The 42-year-old woman charged in the incident allegedly threatened contractors working inside a Northampton home.

A Northampton woman upset about contractors working in the basement of a borough home threatened them with a sledgehammer, then fired a shotgun into the floor as police tried to talk to her, court records say.

The incident unfolded Monday morning, after borough police were called about 10:45 a.m. to a twin home in the 1700 block of Lincoln Avenue.

Desiree D. Yost (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com) 

Desiree D. Yost, 42, of the 1600 block of Newport Avenue, was taken into custody and charged with felonies.

Mark and Amber Lilly told police they were contracted to perform work in the basement of half the twin home on Lincoln Avenue and were given a key by the homeowner. While they were working, Yost came downstairs into the basement and was acting strange and paranoid, police said.

Yost raised a mini sledgehammer and threatened to hit the contractors with it, and demanded everyone leave the home because she was a "violent offender," Amber Lilly reportedly told police after dialing 911 to report the incident.

Prior to police arrival, Yost was described as holding a pry bar along with the sledgehammer, and having a hatchet in her back pocket, while yelling and screaming at the Lillys outside the home on the sidewalk, court records say.

Court records do not explain Yost's relationship to the Lincoln Avenue homeowner, Bion Konya, and borough police were not immediately available Monday afternoon to elaborate.

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Police responding to the call observed the front door to the home open and could hear "yelling and screaming" from Yost, with whom they were familiar from "numerous prior contacts," Patrolman Michael Buchanan wrote in court records.

Yost allegedly began yelling and cursing at police from a second-floor window but would not show herself and refused commands to go anywhere with police "because of the shooting" and that "she did not want to be shot for being unarmed."

Moments later, police said they heard the metallic sounds of a firearm's action followed by a loud bang inside the home, then more sounds of a firearm's action.

The resident in other half of the twin was home at the time, and the homes share a common wall, police said.

Yost repeatedly demanded the contractors in the basement leave the home before finally coming to the front door, where she was arrested after making contact with borough police Chief Ronald Morey and officer Ryan Konetsky, court records say.

Investigators said they found a hole in the ceiling of the home's first-floor living room and, in the floor of the second-floor bedroom where Yost had been talking to police, a hole surrounded by singed carpet. The room smelled of a freshly discharged firearm, and police found a single-shot, break-action shotgun with one chambered spent shell.

Yost is prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a felony conviction, for aggravated assault, from March 19, 2007, police said.

She was also found in possession of a glass pipe with burn marks and screening and a clear sandwich bag containing crack cocaine, according to police.

Yost was arraigned before District Judge Robert Hawke on felony counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and prohibited possession of a firearm, in addition to misdemeanor charges of making terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.

She was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail and faces a preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled April 3 before Hawke.

Hawke ordered Yost, if released, to remain under the supervision of Northampton County Pretrial Services, undergo both mental-health and drug-and-alcohol evaluations and follow through on any recommended treatment, refrain from any other criminal activity, avoid contact with the victims or witness and both stay out of the home where the incident occurred and have all weapons removed from her home until the case is disposed of.

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Responders closed the road north of Bath as Met-Ed set about repairing the damage.

A tractor-trailer crash Monday night knocked down power lines in Moore Township, cutting power to 100s of properties in the area.

The crash was reported about 8:25 p.m. in the 100 block of Moorestown Road (Route 512).

Responders closed the road between Jones Road at the south and Community Drive (Route 946) to the north, a Northampton County 911 dispatch supervisor said.

No one was reported seriously injured, and there were no immediate reports of anyone being taken by ambulance from the scene. 

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Met-Ed responded, and the utility was reporting 218 outages as of about 9:20 p.m.; 173 were in Moore Township, 36 were in East Allen Township and Bath has nine.

The utility was estimating power would be restored by 11:30 p.m.

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The caregiver repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, police said.

A Bethlehem caregiver hired by a man to look after his disabled wife is accused of stealing nearly $14,000 worth of cash and jewels from the woman.

