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Officials say a teenager is dead after a head-on crash in Schuylkill County. It happened around 8 a-m yesterday.. on Route 309 near the border of West Penn Township and Tamaqua. Police say 17-year-old Autumn Young was traveling north.. when she lost control on the snow-covered road. She struck an s-u-v.. and was ejected from the car. The condition of the s-u-v driver is unknown.>>>
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will be selling its Sellersville facility as part of a cost-reduction program.. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Financial terms of the sale to g & w Laboratories were not disclosed. The Wall Street Journal report says employment will be offered to all 200 Teva employees currently working there. The deal is expected to close in March or April.
Tonight: Partly cloudy and cold with less wind. Current records: 8 ABE (1950) & 9 RDG (2009)
Low: 10
Tuesday: Some sun fading behind increasing clouds; snow is likely late afternoon, then snow/sleet at night. A coating to 2 inches expected, more north/less south. Slick spots are likely on area roads.
Some patchy fog possible Tuesday night as well.
High: 29 Low: 27
Overnight, under partly cloudy skies, temperatures will approach record setting low temperatures.
A cold and cloudy start to the day Tuesday, with thicken clouds and eventually some snow likely arriving in the mid-late afternoon and early evening, 2 to 5 pm.
The storm will start as snow before transitioning to snow/sleet/freezing rain at night, possibly just plain rain overnight.
Total accumulation of a coating up to 2" of snow and ice are likely, more to the north, less to the south.
We'll continue to monitor the details of that system, so stay tuned for the very latest.
Temperatures will hit the upper 40s on Wednesday. Some rain and drizzle is expected Wednesday. As colder air wraps back into our area, we expect the rain changing back freezing rain, sleet and eventually snow Wednesday night into Thursday.
There is potential for accumulating snow ending by early afternoon Thursday.
An inferno has consumed a sheet metal plant in Montgomery County. The fire broke out this evening with a reported explosion at Trico Metal Products in Upper Moreland Township. The building was supposedly empty when the fire started. Crews worked to contain the flames .. temporarily cutting electricity to about 900 customers in the area. No injuries have been reported. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire.
Tonight. Ed?
Rob vaughn: a lot of us are over this winter.. Already.. But one Berks County man is still making the best of it..
Wendy davis: we've all heard the saying.. When life gives you lemons make lemonade.. So.. When life gives you ice and snow.. Why not make a 400-foot luge track?.. WFMZ's Keleigh Gibbs takes us along for the ride..
Reporter a warm fire with plenty of food..
Joel GIFT"Pork tenderloin is on tonight potatoes hamburgers...cheeseburgers."
Reporter ....some country tunes......and oh yeah...a 400 foot luge....
Joel GIFT"For the kids, it is all about kids and having fun."
REPORTER For the past three years Joel Gift of Kutztown has been turning this space...into a miniature amusement park for kids...with a 400 foot luge that takes him more than eight weeks to build.
Leighton Gift, Kutztown"No one has this in their back yard and my Dad makes this so it is like personal and exciting when i bring my friends over."
Reporter It is a neighborhood attraction for the young....
Benjamin Kurtz "What is your favorite part of doing the track? Probably just doing the turns..why the turns? Because they are fun."
REPORTERand those young at heart... Tracey Greenawald, Kutztown"I am nervous, very scared, my heart is beating really fast."
REPORTER With twists and turns that test even the brave...
Leighton Gift, Kutztown"I've never heard like a man scream like that."
REPORTERHow does this change winter for your neighborhood?"It makes it go faster."
REPORTERAnd it also brings smiles..screams...and fun to Gift's neighbors and friends. In.
Township officials kicked around ideas Monday night for more parking and new multipurpose outdoor courts at the Charles Chrin Community Center but no one will be playing on those new fields anytime soon.
Even though funding is not a problem, the planning and permit process is expected to “take the rest of the calendar year if you’re lucky,” said Dave Colver, chairman of the board of supervisors.
No action was taken by the supervisors, who are expected to continue discussions at next month’s meeting on a master plan for the community center.
The proposed upgrades are not a new topic of discussion. The township had obtained a permit but it expires in about two weeks, meaning the process will have to begin anew.
The process involves dealing with a host of engineering problems, including storm water management.
Money is apparently not going to be an issue.
The township has lined up a $243,800 grant from Northampton County, which the township will match, for phase one of the upgrades.
The township will get another $365,000 from the county in phase two, which the township will also match.
“We would not have to borrow a dollar,” Colver said,
A little boy is celebrating a big milestone in his life.
Sam Mackaravitz will have his last cancer treatment for Leukemia on March 7.
To mark the occasion, he decided to hit the ice with the Emmaus High School Hockey Team.
The 7-year-old dropped the first puck at the match at the Steel Ice Center in Bethlehem on Monday.
He said, "I really feel happy that my friends and family are supporting me."
Sam's parents and hockey team members said the young boy deserves all of the attention because he has been battling cancer for three and half years.
