Rob Manch

Emmy & PAB award winning anchor and reporter for @69news. Graduate of @JMU. Got story ideas or just want to chat? Email or DM me! [email protected]

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Lehigh County Commissioner Ron Beitler will be proposing a new ordinance tomorrow. It would require elected officials to resign before running for higher office. But County Controller Mark Pinsley says it’s a bad idea: https://t.co/4wrgki5Kwz

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There have now been 2 teens shot and killed in Allentown in less than a month. I talked with the organization @wearepnlv about what can be done to stop the violence: https://t.co/BB9bbGcK5r

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From hill climb to reclined @69News has your weekend actives covered. See you at 10pm.

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Last week, Governor Josh Shapiro proposed regulations for data centers, but didn’t push back on tax exemptions or moratoriums. For some communities, that’s not enough: https://t.co/c7Mt3hhrL1

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The Delaware River Basin Commission just published a 3-year study showing PFAS pollution “is persistent and pretty much everywhere” according to Executive Director Kristen Kavanagh: https://t.co/2oyXmEw1Y5

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Former Macungie Borough Manager John Brown is seeking $150 million in damages for wrongful termination and a violation of his civil rights. It’s the 3rd lawsuit this year filed by current or former Borough employees: https://t.co/3bUB7Q42MA

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After my previous story on 2 lawsuits filed against the Borough of Macungie by its own employees, now a 3rd lawsuit has been filed by former Borough Manager John Brown in Federal court: https://t.co/H184ylQwZp

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A township in Chester County just voted down a massive data center proposal, but that’s just the first part of the battle. The developer is already gearing up for a legal fight: https://t.co/wNeAiS9LsK

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It’s been 4 years, and there’s still no official answer for what caused a house in Pottstown to explode, killing 4 children and their grandmother. While the ATF continues to investigate, dozens of homeowners are now suing PECO: https://t.co/yPK2qM7jG1

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It’s been 4 years since a house explosion in Pottstown killed 4 children and their grandmother, but the ATF says the investigation into what happened is still ongoing. I talked with Pottstown’s Mayor, and with a man who was there that day. Catch my story on @69news at 6

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Today I talked with a woman who was right next to a homemade explosive device in Catasauqua yesterday when it went off. She’s ok, but the two suspects behind it are now facing multiple felonies: https://t.co/jmlIS77KHC

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I’m at the election night party for Democrat Lamont McClure. He’s running for the 7th District Congressional seat, but right now he is significantly behind in the vote count. I’ll break it all down in a live report on @69news at 10 & 10:30 tonight

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Macungie Borough is facing two separate lawsuits, one filed by two police officers, the other filed by Mayor Robert Sell. And just as the Borough begins preparing its legal defense, Council Vice President Ron Karboski is announcing his resignation: https://t.co/1EyJ7s8gzH

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Shenandoah Borough could possibly get $2 million from this year’s federal appropriations bill to demolish blighted properties. It’s got people living there hoping for a brighter future: https://t.co/ZFezIMSqAf

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Shenandoah Borough could be getting $2 million in this year’s federal appropriations bill to demolish blighted properties. I talked with the Borough, and a business owner here in town about how important that could be. Catch my story on @69news at 6 o’clock

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Bethlehem Township Commissioner Michael Hudak has been charged with harassing and stalking his neighbor, Steven Snyder. Snyder says it all dates back to him out-bidding Hudak for a house back in 2019: https://t.co/KmkBMT5Zdo

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Protesters lined the street tonight in Limerick Township in opposition to a proposed data center. Conditional use hearings are ongoing to determine if Supervisors will approve it: https://t.co/hppZCA4BTq

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On Monday, I talked with opponents of the proposed data center in Lower Mount Bethel Township, and they were specifically concerned with where their Supervisor Board Chair Chris Cook stood on the issue. So today, I asked him directly: https://t.co/eh6aV4yABq

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High gas prices are starting to have a real impact on local businesses. I talked with Herbein’s Garden Center, where they’re trying not to have to add a “fuel surcharge” to customers’ bills: https://t.co/VkMfuxBvgO

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Violent crime is significantly down over the last 5 years in Lehigh County. District Attorney Gavin Holihan believes it’s in part because of social programs helping former prisoners reenter society, and helping fight drug addiction: https://t.co/D5nPcio1yN