The U.S. and Iran reach a deal to end the war on sunday. President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen and the U.S. Navy's blockade will end. Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman says the most important detail of the deal will be a guarantee Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. "Iran can destroy their materials, verified by indepdent inspectors, or hand it over to us and we'll destroy it," Fetterman says. Vice President Vance says the agreement permanently bans Iran from ever obtaining one. Both sides will sign the deal in Switzerland on Friday.
Search and rescue crews were in the Delaware River for hours on Sunday looking for a lost person. Crews flocked to the river near Scott Park in Easton just before 3pm after a man went under the water and hadn't been seen for about a half hour. Crews searched up and down the river and eventually dive teams and a helicopter were brought in. It's unclear if the person has been found or if crews are still searching.
World Cup watch parties are popular places to be in the Lehigh Valley, including those at the Easton Public Market, where soccer fans explain what drew them to the parties. "I think it's really good for the Public Market especially for people to get food and come outside to eat and drink. I think it's good for business," one man said. Watch parties at SteelStacks in Bethlehem have also proven popular, with several hundred World Cup fans flocking to watch the matches.
When Paul Miller's Law took effect earlier this month, police said they would be enforcing it and based on numbers released by the State Police, they've followed through on that promise. In a three-day span from June 8-10, Troopers conducted Operation Hands Off, cracking down on distracted drivers. In those three days, Troopers issued 694 citations and 308 warnings related to Paul Miller's Law, which prohibits the use of hand-held devices while behind the wheel. A citation carries a $50 fine, plus court costs and other fees.
The CDC has issued a food safety alert regarding a multi-state outbreak of infant botulism tied to a recalled powdered formula. As of Saturday, a total of three infants with infant botulism have been reported in the outbreak from three states, including Pennsylvania. The infants ranged in age from two-to-five months old and all three consumed Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula, which was recalled Saturday by Nara Organics. All three infants were hospitalized and treated with BabyBig, the FDA-approved treatment for infant botulism and no deaths have been reported. Testing of cans of Nara Organics brand formula is underway and results are expected in the coming weeks.
Pennsylvania is receiving close to $5 million in a settlement with a COVID-19 testing lab. The Attorney General's Office announced last week that Pennsylvanians affected by GS Labs could be eligible for restitution. They were accused of inflating cash prices to $380 per test and then charging high rates to 30-thousand cash-paying customers. The company also took longer than their three-day guarantee to return test results and charged a $49 fee after telling customers they would have no out-of-pocket cost. The website GS Labs Testing dot com has information on how to apply for the settlement.
Today is the final day to register and preview in-person the roughly 275 used vehicles that will be up for bid beginning tomorrow at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania in Grantville. The Department of General Services auction is the third of six planned this year and includes retired state police vehicles, SUVs, pickups, minivans and more seized by law enforcement agencies. Tomorrow's auction begins at 10am.
A contract dispute between union workers and Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is over. Members of Local 464 voted in favor of a new five-year agreement this past weekend after months of negotiations. The union represents employees at Hersheypark, Hotel Hershey, and GIANT Center. Details of the contract were not disclosed.
Last week, two Pennsylvania brothers were convicted on racketeering charges for multiple fraud schemes, including Medicaid fraud that caused more than $32 million dollars in losses.
A new study lists two of the cleanest beaches in the United States are located on the Jersey Shore. The study comes from the website -- island-dot-com -- and ranks nine saltwater beaches according to state health departments and the popular Swim Guide, a website that gives water quality information on beaches, lakes and rivers. Point Pleasant Beach is ranked second nationwide while Stone Harbor Beach in Cape May County comes in at Number Six.