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🌱 What police say happened before a car hit an Allentown home

Allentown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What police say happened before a car hit an Allentown home
  • How new state funding could ease Allentown’s school bus driver shortage
  • How will Laurie Corcoran’s daughter shape Allentown Central Catholic volleyball?

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. High-speed crash kills Pa. woman whose car was pushed into a house (pennlive.com) — A woman was killed Wednesday when a speeding SUV blew a stop sign at North Sixth and Cedar streets in Allentown, slamming her car into a house. State police say the Allentown driver fled but was caught and is jailed on unrelated burglary and weapons charges while the crash investigation continues. Another passenger was injured, and the coroner ruled the death accidental.
   

2. PennDOT Awards $1.1 Million to Train School Bus Drivers (mychesco.com) — Allentown School District is receiving $81,633 from PennDOT to help recruit and train new school bus drivers, part of a statewide push to improve student transportation safety. The grant will cover CDL training, permit fees, and related costs as Pennsylvania works to ease driver shortages. Local families could see more reliable bus service as these new drivers come online.
   

3. Girls volleyball: State championship-winning coach retires; daughter is appointed new coach (mcall.com) — Allentown Central Catholic’s legendary girls volleyball coach Laurie Corcoran is retiring after 31 seasons, and her daughter Kate, a former Vikettes star and current assistant, is stepping in as head coach. The Allentown program, which has captured multiple state, league, and district titles, will now continue under a familiar face deeply rooted in Rockne Hall. Fans will watch how Kate guides a successful 14-5 squad into its next chapter.
   

4. Women in Swine: Johanna's Unlikely Path from City Roots to Swine Compliance (swineweb.com) — An Allentown native who grew up in Center City has built an unexpected career leading swine compliance and animal welfare audits across Pennsylvania and beyond. Her journey from worrying about vet school timelines to overseeing multi-state farm standards highlights how city-raised residents can thrive in agriculture. She now mentors others, travels extensively for audits, and hopes to better connect the public with how livestock is raised.
   

5. Pennsylvania man busted with 17,000 fentanyl pills during Guttenberg traffic stop (hudsoncountyview.com) — An Allentown man is facing serious drug charges after Guttenberg, N.J., detectives say they found about 17,000 suspected fentanyl pills in his SUV during a traffic stop. Police report a K-9 alerted to the vehicle before the discovery, and the 65-year-old was jailed in Hudson County pending a court appearance. The case underscores regional concerns about fentanyl trafficking tied to Lehigh Valley residents.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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