Margaret Elizabeth Ratushny (Courtesy photo) 

Charged is Margaret Elizabeth Ratushny, 50, of the 1400 block of Carlisle Street.

The male victim on March 20 reported to police he noticed several items missing from his home in the 2300 block of Dewey Avenue in Northampton Borough.

The thefts occurred between Nov. 21 to Jan. 20 and totaled $13,995 in value, court records said.

The victim set up a surveillance camera in his home after finding several things missing over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. He reviewed the footage, which showed Ratushny on Jan. 18 and Jan. 19 rummaging through dresser drawers on top of his wife's dresser and placing the items in her pockets, according to police.

Ratushny allegedly denied stealing anything when confronted by the victim. The victim then terminated Ratushny's employment; court records do not state which company Ratushny worked for.

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Investigators later interviewed Ratushny and she denied any wrongdoing, police said. An officer asked, "Would you change your mind if I told you I have video of you taking the items?"

"No," Ratushny allegedly replied.

Ratushny is charged with theft and receiving stolen property.

She was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Robert Hawke, who set bail at $40,000. In lieu of bail, Ratushny was taken to Northampton County Prison.

The judge ordered Ratushny enroll in Pretrial Services, stay away from the victim  and any patients unless supervised by her employer and remain in the state. Hawke allowed 10 percent of $40,000 bail if Pretrial Services approved it.

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Raids in Allentown and Bethlehem have netted methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana, prosecutors said.

Authorities have arrested 19 people so far in connection with two drug ring busts in the Lehigh Valley, they said.

Raids in Allentown and Bethlehem have netted methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana, as well as four firearms, prosecutors said.

The arrests began when police raided several locations March 9 in Bethlehem. Eddie Saez Jr., of Bethlehem, and six others were arrested in connection with that investigation. Police said the group distributed methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine in and around the city.

The arrests continued on Friday, with several raids in Allentown. Alleged ringleader Ramon Reyes and 11 others were arrested and charged.

Officers netted methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana, as well as two firearms.

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"This is another example of cooperation between our two counties and law enforcement agencies which has produced significant results," Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said in a news release.

In addition to the previously reported arrests in the Bethlehem raids, prosecutors said the following people were also charged:

• Lorimar Negroni, 27, of the 600 block of Race Street in Catasauqua, is facing 18 counts of drug dealing and related charges. She is in Northampton County Prison in lieu of 10 percent of $50,000 bail.
• Manuel Reyes Jr., 34, of the first block of Easton Road in Nazareth, is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and related charges. He is free after posting 10 percent of $25,000 bail.

All the defendants in the Bethlehem raid cases are being prosecuted in Northampton County.

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In the Allentown raids, prosecutors announced the following people are also facing drug and related charges:

Luis Urena, 33, of the 100 block of West Long Street in Allentown.

Luis Rosario, 28, of the 400 block of West Green Street in Allentown. He is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $350,000 bail.

Barabara Torres, 35, of the 1000 block of Tilghman Street in Allentown. Torres is free after posting $100,000 bail.

Audra Maynard, 47, of the 4300 block of Delaware Avenue in Forks Township. She is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Peter Duprey Jr., 30, of the 2000 block of Glendale Avenue in Bethlehem. He is in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $350,000 bail.

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The crash occurred on a rain-slicked road in Lehigh Township, Northampton County.

No one was reported injured when a Jeep Wrangler rolled onto its side and crashed into a house during Tuesday afternoon's rain in northern Northampton County, a witness said.

It occurred about 2:45 p.m. on a curve in the 300 block of Blue Mountain Drive in Lehigh Township.

A county 911 dispatch supervisor confirmed there were no injuries.

The driver, a 17-year-old student at Northampton Area High School, was southbound on Blue Mountain Drive when she lost control on the curve near Breadfruit Drive, township police Chief Scott Fogel said.

