Becky Metrick
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Bucks County teacher tried to meet with 13-year-old boy for sex, DA says
The Council Rock School District said a staff member was placed on administrative leave and said it would be conducting an investigation into the employee involved. → Read More
Worker dies after falling into machinery at Pa. business
The man was conscious and trying to walk right after being taken out of the machinery, but soon after lost consciousness, according to the York County Coroner's Office. → Read More
2 Lehigh County firefighters die after being trapped in 3-alarm blaze, 3rd body found: reports
The two-story Schuylkill County home went up on Wednesday afternoon, with a mayday called for the two trapped firefighters around 4:40 p.m. → Read More
State trooper charged with DUI after arriving to work smelling of alcohol: police
A review of the footage from the patrol vehicle Trooper Austin James Burney was driving on Nov. 27 shows he was swerving within in his lane and repeatedly crossed the double yellow line, according to charging documents. → Read More
Repeat DUI offenders in Pa. now will face harsher penalties, PennDOT announces
Deanna's Law, named after a Delaware County woman who died in a crash with a repeat DUI offender, increases penalties and creates specific provisions for people with multiple DUI convictions. → Read More
Missing Bucks County woman does not have cellphone, car, or keys, police say
Police said Elizabeth “Beth” Capaldi was last seen on Oct. 10, 2022 at the Bucks County home she shares with her husband. → Read More
Amber Alert issued for missing girl, 6, in eastern Pa.: police
According to state police, 37-year-old Vanessa Gutshall and Zoe Moss, 6, were last seen in the area of East Ward Elementary School in Downington, around 6:10 p.m. Tuesday. → Read More
Pa. driver charged with murder hit speeds up to 177 mph before fatal crash, police say
Charging documents filed against Rindy Martin show that he had THC in his system at the time of the Dauphin County crash. → Read More
Berks teacher accused of sexually abusing teen student, prosecutors say
The Berks County District Attorney’s Office said Michael J. Conner Jr., who has worked with the Reading School District since 2020, is facing multiple charges involving the abuse of a 13-year-old. → Read More
Pa. Rep. Scott Perry says FBI took his cellphone after Trump property search: report
Perry gave Fox News an "exclusive statement" about the confiscation on Tuesday afternoon, a day after former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate was raided. → Read More
A Pa. hotel called police on a ‘naked man’ running around. The cops sided with the man.
Police said they did not charge the man, despite the hotel management's wishes. → Read More
Pa. state police trooper charged after receiving steroids in the mail
The drugs sent to the Chester County trooper are Schedule III controlled substances, according to state police. → Read More
Lehigh Valley man among 5 from Pa. sentenced this year for roles in U.S. Capitol riot
Jackson Kostolsky of South Whitehtall Township was inside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot → Read More
Body found in Jim Thorpe backyard after family grew concerned, report says
Officers were called to the Carbon County home to check on a woman, according to reports, but officials have not identified the body. → Read More
1 charged, 1 wanted after baseball bat attack in the Poconos, police say
Two people suffered head and upper body injuries from the attack in a Wawa convenience store parking lot. → Read More
Controversial sign on Pa. brewery gone after owner says joke was ‘misconstrued’
Johnny Compton III, owner of Highway Manor Brewery in Camp Hill said once the sign hit social media, he got a bunch of messages and even a late night phone call from people calling him racist. → Read More
Search to resume after personal items found near frozen pond north of Lehigh Valley
According to a report, gloves and shoes were found near a frozen pond, but no bodies have been found. → Read More
New Pa. COVID-19 restrictions coming involving restaurants, schools: report
There were reports that these additional mitigation efforts could take place this week. → Read More
New York Amber Alert issued about two abducted girls who may now be in Pa., police say
Police said a woman driving two 8-year-olds was seen on Interstate 81 entering Pa. → Read More
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Gov. Wolf’s shutdown order
Western Pa. business owners and a political campaign originally filed the challenge to fight Wolf's closure of non-life-sustaining businesses earlier in the pandemic. → Read More