SELINSGROVE — Touting Snyder County Children and Youth Services use of innovative collaborations for keeping children safely with families, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh led a
Action resolves complaint that a Pennsylvania County Children and Youth Services denied an individual the opportunity to apply to be a foster parent based on he
Delaware News Journal
The mother of 3-year-old Emma Cole, whose remains were found in a Smyrna softball field in September 2019, has been charged with murder.
Kristie Haas, Emma s biological mother, and her husband, Brandon Haas, Emma s stepdad, were indicted early last month on charges of child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child.
Kristie Haas also was indicted on abusing a corpse and reckless burning charges.
On Tuesday, the Delaware Department of Justice, in conjunction with Smyrna police and the FBI, announced Kristie Haas had been re-indicted on two counts of first-degree murder by abuse or neglect. She still faces the April allegations.
Apr 3, 2021
From right, Melissa Weirich, walks with her son, Julien Heim, 4, and daughter, Kacie Thompson, 9, to visit the former home of Kacie s friend, Ava Lerairo, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Lansford, Pa. On May 26, 2020, Ava; her mother, Ashley Belson, and Ava s father, Marc Lerario were found fatally shot. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
LANSFORD Ava Lerario lived in a home marked by love and chaos, even before the walls of the pandemic started closing in on her family.
Sandwiched between two brothers, the 9-year-old was her father’s princess. She loved to snuggle up with her mom to read. She sometimes lugged her favorite stuffed animals to the bus stop, where she never hesitated to share toys or books, or befriend a lonely kid.