Barber Among 2 Dead In Separate Allentown Shootings
Two men were killed in separate shootings in Allentown less than an hour apart Tuesday night, Sept. 29, authorities said.
Mark J. Little, 59, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m. in the 630 block of West Gordon Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Little died of gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Little was a barber at Jimmy's Barbershop, an employee at the shop confirmed to Daily Voice. Little's Facebook lists him as a Pottstown resident from Reading. His daughter, Tatyanna, announced his death Wednesday morning.
"My father Mark Little has p…
College Student From McLean Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa: Reports
A 21-year-old college student miraculously survived an eight-story fall out of her apartment window, which happened while dancing on a couch near the window, NBC News reports.
Kristin Sargent, a McLean, VA native and senior at the University of Georgia, fell at approximately 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, from an open window at the Rambler Athens Apartments in Athens, GA, landing on the pool deck below, Athens-Clarke County police told the outlet.
First responders found Sargent on the ground near the pool and determined she likely struck a metal bench when she fell, as the armrest had broke…
Sussex Dump Truck Driver Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed EMT, Mom
A dump truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide months after a Route 23 crash killed a beloved local EMT and mother and seriously injured two others, authorities said.
Sebastian Zapata, 36, of Sussex, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, following an investigation into the June 18 crash at Route 23 and Mabie Street in Franklin Borough, police said.
Katherine "Kat" VanAllen, of Franklin, was killed in the three-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Her teenage daughter, who was riding with her, suffered serious injuries.
Investigators said a dump truck operated by Zapat…
USA Field Hockey Mourns Area Coach Lauren Burke Smith
Lauren Burke Smith, a longtime field hockey leader whose career took her through programs in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, has died after living privately with cancer for several years.
Smith died Thursday, Sept. 24, with her family by her side, according to a GoFundMe launched by Marisa Viola for Smith's husband, Stu, and their son, Burke, shared by USA Field Hockey.
“Lauren Burke Smith was the kind of person who made the people around her feel incredibly loved. She was a devoted and loving mother to Burke, a wonderful wife to Stu, and a fiercely loyal daughter, sister, and fr…
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
