Lehigh is headed back to the NCAA men's basketball tournament for the first time in over a decade. The Mountain Hawks beat Boston University 74-60 in the Patriot League Championship last night to win the conference title and punch their ticket to the Big Dance for the first time since 2012. Head coach Brett Reed was asked by CBS Sports want it meant to him when his son, Brendan, entered the game late. "I can't tell you how much I love my family. How supportive they've been throughout. To be able to coach your son and have this moment? It's like a dream come true," Reed said. The last time Lehigh made the tournament was 2012, when CJ McCollum lead the Mountain Hawks to a massive upset of second-seeded Duke 75-70. Lehigh will find out their first-round opponent this Sunday evening.
It turns out only four Democrats will be on the May 19 primary ballot in the race for the 7th Congressional District. Bob Brooks, Ryan Crosswell, Lamont McClure and Carol Obando Derstine all filed their petitions by the Tuesday deadline to get on the ballot. Aiden Gonzalez and Lewis Shupe previously announced their intentions to seek the Democratic nomination, but neither filed petitions with the state by the Tuesday deadline. Another Democrat, Mark Pinsley dropped out of the race last month. The Democrat who wins in May will take on Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie in November.
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina will be saying adios to the Lehigh Valley. The restaurant at the Airport Shopping Center in Hanover Township, Lehigh County will be closing Friday. It opened in 2009.
A woman is in custody following a shooting in Schuylkill County early Wednesday morning. Thirty-six-year-old Alicia Yost is accused of shooting a man at a home on Codorus Road in Ryan Township at around 4 a.m. The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. The investigation is ongoing.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is blunt when asked about the new Ayatollah in Iran. "They should kill him too," Fetterman said when asked about the new Ayatollah, who is the son of the previous Ayatollah, who was killed in airstrikes last week. Iranian officials say the younger Khamenei was injured in the airstrikes that killed his father. Fetterman said he hopes the younger Khamenei is significantly wounded, and that if he does recover, the senator says he absolutely supports having Israel eliminate him.
A Pennsylvania State Trooper who was shot and killed in Chester County will be laid to rest next week. The viewing for Corporal Timothy O'Connor is scheduled for Tuesday from 4:30-to-8 p.m. with the funeral taking place Wednesday morning at eleven. The services will be held at St. Joseph's Church on Manor Avenue in Downingtown. Corporal O'Connor was 40 years old and is survived by his wife and six-year-old daughter.
With the worst of the most recent winter storms past, rental managers on the Jersey Shore say summer rentals are beginning to fill up -- and they recommend beachgoers plan sooner than later to book a home. The owner of one rental company says booking full weeks -- from Sunday to Sunday -- is becoming popular because many Jersey Shore towns are requiring seven-day minimums during peak summer times. Booking at off--peak times -- such as September and early October -- is a good strategy because rates are lower and the beaches are less crowded.
The Eagles are welcoming a Super Bowl champion to their roster. Pro Bowl cornerback Riq Woolen is signing with Philadelphia. He joins the team on a one-year deal. Woolen and the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl back in February.