The Bethlehem Area School District's Superintendent is denying an allegation made against him in an incident that is being investigated by the school board. Though the exact nature of the allegation hasn't been made public, there are reports Superintendent Joseph Roy was allegedly involved in some sort of altercation with a district employee. Roy denies any wrongdoing, saying in a statement, "I’m aware of a specific unfounded allegation that has churned through the rumor mill for a few weeks. I’m working with the district solicitor to address this unfounded allegation, while keeping the board president informed."
Some Allentown residents have continued their demands for officials to address the abrupt departure of former Allentown School District superintendent John Stanford. Some of them gathered downtown Saturday to protest what they say is a huge lack of transparency. The group is also asking for a forensic audit of the district's finances over the last 30 years. Stanford was let go October 20th but school board officials have declined to specifically address why.
A 19-year-old Carbon County man is charged with allegedly trying to kill his mother. State police say Jonathan Sacerdote stabbed his mother several times shortly after 9 o'clock Saturday night at the Plateau Motel on Route 940 in Kidder Township. Police found him a short time later and arrested him. Investigators said he admitted to stabbing his mother in the head and other parts of her body. The mother was taken to the hospital. There's no word on her condition.
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Lower Mount Bethel Township. The two-car crash happened around 1:40 Sunday afternoon at Route 611 and Berry Hollow Road. At least one person died and others were injured. That area of Route 611 was closed down for several hours Sunday afternoon. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Both Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman canavassed Pennsylvania on the final weekend before election day. Among Oz's stops was a visit to Bethlehem Township where he rallied supporters along with local congressional candidate Lisa Scheller. Oz told backers America must return to law and order. "The crime issue, to me, is a catostrophe, because no one seems safe any more and that leaves a scar that's generational," Oz said. Fetterman appeared at an event in Harrisburg telling voters there that gun reform laws are only part of the solution. "It makes everybody safer. I fundamentally believe we should invest in communities, fund the police and fund issues on mental health," Fetterman said. President Biden and former President Obama campaigned with Fetterman over the weekend, while ex-President Trump did likewise for Oz.
Accu-Weather's Bill Deger says you won't be able to use the weather as an excuse for not heading to the polls tomorrow. "Election Day tomorrow will have a high of 58 and that's right where we should be this time of year," Deger says. And that 58 degree high will be under sunny skies. Today's weather could include a record high of 75 degrees, one higher than the record high for this date.
A measure that would require health insurers to cover the costs of annual breast screenings for higher-risk women has passed in the state senate. Senate Bill 1225 now goes to the House Insurance Committee for consideration. The House will reconvene next Monday at noon after a break for the midterm elections.
Promoters say over 80,000 people attended the 11th annual Bacon Fest over the weekend in Easton. The event that promised "grease, love and happiness" featured more than vendors, 50 types of bacon and a full schedule of live music, hog-calling and bacon contests.
Voter registration in Pennsylvania has increased by about one-and-a-half-percent before the mid-term elections. Department of State election officials say, however, that neither major political party added an advantage from the nearly 135-thousand new voters registered between May and October 24th. Democrats maintain the advantage in total voters by a margin of just under a half a million voters over Republicans.
The American dream is alive and well in Pennsylvania according to the American Dream Prosperity Index. The newest data shows Pennsylvania was ranked 23rd for overall prosperity and 15th in the country for having an economy open to competition, innovation and investment. But it ranked 34th for social inclusivity. Neighboring New Jersey came in at number 7th for overall prosperity. The index was developed by the new Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream.
Players in Pittsburgh and around the country tonight will have a chance at winning the largest lottery prize ever. With no top-prize winner Saturday night, the estimated jackpot for tonight's Powerball drawing stands at one-point-nine-billion dollars. Forty drawings have come and gone since a jackpot-winning ticket purchased in Pennsylvania won on August 3rd. A single ticket's odds of winning the big money are 1 in 292.2 million.