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Politics
Harris, Trump To Hold Dueling Campaign Events In PA On Eve Of Election Day
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are holding dueling campaign events across Pennsylvania on Monday, Nov. 4. The two presidential candidates will be making stops all over the Keystone State on the eve of Election Day, including Allentown, Reading, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia. The former president is also expected in Lititz on Sunday morning. The Harris-Walz Campaign The Harris Campaign is scheduled for a stop in Allentown sometime in the early afternoon, according to a news release. Exact details on the location were not released as of press time. Harris …
Schools
Car Crash Causes Power Outage Closing Bangor Schools, Admins Say
Bangor Area School District is closed on Friday, Jan. 5, according to administrators. Superintendent Williams Haws said in a post on X that the outage was caused by a car crash on Five Points Richmond Road. Good Morning. Due to a traffic accident on Five Points Richmond Rd. The Bangor Area School District and offices will be closed today. — William Haws (@WHawsBASD) January 5, 2024 All schools and offices are closed with no "flexible instruction" planned online, said a message on the district's website. This is a developing story. Check back later for updates. …
Police & Fire
Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours
A suspect is in custody following an hourslong standoff with police in Hatboro, authorities said on March 15. Officers were called to the 100 block of North York Road at about 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 for reports of a man with a gun, police Chief James Gardner said at a press conference late Wednesday morning. The suspect was "pointing the gun at passing traffic, tracking them," the Chief said. A nearby officer responded to the scene and made contact with the man, but he ran into an apartment, Gardner continued. He remained inside for hours and did not respond to police attempts a…
Police & Fire
Anonymous Threat To 'Shoot People' At Orefield Middle School Prompted Closures, Police Say
Authorities have provided more details surrounding the Safe2Say threat that prompted the closure of all schools in a Lehigh County school district last week. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, around 8:20 p.m., an anonymous person threatened to "shoot people" at Orefield Middle School, South Whitehall Township police said. Parkland School District officials decided to close all schools Thursday, Sept. 8 out of an abundance of caution and held a virtual learning day on Friday, Sept. 9. School district officials at the time decided to close all buildings since the bus parking garage is near the mid…
Schools
Threat Closes Middle School In Lehigh County
A Lehigh County school district canceled classes Thursday, Sept. 8 after a threat was made against a middle school, according to various news reports. In an email announcement to the school district, Superintendent Dr. Mark Madson said the message, received Wednesday, Sept. 7, threatened the students and staff at Orefield Middle School. District officials quickly decided to close the school since the bus parking garage is near the building.
Police & Fire
Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools
Coatesville Area School District officials decided to close schools early Thursday after receiving a threat on social media. "No specific school has been identified in the threat and the threat claims a shooting will occur next week," school district officials said in a statement posted to Facebook around 9:30 a.m. All Coatesville Area School District schools are dismissing this morning out of an abundance of caution, after the... Posted by Coatesville Area School District on Thursday, October 7, 2021 Schools were dismissed "out of an abundance of caution," they said. Parents were inf…
News
Central Bucks School District Warns Of Possible Closure As
Covid-
19 Infections Rise
The Central Bucks School District is warning families of a possible transition to virtual learning or even closure if COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise. The school district is experiencing the highest number of positive infections in a single week since the start of the school year, according to a letter posted Wednesday by school officials on the district website. Over the past fourteen school days, 19 students have been infected at the elementary level, 15 at the middle school level, and 31 at the high school level, according to the district's COVID-19 case dashboard. The dashboa…
Schools
PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine
The Upper Perkiomen School District in Montgomery County canceled classes Friday after nearly 40 teachers called out sick due to apparent reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. The announcement was posted to Facebook and Twitter around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, explaining that due to the absences, the school does not have an adequate amount of staff to support students in both the virtual and in-person models, Superintendent Dr. Allyn J. Roche wrote. "We sincerely apologize for the lateness of this unexpected closure and appreciate your continued flexibility and understanding," Ro…
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