Dad On PA's Most Wanted List For Incest, Child Rape Possibly In Allentown
A New Jersey native and father accused of repeatedly raping a child in Palmer Township remains on Pennsylvania State Police’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Benicio Antoin Benifield, 39, of Newark, is charged with multiple felonies including aggravated indecent assault of a child, rape by threat of forcible compulsion, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16, incest, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, and other related offenses, according to the Palmer Township Police Department.
The charges were filed in June 2022…
Air Supply Hits The Road—All Out of Love And Back On Stage In 2025
Picture this: It’s 1975, two guys meet during "Jesus Christ Superstar" in Melbourne, and instead of just singing through a rehearsal, they create one of the world’s most famous soft-rock duos. Fast forward 50 years and Air Supply is still out there proving love songs never go out of style. Their 2025 50th Anniversary Tour is underway, and if you don’t snag tickets before they vanish, someone else will be swaying in your seat.
Here’s where to catch them before the chance slips away:
Oct. 28, 2025 – Wind Creek Event Center, Bethlehem, PA
Oct. 19, 2025 – Palace Theatre, Stamford, CT
Oct. 25, …
Newark Grandmother, 39, Dies After Sudden Brain Aneurysm, Loved Ones Say
A New Jersey mother and grandmother died Monday, Sept. 8, after 17 days in the hospital following a sudden brain aneurysm, her loved ones said. She was 39 years old.
A native of Brazil, Poliana Pires Coelho lived in Newark's Ironbound section and was a devoted single mother to daughters Ana Luisa, 21, Ana Beatriz, 9, and Ana Liz, 3, according to a GoFundMe launched by Richard Arruda in the wake of her death.
She was also a grandmother to Matthew, 11 months, and Luca, 3. Her children will now be raised by her parents, Eder and Iraides, the campaign says.
Poliana was known for her work…
Reading Man, NJ Woman Killed In NY 17 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
A crash between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car killed two people on State Route 17 in Nichols, New York, state police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Frank J. Dempaire, 45, of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Elize Carlos, 45, of Newark, New Jersey, were identified as the victims, according to New York State Police.
The crash happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, when both vehicles were traveling east on State Route 17 and the tractor trailer rear-ended the passenger car, troopers said. Dempaire and Carlos, who were inside the car, died at the scene.
The tractor trailer driv…
A Bad Moon Rising? Only If You Miss Tickets To John Fogerty’s Legacy Tour
There’s a fortunate son of rock ’n’ roll hitting the road again. John Fogerty, 79, has announced "The Legacy Tour," and tickets for all stops are officially on sale. Lock in your seat now.
Fogerty will light up the East Coast this fall, with shows in Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live (Oct. 31), Bethlehem’s Wind Creek Event Center (Nov. 8), MGM National Harbor in Maryland (Nov. 9), Newark’s NJPAC (Nov. 12), Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut (Nov. 13), and Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway (Nov. 14).
As the voice and songwriter behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fogerty built a catalo…
