Find Your Daily Voice
GO
Tag:
Washington Township, PA
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
Breaking News
Wife Turned In SD Card Revealing South Whitehall Husband Raping 6-Year-Old Relative: DA
A South Whitehall Township man raped and sexually abused a 6-year-old relative for years, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12. Jeffrey Morris, 39, pleaded guilty to felony Sexual Abuse of Children – Creating Child Sexual Abuse Material, Rape of a Child, and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child before Judge James T. Antony. The abuse happened between 2012 and 2014 at two homes in Lehigh County — one in Washington Township and another in Allentown — when the victim was between 6 and 7 years old. In November 2023, Morris’ wife discover…
Dover, PA
Breaking News
23-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Dover Township Crash: York County Coroner
A 23-year-old Washington Township man has died five days after a two-vehicle crash in Dover Township, the York County Coroner announced on Sunday, Aug. 3. The man succumbed to his injuries after being involved in the crash, according to the coroner’s office. The coroner responded to the scene and confirmed the death, though further details about the crash or the man’s identity were not released. Officials noted that some details may change as additional information becomes available.
Waynesboro, PA
Breaking News
‘Aggressive’ Mosquitoes Prompt Emergency Spraying Across Franklin County Neighborhoods
A swarm of aggressive mosquitoes has triggered emergency spraying across three Franklin County townships, officials announced. The insect invasion is hitting neighborhoods in Quincy, Washington, and Greene townships starting at sunset on Wednesday, June 11, with trucks deployed to douse high-risk zones in a rapid strike aimed at stopping the spread of West Nile Virus. Targeted roads include: Fish and Game Road and Birchwood Lane (Quincy & Washington townships) Mickey Inn Road, Sycamore Grove Road, Creekside Drive, Starr Avenue, Cornertown Road, Tyler Drive, McCleary Drive, Minnich Road…
Mercersburg, PA
Your Community
$3M Mega Bucks Lottery Ticket Sold At Sheetz In Franklin County
A $3 million-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Scratch-Off ticket was sold at a Sheetz in Franklin County, officials announced on Tuesday, April 8. The winning Mega Bucks ticket was purchased at Sheetz located at 13030 Washington Township Boulevard in Washington Township, according to the Lottery. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket. Mega Bucks is a $30 Scratch-Off game offering top prizes of $3 million. Scratch-Off prizes expire one year from the game’s end-sale date posted at palottery.com. Players are encouraged to sign the back of their winning ticket immediately a…
Bristol, PA
Breaking News
Coroner IDs Bristol Motorcyclist Killed By Wrong-Way NJ Driver On PA Turnpike
Officials have identified the motorcyclist who they say was struck and killed by a wrong-way driver on the PA Turnpike Sunday, March 30. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified the biker as John Joseph Sweeney, 50, of Bristol, PA. Sweeney had gone out with a group of five other riders when he was struck by a wrong-way driver, a 24-year-old woman from Perth Amboy, NJ, according to Buglio and Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened around 10:10 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-476 at mile marker 67.1 in Washington Township, PSP said. Following an autopsy, Buglio ruled the …
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
PA Man Accused Of Murdering, Dismembering Roommate Commits Suicide: Coroner
A Lehigh County inmate accused of killing and dismembering his roommate last year has died by suicide at a hospital, the coroner announced on Sunday, Jan. 12. Joshua Douglas Moser, 34, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at St. Luke's Hospital in Allentown, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Moser, who was being held at Lehigh County Jail, was charged in May 2024 with homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the murder of his 37-year-old roommate, David Hittinger, authorities said and Daily Voice previously reported. Inv…
Greencastle, PA
Breaking News
Paver Brick Thrown At Greencastle Woman's Head By Waynesboro Man: PA State Police
A Waynesboro man is accused of hurling a paver brick at a woman’s head in Washington Township, leaving her seriously injured, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 9. Jason Elijah Garling, 40, was arrested following the violent altercation on Polidor Road just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, according to police. Garling threw the brick, striking a 49-year-old Greencastle woman in the forehead during the dispute, troopers detailed in the release. Her condition has not been disclosed. Garling was immediately taken into custody at the scene and is currently housed at Franklin …
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Founding Allentown Motorcycle Club President Killed In Crash With Deer
A 64-year-old man who was killed in a motorcycle crash into a deer in Lehigh County has been identified as the first president of the South Side Motorcycle Club in Allentown, according to his obituary published by Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc. Frederick R. Brauchle III, of Heidelberg Township, was driving a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of 4842 Mountain Road in Washington Township when he crashed into a deer at 5 a.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. PA State Police were called to the area at 5:50 a.m., Trooper Nathan T. Branosky explained. Brauchle was prono…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Horrifying Details Come To Light In Death Of Slatington Man Dismembered By Roommate: Officials
A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested and charged in the killing of his 37-year-old roommate, who had been slain then dismembered just days before his 38th birthday, authorities said. Joshua Douglas Moser has been charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence in the murder of David Hittinger, prosecutors said at a Friday, May 17 press conference. Investigators believe Moser killed Hittinger then scattered his remains across multiple locations in and around Slatington, said Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan. Hittinger was reported mi…
York, PA
Breaking News
Man ID'd After Asphyxiation In Pit At Central PA Garage: Coroner
