-face meet-up after having sexual conversations online — but he was met instead with an adult just waiting to call the police and slap him with attempted child sexual assault charges. John Lore, of North 16th Street in Easton, was charged with second-degree attempted child luring, second-degree attempted child sexual assault, and attempted child endangerment, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a press release on Thursday, Oct. 27. Inves…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Third Suspect Arrested In Deadly Shooting Of Teens In Easton, DA Says Third Suspect Arrested In Deadly Shooting Of Teens In Easton, DA Says
Third Suspect Arrested In Deadly Shooting Of Teens In Easton, DA Says A third suspect was arrested and charged in the double-fatal shooting of two teens in Easton, authorities said. Giovani Cagle, 20, was taken into custody at a home on Fox Street in Phillipsburg just after 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 12 and charged with two counts each of criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, and attempted criminal homicide, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said. Cagle, of Easton, was also charged with six counts of reckless endangerment and various weapons offenses, Houck said. Cagle was identified as a suspect in the homicide of D’And…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18 Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18
Northampton Community College Student Dies After Valiant Leukemia Battle, 18 Lehigh Valley native and Northampton Community College student Thomas R. “Tommy” Stackhouse died at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Thursday, May 26 following a long and valiant battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was 18. Born in Phillipsburg, Tommy grew up in Bangor, where he managed the varsity football team and intramural bowling league before graduating in 2021 as homecoming king, his obituary says. Tommy then went on to study special education at Northampton Community College and had maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA. Tommy is remembered for his love of snowmobiling, collecti…

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by Valerie Musson