Police in Allentown are investigating weekend gunfire at the Auto Zone between South 5th and South 4th streets. Police were called to the business around 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and quickly sealed off the property with police tape. Shell casings were found at the scene, however there are no injuries reported. Allentown police say they're still investigating.
In Bangor, police are looking for the person who stole donation money out of the donation box for the Bangor Train at the borough's Memorial Park. How much money was taken has not been released. Anyone with information is asked to call Bangor police.
People in five apartments are temporarily displaced after a car crashed into an apartment building in Whitehall Township. It happened Saturday night at the Parkview Apartments. Investigators say part of the building's foundation was damaged by the car. There's no word of any injuries.
A 53-year-old man is charged with corruption of minors following a weekend incident at the Heil Park pool in Easton. Police say Jeffrey Vogel spoke to three juvenile females, ages 8, 15, and 16, in a sexually explicate manner. Vogel was arraigned before being released on $10,000 bail. He is now banned from both Heil Pool and Eddyside Pool.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has announced it will be taking formal action to limit access to xylazine. Officials say the drug is a powerful sedative that's approved for veterinary use but is being used more and more often as an illicit drug and called "tranq". Acting Secretary of Health Doctor Debra Bogen says temporarily listing the drug as a schedule-three controlled substance will protect veterinarians and other legitimate users, while creating penalties for those who use it illegally. She says 575 overdose deaths from xylazine in Pennsylvania last year was an increase of over 600-percent in just five years.
House lawmakers on the Transportation Committee are scheduled to vote today on expanding the use of speed cameras. The legislation would reauthorize and expand the use of the cameras in school zones, on certain highways and in active work zones. The committee is also scheduled to vote on a bill that would authorize local governments to create protected bike lanes to provide buffers between bike riders and cars and trucks.
County leaders are calling for the state to boost mental health funding and provide more funds toward the cost of 9-1-1 service for the coming year. Governor Josh Shapiro has proposed a 20-million-dollars boost to mental health funding with additional spending in future years. Shapiro has also proposed spending 100-million-dollars to boost school mental health services. But members of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania say that's not good enough. They estimate that counties will need a billion-and-a-half dollars to make up for the shortfalls in state funding. While they say that's what they need, the county leaders say they'll ask for about 150-million as a realistic figure of what they could actually get.
Local and state officials are urging drivers to follow Pennsylvania's "Move Over" law as summer travel season ramps up. The law requires motorists to leave an open lane or slow down when passing an emergency vehicle, tow truck, or PennDOT truck that is stopped along the highway with lights activated.
The U.S. Postal Service is sharing data on animal attacks as part of National Dog Bite Awareness Week. Pennsylvania landed at number four in the state rankings, reporting a total of three-hundred-13 bites in 2022. USPS leaders are encouraging dog owners to keep their pets indoors, behind a fence, or on a leash, away from the mailbox, when mail carriers are working in their neighborhood.
A Pennsylvania state historical marker has been unveiled and dedicated at Fighter's Heaven. Muhammad Ali's former training camp is near Deer Lake. The special dedication ceremony for the historical marker took place Saturday, on the seventh anniversary of the heavyweight boxing legend's passing. Mike Madden, son of the late NFL Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster John Madden, bought the camp shortly after Ali's death in 2016. He says his initial goal had been just to preserve the site, but it's evolved into a historical and educational venue. The event included appearances and speeches by camp owner Mike Madden, former two-time heavyweight champ Tim Witherspoon, Hall of Fame boxing trainer and Pottsville native Aaron Snowell as well as David Pollack, son of Bernard Pollack, who once owned the property.
New Jersey's PSE&G customers will be getting a break on their natural gas bills this fall. New Jersey's biggest public utility says it plans to lower bills by four-percent effective October 1st. The price of natural gas is falling again and PSE&G says it wants to pass the savings along. If approved, a typical customer's bill is expected to be 34-percent lower than in 2008.
After losing five straight, the Phillies won their second in a row Sunday in Washington. Manager Rob Thomson credits pitcher Ranger Suarez for a strong outing in the 11-3 win. "He had ten ground balls. We turned two double plays. We had opportunities to turn four. I counted three or four hard-hit balls, so he stayed off the barrel. He kept them off balance. I thought he was real good," Thomson said. The Phillies return home tonight against Detroit.