A man repairing a water valve in his garage appears to have asphyxiated, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Kennith L. “Ken” Roach, 69, of Thomasville, was found face down in the pit where the water valve is located, according to the coroner's office. Deputy Coroner Molly York was called to a fatality reported at his home in the 1800 block of Detters Mill Road, Washington Township around 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 31. The coroner thinks he "could not easily extract himself" due to "constraints of the physical space," as stated in the release. He was declared dec…
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
Thrill-Seeking Motorcyclist Dies Following Crash In Eastern PA
A 26-year-old motorcyclist has died following a motorcycle crash, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio announced Saturday afternoon. Evyn Hummel of Slatington was involved in a crash with another motor vehicle near 3016 Main St., Washington Township at 1:17 p.m. on Aug. 18, according to Buglio. Evyn was pronounced dead in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 2:10 p.m., Buglio explained. His accidental death was caused by "Blunt Force Injuries to Chest and Abdomen due to Motorcycle/Motor Vehicle Collision," Buglio said. The crash is being investigated by th…
Reading, PA
Breaking News
Berks Intruder Told Homeowner He Was 'Looking For His Kids,' Troopers Say
When a Berks County resident woke up to an intruder in his home and confronted him, the alleged burglar said he was only "looking for his kids," said state police. It happened in Washington Township early on March 4, troopers wrote in a release. Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Hillcrest Road for a reported burglary around 12:30 a.m. The homeowner said he woke up to hear a loud crash and ran downstairs to find a stranger loitering in his kitchen, police wrote. The glass backdoor had been shattered. "(The homeowner) confronted the man, who told him he was looking for his k…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Victim In Fatal Lehigh Crash Had 'Medical Event' Before Accident: Coroner
The Lehigh County woman who died in a head-on collision on State Route 873 on Tuesday, Nov. 29 experienced a "medical event" that caused her to lose control of her car, according to officials. County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a statement that 71-year-old Rebecca Martinez of Slatington became "unresponsive" on the highway's 7100 block near Washington Township at around noon. She crashed head-on into another driver. Their condition as of Wednesday, Nov. 30 was not immediately clear. Martinez was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where she died of her inju…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Homeowner Trying To Save Dog Coaxed Out By Neighbor, Police In Lehigh County Fire: Report
A two-alarm fire in Lehigh County claimed the life of a dog and hospitalized an adult, fire officials said. Emergency personnel were dispatched to Glencrest Mobile Home Park in Washington Township just after 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17 for a house fire, said the Slatington Volunteer Fire Department on Facebook. A neighbor rushed to the burning home and found the homeowner in the kitchen, trying to extinguish the blaze and rescue his dog, according to a report from LehighValleyLive.com. The man was reluctant to leave his pet behind, but was coaxed out of the building by a pa…
York, PA
Obituaries
Man ID'd Following 'Suspected Incident Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning': In Central PA: Coroner
A 79-year-old man died and his wife became ill due to possible carbon monoxide poisoning on Thursday, August 11, authorities say. Curvin F. Tyson, of the 200 block of Kralltown Road, Washington Township, has died— following a report of possible carbon monoxide poisoning at his home—his exact cause and manner of death are pending, according to an updated release by the York County coroner's office. Tyson's wife was also found in the home, ill, from possible CO poisoning, she was taken to an area hospital but her current status is unknown, the coroner says. Police were…
Reading, PA
Breaking News
Suspects Caught On Camera Stealing Hemp Plants From Farm In Berks County
Authorities are on the hunt for two suspects who were caught on camera stealing from a farm in Berks County on Tuesday. The suspects broke into the Wild Fox Farm's greenhouse and stole 20 to 30 hemp plants as well as an honor box sometime between 6:40 p.m. and 6:53 p.m., the business said on Facebook. At approximately 6:40-6:53 pm Tuesday, January 11th, 2 young people cut huge holes in our greenhouse, stole 20-30 hemp... Posted by Wild Fox Farm on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 The thieves were described on the post as two white males in their late teens or early twenties. One appears t…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Flying Tire Strikes PA Turnpike Driver's Windshield, Sending Two To Hospital: Police
Two people were sent to the hospital Sunday after a tire from one car blew out and smashed through the windshield and sunroof of another car traveling on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lehigh County, authorities said. Troopers responded to I-476 near northbound mile marker 67.1 in Washington Township around 10:45 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. A cracked stud on a southbound Nissan Altima's wheel hub caused a tire to come loose and collide with the windshield and sunroof of a northbound Volkswagen Golf, according to state police. The 66-year-old Golf driver …
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
Lehigh Man Dies Days After Wife In Route 873 Crash
A Lehigh County man has died nine days after the State Route 873 crash that killed his wife, authorities said. Francis Andres, 50 of Slatington, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest due to multiple blunt force trauma, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Andres was heading south in a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 when he failed to negotiate a right-hand turn, crossed into the northbound lanes, and entered the eastern shoulder on Sept. 8 at the Grove Street intersection in Washington Township, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The truck hit a utility pole wit…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Deadly Crash Shuts Route 873 In Lehigh County
A female passenger was killed when the driver struck a pole on State Route 873 in Lehigh County Wednesday night. Francis Andres was heading south in a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 when he failed to negotiate a right-hand turn, crossed into the northbound lanes and entered the eastern shoulder around 10:15 p.m. at the Grove Street intersection in Washington Township, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The truck hit a utility pole with its front bumper and continued south, hitting a second pole with its passenger side front quarter panel, Branosky said. The car rotated clockwise and hit se…
