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Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.  Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.  Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police
Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police The man who told Allentown police his pregnant girlfriend was abducted during a carjacking over the weekend was lying, authorities claim.  Junior Gomez Richardo called police at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 and said that his car had been "forcibly taken" near Walnut and Union streets, according to APD.  He also reportedly told dispatchers his pregnant girlfriend was still in the vehicle when the carjacker sped off.  "After a thorough investigation by members of the Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force and the Allentown Police Department, the report was found to have been fabricated…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Another Hurt In Allentown Double-Shooting: Police Man Killed, Another Hurt In Allentown Double-Shooting: Police
Man Killed, Another Hurt In Allentown Double-Shooting: Police A 28-year-old man was killed and another man hurt in a double-shooting in Allentown over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting on South 15th Street and Union Street found two men with gunshot wounds around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, Allentown police said. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital, where Jaleel A. Sthillaire, of Allentown, was pronounced dead, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The second victim, who has yet to be identified is expected to survive. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. …

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by Nicole Acosta