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Allentown, PA

News

‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Coach Who Raped Kidnapped Girl In Mexico Found Dead Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who fled to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 and was later convicted of repeatedly raping her as a child — died by suicide while incarcerated at Lehigh County Jail, authorities announced on Monday, June 22. Esterly, 53, was pronounced dead at 2:16 a.m. in the emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown Campus after being found unresponsive in his single cell at the jail, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. District Attorney Gavin Holihan said Esterly was found shortly before 1:30 a.m. hanging by a bedsheet tied to the top bun…

by Jillian Pikora

06/22/2026

Hartford, CT

Business

Get Free Aldi Grocery Boxes With Special Food Surprises: Here's How Aldi is jumping on the blind box trend with a limited-time giveaway that offers shoppers free bundles of surprise products. The supermarket chain will release a new "Aldi Blind Box" each day from Monday, June 22, through Thursday, June 25, with each box available at noon while supplies last. Shoppers can visit aldiblindbox.com to claim that day's themed box, enter their shipping information, and have it delivered to their door for free. The promotion is inspired by surprise-unboxing trends that have grown popular across fashion, beauty, and collectibles. "The Aldi Blind Bo…

by Chris Spiker

06/22/2026

White Plains, NY

News

Man, 51, Dies After Fall During Concert At Madison Square Garden A night of music at one of the world’s most famous arenas turned tragic. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Man Who Fell To Death At Madison Square Garden Concert A 51-year-old man fell to his death during a Goose concert at Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan on Saturday night, June 20, according to multiple reports citing the NYPD. CBS New York reported that police said the man fell from an elevated surface inside the arena shortly before 10 p.m. Police sources told CBS New York the man fell from the arena’s 300 level. ABC7NY reported that officers…

by Joe Lombardi

06/21/2026

Ocean City, NJ

News

3 Dead In Plane Crash From NJ To MD Three men were killed when a small plane flying from New Jersey crashed into a wooded area near a residential neighborhood in Bowie, MD, late Saturday night, June 20, Maryland State Police said. The single-engine Piper Cherokee was traveling from Ocean City, NJ, to Montgomery County Air Park when it went down for unknown reasons at approximately 11:30 p.m., according to Maryland State Police. All three occupants, a pilot and two passengers, were pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical service personnel, police said. Their identities have not been released pending notification of n…

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2026

Franklin-Hamburg, NJ

Police & Fire

EMT, Mom Killed In Route 23 Crash A Sussex County EMT and longtime YMCA employee was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck on Route 23 in Franklin Borough, according to sources, loved ones, and community members. Kat VanAllen, of Franklin, was identified as the driver of a Ford SUV that was struck shortly after 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 18, at the intersection of Route 23 and Mabie Street. VanAllen's teenage daughter, who was riding in the vehicle, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a local trauma center. A preliminary investigation found the Ford SUV was struck on the driver's side by a northbo…

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2026

Media, PA

Business

Retailers Respond As Weight-Loss Medication Users Return Clothes After Dropping Sizes A major shift in shopping habits is creating a costly fit problem for clothing sellers. Retailers are seeing more apparel returns and exchanges tied to customers' use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications. The drugs, a class that includes medications used for weight loss and diabetes treatment, can lead to rapid body-size changes. That has some shoppers buying multiple sizes of the same item, trying them on at home, and returning what does not fit. Some users can drop about one clothing size a month at peak weight loss, according to The Wall Street Journal. That creates a moving target for sho…

by Joe Lombardi

06/21/2026

Bethesda, MD

Business

Urgent Recall Issued For Fireworks Sold In Northeast Before Fourth Of July If you purchased fireworks in Pennsylvania to celebrate the Fourth of July, you should check what you bought. Bada Boom Fireworks is recalling about 1,060 Pyro Diablo-branded "Diablo Rising" 9-shot fireworks cakes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, June 18. The fireworks contain a pyrotechnic composition that's higher than the legal limit for aerial fireworks intended to produce sounds. The overloaded cakes can explode with greater force than expected, potentially creating burn and fire risks. No injuries or incidents had been reported as of t…

by Chris Spiker

06/20/2026

Arlington, VA

News

Sauerkraut Diet Frenzy Hits Trump Cabinet Despite 'Sulfurous Odors': Report Something unusual is showing up on the plates of some of Washington's most recognizable figures. A growing number of senior Trump administration officials have embraced a diet centered on fermented foods, led by sauerkraut, grass-fed meat, and other gut-friendly staples, according to a new report. The trend was detailed by The Wall Street Journal in a report published Thursday, June 18, which described how Vice President JD Vance, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have adopted the eating plan…

by Joe Lombardi

06/20/2026

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