The Jeep crossed the northbound lane and rolled over, striking the former Treichlers Cafe, Fogel said. The historical building has been converted into a home, a witness to the crash told lehighvalleylive.com.

"Speed and wet roads appear to be contributory to the crash," Fogel said in an email.

The witness said she ran over to the crash with a fire extinguisher and saw that the female driver was out and walking around.

Emergency responders did not have to close the road, according to the witness, who declined to give her name.

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Prosecutors said a health network doctor and 2 others wrote prescriptions for the first doctor and his mother.

A Coordinated Health doctor charged last week was among three of the health network's physicians accused of improperly writing prescriptions for the doctor and his mother.

Three Coordinated Health doctors are accused of improperly writing prescriptions. (lehighvalleylive.com file photo) 

Dr. Faton Bilali, of the 2500 block of Allenbrook Drive in Allentown, was arrested Thursday and charged with prescription drug fraud and possession of a controlled substance.

Bilali was one of 10 people charged in prescription fraud investigations in Lehigh County that prosecutors announced on Friday.

In Bilali's case the prescriptions were for oxycodone and Adderall, prosecutors said.

On Monday, prosecutors filed charges against two more Coordinated Health physicians: Doctors Lisa Doherty and Fidel Bautista.

Bilali is free on $20,000 unsecured bail in his case. His attorney, John Waldron, did not immediately respond to a message asking about the case.

Doherty, of the 3000 block of Florian Avenue in Palmer Township, and Bautista, of Norristown, Pa., are charged with furnishing false or fraudulent material. Both have preliminary hearings scheduled for May 9.

Coordinated Health, a privately-held physician-owned network with 17 sites, is cooperating with the investigation, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

"The policy of Coordinated Health is to not comment regarding an ongoing legal matter, except to clarify that Coordinated Health will fully investigate and address any criminal charges made against any of its physicians and will also cooperate with law enforcement in their investigation," said spokeswoman Florence Brown.

An agent with the state Attorney General's Office said he received a tip in September 2015 while investigating a different case. The tipster alleged Bilali was prescribing schedule II pain medication for his 63-year-old mother.

A pharmacist at the Target in South Whitehall Township reported Bilali and two other Coordinated Health doctors were writing prescriptions for oxycodone and a generic form of Adderall for Bilali's mother, authorities said.

Bilali was dropping off and picking up the prescriptions, and claimed his mother was afraid to leave the house, the agent said.

When the pharmacist called Coordinated Health to confirm the prescriptions, she was informed there were no records Bilali's mother was seen by him, Doherty or Bautista. At the time, five prescriptions for 390 tablets of generic Adderall for Bilali's mother had been filled at the Target pharmacy.

The agent then learned five prescriptions for 450 tablets of generic Adderall were written by Bilali and Bautista for Bilali's mother, and filled at another Allentown drug store.

On Sept. 11, 2015, the agent served a search warrant to Coordinated Health's general counsel for the medical records of Bilali's mother. There were no notes or records indicating she was seen by her son, Doherty or Bautista, prosecutors said.

Doherty, who has an office at the Coordinated Health office on Highland Avenue in Bethlehem Township, was then interviewed by prosecutors.

Doherty reportedly said she had written prescriptions for Bilali and his mother as a "favor." Doherty said she did not put the prescriptions in the health network's system because it would have automatically generated a bill, the agent said.

Doherty said she wrote prescriptions for Adderall for Bilali, and pain medication for his mother, but never a prescription for Adderall for his mother.

Prosecutors said Bilali's attorney reported his client was taking the Adderall prescribed for his mother.

Prosecutors said between January 19, 2015, and Aug. 31, 2015, Bautista wrote 21 prescriptions for schedule II pain medication for Bilali, and seven prescriptions for schedule II pain medication for Bilali's mother.

Only one prescription was noted in Bilali's medical records, the agent said, after a pharmacy called to confirm the prescription.

