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Hidden struggle of truck drivers feeding warehouse boom: Where do they park?The growing number of trucks on Lehigh Valley’s roads is posing a new problem: Where do they all park? The Morning Call, in partnership with Lehighvalleylive.com, dives into this growing issue, brought about by the region’s warehouse boom and federal driving safety regulations meant to protect truckers. However, a lack of available parking spaces leaves some truckers pulling over to the sides of busy highways, particularly Interstate 78.
Missing Easton-area teen found in GeorgiaEnci “Aubrey” Wu, the 14-year-old Palmer Township girl who went missing in January in a case that garnered national attention, was found Monday in Georgia, authorities announced Tuesday. Authorities still are investigating how Aubrey made it to Jasper, Georgia, and who she was with, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta said during a news conference Tuesday. She was not injured and did not need any medical attention, Baratta said.
“The nightmare is over,” her mom, Jade Wu, said in a social media video.Arson suspect called Gov. Shapiro a ‘monster’The man charged with setting the Pennsylvania governor’s residence on fire while Gov.
Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside Sunday, April 13, allegedly called police less than an hour after the incident, telling dispatchers the governor needed to be told he “will not take part in his plans for what he wants to do to the Palestinian people.” Details of the call were included in a search warrant executed Tuesday, giving new insight into Cody Balmer’s mindset the night of the attack. Balmer, 38, was charged with attempted homicide, terrorism and arson.
Bethlehem Main Street voted best in US in pollBethlehem’s historic Main Street was named the “Best Main Street” in USA Today’s 10Best Main Street competition. The announcement was made Wednesday at Hotel Bethlehem in front of community members.Allentown towing law takes effectA “predatory towing” law now is in effect in Allentown, cracking down on towing companies that remove cars parked on private property — a practice many car owners have said was being done without warning or with high fees to have their cars returned.
Allentown City Council unanimously approved the law April 2, and it took effect this week after a 10-day grace period.Witness: Rejection, anger led to 2023 fatal shootingAs Giselle “Gigi” Trabal lay bleeding to death from the bullet that hit her through her apartment door, her alleged killer, Obadiah Whack, laughed in the backseat of the getaway car, according to testimony Tuesday from 28-year-old Dyshein Birch, the first witness at Whack’s homicide trial at the Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown. Whack entered a guilty plea Thursday, after the three-day trial, to third-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.
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