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Lansford, PA

Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner
Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner Authorities have identified the driver who died after crashing in Coaldale Borough on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7.  Nicole Oplinger, 42, was near the intersection of West Water and West Miner streets around 3 p.m. when she lost control of her car and struck multiple trees, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Oplinger, of Lansford, was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem where she passed from multiple traumatic injuries around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, the coroner said. Her manner of death was ruled accidental.  Stat troopers in Frackville are investigat…
Toms River Native, Dedicated PA Dad Of 4 Jeremy Rawlins Dies, 35 Toms River Native, Dedicated PA Dad Of 4 Jeremy Rawlins Dies, 35
Toms River Native, Dedicated PA Dad Of 4 Jeremy Rawlins Dies, 35 Toms River native and dedicated Pennsylvania father of four Jeremy S. Rawlins died on Thursday, Oct. 6 at age 35. Born in Toms River, Jeremy lived in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania before settling in Lansford, where he lived at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say. Jeremy worked as a skilled automobile mechanic in the region and above all was a devoted father to his four children, Kaleb, Ayden, Izabella, and Briella, his memorial says. In addition to his children, Jeremy is survived by his father, Mark Rawlins, and his wife, Megan Rims, whom he married this April; step…
Lehigh Valley Driver Killed In Double Pickup Truck Crash, Police Say Lehigh Valley Driver Killed In Double Pickup Truck Crash, Police Say
Lehigh Valley Driver Killed In Double Pickup Truck Crash, Police Say A Lehigh Valley driver was killed in a crash involving two pickup trucks, authorities said. Sylvanus Schmick, 59, and a passenger, Jeremy Schmick, were heading westbound on Route 248 in a blue Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle crossed the double yellow line into oncoming traffic at the intersection of Sycamore Drive in Lehigh Township just before 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, the department said in a press release. Schmick, of Lansford, collided with a red Ford F250 Supercab pickup truck with a utility body driven by a 17-year-old Nazareth resident before the Silverado rolled onto its …