Bautista reportedly said he had been treating Bilali for ADHD with Adderall, and that he saw no suspicion of abuse.

Bilali was interviewed in January 2017, authorities said.

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Demolition and other work is aimed at improving safety and complementing development at the Forks Township facility.

Braden Airpark in Forks Township is in line for an estimated $500,000 in work slated for completion by the end of 2017.

Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority governors on Tuesday adopted the timeline by accepting a $250,000 grant from Northampton County, which requires the money be spent by Dec. 31. 

It also requires a match of $250,000 that the authority will cover, said Ryan Meyer, director of planning and programming for the authority that owns Braden, Lehigh Valley International Airport and Queen City Airport.

To be completed this year at Braden on Sullivan Trail are the demolition of the vacant terminal building, demolition of a two-bay hangar and a three-bay hangar that is partially collapsed, demolition of an abandoned barn and house on site and site work and utility installation for a new modular building to serve as a temporary terminal. Some fencing is also planned, to keep vehicles off the runway.

The authority board is set to vote on bids for the projects in July, after which the work can start. Authority Executive Director Charles Everett said he believes the terminal building can go in this year, as well.

"We're talking about demolition, site prep," he said. "It seems like we'll be able to work through to the end of the year on those items."

The biggest unknown is how much environmental remediation the old terminal building will require before demolition, Everett said, referring to asbestos and lead-paint abatement. The existing building is condemned and in danger of collapse.

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In improving safety and appearance at Braden, the projects are designed to complement the development of 44 acres the authority is looking to lease to Asbury, New Jersey-based J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. and Griffin Industrial Realty, based in Connecticut.

The authority plans to lease the modular building, to serve as a terminal for the next few years until long-term plans are finalized for where to locate the facility, Everett said. 

"It's going to be a functional facility so you're going to be able to have office space, meeting space, people can come in and use it, restroom facilities," he said Tuesday. "It could last for three to five years or so until we decide whether we're going to keep the terminal there or relocate it somewhere else on the airfield depending on" development plans there. 

Authority member Glenn Geissinger, who also serves on Northampton County Council, said the grant was awarded with a goal of maintaining Braden as an airport to serve residents. Toward that end, the authority has some flexibility in how to spend the money.

"I'm implying flexibility as long as it is prioritized to meet the needs of the citizens," he said.

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The man received a letter from the bank advising payment on the check was stopped, police said.

A Carbon County man is accused of passing a bad check to cheat another man out of nearly $5,000.

Charged is John Edward McLaughlin, 47, of Lehighton.

Walnutport police said McLaughlin last Oct. 29 cashed a check for $5,000 at EZ Cash, 255 S. Best Ave. The check was from MP&A LLC in Quakertown, court records indicate.

McLaughlin then provided the victim with a check for $5,000, but when the man went to deposit the funds, the bank sent him a letter dated Nov. 16 advising there was a "stop payment," police said.

The victim then called McLaughlin several times. McLaughlin on Dec. 23 gave the victim $125 toward the $5,000 payment, which included a $25 returned check fee cost, police said.

But McLaughlin never made any further payments owed on the remaining $4,900, according to police.

Investigators on Jan. 27 met with McLaughlin, who said he was meeting with the owner of MP&A to get the situation straightened out. Investigators then lost contact with McLaughlin and his phone was disconnected.

McLaughlin is charged with passing bad checks and theft.

He was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge Robert Hawke, who set bail at $35,000. In lieu of bail, McLaughlin was taken to Northampton County Prison.

The judge ordered McLaughlin stay away from the victim.

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If refusing to submit to an employer's request for a drug test is a crime, her attorney said, 'I will eat my hat.'

A Good Shepherd nurse accused of taking patients' pain medication resigned rather than submit to a drug test when confronted, investigators allege.

Jennifer Quimby, of the 100 block of Grandview Drive in Palmer Township, was one of 10 people prosecutors announced on Friday would face charges stemming from separate prescription fraud investigations.

