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Police Investigate Bomb Threat At Allentown Stadium Police Investigate Bomb Threat At Allentown Stadium
Police Investigate Bomb Threat At Allentown Stadium Allentown police investigated a bomb threat against the PPL Center on Monday, Dec. 12, the department said in a statement.  Authorities received the threat around 4:30 p.m. and took "precautionary measures" while detectives investigated, police said on Twitter.  The threat was eventually determined to be "non-credible." Officials said the investigation had "resolved" and said there was no remaining threat to the public.  The PPL Center at 701 Hamilton Street is an 8,500-seat arena that is home to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, and also hosts concer…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley
I-78 Crash Victim Was Penn State Student, Hockey Player In Lehigh Valley Five people were killed in two separate crashes Tuesday night on I-78 eastbound in Berks County, authorities said. One of the victims was 20-year-old August "Gus" Schwartz, of South Whitehall Township, the county coroner's office confirmed Thursday. The Penn State student was on his way home to the Lehigh Valley for the holidays and was only an hour away when he was involved in the first collision around 8:30 p.m. in Tilden Township, according to a GoFundMe in his name. A pile-up was caused by a school bus driver who did not slow down in a construction zone. According to state police, Sch…

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by Nicole Acosta