A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Allentown early Sunday morning. Police say the man was struck by a vehicle while trying to make a U-turn on the 300 block of Tilghman Street. According to officers, the motorcyclist was speeding at the time of the wreck. The investigation is ongoing.
A 54-year-old Pen Argyl man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Northampton County Saturday. Teddy Elphick was driving a motorcycle at the 200 block of E Central Avenue in East Bangor Borough when the crash happened, according to the county coroner's office.
Authorities are investigating a deadly crash on I-78 in Lehigh County yesterday. Officials say a motorcyclist was killed in a wreck involving an 18-wheeler and another vehicle in Salisbury Township shortly after 11 a.m. He has not been identified. The highway was closed for about two hours after the crash while crews cleared up the scene.
You may have seen Air Force One flying over the Lehigh Valley again Sunday night. President Trump spent the weekend at his golf course in New Jersey. And Sunday night he flew back into Lehigh Valley International Airport around 8 p.m. for a layover before heading back to D.C. He flew into LVIA on Friday evening.
Musikfest keeps rocking on after a successful opening weekend. Dozens of artists are set to take the stage today at the Nation's Largest Free Music Festival. Tonight's headliner is The Black Crowes with special guest The Band Feel. That show is scheduled to begin at eight at the Wind Creek Steel Stage.
Police in Phillipsburg, Warren County made an arrest after shots were fired early Sunday morning. Phillipsburg officers responded to the 400 block of Anderson Street on a report of shots fired shortly after 3:30 a.m., according to a news release from the Phillipsburg Police Department. Police did not say who was arrested,
Republican Sen. Dave McCormick is pleased the ROAD To Housing Act unanimously passed through a Senate committee and now heads to the floor of the Senate. He says this topic at least is one both sides of the aisle can agree upon. "This is a combination of all sorts of inputs and provisions from different vendors that is based on the premise that housing prices are out of control, both to buy a home as well as rent," McCormick says. He says the legislation addresses the housing affordability crisis, expands affordable housing by increasing supply, and strengthens oversight and accountability.
Pennsylvania Police investigating the death of a child at Hersheypark say they found no evidence of wrongdoing. Police released their report on the accident yesterday after interviewing witnesses, park employees and first responders. They say the nine-year-old girl died on July 24th from an accidental drowning at the park's wave pool. They also found staff and employees at Hersheypark upheld safety standards in responding to the accident.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its efforts to limit gender-affirming healthcare. The lawsuit filed by several Democratic-led states targets an Executive Order that aims to undermine support for what the federal government refers to as "gender ideology." It accuses the administration of exceeding federal authority and undermining state laws that require equal access to medical treatment. Those filing the suit say the US DOJ has subpoenaed doctors and clinics, threatening civil and criminal prosecution for providing gender-affirming care.