Quimby worked as a registered nurse at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation specialty hospital in Bethlehem, and is accused of filling out pain medication prescriptions for patients, but not administering the drugs.

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Quimby was arrested Tuesday and arraigned on charges of acquiring or obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge; possession of a controlled substance; and furnishing false or fraudulent information on legally required reports or documents.

Quimby, 47, is free on $25,000 unsecured bail.

Prosecutors allege when confronted with the medication thefts in March 2016, Quimby refused to submit to a drug test and resigned.

"It is accurate that part of their evidence is that a private citizen refused to give a urine test to their employer. If that's evidence of a crime, I will eat my hat," said Quimby's attorney, Gavin Holihan.

Asked if Quimby denied the allegations she stole medication, Holihan answered, "Of course."

Good Shepherd spokeswoman Lynn Gerlach said Quimby "is no longer employed by our organization, and we're directing all questions to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office."

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An agent with the state Attorney General's office said the office was contacted in June 2016 by the hospital at 2524 Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem, for a possible drug diversion case.

Drug diversion refers to the illicit transfer of legally prescribed controlled substances from the person it was prescribed for to another person.

A hospital official told investigators that in late March 2016, two nurses reported concerns about Quimby, who was working as a registered nurse at the hospital at the time.

The nurses said when they went to lunch one day, and Quimby was covering their patients, she gave one patient oxycodone and another patient oxycodone and Ativan. Before the nurses left, their patients did not report any pain, and one patient had never received Ativan before, prosecutors said.

When the hospital's director of nursing pulled a pharmacy report, it showed Quimby was at the top of the list for administering narcotics, prosecutors said.

Officials then pulled the files for three patients, and interviewed the patients.

Quimby signed out oxycodone and/or tramadol for the patients, but the patients reported they did not take any medication on the days she reported giving it to them.

Looking over the patients' records, prosecutors said in some instances there was no documentation the drugs were administered, while in other instance the drugs were reportedly given before the drugs were taken out of a medication dispensation system.

Quimby was interviewed by hospital officials on March 25, 2016, and answered questions before stopping the interview, the agent said. Quimby initially agreed to take a drug test, and then reportedly told officials she had prescriptions for oxycodone and tramadol.

After more questions from officials, Quimby resigned from her job and refused to submit the drug test, the agent said.

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Northampton Area High School presents "Anything Goes" from March 30 through April 2. Watch video

Northampton Area High School will tell the story of love and shenanigans on the high seas when it presents "Anything Goes" as part of the 2017 Freddy Awards.

Show times are:
7 p.m. Thursday, March 30
7 p.m. Friday, March 31
7 p.m. Saturday, April 1
2 p.m. Sunday, April 2

The show will be presented in the high school auditorium, 1619 Laubach Ave., Northampton.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $8 for students, staff, seniors and military. For information, call 610-262-7811.

"Anything Goes" is the story of a young man who falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the gangster accomplice of a minister, who actually is a gangster on the run from the law.

The 2017 Freddy Awards will be presented Thursday, May 25, at the State Theatre in Easton.

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• See the complete lineup for this year's Freddy Awards

• Look back at the 2016 winners

NORTHAMPTON HIGH CAST LIST

Reno Sweeney: Maya Costanzo; Understudy - Deja Frazier
Hope Harcourt: Hannah Card; Understudy - Erica Belovich
Lord Evelyn Oakley: Lane Markulics
Elisha Whitney: Ben Fickinger
Billy Crocker: Austin Fleury; Understudy - Nate Jones
Moonface Martin: Brandon Costanzo
Erma: Francesca Boschi
Evangeline Harcourt: Hannah Butz
Captain: Harry Faber
Purser: Nate Jones
Luke: Alex Horvath
John: Erica Belovich
Purity: Karissa Frey-Woroniak
Chastity: Calista Cavanaugh
Charity: Deja Frazier
Virtue: Celia Doll
Henry T. Dobson: Anthony Christiano
Fred: Kyle Clark
Sailor Quartet: Mitchell B., Anthony Christiano, Nate Jones, Harry Faber
Reporter #1/Old Lady: Cori Shiffert
Reporter #2: Melissa Mayer
FBI Agent #1: Brooke Brida
FBI Agent #2: Korina Zambrano

