Fair 9°
Tag:

Lehigh Valley

Weather
Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then
Smoke Relief Coming Next Week, Unhealthy Air Quality Here To Stay (Mostly) Until Then Looks like the East Coast has a smoky few days in store. But fear not, relief is allegedly on the way. As of Thursday, June 8, levels in North Jersey were considered very unhealthy and in greater Philadelphia/the Lehigh Valley were considered hazardous. Levels in the Baltimore and Washington DC area were also considered very unhealthy as of Thursday morning. ALSO SEE: Here's How To Check Conditions In Your Area As Canadian Wildfires Burn Canadian wildfire smoke expends south Thursday and Friday.AccuWeather Smoke improvement forecast from AccuWeather.AccuWeather Areas around New Yor…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm
Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm Snow was coming down by noon all across the Northeast Saturday morning, postponing St. Patrick's Day parades and making for messy travel conditions. While only about an inch or two had fallen in the suburbs of New York City and Washington DC, the worst of the storm was yet to come for some areas. Here's how much snow is expected to have accumulated across PA and NJ area by 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, according to the National Weather Service: Poconos, PA: 6 to 8 inches Sussex County, NJ and the Lehigh Valley: 4 to 6 inches North-central Jersey and Philly suburbs: 2 to 4 inches Jersey Shor…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Trapped Victim Freed, Hospitalized As Car Veers Off Road Into Lehigh Valley Field Trapped Victim Freed, Hospitalized As Car Veers Off Road Into Lehigh Valley Field
Trapped Victim Freed, Hospitalized As Car Veers Off Road Into Lehigh Valley Field A trapped victim was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital after a car veered off the roadway and into a field in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. The vehicle veered off the road and traveled “well into a field,” near Newlins and Richmond Roads in Forks Township the morning of Monday, Feb. 7, the local fire department said. The victim was safely removed from the car and taken to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. “Please drive safe,” the department said. Scroll down for additional photos. Today Forks T…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Identity Theft In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Man Wanted For Identity Theft In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
Man Wanted For Identity Theft In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man wanted for fraud in the Lehigh Valley area. The man pictured above is a suspect in an identity theft case in Bethlehem, city police said Monday. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to contact Bethlehem Police at 610-865-7000 or email Detective Molony at smolony@bethlehem-pa.gov.

SHARE

by Valerie Musson