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Update: Severe thunderstorm warning previously issued will expire at 7:45 p.m.
The warning was for Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties. "The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms," says the National Weather Service.
The top Lehigh Valley-area news stories you might have missed last week
International student faked his way into Lehigh University, authorities say. Aryan Anand, 19, a former Lehigh University international student who created phony documents to fake his way into the school on a full scholarship, pleaded guilty to forgery and is being sent back to India, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said. Anand, who started school in August, was caught after investigators determined he had written an anonymous post on Reddit titled, “I have built my life and career on lies,” which recounted how he created fraudulent admission, application and financial aid paperwork to enter the school.
Pennsylvania woman shot in the back by 3 year old
A Pennsylvania woman was shot in the back by a 3-year-old after a man, who became “tired” of holding his loaded handgun, left it unattended near a group of toddlers, police said. The accidental shooting occurred in Northampton County on Monday at a home in Wilson, on the...
Thousands remain without power in Lehigh Valley on Friday after storm
Thousands of people are still without power Friday morning in the Lehigh Valley, more than a day after a storm made its way through the area. At about 8:45 a.m., PPL reported about 3,232 people without power in Lehigh County and about 1,975 people without power in Northampton County. The bulk of those outages appeared to be in Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township and Lower Saucon Township. The ...
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