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Victim identified in fatal Catasauqua house fire Updated Apr 06, 2021; Facebook Share The woman pronounced dead following Saturday’s house fire in Catasauqua has been identified as the homeowner. Cynthia Acerra, 75, was positively identified Tuesday evening by dental records, Lehigh County Coroner Eric Minnich said in a news release. Acerra was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Gabrielle Alcaro at 4:02 p.m. Saturday at the 119 Union St. fire scene, according to the coroner’s office. The cause and manner of death are pending further forensic testing, Minnich said. A 911 caller at 5:35 a.m...

Death of 75-year-old woman in Pa. house fire remains under investigation Updated 7:06 AM; Facebook Share The woman pronounced dead following Saturday’s house fire in Catasauqua has been identified as the homeowner. Cynthia Acerra, 75, was positively identified Tuesday evening by dental records, Lehigh County Coroner Eric Minnich said in a news release. Acerra was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Gabrielle Alcaro at 4:02 p.m. Saturday at the 119 Union St. fire scene, according to the coroner’s office. The cause and manner of death are pending further forensic testing, Minnich said. A 911...

2nd victim dies in double shooting at Walmart in Whitehall, coroner says Updated Mar 08, 2021; Facebook Share A 22-year-old man who suffered gunshot wounds in a shooting outside a Walmart Supercenter more than a week ago has since died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Authorities have identified the deceased as Jonathan Martinez of Allentown. Martinez was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m. Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest in Salisbury Township. An autopsy is scheduled Monday to determine the cause of death while the manner has been ruled as a homicide by th...

UPDATE: 3 killed in Upper Saucon crash identified as DeSales students, coroner rules on deaths Updated Mar 10, 2021; UPDATE: The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office on Monday night ruled the deaths of the three killed in Sunday night’s Upper Saucon Township crash were accidental. All three died from blunt force injuries in the one-vehicle crash, the coroner’s office said in a news release. The release said one of the three deceased was the driver of the vehicle and identified him as Nicholas White, 23, of Chadds Ford, Pa. The release said the two occupants who died in the crash were: Sean H...

The 22-year-old pronounced dead early Sunday at an area hospital. The shooting took place Feb. 26.