The Lehigh County coroner says an unidentified male was killed in a weekend crash that closed all lanes of Interstate 78 West near the border between Upper Macungie and Weisenberg Townships. It happened Sunday afternoon when a car and tractor-trailer collided. Authorities have yet to confirm what exactly led to the crash.
A weekend fire has damaged a South Side Bethlehem residence. It happened Sunday morning at an apartment at 343 Broadway. There is also a second-floor apartment at the building, but it doesn't appear that apartment was damaged. There were no reports of injuries from the scene and the cause of the fire remains unknown.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Executive Education Charter School to celebrate Allentown's 11th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival Sunday. Planners say it's especially important to hold such events to teach kids about the culture, as many have ties to the U.S. territory, even though they weren't born there. The celebration began in the morning outside Allentown City Hall, where the Puerto Rican flag was raised over the city government building. Allentown is more than half Latino.
Accu-Weather's Joe Lundberg says a heat wave could begin Wednesday. "That's really when things are going to crank up in terms of heat and humidity," Lundberg says. He says high temperatures could eclipse 90 degrees Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with Friday expected to be the hottest of the three days.
June brought a significant milestone to Pennsylvania's real estate scene, as the median sales price reached a record high of $229,004. This is a 4% increase from May's previous high of $219,811. A recent report, prepared for the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, highlights a 5.5% surge in median prices compared to the previous year.
The Pennsylvania Treasury says $4.5 billion in unclaimed property is waiting to be accepted by state residents. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity says that high amount remains in place, despite her office returning over $73 million worth of unclaimed property during this last fiscal year. Garrity also says that amount is a new record for the treasury department. Property that's returned includes dormant bank accounts, abandoned stocks and uncashed checks. Garrity says about one-in-ten Pennsylvanians have unclaimed property.
State Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill of York has introduced a bill that would allow responders to leave extra doses of Naloxone with an on-site caregiver. The Republican senator says emergency workers used to be able to leave doses of the overdose-reversing drug with at-risk patients until several years ago, when they were told they weren't allowed to. Senate Bill 81 would amend the overall Pharmacy Act, which was originally established in 1961. The measure now waits further action from a state House committee.
Additional licenses for antlerless deer are going on sale today. Hunters can get them online and at any location that sells Pennsylvania Gaming Commission licenses starting at 8 a.m. This year's deer season runs from September 16th to January 27th. A third round of antlerless deer licenses will go on sale on August 14th.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says he supports President Joe Biden "unequivocally," but he's filing suit against two departments of the president's administration. "We have the number one, since we got here, six years running now, the number one environmental track record of any state in America. We care deeply about it. This is bad for the environment," the governor says. Murphy said on CBS' Face the Nation he's "standing up" for his state's residents by suing the Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Association for approving New York City's "congestion pricing" plan. Murphy claims the plan, which involves charging drivers when they enter Lower Manhattan, will place a financial burden on commuters from New Jersey.
The woman who became the face for New Jersey's COVID-19 pandemic program -- Judith Persichilli -- has announced she's retiring. Persichilli made the announcement Friday. Often introduced by Governor Murphy in news conferences during the pandemic as the woman who needs no introduction, Persichilli -- who was the first registered nurse to assume the title of state health commissioner -- was seen as bringing a calming influence to the state's pandemic response. Last year, the state health department's headquarters in Trenton was renamed in her honor. Murphy has not named her successor yet.