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Cresco, PA

Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police
Woman Killed When Car Overturns In Pocono Mountain Region: Police A Cresco woman was killed when her car overturned along a curve in Barrett Township, Pocono Mountain Regional Police announced on Monday, April 7. Linda Knecht, 63, was driving a 2007 Chevy Malibu when she failed to negotiate a curve on State Route 447 near Gravel Road around 7:17 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, police said. Her vehicle overturned, ejecting her from the car, authorities detailed. Knecht was pronounced dead at the scene. The Barrett Township Fire Department, Pocono Mountain Regional EMS, and the Monroe County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene. The investigation into the cr…
Rowland Matthews Dead After Crashing Into Pole: Lehigh County Coroner Rowland Matthews Dead After Crashing Into Pole: Lehigh County Coroner
Rowland Matthews Dead After Crashing Into Pole: Lehigh County Coroner A 43-year-old man has died days after a crash with a utility pole in the Poconos, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Rowland Matthews, of Dreher Township, Wayne County, struck a utility pole on Route 191 about one mile south of Pocono Plateau Road in Cresco, Monroe County, the coroner's office said.  The crash happened at 3:44 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the coroner's office.  Matthews was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital. on Friday, Oct. 18, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The cause of death was "Complications of Blunt Fo…
COLD CASE: Questions Linger About 21-Year-Old Man's Brutal Murder In PA COLD CASE: Questions Linger About 21-Year-Old Man's Brutal Murder In PA
Cold CASE: Questions Linger About 21-Year-Old Man's Brutal Murder In PA Decades after David Allen Gross was found beaten and strangled to death in the trunk of his own car, state police investigators are still seeking answers.  The Mount Pocono resident had celebrated his 21st birthday just days before Upper Mount Bethel police found his locked Chevrolet Monza at the Delaware Water Gap's Arrow Island Overlook off Route 611, according to troopers.  In an archival report from the Allentown Morning Call, authorities said Gross was found in the back, under a tarp in a pool of blood just after 1 a.m. on Aug. 11, 1977.  He had been strangled and …
PA Native, Devoted Uncle Dies Unexpectedly, 33 PA Native, Devoted Uncle Dies Unexpectedly, 33
PA Native, Devoted Uncle Dies Unexpectedly, 33 Pennsylvania native and devoted uncle William Aaron Brosky died unexpectedly in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, Aug. 30. He was 33. A native of Cresco, Pennsylvania, Aaron graduated from Whitehall High School in 2007, his obituary says. Aaron went on to pursue auto detailing and worked at several different car dealerships throughout his career, according to his memorial. In addition to cars, Aaron loved nature and all things outdoors. He could often be found playing with his nieces and nephews and embracing his role as a devoted uncle. A member of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church, Aa…
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …
ID Released For Man Killed During Police Chase Crash On I-84 ID Released For Man Killed During Police Chase Crash On I-84
ID Released For Man Killed During Police Chase Crash On I-84 The identity of the person killed during a police chase on I-84 that ended in a fiery crash has been released by New York State Police. The chase began around 9:40 p.m. Monday when New York State troopers attempted to stop a 2001 Toyota Tacoma on the Taconic State Parkway traveling north in the town of East Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks. During the stop, troopers learned the operator of the vehicle, Thomas E. McGrath, 50, of Cresco, Pennsylvania, was wanted on several warrants. McGrath then fled the scene and a pursuit was initiated. The pursuit continued on to I-84 westbound across the …