His mother Melissa Mackaravitz said, "He's a great inspiration, he's full of life and spirit and he just loves people."
Sam's father Jeff Mackaravitz said, "When you're part of a team it's an amazing thing."
Michael Smoker is the goalie for the hockey team and said, "Everybody loves him and he is a great kid, he has a great attitude."
Smoker started a program that raises money for kids fighting cancer and enjoys having Sam at the games.
Sam said being involved lifts his spirit and keeps him looking forward to the future.
Friends and family who cheered for him at the hockey match wish him well.
Lisa Cappes works for the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley and said, "You guys are great and we love you and and we wish you all the best and healthy years ahead."
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will be selling its Sellersville facility as part of a cost-reduction program.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, financial terms of the sale to G&W Laboratories were not disclosed.
The Wall Street Journal report said employment will be offered to all 200 Teva employees currently working there.
The deal is expected to close in March or April.
An inferno consumed a sheet metal plant in Montgomery County Monday
The fire broke out Monday evening with a reported explosion at Trico Metal Products in Upper Moreland Township.
The building was supposedly empty when the fire started.
Crews worked to contain the flames temporarily cutting electricity to about 900 customers in the area.
No injuries have been reported.
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire.
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Bethlehem Mayor Robert Donchez said the city will appeal an arbitrator's decision to reinstate a cop who was fired for misconduct.
Last year, Bethlehem City Council unanimously voted to fire Officer Richard Hoffman after he was charged with DUI while off-duty in 2013.
Police said his car flipped on East Broad Street and crashed into several parked vehicles.
Last month, an arbitrator ruled the city had cause to discipline Hoffman but not to fire him.
Donchez said he decided to file the appeal because of quote "the importance of this matter to public safety and related concerns."
City officials said there have been other instances of wrongdoing involving Hoffman, including an alcohol-related bar fight in Philadelphia.
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It's shaping up to be one of the most anticipated budget proposals in recent years.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will lay it all on the line when he introduces his 2015-16 budget. Wolf has also pledged to put more money into education. How he will do all of this has a lot of people talking.
The $3 billion hole in Governor Tom Wolf's budget is the result of one-time funding measures used by Gov. Corbett and new expenditures. Many "early leaks" of Wolf's 2015-16 budget speculate he will cut state property taxes.
Good news for some.
"There are a lot of elderly folks living in Northampton County and across Pennsylvania who are struggling to stay in their homes because of rising property taxes," said Northampton County Councilman Lamont McClure. While McClure doesn't agree with everything he has heard, he's excited to see how the budget might accommodate the tax cut.
It's believed Wolf could place the burden for the property tax cut, and an increase in state funding for schools on higher wage earners in the form of increased personal income taxes. There is also talk that Wolf could raise sales taxes, while cutting the state's corporate taxes in half.
"That will help create jobs to keep these young people here at home," McClure said.
"It's kind of a double edged sword because either way it's coming out of the taxpayers pocket," said Northampton County Councilman Mat Benol. Benol said he too is curious about how the cuts and increases will shake out, and how money will be spent.
"The way I see it, our test scores continue to go down instead of up and I continue to pay more for education. Now if I am going to be paying more to the state to backend my education system, why do I have to pay in essence two taxes for the school district," Benol asked.
The budget will have to be approved by the Republicans. McClure and Benol said they think Wolf and Republican leadership will be able to work together to get it passed.
The Muhlenberg women struggled through the first month of their season. They went home for Christmas, and came back a better basketball team. Over the weeekend, they won a Centennial Conference championship and now they return to the ncaa Tournament. The Mules gathered on campus today to learn their fate.The Mules head to upstate New York where they'll meet Cabrini in the opening round later this week. The Mules and Cabrini travel to suny Geneseo for that opening round game with a pair of 23-4 teams waiting for the winner in round two. That's fine with the Mules who feel like they've proven they belong among the elite in the last couple of months.
One Berks County man has spent weeks creating and perfecting a 400-foot luge track.
"First weekend of the new year it started snowing again," luge creator, Joel Gift of Kutztown said.
And that was the only excuse Gift needed to create it.
"The thrill, the energy," Gift said.
Gift spent eight weeks and hundreds of hours, all for one simple reason.
"For the kids," Gift said. "They get here and their eyes just pop out of their heads."
He even includes padding on the trees in case the kids bump them.
"I had one kid tell me it was better than Disneyland," Gift said.
Gift estimates about 50 kids have already slid down the track.
Gas company UGI is cutting prices for some of its customers.
Monday, officials announced a drop in rates for those using natural gas effective immediately.
UGI said the average residential bill will drop about 3.8 percent.
The company said it's lowering prices because the wholesale cost of natural gas is down.
A local leader announced plans to step down from the helm of a local children's organization.
Jane Ervin said at the end of the year she will retire from her role as President and CEO of Community Services for Children.
The organization runs a number of programs throughout the Lehigh Valley, including Head Start.
Ervin took over as CEO in 2007.
She is also a former Lehigh County Executive.
Her replacement has not yet been named.
