A Lehigh County restaurant/bar closed its doors for the final time Sunday night. Keystone Pub & Grill on Grape Street in Whitehall closed after 12 years in business. Keystone Pub's original location on Easton Avenue in Bethlehem Township will remain open. Restaurant owners say it became too difficult to run both establishments at the same time.
The lights are back on for almost alf of the Met-Ed customers in Northampton County after a power outage yesterday. More than 30,000 residents in the county suddenly lost electricity in the late afternoon. Met-Ed says the outage was caused by an issue at the Northwood Avenue substation in Palmer Township, but the exact cause remains under investigation.
There are no reports of injuries after a large fire in Northampton County this past weekend. Officials say additional crews needed to be called in to take down the two-alarm blaze on Long Lane Road Saturday afternoon. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.
One man is dead and a second in custody after a weekend shooting in Schuylkill County. It happened Saturday night in Sheppton. Authorities say 67-year-old John Gusites was arrested for allegedly killing an unidentified 42-year-old man. There's no official word on what caused the violence, but earlier that morning, police say some sort of domestic situation happened.
Speaking to supporters at a rally in Erie, former President Donald Trump sent a blunt message to illegal immigrants. "To all rapists, drug dealers, human traffickers and murderers...welcome to America. It is important that you send a thank you note to 'Lying' Kamala Harris because without her you would not be here. But we don't want you here and you're going to get the hell out," Trump told supporters. On the campaign trail, former President Trump has promised mass deportations of all migrants who entered into the country illegally.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris face criticism surrounding their handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Among the critics is Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick, who recounts his visit to Israel after the October 7th Hamas attack. "You can't go there and see the horrible things that were done by Hamas and not think that America needs to stand by its closest ally, Israel, in eradicating Hamas," McCormick tells Fox News.
The Office of State Inspector General has filed charges against 103 people for public benefits fraud. The I-G's office says 102 of those people are charged with felonies, and one person is looking at a misdemeanor charge. The most common charges involve either selling their benefits, or lying about how much money they made in order to keep their benefits. In all, the charges cover about 700 thousand-dollars in misused benefits. Everyone who is convicted will temporarily lose their benefits.
Supporters of GOP vice-presidential candidate JD Vance claim he was told to leave a Primanti Brothers in North Versailles over the weekend, but the company says that is not entirely true. Washington County Republican Party chair Sean Logue told KDKA-TV the manager of the eatery informed him and other people who were waiting to meet the senator on Saturday that Vance would not be permitted to make a stop there. She also told members of his campaign that she would call the police if Vance came inside, according to Logue. A Primanti Brothers spokesperson says the staff was confused about the surprise visit at first but the candidate was eventually invited to come in and speak with patrons. Vance himself addressed the incident in an online video, saying the manager was just nervous because of all the people who were there and that should not be held against her or the business.
A pair of rescued bald eagle have taken up residence at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. The adult eagles, one male and one female, were found injured in the wild and were rehabilitated in Alaska. Due to the two having sustained permanent injuries, the decision was made not to release them back into the wild and they will instead live in the care of the Pittsburgh Zoo. The eagles, named Liberty and Justice, will reside in the Zoo's Kids Kingdom area.