A 31-year-old woman is charged with stabbing another woman in Allentown. Police say Cara Stout-Vaxter stabbed a 47-year-old woman in the 200 block of Union Street at about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. The woman is expected to survive her wounds. Police say they found Stout-Vaxter hiding in a wooded area and she was arrested without incident.
A Carbon County crash has killed a Lehigh County woman. 90-year-old Margaret Connor, of Upper Saucon Township, died a week-and-a-half after the May 20th crash in Towamensing Township. Investigators say Connor rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped, waiting to make a left turn.
First responders were called to an explosive fire at a garage in Lehigh County Tuesday evening. Officials say a garage went up in flames on the 7800 block of Weisenberg Church Road, with crews reporting several explosions as they arrived at the scene. Authorities said the garage was filled with auto parts and equipment. No injuries were reported.
A gas leak prompted evacuations in Macungie. A contractor hit an underground gas line around 3pm on Rolling Meadow Road and that forced about ten residents to be evacuated while crews worked to repair the line. Those residents were allowed back in their homes about four hours after the accident.
One person is hurt after an overnight crash in Bethlehem. The crash happened on the 1100 block of West Broad Street around 10:30 p.m. The crash closed the road for several hours. Police are still investigating.
A fallen Central Berks police officer will be laid to rest next week. An End of Watch Ceremony for Officer Kristen Yeager is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9th at noon at Exeter Township Senior High School Stadium. Officer Yeager died last Friday in a car crash while responding to a call. Attendees are advised to give yourself plenty of time to find parking and seating, as the service will begin promptly at noon.
Police will begin issuing fines this week for drivers in Pennsylvania caught using their cell phones while behind the wheel. Last June, Paul Miller's Law was signed by Governor Shapiro, which bans the use of cell phones while driving. PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll hopes the new law will reduce these numbers. "Last year, 54 people were killed in crashed involving distracting driving. That's 54 people who died in crashes that could have and should have been prevented," Carroll says. The law is named after a 21-year-old man who was killed in a Monroe County crash with a tractor-trailer as the driver was reaching for their cell phone. For the first year, police have been giving drivers written warnings, but beginning Friday, police can begin issuing fines if they spot you behind the wheel with a hand-held phone and that includes at stop signs and red lights.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 126 to 75 in favor of a bill which would prohibit students in public schools from possessing a cell phone during the school day. Kelly Marsh is with the group PA Unplugged and says she fully supports the idea. "By removing the constant pull of these devices, we are giving students back their ability to focus, access their creativity and opportunity to build human connections and real world experiences," Marsh says. The bill now heads to the state Seante. If it passes there and Gov. Shapiro signs it, students would be required to keep cell phones packed away until the end of the day, with exceptions possible for certain emergency and medical needs.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is warning residents of a text message scam involving the court. The scam text messages mimic the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Officials said the messages claim the First Chief Justice Debra Todd is advising the receiver of an incomplete court filing and requesting payment via PayPal to correct the filing. The public is reminded that none of the Pennsylvania courts will place calls or send text messages soliciting payment by credit card, gift card or any other means of electronic funds transfer for any reason.
Bankruptcies are increasing in Pennsylvania. That's according to newly released data from the personal finance site SmartAsset. The data shows that between March of 2025 and March of 2026, more than 13,000 people filed for bankruptcy in the Commonwealth. That's a nearly ten-percent increase in the number of filings compared to the year prior. Maine was the only state to see a decline in bankruptcy filings during the time period.
Hersheypark and the Local 464 workers' union have come to a tentative contract agreement. Members of the union will vote this week on whether to accept the proposed terms. An official federal labor mediator worked with the two parties to determine the tentative agreements, and the park says they were unanimously recommended for ratification by the union's bargaining committee. Hersheypark released a statement saying, "We appreciate the time, professionalism, and commitment demonstrated by both bargaining teams throughout this process. We also appreciate the continued dedication and professionalism of all of our team members, including our union-represented employees, who play an important role in supporting our operations and guest experience."
Two Atlantic City police officers are injured and a man is dead after a shooting near a corner store on North Florida Avenue. The New Jersey Attorney General's office did not give the officers' condition, or say what happened leading up to the shooting. The Press of Atlantic City reports one of the officers has what are described as "life-threatening injuries." Mayor Marty Small, Senior, put out a statement, saying in part, "My thoughts and prayers are with the two Atlantic City police officers who were wounded...as well as their families, and the entire Atlantic City Police Department during this difficult time."
After more than a week of protests and sometimes violent arrests in front of the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, the city's mayor is loosening some restrictions in the area. Mayor Ras Baraka lifted the curfew and designated free speech zones near Delaney Hall last night. Baraka says there were no arrests there Monday - and adds he wants to allow people to exercise their rights to assembly and free speech. Meanwhile, New Jersey has filed a lawsuit in connection with the ICE detention center in Newark.. Attorney General Jennifer Davenport says the lawsuit requests the court grant the state full access to the facility for health inspections.