Firefighters were called to a home in Lehigh County that went up in flames Sunday night. The blaze was reported around 6:30 last night at a residence on the 6000 block of Telford Court in Washington Township. No other details have been released, including if anyone was injured.
Officials say the Lehigh Valley Hospital building in Dickson City is still structurally sound after last week's fire. Jefferson Health said the building's status was affirmed by structural engineers in an update this past weekend. However, the facility is still closed following the massive blaze last Wednesday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
A Super Bowl Sunday tradition continued in Easton yesterday. The annual Easton Chili Cookoff took place at the Bank Street Annex. Jared Mast is with the Greater Easton Development Partnership and says it's always a great day. "Easton is a shared downtown for a lot of communities and this is representative of what we do in downtown Easton, bringing people together for a fun event and raising money for a good cause," Mast says. 20 different restaurants competed for bragging rights. Proceeds from the cookoff will benefit the GEDP.
Today might be the last day for at least a little while where our daytime high temperature will be below freezing. "They moderate until Wednesday and then I think it's a little chillier for Thursday and Friday, but not the deep freeze we've been in. Instead of being in the upper 30s that we'll be in on Wednesday, probably low-to-mid 30s for highs for Thursday, Friday and maybe Saturday as well," says Accu-Weather's Joe Lundberg. Our Cold Weather Advisory expired at 10 o'clock.
Lawmakers set to return to Washington today in hopes of a deal to avoid a shutdown that would affect border security agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. This comes as the February 13th deadline is looming and negotations are ongoing. Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman says he remains consistent on the topic of ever shutting down the government. "I hope it doesn't shutdown and we can all agree to focus on those things and that's where I'm going to be and where my vote's going to be," Fetterman says. Despite that, Fetterman expects another partial government shutdown to occur.
The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champs after easily beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Running back Kenneth Walker III was the game's MVP after running for 135 yards. "We worked at it all week, last week and this week. We worked on the run game and we knew that was going to make an impact on this game. I give a lot of credit to those guys," Walker said. Walker's rushing yards are the most in the Super Bowl since 1998. It's the Seahawks second Super Bowl title.