From staff reports
There were no new COVID-19-related deaths reported in Mifflin or Juniata counties Monday, according to data released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
In Mifflin County, there were 24 new cases reported, for a new total of 4,026 since the pandemic began. There have been 136 deaths among Mifflin County residents due to COVID-19 so far.
Juniata County reported just nine new cases for a new total of 1,589 so far. Juniata County has had 71 virus-related deaths.
A total of 17 new cases were reported in Snyder County, as was one additional death. Snyder County has had 2,331 cases so far and 58 deaths.
LAUREL RUN â Following last weekâs fatal crash on Laurel Run Road involving a concrete-mixing truck, residents are demanding more flashing lights and new signage on the windy, steep road.
One resident launched the petition at change.org, asking the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to do more to alert big truck drivers to avoid the road.
âOur residents have had it,â Mayor Justin Correll said. âEveryone in the town is fired up.â
Authorities said Louis Robert Walkowiak, 62, was killed Jan. 11 in a crash with a concrete-mixing truck about a mile from his house.
Walkowskiâs obituary said he was âon his way home from his daily trip down the mountain to get his coffee from Turkey Hill.â
A witness told the FBI that Capitol riot participant Riley June Williams planned to steal a laptop from Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in order to sell the device to Russian intelligence services.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021: What’s open and what’s closed in the Lehigh Valley
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
A statue of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands outside the Essex County Hall of Records. A march in Newark and virtual commemorations around the state will be held on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday commemorating KIng s birth on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the birth of the civil rights activist who advocated for nonviolent protest. In 1964 he was the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Callahan Driving School and Testing Center, offering on-the-road driver training and Pennsylvania driver’s license testing within two days, held a grand opening in mid-November at 3650 Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township.