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Lynn Township, PA

Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire' COLD CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire'
Cold CASE: Lehigh County Couple, Infant Killed In 'Suspicious Fire' State police are looking for tips in a "suspicious fire" that killed three people in Lynn Township more than 25 years ago.  Linda Ann Howland, David Wayne Jones, and their 3-month-old daughter Leah Michelle Jones died when their home caught fire on April 26, 1998, according to PSP.  The family lived in a converted barn on a property that Howland ran as a horse farm, authorities said. A 1998 report from the Allentown Morning Call said the 42-year-old mom was "known as a key breeder and trainer of the Tennessee walking horse."  Howland's daughter from a previous marriage was a…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
'Serious' Crash Closes Portion Of Route 309 In Lehigh Valley 'Serious' Crash Closes Portion Of Route 309 In Lehigh Valley
'Serious' Crash Closes Portion Of Route 309 In Lehigh Valley UPDATE: The crash victim has been identified. ***Original story below**** A serious crash closed a portion of Route 309 on Thursday, Oct. 13, authorities said. The crash was reported in Lynn Township sometime around 1 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police trooper Nathan Branosky said on Twitter. PSP Fogelsville and Bethlehem Troopers are on scene of a serious motor vehicle crash on Route 309, Lynn Twp., Lehigh Co. Traffic is being detoured onto Gun Club Rd. and Mountain Rd. Expect extended road closure. @wfmztraffic @mcall @lehighvalley pic.twitter.com/w3MReDiyUJ — Trooper Branosky (@PSPT…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
18-Year-Old Hershey Driver Dies In Lehigh Crash, Coroner Says 18-Year-Old Hershey Driver Dies In Lehigh Crash, Coroner Says
18-Year-Old Hershey Driver Dies In Lehigh Crash, Coroner Says An 18-year-old man from Hershey died in a Lehigh County crash Friday, Sept. 16, according to the county coroner. Gabriel Whitesell was behind the wheel when his car collided with another vehicle around 8:35 p.m. on Route 309 near Mountain Road in Lynn Township, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Whitesell, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead just before 9:20 p.m., authorities said. The manner of death was accidental.

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by Cecilia Levine