Pennsylvania State Police at Blooming Grove stopped an SUV on Route 507 in Greene Twp. for a traffic violation just after midnight on Jan. 1.

During their investigation, they found Dykstra, 62, of Scranton, a passenger in the vehicle, to be in possession of “narcotics and narcotic related equipment/paraphernalia.”

During an interview with The Times-Tribune of Scranton in October of 2024, Dykstra admitted to abusing drugs, but said he didn’t consider himself an addict.

Dykstra’s 11-year-baseball career was split between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, including winning a World Series championship as a member of the 1986 Mets and a successful transition to the Phillies in 1989.

Dykstra played his final game with the Phillies and as a Major League Baseball player in 1996.

State police plan to file charges.

Attempts to reach Dykstra were unsuccessful.

Luis A. Carlo, 32, was attending to a disabled vehicle on the side of the road on Interstate 476 northbound when he was hit by a passing vehicle, according to the Carbon County Coroner’s office. The crash happened about 3:20 a.m. at mile marker 76 in Franklin Township.

Carlo was pronounced dead at the scene about an hour later.

His cause of death was multiple blunt-force trauma, with the manner accidental.

State police said Carlo was helping a tow company load a disabled a vehicle on to a tow truck at the time.

A 27-year-old Allentown man driving an SUV was approaching the vehicles when he swerved from the left lane to the shoulder, hitting Carlo, according to a state police news release. The SUV overturned after hitting Carlo, police said.

The driver was not injured, while three of his passengers suffered injuries, police said. All were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

State police and the Carbon County District Attorney’s office are investigating the crash.

Nickolas A. Siegfried, 39, of Nazareth, was riding his bike about 1:15 p.m. in the 2600 block of MacArthur Road, which is Route 145, near the intersection with Sutler Drive when he was hit by a vehicle, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.

Siegfried was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he died from his injuries about an hour later. Buglio said Siegfried’s death was caused by blunt-force trauma, with the manner accidental.

Whitehall police said a full investigation is underway. That portion of the road was closed for several hours while police investigated. The Lehigh County District Attorney’s office is also helping with the investigation.

The fire at Five10 Flats in the 500 block of East Third Street displaced more than 100 residents and closed the entire structure for several months.

“Bethlehem police detectives met with the Northampton County district attorney’s office to discuss the facts of the case,” spokesperson Capt. William Audelo said recently. “It was advised criminal charges would not be recommended. Therefore, no charges were filed.”

Started by “improperly discarded smoking materials” on the rooftop deck, the fire spread due to high winds and caused extensive roof, smoke and water damage, officials said shortly after the May 2 blaze. The community held fundraisers to support the displaced renters.

Repairs have been underway and are expected to wrap up soon. Callahan, a former Bethlehem mayor, recently said officials plan to resume renting apartments Feb. 1, with a goal to have the entire building completed around April 30 for residential occupancy.

Of the first-floor commercial spaces, Mexican restaurant El Jefe’s Taqueria reopened in late August. Callahan said Mr. Lee’s Noodles could open early in 2026.

A coffee shop is expected to replace the Starbucks, Callahan said, with plans also to add a food spot at the former HandHeldz, which closed in 2024, before the fire.

The building, which includes 95 apartments at 510 E. Third St., was quickly evacuated and no one was hurt in the fire. Nearly 90 firefighters from the city and several regional departments battled the four-alarm blaze, which was fanned by the high wind.

The accident happened on Interstate 476 northbound near mile marker 76.2, about 2 miles north of the Lehighton interchange.

The man was pronounced dead at 4:40 a.m. The Carbon County coroner’s office is withholding his identity to allow the family time to grieve, a news release states.

Further information will be released following a Friday autopsy.

The Carbon County coroner’s office, the Carbon County district attorney’s office and state police at Pocono are investigating.

The crash was reported about 1:15 p.m. on MacArthur Road near Sutler Drive, which is between the MacArthur Town Centre and MacArthur Commons in Whitehall Township, according to Lehigh County 911.

The man was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where he later died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, Buglio said.

No additional information was released. An autopsy will be performed Friday.

In addition to the coroner’s office, the Whitehall Township Police Department, the Lehigh County Crash Team, and the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office are investigating. They remained on scene as of 3 p.m.

Check back later for updates.

Deon Gardner, 33, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief and institutional vandalism, alleging he vandalized the federal courthouse at 504 Hamilton St. on Monday night.

Officers discovered the front doors shattered just before 7 p.m.

Gardner, who was sitting on the steps of the building, admitted to breaking the windows, according to court documents. Surveillance footage showed Gardner throwing a rock at the door multiple times, police said.

The U.S. Marshals Service said on social media that federal prosecution is being considered. Photos showed the glass heavily damaged on two doors of the building. Marshals estimated the damage at “easily over $2,000,” court documents state.

Gardner remains in Lehigh County Jail on $10,000 bail.

At approximately 6pm last night, the Edward N. Cahn U.S. Courthouse in Allentown was vandalized. Deon Gardner, a 33-year-old male, was located at the scene and arrested by Allentown Police for Institutional Vandalism and Criminal Mischief. Federal prosecution is being considered. pic.twitter.com/dLnzGa3lhh

— U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia (@USMS_Philly) December 30, 2025

Police were called about 8:26 p.m. to a home in the 400 block of West Walnut Street in the borough after Elizabeth McKenna, 46, reported that she had just shot her husband, investigators said.

When officers arrived, they found William P. Kelly, 53, dead in the dining room of the residence with a gunshot wound to the head.

The gun used in the shooting was recovered at the scene.

The Berks County Detective’s Office launched an investigation with Kutztown police, with assistance from the Berks County district attorney’s forensic services unit.

According to investigators:

McKenna told detectives that she and Kelly argued before the shooting and her husband was antagonizing her. She went upstairs to get a handgun from a bedroom safe, then returned and shot Kelly at close range.

After the shooting, McKenna put the gun on the dining room table and called 911.

Authorities said a 10-year-old child was also inside the home at the time of the incident. The child was in an upstairs bedroom when the shooting occurred and was not injured.

Charges of first- and third-degree murder and aggravated assault were filed Wednesday. McKenna was taken to the Central Processing Center at the Berks County Courthouse, where she was arraigned by District Judge Gail M. Greth.

McKenna was committed to the county jail without bail.

Kutztown University police and the county coroner’s office assisted at the scene.

James Harden, 57, of Pocono Manor, was arrested Friday after he had conversations online with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl, according to a Pocono Mountain Regional Police news release.

Officers were contacted by Bikers Against Predators, a nonprofit organization that exposes online predators.

They provided police with video and text messages of the exchanges, which prompted an independent investigation by Pocono Mountain Regional, the release states. Through that investigation, officers were able to confirm that Harden tried to solicit sexual contact with a minor, police said.

Harden is charged with disseminating explicit sexual material and criminal use of a communications facility, which are felonies, as well as a misdemeanor of corruption of minors. He was sent to Monroe County Prison without bail.

Someone fired at a home about 4:15 a.m. in the 600 block of Church Street, according to a city police news release. Investigators believe the home was targeted.

The person who shot the home fled west toward North Seventh Street, according to the release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 610-250-6637 or the department tip line at 610-250-6635.