Dorney Park Shows Off Latest Coaster In New Test Video Dorney Park Shows Off Latest Coaster In New Test Video
Dorney Park Shows Off Latest Coaster In New Test Video Visitors to Allentown's hometown theme park can expect a brand-new coaster this year.  Dorney Park says the Iron Menace will be up and running for the 2024 season, featuring a "beyond-vertical," 95-degree drop from 160 feet in the air.  While the coaster is still under testing, park management posted new POV footage from the front-row seats on its social media pages over the weekend. 🎥 DROP into your week with Iron Menace's FIRST *on ride* video 🔧 We're still testing but…. WOW 🤩 😁 Ready for the front row? Get a SEASON PASS! https://bit.ly/3x9l0xw Posted by Dorney Park &…
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA ‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA
‘90 Day Fiance’ PA Barber Conviction Withdrawn Due Juror, Witness Interactions: DA A former Pennsylvania barber who appeared in "90 Day Fiance” and “90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?” who was extradited from Florida over six months after he was caught with fentanyl by US Marshals — has had one of his convictions dismissed due to contact between a juror and witness, the Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack announced on Friday, March 23, 2024.  Michael Anthony Baltimore, 44 of Carlisle, PA, had been convicted on Feb. 1, 2024, in a domestic violence case from Jan. 7, 2021,  but the charges were dismissed and the case was vacate…
Donations Raised For Lehigh County High Schooler Badly Hurt In Motorcycle Accident Donations Raised For Lehigh County High Schooler Badly Hurt In Motorcycle Accident
Donations Raised For Lehigh County High Schooler Badly Hurt In Motorcycle Accident Loved ones have launched a GoFundMe after an area student was seriously injured in an accident on Sunday, March 24.  Gavin Klines was T-boned by a driver who didn't see him, said his brother Shane Kline of Lowhill Township on the crowdfunding website.  "As of right now, he is in the hospital with serious injuries undergoing surgery which will be one of many," Shane wrote.  "Gavin is an amazing kid who is currently in high school and is set to graduate this year." He's also a part-time employee at Deka Machining and was slated to take up a full-time position before the accid…
Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School
Scripps National Spelling Bee Gets Competitor From Central PA Middle School A seventh-grade student won big over the weekend and now he's heading to a national competition!  Akshaj Somisetty who studies at Mountain View Middle School in the Cumberland Valley School District was named the top speller of the 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee and will compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee, WITF announced Saturday evening.   The aspiring doctor won the local competition against 36 other spellers in round 14 by spelling “aeronautics.” “Participating in the Bee cultivates confidence and poise in public speaking and performance under pressure,” says WIT…
3 PA Lotto Players Win $100K As Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $800M 3 PA Lotto Players Win $100K As Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $800M
3 PA Lotto Players Win $100K As Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $800M A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Aldan Borough took home $100,000 playing the Powerball over the weekend.  The lucky winner earned $100,000 by matching five of the six balls pulled in the Saturday, March 23 drawing, according to state gaming officials.  Two other players in Monroe and Clearfield counties won the same amount, lotto reps said. The following vendors will each receive a $500 bonus check for selling the lucky tickets:  Goff’s Suds & Soda, 560 Oak Avenue, Primos, Delaware County; M & S Tobacco Corp, 3236 Route 940, Mount Pocono, Monroe County; and Walmart…
Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Allentown Man Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Allentown Man
Coroner Seeks Family Of Late Allentown Man The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help to locate a 68-year-old's next of kin.  Scott D. Torrence of Allentown died from natural causes at St. Luke's Hospital, Allentown campus, on Monday, March 11, said Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release.  Anyone who can contact his loved ones is asked to call 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org. 
PA Doctor Accused Of Diverting 'Hundreds Of Doses' Of Fentanyl PA Doctor Accused Of Diverting 'Hundreds Of Doses' Of Fentanyl
PA Doctor Accused Of Diverting 'Hundreds Of Doses' Of Fentanyl A Luzerne County doctor is charged with 32 felony counts related to diverting narcotics, said the state Attorney General's Office Friday, March 22.  Richard Lemaster Hubbell was arraigned Thursday at a district court, prosecutors said.  Investigators believe Hubbell, while working as an anesthesiologist in Berks and Columbia counties, falsified records to show that patients were given fentanyl and Dilaudid, or hydromorphone.  Detectives said they found hundreds of vials and syringes containing the two opioids at his home in Butler Township, Luzerne County…
New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials
New York Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag, Teens Taken In For Questioning In PA: Officials A 52-year-old woman was brutally killed in New York City apartment and two people who stole her car have been taken in for questioning in York, Pennsylvania, authorities explained on Friday afternoon, March 22.  Nadia Vitels had just returned from Spain and was going to her deceased mom's former home to clean it up for friends visiting New York City, the NYPD explained in a press conference. "We believe that some squatters took the apartment over, and this woman came home to get this apartment set up and walked in on the squatters that were there," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny…
Watch New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Move From Camden To Philly Watch New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Move From Camden To Philly
Watch New Jersey's Most Decorated Battleship Move From Camden To Philly The most decorated battleship in U.S. history is on the move. The USS New Jersey is scheduled to move from its dock in Camden on Thursday, March 21 when it will head to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive dry-dock maintenance. The launch is set for 12:10 p.m. View the move by clicking here. Guided by tugboats, the ship will pass under the Walt Whitman Bridge around 1:30 p.m., and the bridge will be closed to traffic. The vessel will initially coast to the Paulsboro Marine Terminal, where it will be balanced before going to the Navy Yard six days later. The ship will arrive in Pa…
Pottstown Powerball Player Wins $150K Pottstown Powerball Player Wins $150K
Pottstown Powerball Player Wins $150K A Pennsylvania Lottery player stopped by a Pottstown corner store this week and walked away $150,000 richer, state gaming officials say.  The lucky winner matched five of the six balls pulled in the Monday, March 18 drawing for the Powerball, according to lotto reps. Pat’s Beverage at 1423 East High St. in Pottstown will get a $500 bonus check for selling the winning slip.  Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. Prizes can be claimed up to one year from the drawing date, and winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket before…
Charges Against Bam Margera In Delco Withdrawn, Attorneys Say Charges Against Bam Margera In Delco Withdrawn, Attorneys Say
Charges Against Bam Margera In Delco Withdrawn, Attorneys Say Reality television star and West Chester native Brandon "Bam" Margera is no longer facing charges in Delaware County, his lawyers said in a statement Wednesday, March 20.  Margera, known for his time on MTV's "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam," was previously accused of public intoxication and disorderly conduct at the Radnor Hotel last August.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by BAM (@bam__margera) "Justice prevailed today when charges were withdrawn against Mr. Margera," said attorneys Michael T. van der Veen and Will…
Widow Of UPenn Grad Killed At NJ Intersection Takes Legal Action Widow Of UPenn Grad Killed At NJ Intersection Takes Legal Action
Widow Of UPenn Grad Killed At NJ Intersection Takes Legal Action A New Jersey widow is taking legal action to obtain additional details from a New Jersey police department in the crash that killed her 32-year-old husband last fall. Matthew H. Bunner, a scientist with Bristol Myers Squibb and a University of Pennsylvania graduate, was out for a walk when he was struck and killed by a 66-year-old driver in East Brunswick at about 8:15 p.m. on Sept. 1, 2023, according to the police report and his obituary. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cranbury Road and Henley Drive Bunner was stepping into the crosswalk from the center grassy m…