A 24-year-old Northampton man is dead after a late Tuesday night crash in Lehigh County. The man, whose name has not yet been released, was driving his motorcycle on Cedar Crest Boulevard near Fish Hatchery Road in Salisbury Township when he collided with another motor vehicle. The crash happened just after 11pm. The man died about 90 minutes later at the hospital. Police are still investigating.
Five people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus in Bethlehem Township, including two students. Police said the bus rear-ended a stopped vehicle waiting to make a turn at Freemansburg Avenue and Washington Street yesterday afternoon. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. The crash is being investigated.
A 14-year-old is in custody for a shooting near a high school football stadium in Easton on Monday. The teen is accused of shooting a 17-year-old at the intersection of North Eleventh and Church Streets by Cottingham Stadium. The victim is recovering in the hospital. Easton police say the investigation is ongoing.
Among the topics discussed during Tuesday's Bethlehem City Council meeting was last week's arrest of the city's right-to-know officer and Lehigh County Commissioner Zachary Cole-Borghi. City Solicitor John Spirk told council he couldn't say much about an ongoing investigation, but did say no other city officials are involved. Two council members voiced displeasure of being caught off guard by Cole-Borghi's arrest and said they should have been informed of the arrest before having to hear about it on the news. Mayor William Reynolds said he didn't have information to share until after it became public knowledge. Cole-Borghi was one of 22 people arrested last week as part of a three-year, multi-state drug investigation. He's charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. The mayor says Cole-Borghi is no longer employed by the city.
Tuesday night, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs eclipsed ten million fans, making the franchise the fastest minor league team in the modern era to hit that mark. IronPigs GM Kurt Landes says that mark is shared with the Lehigh Valley. "For us as an organization to have ten million fans in such a short period of time, to average 8500 fans per game, it's really about the entire community. It's a reward, it's a prize, it's a milestone for the entire community," Landes says. Cindy Jakoby, of Berks County, was the team's ten millionth fan and received two 2026 season tickets, a custom bat and jersey, gifts from several local businesses and two plane tickets out of Lehigh Valley International Airport.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he has met with Republican Senate Leader Joe Pittman and House Majority Leader Matt Bradford in an effort to finally resolve the state's budget impasse. Shapiro says he's told each man their sides need to turn down the volume. "I'm confident we can get there, but these two leaders have to make some tough decisions. Part of the decisions they need to make is quieting the extreme voices within their own caucuses," Shapiro says. The governor says the broad issues that are separating the two sides have been narrowed a bit, but he wouldn't get specific about 'what' those broad issues are.
16 years ago, there was a Pennsylvania state budget standoff that lasted for more than three months. Back then, ex-St. Sen. Jake Corman said he and his colleagues at the very least had pressure to get something done because no budget equaled pink slips for state workers. "When state employees got laid off, when state parks got closed down, that was a major line in the sand," Corman says. That line in the sand disappeared when a state Supreme Court ruling dictated that state employees still get paid during budget stalemates. Current St. Rep. Seth Grove admits that pressure is probably affecting the process today. "Pressure-wise, it's not as it used to be on having late budgets. I think the pressure points are just not there," Grove says. He says with no angry unpaid workers, or an election this year, a tardy budget is no surprise, because there's simply not that kind of pressure to get one passed.
Pennsylvania lawmakers say the state will not join the push to redraw its congressional districts before next year's midterms. Republican State Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman told Spotlight PA mid-decade redistricting is a "non-issue" in the commonwealth since the state legislature is divided. New maps are usually drawn every decade following the latest U.S. Census, but several states are looking to redraw their districts now following President Trump's request to protect the Republican majority in the House. Governor Josh Shapiro said last month that early redistricting is "not on the table" in Pennsylvania, and called the president's request "shameful."
Officials with the National Autism Association say the child who climbed onto the monorail track at Hersheypark over the weekend looks to be a case of "autism-related wandering." The child was not injured after being rescued by a man who climbed onto a building near the monorail and was able to safely pick him up. Hershey visitors had plenty to say about the incident. "A good Samaritan was in the right place at the right time. Everybody just needs to be thankful that someone was there and saved that child's life," one woman said.
Two parks in Gettysburg are planning to lower their white tail deer population through "lethal removal." The National Park Service says Gettysburg National Military Park and the Eisenhower National Historic Site will conduct lethal removal operations through next March in order to ensure the long-term preservation of the landscape. The agency said the deer are "over-browsing" native vegetation and agricultural crops at both parks. It is also reminding the public that hunting is not permitted inside the park, and the operation will only be conducted by "qualified federal employees."
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, a longtime bachelor and former Newark mayor, is getting married. The 56-year-old Democrat made the announcement on Instagram yesterday by posting a photo of himself on a Hawaiian beach, down on one knee and popping the question to Alexis Lewis. In another photo, his now fiancée was flashing her engagement ring. The two were set up on a blind date and have been together for 16-months. Booker and his fiancée, who works at a real estate office, have been living together in Washington, DC.
Eagles fans going to tomorrow night's season opener are being warned to leave early. The team has issued an advisory encouraging fans to allow for extra travel time to Lincoln Financial Field due to SEPTA's reduced service. The Eagles said all parking lots will open at 1:30, and fans are asked to carpool if possible. SEPTA says anyone planning to take the train to the stadium should prepare for "very crowded conditions."