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08/06/2025

🔴 BREAKING: Reported Shooting at Fort Stewart, GA 🔴
📍 Fort Stewart, Georgia
🕒 Wednesday, August 6

Multiple emergency units and police are currently on the scene at Fort Stewart in response to a reported shooting.

Authorities are treating the situation as a mass casualty incident, indicating the potential for multiple victims, although no confirmed injuries or fatalities have been reported at this time.

🚓 Law enforcement and EMS are actively working the scene.
🚑 Multiple ambulances have staged on-site.
📵 The base remains under response protocol, and official details are limited.

📲 Stay with FirstSourceNews.net for real-time updates as this story develops.

08/05/2025

08/05/2025

08/04/2025

🚨 CAR FIRE AT UPPER SAUCON WAWA 🚨
A car burst into flames earlier today in the parking lot of the Wawa on Route 309, sending thick smoke into the air.

🔥 Fire crews quickly responded and knocked down the fire.
✅ No injuries were reported.
🚓 First responders have since cleared the scene.

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08/04/2025

🚨 BERKS | EXETER TOWNSHIP 🚨
🏚️ STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
📍 7440 Brimway Lane
A ceiling collapsed inside a home following a yellow jacket infestation, causing significant structural damage. Crews are evaluating the extent of the collapse and safety of the property.

⚠️ Please use caution in the area.
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08/04/2025

🚨 FIRE ALERT – UPPER SAUCON TWP 🚨
🔥 2nd Alarm House Fire
📍 4370 Fieldstone Court, Lehigh County
🕚 Fire broke out around 11PM Sunday night

Flames tore through a garage and spread into the home, prompting a 2nd alarm due to the intensity. A vehicle outside also caught fire. Multiple fire departments responded. Pets were safely rescued by fire crews.

🚒 Crews remain on scene. Please avoid the area.

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08/04/2025

🔥 FIRE ALERT - UPPER SAUCON TWP 🔥
🚨 2ND ALARM FIRE
📍 4370 Fieldstone Court, Lehigh County

Crews are battling a fully involved fire with flames coming from an attached garage and a vehicle outside the home. The fire has extended into the house. A 2nd alarm assignment has been struck due to the intensity of the blaze.

🚒 Multiple fire departments are on scene. Please avoid the area.

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08/03/2025

🚨 TRAFFIC ALERT | MOTORCYCLE CRASH 🚑
📍 I-78 WB under Rt. 309 Overpass
🏙️ Upper Saucon Township, PA

Emergency crews are on scene for a motorcycle accident with reported injuries on I-78 westbound beneath the Route 309 overpass. Expect delays in the area as responders work the scene.

⚠️ Use caution and seek alternate routes if possible.

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08/03/2025

🚨 FATAL CRASH ALERT
A motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-78 East near Salisbury Township, Lehigh County.

The crash happened around mile marker 58.9, between W. Emaus Ave. and W. Rock Rd. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene around 11:15 a.m.

Pennsylvania State Police and the coroner’s office are investigating.

📍 LOCATION: I-78 Eastbound between W. Emaus Ave & W. Rock Rd
🕒 TIME: Pronounced deceased at 11:15 AM
🚓 AGENCIES: PA State Police, Lehigh County Coroner

📖 Full Article Below:

08/03/2025

🚨 FATAL CRASH ALERT
A motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-78 East near Salisbury Township, Lehigh County.
The crash happened around mile marker 58.9, between W. Emaus Ave. and W. Rock Rd. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene around 11:15 a.m.
Pennsylvania State Police and the coroner’s office are investigating.
📍 LOCATION: I-78 Eastbound between W. Emaus Ave & W. Rock Rd
🕒 TIME: Pronounced deceased at 11:15 AM
🚓 AGENCIES: PA State Police, Lehigh County Coroner
📖 Full Article Below

08/03/2025

🎶 Have you been to Musikfest in Bethlehem yet? 🎉

We want to hear from YOU! Drop your favorite photos 📸, share your favorite performances 🎤, and let us know what you’ve been loving this year—from the food to the music to the good vibes all around! 🎸🍔✨

👇 Let’s see those fest memories in the comments!

08/01/2025

🚧 TRAFFIC ALERT: ROUTE 309 NB CLOSURE 🚧
📍 Quakertown Borough & Richland Twp.
🗓️ August 4–8 (Targeting Aug. 5 for 24-hr closure, weather permitting)
🛠️ PennDOT is replacing stormwater pipes as part of a $15.9M infrastructure project. Expect major traffic and detours.

🚛 Truck Detour: Broad St → 4th St → Mill St → N. Hellertown Ave → Pumping Station Rd → Route 309
🚫 No Parking: Broad St, 4th St, & N. Hellertown Ave (signs posted)
♻️ Trash & Recycling: Pickup starts at 5:00 AM all week — put bins out the night before!

📲 Stay updated: Quakertown.org/RoadWork

🙏 Thanks for your patience as this essential work is completed.