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Rain Will Delay Repairs To Palmer Twp. Sinkhole, PennDOT Says Rain Will Delay Repairs To Palmer Twp. Sinkhole, PennDOT Says
Rain Will Delay Repairs To Palmer Twp. Sinkhole, PennDOT Says The Main Street sinkhole in Palmer Township is expected to be repaired by next week, according to transportation authorities.  Officials had previously hoped to patch the hole by Friday, March 29, but "inclement weather has extended the timeline," a PennDOT spokesperson said Thursday.  "Crews continue to pour concrete into the sinkhole," said district press officer Ron Young. "After the concrete is poured, they will place aggregate to make it level with the road in preparation for paving." PennDOT said all lanes should be open by Monday or Tuesday, April 1 or 2.  Drivers sh…

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by Mac Bullock
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One Dead, Two Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 22: PA State Police One Dead, Two Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 22: PA State Police
One Dead, Two Hurt In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 22: PA State Police One person is dead after a driver in Northampton County drove the wrong way up a highway interchange between Easton and Bethlehem, state police say.  A motorist in a red Chevrolet Silverado was headed south in the northbound lane of Route 33 when they drove up an on-ramp from Route 22, troopers said.  Three vehicles were involved and authorities were called around 10:40 a.m.  One victim was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were taken to area hospitals in unknown condition.  The deceased victim's name was not released.  "Currently, all traffic on State …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed On Christmas Day In Rt. 33 Crash Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed On Christmas Day In Rt. 33 Crash
Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed On Christmas Day In Rt. 33 Crash A Bucks County woman has died after being hit by a car in Northampton County on Christmas Day, officials say.  Michele Gardner, 46, of Riegelsville Borough, was rushed to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital's Anderson Campus on Dec. 25 after being struck by a car near mile marker 3.6 on State Route 33, said county Coroner Zachary Lysek.  Her cause of death is multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death is pending the results of an investigation, the coroner added.  Officials have not named the driver of the car that hit Gardner, nor have they indicated if…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash 3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash A 3-year-old boy died four other people including a 7-year-old girl all not wearing seatbelts were ejected in a Friday evening crash on State Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. Troopers from the Belfast barracks responded to southbound crash at the Route 78 interchange in Lower Saucon Township around 7:55 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer carrying five people from Manilus, NY, was trying to get onto the Route 78 eastbound ramp while a 2017 Kia Sportage was trying to get on the Route 78 westbound ramp, th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Teen Shot, Killed By Pennsylvania State Troopers On Route 80 Overpass 19-Year-Old Teen Shot, Killed By Pennsylvania State Troopers On Route 80 Overpass
19-Year-Old Teen Shot, Killed By Pennsylvania State Troopers On Route 80 Overpass Pennsylvania state troopers shot and killed a 19-year-old man who refused to drop his weapon on a Route 80 overpass on Dec. 30 in Monroe County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the State Route 33 southbound overpass where they found Christian Joseph Hall was standing and clutching a gun around 1:40 pm, Pennsylvania State Police said. Footage of the scene published by WBRE shows Hall pacing along the highway and clutching a gun. When directed by police to drop his gun, Hall initially complied, but later became uncooperative and starting walking toward police -- pointing the gun in t…

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by Nicole Acosta