A Philadelphia man is charged with attempted homicide after shooting at a vehicle Wednesday morning in Bethlehem. Police say Jaime Paramo-Zamudio fired at a car that got between him and his mother’s vehicle a little after 9am in the area of Johnston Drive and Linden Street. He and his mother were traveling together but in separate vehicles, with one following the other, when a car driven by a 42-year-old woman, cut between them, prompting Paramo-Zamudio to get out of his vehicle and shoot the woman’s vehicle’s windshield once. The woman suffered minor injuries from broken glass.
The Parkland School District Board of Directors has approved a proposed 2026-27 general fund budget which includes a tax increase of 3-three-and-a-half percent. For a property assess at about $233,000, the taxes would be increased by more than $145. Even with the tax hike, the $261.7 million spending plan includes a $15.6 million deficit. The tax increase would provide the district an additional $5.8 million, with Parkland's fund balance covering the gap. A final vote is scheduled next month.
A Lebanon County man is under arrest on charges he threatened 20 Democrats. Among them is Philadelphia State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, who seemed to take the incident in stride. "Not that much shock. This is not the first time, unfortunately, that I have been the victim of a threat," Kenyatta said. On a social media post, Adam Berryhill allegedly said, "I can't wait for Memorial Day operation." Court records indicate Berryhill also criticized Republicans. In another post, he said they need to stop whining and claimed the only solution is war. Berryhill has reportedly been involuntarily committed in the past and is prohibited from possessing firearms.
The federal government is reimbursing Pennsylvania hospitals hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars for money spent during the COVID pandemic. U.S. Senator John Fetterman's Office says FEMA will release $600 million in delayed reimbursement for pandemic costs that were paid out of pocket. Fetterman said the funds are "a long awaited relief" for hospitals across the Commonwealth. The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania thanked several lawmakers for their work to get the funds released, including area Congressmen Dan Meuser and Lloyd Smucker.
Many Americans are opting to stay home this summer, with over one-third not planning to travel due to high costs. A survey found that more than half of respondents cited expensive flights and gas prices as the main reasons for staying put. Instead of traditional vacations, many are choosing staycations or shorter, lower-cost trips closer to home to save money or pay down debt.
New Jersey drivers are a step closer towards the occasional sight of no one driving a car next to them in traffic. The Senate transportation committee on Monday approved a bill that would set up a three year pilot program for driverless vehicles in the state, and set up a task force to come up with rules and regulations for automated driving to co-exist with humans behind the wheel. State lawmakers actually passed a law in 2019 that had a similar mission, but that task force's final report was put out in March of 2020, so was pushed aside and mostly forgotten, because it came out the same day New Jersey reported its first case of COVID.
New Jersey government workers in all departments and agencies are being asked to fill out a survey due in two weeks, so that state officials can make improvements and changes where needed. Governor Sherrill's Chief Operating Officer and Civil Service Commission are leading the survey, which will focus on job satisfaction, workplace environment, training, resources and technology, chances to grow within a career, and how well a worker is set up to help state residents. They say the responses will be anonymous and confidential, with a goal of making state services work as well and efficient as possible for New Jerseyans.
After five years of holding the line against higher parking rates, officials in Cape May say they have to increase parking costs ahead of this summer tourism season. The increase will come by Memorial Day. The Cape May City Council has taken a preliminary vote to increase rates for on-street parking meters across town. Meters near the Washington Street Mall will increase by a dollar to three dollars an hour. Other meters will increase by lesser amounts. The current proposal would turn off all meters in Cape May by December 31st and turn them on again by April first.
The Philadelphia Eagles have another international game on their schedule. The NFL has announced the Eagles will travel to London to play the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 11. This will be the Eagles' first international game since playing the Packers in Brazil in the 2024 season opener and the team's first trip to England since beating the Jaguars in 2018. It's the second Eagles game announced for the 2026 season. Earlier this week, it was revealed the Eagles will visit the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day. The remainder of the schedule will be announced tonight.