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Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $51K In Wayne County Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $51K In Wayne County
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $51K In Wayne County Three lucky Pennsylvania Lottery players each won the jackpot prize in the "Treasure Hunt" game over the weekend, according to state gaming officials.  All three winners matched the five numbers pulled in the Sunday, March 3 drawing to win the $153,831 prize, lotto reps said in a release.  The trio will split the jackpot and take home $51,277 each, minus withholding.  The lucky tickets were sold at:  Pantry 1 Food Mart, 629 South Avenue, Clifton Heights, Delaware County. Wawa, 631 South 25th St., Palmer, Northampton County; Hayes Market, 686 Roosevelt Highway, Wa…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Worker Hurt, Residents Relocated Following Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Fire Worker Hurt, Residents Relocated Following Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Fire
Worker Hurt, Residents Relocated Following Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Fire A worker was hurt and several residents were relocated after a dryer at a Lehigh Valley nursing home went up in flames Wednesday morning, authorities said. Nancy Run and Bethlehem Township volunteer fire crews found a fully-involved dryer fire and activated sprinkler as they arrived at Country Meadows Nursing and Rehab on Green Pond Road in Bethlehem around 4:45 a.m., NRFC said. Both crews doused the fire and helped move several residents to other safe areas in the building. One employee suffered a minor injury, and no residents were hurt, the fire company said. “This is another case of a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
WATCH: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire WATCH: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire
Watch: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire A car went up in flames on Route 22 Thursday afternoon, prompting a massive suppression effort from several fire departments that was captured in a shocking video clip. Fire crews in Palmer and Bethlehem Township rushed to the scene of the blaze in the westbound lanes near milepost 333.1 in the early afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters immediately began dousing the blaze, which became a “challenge to extinguish” when fuel started leaking from the car and burning, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said. The Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company was also called to the scene to a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Trapped Victims Hospitalized In Brutal Lehigh Valley Car Wreck Trapped Victims Hospitalized In Brutal Lehigh Valley Car Wreck
Trapped Victims Hospitalized In Brutal Lehigh Valley Car Wreck At least two people were hospitalized with severe injuries following a Sunday night car wreck in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. Two vehicles collided “shortly after a cold rain began to fall” on the 3000 block of William Penn Highway, the Palmer Municipal Fire Department said. Several trapped occupants were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of severe injuries, the fire department said. Shortly after a cold rain began to fall Sunday night, PMFD was dispatched to an accident on the 3000 block of William... Posted by Palmer Municipal Fire Department on Sunday…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Both Drivers Hospitalized In Northampton County Crash On Route 22 Both Drivers Hospitalized In Northampton County Crash On Route 22
Both Drivers Hospitalized In Northampton County Crash On Route 22 Both drivers were hospitalized with moderate injuries after a Friday morning crash that temporarily shut down Route 22 in Northampton County, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 10 a.m. west of the 25th Street offramp in Palmer, LehighValleyLive reports citing township police Officer Jim Alercia. One of the drivers was removed from the car with help from emergency responders, Alercia said. Traffic in the right lane was diverted around the crash, and the road was fully reopened about 45 minutes later, the outlet reports. One of the ambulances that responded to the scen…

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by Valerie Musson