If you see what appears to be trouble tomorrow at Lehigh Valley International Airport, don't worry. LVIA will be holding a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise Saturday from 8:30 to 1. More than 200 officers and first responders from more than 40 different agencies will respond to the airport as if responding to a real emergency. About 70 volunteers with fake injuries will also be part of the drill. Airports are required by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct these exercises once every three years. The drill will not affect normal airport operations in any way.
Make it three local school boards to vote against STEAM charter school applications. Thursday night, it was the Allentown School Board giving the the Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School's application a thumbs down. Back in February, Whitehall-Coplay and Bethlehem Area school districts denied applications for similar STEAM schools. Back in January, the Allentown School District's administration identified 82 deficiencies in the applicant's submission.
A Lafayette College student is facing charges after he was caught recording two other students in the shower, then was later found with child pornography on his phone. 20-year-old Peter Milius, of Washington, D.C., allegedly filmed two men inside a dorm room's shower at separate times. Investigators say they found videos of each on Milius' phone as well as 76 images of child pornography.
The Lehigh Valley's newest Wawa opened Thursday morning on Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township. To celebrate, the new Wawa gave the first 100 customers a “In My Wawa Era 60th Anniversary” t-shirt and free coffee was also be given to all customers.
Several state agencies are encouraging Pennsylvanians to take part in the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day initiative tomorrow. State Police Col. Christopher Paris says they host lots of drug drop off points. "These drug collection boxes are offered at no cost. They are safe and easy to use and you do not need to show any identification. State police will not photograph you, question you, nor make any record of your visit," Paris says. Among the local police departments taking part tomorrow are Allentown, Bethlehem, Colonial Regional, Emmaus, Fountain Hill and Salisbury Township.
There will be three U.S. Senate debates in Pennsylvania this year. Senator Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick yesterday agreed to three debates, one in Philadelphia, one in Harrisburg, and one in Pittsburgh. The debates are not scheduled til later this fall.
President Biden is proposing an over 40-percent tax rate on the wealthy, as Republicans defend the Trump tax cuts. Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Dan Meuser, of the House Financial Services Committee, says the President's tax and spending plans won't help the middle class, and will only add to inflation. "This administration is tax-and-spend on steroids. Look at his next year's budget. Look at what they've done so far. If it wasn't for a Republican majority, they would've spent another trillion dollars this year," Meuser says. President Biden says the rich need to pay their fair share, with his capital gains tax targeting Americans who make more than $1 million a year.
The number of aftershocks from the magnitude 4.8 earthquake that rattled New Jersey April fifth has risen to 134 -- but they're becoming less frequent. Researchers recorded 22 aftershocks over the weekend but since then, they've dwindled each day. Yesterday, just one registered by early afternoon. The magnitude one quake occurred in Hunterdon County.
After winning game one 2-1, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms can knock the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins out with a win in game two tonight at PPL Center. Phantoms broadcaster Bob Rotruck thinks winning game two will be tougher than winning game one. "I do think it's going to be tight and I also think that closing out a team is really hard to do. I expect a little more from the Penguins," Rotruck says. If the Phantoms win, they'll play Hershey in round two. If the Penguins win, they'll host the deciding game Sunday.
After the 76ers 125-114 win over New York in game three of their playoff series, it was announced that Sixers superstar Joel Embiid is dealing with Bell's Palsy. "It's pretty annoying. It's my left side of my face. My mouth and my eye. So it's been tough, but I'm not a quitter," Embiid says. Embiid said the condition has affected his vision at times, causing it to be blurry. He also said it's unclear how long the condition could last, but that it could be weeks or months. It didn't seem to affect him last night as he scored 50 in the Sixers' win. The Knicks still lead the series 2-1.
It was a very busy night for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles and wide receiver A.J. Brown reached a massive three-year, $96 million deal just before the NFL Draft. NFL Network reports the figures will make Brown the highest paid player at his position. A short time later, Howie Roseman and the Eagles selected cornerback Quinyon Mitchell with their first-round pick.