A teenager is dead after a weekend crash near Freedom High School and East Hills Middle School in Bethlehem. Police say a 17-year-old boy was killed just before 1:30 Sunday morning after hitting a parked vehicle. Investigators say a group of teens in two vehicles were involved in the incident. Police are asking anybody who may have seen the crash to contact them. The crash victim's name has not yet been released.
The North Whitehall Township supervisors will cast the final vote tonight on a controversial proposed warehouse project. The project calls for a 501,405-square-foot warehouse on a 71-acre site at 3129 Route 309 near the Kernsville and Orefield roads intersection and Orefield Middle School. The planning commission unanimously rejected the plan last Thursday. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Monday at the Lehigh Carbon Community College.
A list of sanctuary cities released by the Trump Administration last week is being taken down. According to Reuters, the list of about 600 cities and counties was removed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Sunday following pushback from the National Sheriffs' Association. The union said the allegation that the sheriffs of those jurisdictions were non-compliant with federal immigration enforcement violated core principles of trust, cooperation, and partnership. That list includes Lehigh and Northampton counties.
If you thought the month of May was a very wet one...you're right. "The 10.45 inches was 275 percent of normal," says Accu-Weather's Heather Zehr. She says the 10.45 inches of rain is one of the wettest May since records began being kept. There was a measurable amount of rain 19 or May's 31 days, which set a record.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says Sunday's attack against people marching for Israeli hostages held by Hamas was another heinous act of antisemitism. The governor says the attack in Boulder, Colorado yesterday was designed to terrorize a peaceful community, and must be universally condemned. The FBI says the suspect, who has been arrested, used a makeshift flamethrower and other incendiary devices against the marchers, injuring at least six people. Shapiro says there is no justification for setting people on fire as they exercise their right to free speech and peaceful assembly.
New Jersey police are continuing to warn drivers about DMV ticket scams. They say if anyone receives a text message from the DMV warning their driver's license will be suspended if outstanding tickets aren't paid immediately, ignore it. It's a scam. The state's actual agency is called the MVC, for Motor Vehicle Commission. The name DMV hasn't been used in New Jersey for two decades. Police say don't fall for scammers phishing for personal and financial information.
New Jersey job seekers now have access to more information about salary ranges and benefits information when considering job opportunities. The new job transparency law took effect yesterday and it encourages employers to inform workers of advancement opportunities within their own workplace. New Jersey joins several other states as well as Washington, D.C. in implementing job transparency laws.