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Man Pleads No Contest to Raping 15-Year-Old Girl in Quakertown Giant Parking Lot
DOYLESTOWN, PA—A 32-year-old Sellersville man yesterday pleaded no contest to charges that he raped a 15-year-old girl in Quakertown last fall. Police said that on Oct. 23, 2023, Miguel Angel Sanchez raped the girl inside his vehicle in the parking lot of the Giant on Broad Street. The girl went to police the next day to file a report.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The victim had met Sanchez in person once and communicated with him via the social media app Snapchat. During Snapchat conversations, the victim said, Sanchez would ask the victim for...
Bath Farmers’ Market cancels 2024 season
Last week on social media, the Bath Farmers’ Market announced the board’s decision to cancel the 2024 market season. Several factors contributing to the board’s difficult decision were cited, such as unexpectedly having to hire a new market manager close to the market’s opening date, looming road construction and most importantly, lack of vendor participation.
Aqua Pennsylvania Secures $6.7M PENNVEST Grant Funding for Bucks County PFAS Treatment Facility
Aqua Pennsylvania has secured grant funding through PENNVEST to construct PFAS treatment at its Edgely Water Treatment facility. Aqua Pennsylvania has secured grant funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) to construct PFAS treatment at its Edgely Water Treatment facility in Bristol Township. Construction on the facility is scheduled to begin in July.
Two drivers hospitalized after serious collision in Holland Township
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Holland Township Wednesday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m., a 32-year-old West Olive resident was driving westbound on Greenly Street in a 2014 Jeep when they pulled out in front of a 29-year-old Holland resident who was going northbound in a 2014 Kia on 120th Avenue, authorities said.
Parkland baseball recovers from wild Freedom rally, wins 9-inning D-11 quarterfinal
Parkland High School’s baseball team was cruising on its trip to the district semifinals. The Trojans, however, hit major turbulence as a two-out, two-strike rally erased a three-run lead in the seventh inning. Third-seeded Parkland, with the help of Will Dobil’s game-winning hit, defeated sixth-seeded Freedom 4-3 in nine...
Pleasant Valley girls lacrosse routs Easton, wins long-awaited first district title
The weight seemed to lift off Pleasant Valley girls lacrosse coach Toni Bush’s shoulders as the tears rolled down her face Wednesday night at Lehigh University’s Frank Banko Field. Speaking moments after the Bears won their first District 11 title in program history with a decisive 14-3 victory...
Wanda Sykes ‘Please & Thank You Tour’ has 1 stop in Pa. this fall: Where to buy tickets.
Wanda Sykes fans that want a good time filled with laughter should take in her “Please & Thank You Tour” going on this summer and fall with one stop in Pa. The stand-up comedian will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem.
NEXT Weather: Brief but heavy showers possible Thursday AM, skies clear in afternoon
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- After multiple days of sunny and dry conditions, rain is back in the Delaware Valley Thursday. A few scattered showers started popping up west of the city early Thursday morning, and a severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for areas in lower Bucks County, lower Montgomery County and northern Burlington County, until 6:45 a.m.In the Lehigh Valley, strong storms have reportedly downed trees and utility lines, and thousands are without power.By 10 a.m., the bulk of the severe weather in the region had moved on, but there was still a chance for some spotty but strong showers...
Driver leads law enforcement in lengthy pursuit through 2 Northampton Co. towns, cops say
A Bath man led law enforcement Tuesday evening in a chase through two Northampton County towns, ignoring traffic signals and striking a patrol vehicle, police said. Jason Curtis Milburn, 42, of the first block of Sycamore Drive, is charged with felony flight to avoid apprehension; felony eluding police; misdemeanor evading arrest; misdemeanor reckless endangerment; misdemeanor accident involving damage to a vehicle; a misdemeanor drug offense; and various traffic offenses. Court records did not immediately list an attorney representing Milburn.
20-year-old woman completely made up story that 'creepy' man tried to rape her outside of supermarket, leading him to be wrongly jailed for a month: DA
A man spent a month in jail after being accused of attempted rape, but there's just one problem, according to the DA: the accuser's story was completely made up, and she admitted as much. The post 20-year-old woman completely made up story that ‘creepy’ man tried to rape her outside of supermarket, leading him to be wrongly jailed for a month: DA first appeared on Law & Crime.
Driver wields machete at family in Pa. road-rage accident, police say
A 51-year-old Allentown man is accused of wielding a machete and threatening another man and his family after the pair were involved in a road-rage accident, state police said. That driver is being charged with four counts misdemeanor simple assault and four counts misdemeanor reckless endangerment, as well as various...
‘They thought he was never coming back’: Allentown WWII vet whose remains were recently identified set to be buried Saturday
In 1941, Earl Seibert of Allentown joined the 803rd Engineer Battalion. He was eager to serve, and he was soon sent to the Philippines, where he would work to lengthen airfields for incoming planes and other aircraft. Less than a year after he enlisted, Japanese forces invaded. Seibert, an Allentown High School graduate, and his battalion were captured and subjected to a 65-mile march, known ...
Bulge in Durham Grist Mill’s stone wall is benign, experts say
A bulge in the 200-year-old stone wall of the Durham Grist Mill has been determined to be “purely cosmetic,” according to Danielle Cox, township administrator. After David Oleksa, president of the Durham Historical Society, told the township supervisors at their May meeting that a bulge had been detected in the wall and was concerned it could collapse, they acted quickly.
Bucks County man pleads no contest to raping 15-year-old in grocery store parking lot
A 32-year-old Bucks County man has pleaded no contest to raping a 15-year-old girl in a grocery store parking lot. Police said he communicated with her through Snapchat and offered her money in exchange for nude and explicit videos.
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