After getting roughly a half-foot of snow last night, Accu-Weather's Heather Zehr says we shouldn't have to worry about adding onto it anytime soon. "The next chance for precipitation is Friday. There are still a lot of questions on the time of that, but it's looking like a fairly minor event with maybe some light snow or flurries but again that's not until the very end of the week," Zehr says. While we won't be getting much, if any, additional snow this week, Zehr says what we already have won't melt very much with high tempertures tomorrow through Thursday not expected to reach the freezing mark.
Last night's snow is sticking to tree branches and power lines and that's causing some of those lines to come down and according to PPL there are nearly 2200 customers in the dark at this hour, more than 1230 of them in Lehigh and Northampton counties. First Energy reports more than 4500 of its Pennsylvania customers are currently without service, including more than 700 in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
A convicted prostitute is behind bars for the murder of a Schuylkill County businessman. Megen Hall, of Tennessee, turned herself in Sunday and is now charged with the killing of Pottsville native Patrick Murphy, who was found last Thursday in a New Orleans hotel room, reportedly stabbed to death. The owner of Murphy Jewelry stores in Upper Saucon Township, Pottsville and Tilden Townshyip was seen on surveillance video with Hall entering the hotel where he was found dead, but Hall was later seen leaving alone.
Two 18-year-olds are dead and a 17-year-old seriously injured after a Sunday evening crash in Bucks County. The crash happened around 5:30 on Route 663 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Milford Township. Michelle Goodwin and Daniel Pierson were both killed after the vehicle they were riding in left the road and hit a tree. The driver of that vehicle was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital with what are described as serious injuries. While snow was falling at the time of the crash, the official cause of the accident hasn't been determined.
A Northampton County woman is facing charges after police reportedly seized thousands of dollars' worth of drugs in her Nazareth apartment. The Northampton County Drug Task Force worked with police from Nazareth, Easton and Colonial Regional to raid a South Main Street apartment over the weekend. Investigators say they turned up large quantities of crystal meth and drug-packaging materials. Kelly Peterson was arrested at the scene.
State police are still investigating after a Northampton County school bus driver reportedly left several students stranded after she abandoned her bus. Walnutport's Lori Mankos was arrested over the weekend after allegedly pulling her bus with about 25 children on board into a Bath gas station and then getting out and walking away. Mankos has since been arrested on a count of driving under the influenece among other offenses. No students were injured.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is announcing legislation today intended to both protect transit drivers while improving safety for customers. Menendez is scheduled to appear today at Newark Penn Station to explain further. A number of transit workers who have been assaulted are also slated to join the Democrat today.
A New Jersey healthcare center is being fined $600,000 following a viral outbreak that led to the deaths of 11 children. It happened this past fall at the Wanaque Nursing Center in Haskell, when a strain of the adenovirus sickened a group of patients with compromised immune systems. Federal inspectors say they found a number of life-threatening violations during a follow up investigation, leading to the fine. Reports indicate the nursing center is now in line with both state and federal regulations.
Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles is expected to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars once free agency begins on March 13th. The Eagles announced last week that they were not going to place the franchise tag on Foles and allow him to pick his next destination in free agency. Foles helped lead the Eagles to a win in Super Bowl LII and added another playoff win this past season filling in for Carson Wentz.