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Insurance office closed indefinitely following fire, owner says

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 20:14:05 GMT

The owner of a Hanover Township, Lehigh County, insurance agency damaged by fire Friday said he will be forced to close the office indefinitely.

Pair charged with stealing handgun in Monroe County burglary

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 14:40:58 GMT

State police charged a man and a woman from Bushkill Township with taking a handgun from a Middle Smithfield Township home in during a burglary Thursday night..

Kunkletown man killed in Lower Towamensing crash

By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 13:08:00 GMT

A Kunkletown man died Friday night when his truck overturned in Lower Towamensing Township, state police at Lehighton reported.

One killed in Lower Towamensing crash

By Adam Clark , Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 02:06:38 GMT

One person was killed Friday night in a crash along Lower Smith Gap Road in Lower Towamensing Township, according Carbon County emergency dispatchers.

Police: Man broke into Salisbury homes, stole copper to feed drug habit

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:43 GMT

Two Lehigh County men charged with downloading, sharing child porn

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:27 GMT

Jazz musician from Poconos held on child sex assault charges

By Tracy Jordan , Of The Morning Call — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:10:00 GMT

Award-winning jazz pianist Jesse Green abused girl for five years, police say.

Jazz pianist and Poconos resident Jesse Green has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl over the last five years starting when she was 12.

Scanner: Fire reported at John Yurconic insurance in Hanover Township

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 22:11:00 GMT

Fire crews are headed to a reported fire Friday at the at John Yurconic Insurance Agency in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, according to scanner reports.

Teen charged in Chinese restaurant robberies

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:14 GMT

An Allentown teen was charged for his role in the robbery of four Chinese restaurants in Allentown this month, according to court records.

Palmer Township road damaged by sinkhole reopens

By Pamela Lehman, Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:12:13 GMT

A Palmer Township road damaged by a sinkhole reopened Friday afternoon, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Police: Woman charged in fatal crash was drunk, reading a text message

By Pamela Lehman, Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:58 GMT

Montgomery County authorities allege a woman was drunk and reading a text message when her vehicle struck and killed a Hatfield teen.

Police investigating home-invasion robbery attempt in Allentown

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:29 GMT

Two armed men attempted to rob a man in his home on N. Fifth Street in Allentown on Thursday night, police said.

Police: Pizza, cash taken during robbery of deliveryman in Allentown

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:06 GMT

An armed man robbed a pizza delivery driver of food and money on Thursday night in Allentown, police said.

Police: Section of Emmaus Avenue closed as crews replace utility pole

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:20 GMT

A section of W. Emmaus Avenue will be closed Friday as utility crews replace a utility pole that was sheared in half in a morning crash that also damaged five cars in a used car lot, Allentown police said.

Fire chief: No official cause yet in Pottsville fire

By Pamela Lehman, Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:30 GMT

Fire officials will hand out 300 donated smoke detectors

In the wake of a fire that claimed the lives of six people in a home with no working smoke detectors; a Pottsville fire official said hundreds will be donated at an event Tuesday.

Morning crash blocks Turnpike exit ramp in Allentown

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

A truck lost its load on the exit ramp of the Northeastern Extension of the Turnpike at the Lehigh Valley interchange Friday morning.

Under arrest, woman fakes illness and escapes from Allentown hospital, police say

By Frank Warner , The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

A woman who claimed to feel faint when probation officers arrested her Thursday in Allentown was taken to a nearby hospital, where she jumped from a wheelchair and fled into the street, police said.

Upper Milford woman attacks neighbor over alleged affair with her husband, police say

By Frank Warner , The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Accusing her neighbor of having an affair with her husband, an Upper Milford Township woman punched, slapped and bit the woman Thursday afternoon before driving off drunk, police said.

4 injured in Route 209 accident in Jim Thorpe

By Frank Warner , The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:50:24 GMT

Three vehicles collided at Routes 903 and 209 in Jim Thorpe on Thursday night, injuring four people, according to police radio reports.

Sinkhole closes Northwood Avenue in Palmer Township

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:28 GMT

A sinkhole opened Thursday morning on Northwood Avenue in Palmer Township just as a Lowe's Home Improvement store truck was driving over it.

Man will face trial for Easton killing on Christmas Eve

By Pamela Lehman, Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:12 GMT

He's charged with homicide for allegedly cold-cocking victim, who died 2 weeks later.

An Easton man charged with killing another with a punch to the face during a Christmas Eve attack will face trial in Northampton County Court, a judge ruled Thursday.

Missing college student from Montco found unharmed; no explanations offered

By Tracy Jordan , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:15:02 GMT

Matthew Royer, 21, of Montgomery County has been reunited with his family. Neither police nor his family say where he's been for a week.

A University of Rhode Island student from Montgomery County who was reported missing a week ago by his parents has been located, according to state police.

'Killer bride' will serve life for slaying fiance on wedding day

By Kevin Amerman , Of The Morning Call — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:06:47 GMT

Whitehall woman who killed her fiance on their wedding day could have gotten much lighter sentence.

Spending at least 13 years in prison for stabbing her fiance to death on their wedding day seemed too high a price to Na Cola Darcel Franklin, so she rejected that plea deal earlier this week and demanded a trial.

Hatfield police hunt man who robbed ShopRite, dragged woman with SUV

By Frank Warner , The Morning Call — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:33 GMT

Hatfield Township police are searching for a Quakertown area man who allegedly shoplifted from a ShopRite store in the township Monday and dragged a store security worker with his vehicle as she tried to stop him.

Drunken boy started Upper Macungie woods fire, police say

By Frank Warner , The Morning Call — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:25:11 GMT

A fire in the woods next to Lone Lane Park in Upper Macungie Township early Saturday was started by a drunken 16-year-old boy, police said Thursday.