The City of Allentown will give homeless people living along Jordan Creek more time to clear the area. City officials say those living in the encampment along the creek now have until September 29 to evacuate. This homeless man says he's pleased with the decision. "When we first got the word, it was hopeless. But, now we're starting to gain hope back," the man said. The deadline was initially set for next Monday, but Mayor Matt Tuerk said it's being extended so people can find somewhere to stay before the YMCA overnight shelter opens on September 30th. The city issued the evacuation order earlier this month, stating the Jordan Creek area is an active flood zone and a significant danger to anyone living there.
PennDOT says the PA 309 southbound ramp to Tilghman Street eastbound will be closed for an extended period due to ongoing construction. According to PennDOT, this ramp will remain closed until September 1, 2026, as part of the larger PA 309/Tilghman Street Interchange Reconstruction Project, which is scheduled to continue until the spring of 2030. Traffic will be detoured along PA 309 south to the I-78 merge, then to U.S. 222, and back to PA 309 north, where drivers can access the Tilghman Street eastbound exit.
An unnamed 62-year-old Allentown man is dead after a Monday crash involving a LANTA bus. The crash happened just before 8 o'clock Monday morning at West Tilghman and North Ott Street in Allentown. The man died about an hour later at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
A woman is in the hospital after authorities say she was pinned between a vehicle and a home. Authorities in Salisbury Township said the woman got out of her vehicle after it broke down on the 1500 block of Broadway Sunday afternoon, at which point it started rolling backwards. The woman reportedly tried to get back in the vehicle to try and stop it from hitting a nearby home, but ended up being pinned between them. She was freed by first responders but sustained serious injuries.
Pennsylvania recently launched an online application for pardons, becoming one of the first states in the country to digitize the process for people seeking to clear their record of criminal convictions. Previously, people had to fill out the application on paper and mail it to the board alongside relevant documents. The online application is intended to give more people the opportunity to earn a pardon, said Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, as well as make processing those applications easier and more efficient for Board of Pardons staff. More than 240 people have applied for a pardon online since the application launched. The online application is available in 18 languages, including English and Spanish.
President Trump is moving to eliminate mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The president shared a post on Truth Social which outlined his plan "to lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots," and it targets what he called "highly inaccurate, very expensive, and seriously controversial voting machines." Trump has previously claimed there's been widespread voter fraud involving mail-in ballots and pledged to fight for election integrity. While the president's post is calling for an end to the mail-in ballots, an effort to dramatically overhaul the way federal elections are run has faced legal roadblocks in recent months.
A new report is naming Pennsylvania one of the best states to live in. According to WalletHub, the Keystone State is the tenth-best state to call home. The website used metrics including affordability, education, and quality of life to determine their rankings. Massachusetts was crowned the best state to live in followed by Idaho in second and New Jersey in third.
Props from the upcoming film "Hershey" are being auctioned off online. Antiques, vintage décor, and other items that will appear in the picture are being sold by Carey Auctions. The movie is about the life of Pennsylvania chocolatier Milton Hershey and it was filmed across several locations in the Pittsburgh area. The items can be viewed and bid on at www.careyauction.com.
The Phillies will be without their ace for the foreseeable future. Zack Wheeler underwent surgery on Monday for a blood clot in his throwing arm. The team said there's no timeline for his recovery. The 35-year-old was placed on the 15-day injured list after he felt "heaviness" in his shoulder following a Friday start. Wheeler has a 2.71 ERA in almost 150 innings this season.