Ensemble (Possible Various Small Roles/Solos):
Sadie Schlichting (*Dance Captain), Myranda Burkit, Jake Herschman, laina Bastow, Cassandra Borzillo, Naomi Rieth, Kaitlyn Gardineer, Kaleah Andrews, Anna Svolos, Molly Weisner, Matthew Hall, Ericka Csencsits, Lauren Lalik, Megan George, Allison Bonorquez, Ireland McGinnis, Brooke Baker, Katy Hartzell and Brianna Baker.

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Andrew Hunsucker of Walnutport pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent assault.

A Walnutport man will have to register as a sex offender for the next 25 years after admitting he sexually assaulted a teenage girl.

Andrew Hunsucker, 24, admitted he pinned down the 17-year-old with his arm on a couch on June 3, 2015, at an apartment in Walnutport.

The victim disclosed the assault to a school counselor in December 2015. She said she repeatedly told Hunsucker to stop and finally punched him.

He pleaded guilty Thursday to indecent assault, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He'll be sentenced June 30 before Northampton County Judge F.P. Kimberly McFadden.

Hunsucker, at first, denied any wrongdoing before admitting to the allegations and saying he "regrets" his actions, according to court records.

A charge of aggravated indecent assault was dropped as part of a plea bargain. Hunsucker lives in the first block of North Lincoln Avenue.

Rudy Miller may be reached at rmiller@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @RudyMillerLV. Find Easton area news on Facebook.

The season has started in between the rain drops.

With the high school softball season here as teams try to get a few games played in between rain drops, let's look at the area Eastern Pennsylvania Conference softball teams.

Find snapshots for the teams and then see lehighvalleylive's predicted order of finish below:

Liberty hoping bats bring the noise

Nazareth looking for success early and beyond

Emmaus with a lot to prove

Dieruff ready to put up a fight

Easton with some new arms

Bethlehem Catholic ready to leave gym

Freedom prepared to battle

Allen's strength is heart

Northampton counting on pitching and defense

Whitehall ready to embrace challenge

Central Catholic has experience

Parkland looking to become cohesive unit

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE

Predicted order of finish

STEEL DIVISION

1. Bethlehem Catholic

2. Liberty

3. Freedom

4. Easton

5. Dieruff

6. Allen

SKYLINE DIVISION

1. Parkland

2. Whitehall

3. Northampton

4. Nazareth

5. Emmaus

6. Central Catholic

Overall champion: Parkland

Josh Folck may be reached at jfolck@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoshFolck. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.

Annual fundraiser includes fashions from Dunkelberger's.

Morningstar Senior Living is again hosting a Spring Fashion Show at the Moravian Hall Square campus in Nazareth.

Spring fashions from Dunkelberger's will be modeled by residents and friends of Moravian Hall Square 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29 in the Rose Inn Room, 175 W. North St., Nazareth.

Admission costs $25 and includes a light luncheon. Advance tickets can be purchased at Moravian Hall Square.

All proceeds benefit charitable needs at Morningstar Senior Living.

For more information call 610-746-1327 or email lizb@moravian.com.

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The 38-year-old was charged with burglary, according to the Northampton County Sheriff's Department.

Esmeralda Walker (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com) 

Esmeralda Walker, 38, is wanted after failing to appear for a parole violation hearing following her conviction for burglary, according to the Northampton County Sheriff's Department. 

Walker, last known to frequent the Easton and Lehighton, Pennsylvania, areas, is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall and 185 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

The sheriff's department asks anyone with information about Walker to call Sgt. Michael Orchulli at 610-829-6520.