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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

And today is Thursday, November 14th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning. Authorities are investigating racially charged hate-filled

messages left at the home of Collingdale Mayor-elect Felicia Coffey. The messages, which include the N-word, also call her other disparaging words and told her to die or leave the borough. Coffee said someone taped the messages to her front door of her home. Another note was left on an inside-en-closed porch, she says, which means the person walked through the door to get inside that area.

The Collingdale police are investigating the incident.

Detectives took the messages written in black marker into evidence and searched nearby properties for cameras to try to identify the suspect.

Coffey said the harassment started on social media during the campaign, but she never expected it to escalate to this.

Maybe they just want to scare me or intimidate me, she said.

But Coffey says she's not intimidated.

I understand that people are very passionate for what they believe in.

I get that, but your passion should spew over in another way instead of such a derogatory way.

Yep.

Authorities arrested and charged a 31-year-old man on Wednesday in a hit-and-run death of a disabled

Vietnam veteran in Norristown.

Detectives said that Nemeas Perez Severiano of the 200 block of East Main Street in Norristown

was arrested. He was driving at a high rate of speed on Sunday evening on Astor Street when he hit

Samuel Jackson. Police believe Jackson, a Marine who served in Vietnam, was exiting his car when he was hit.

Witnesses say that Perez then sped away southbound on Astor Street.

Norstown police arrived on the scene within minutes of the accident, but Jackson was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Perez, who doesn't have a license to drive, is charged with multiple offenses and was committed to the Montgomery County Correctional Center in place of $200,000 bail. He told investigators that prior to the crash, he was at a bar where he consumed seven or eight beers. He also told detectives that when he left, he was a little drunk. The family was worried about not being able to bury Jackson in his Marine Corps uniform. The VFW and Concha Hawken put out a plea on Facebook.

The response has seen over 10,000 responses.

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