The ATF says it was investigating a former Lehigh Valley International Airport executive for dealing in illegal gun sales before he was killed in a shootout at his home in Arkansas. Bryan Malinowski, who was currently the Executive Director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, allegedly bought more than 150 guns since May 2021 and sold them illegally. Six of those guns were reportedly later used in crimes. Law enforcement officials say Malinowski was shot at his home Tuesday morning after he allegedly open fire on agents as they were serving a search warrant. One ATF agent was shot in the incident, but is expected to fully recover. Malinowski died Thursday. His family issued a statement after his death, saying "We do not understand the government’s decisions which led to a dawn raid on a private home and triggered the use of deadly force. We are obviously concerned about the allegations in the affidavit released by the government today. Even if the allegations in the affidavit are true, they don’t begin to justify what happened."
The Miller-Keystone Blood Center may not be completely out of the picture at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Earlier this year, LVHN and Miller-Keystone announced LVHN would stop buying Miller-Keystone's blood as of July 1 and instead buy from the American Red Cross because it was less expensive. However, today's Morning Call reports LVHN and Miller-Keystone are in talks to make Miller-Keystone a secondary blood supplier for LVHN.
The Historic Grist Miller’s House will be restored into an exhibition and demonstration space thanks to a $500,000 federal grant. The historic house, which is part of Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, is adjacent to the Luckenbach Mil land its history dates to 1782. The two upper levels of the building were constructed in 1834. The money will help restore the building into the Ralph Schwarz Center for Colonial Industries, which will provide demonstration space for Colonial-era learning.
This is the last gasp for Lehigh Valley skiers. Blue Mountain Resort in Palmerton says it is making snow through Friday and will have a dozen trails open through Sunday at 5pm. Big Boulder in Lake Harmony says it will also have slopes open through the end of the weekend before wrapping up this ski season.
Pennsylvania State Police are asking the public for help with finding a missing woman in the Poconos. Pamela Maichin hasn't talked to her family since March 15th and she reportedly suffers from medical conditions which require her to take medication. Maichin regularly stays in hotels, motels and houses of worship in the Stroudsburg area and she's also known to frequent Main Street. She is five-foot-three, weighs 150-pounds and was last seen wearing a yellow shirt with a black blazer jacket. Anyone with any information on Maichin's whereabouts are being asked to contact P-S-P-Stroudsburg.
A hiker is receiving treatment after they were bitten by an animal while visiting the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The hiker was bitten by a raccoon last week while walking on the McDade Recreational Trail between the Bushkill access and the Valley View Campground in Lehman Township. The raccoon later tested positive for rabies.
Accu-Weather's Joe Lundberg says it'll probably begin to rain around midnight tonight and continue through late Saturday afternoon or early Saturday evening. "But, by then, we'll have had two inches or more of rain, some places three inches and that's going to cause flooding," Lundberg says. He says the rain will fall, heavy at times Saturday before things dry out Saturday night and at least through next Tuesday.
Fuel and convenience store chain Sheetz is looking to hire about 800 workers across their Pennsylvania stores. The corporation is hosting a company-wide hiring event next Wednesday, March 27th. Job seekers are asked to complete an application online and then visit any location for an on-the-spot interview between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Sheetz operates about 300 stores in Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Phillies are teaming with Philadelphia Flyers owner Comcast Spectacor with plans for a massive redevelopment of the South Philadelphia sports complex's parking lots. If the proposed 10-year, $2.5 billion project happens, restaurants, shops, hotels, apartments and a 5500 seat performance stage would be erected on land currently only used for parking at complex events. Comcast Spectacor says it's discussing the project with the Philadelphia Eagles as well and would welcome the 76ers to join in as well. The Sixers owners had previously said they want to leave the sports complex for their own arena in Center City Philadelphia. The plans include a new pro-sports arena to replace the recently renovated Wells Fargo Center. That arena would be constructed on a parking lot between the Wells Fargo Center and Lincoln Financial Field. To replace some of the 22,000 parking spaces, the project includes a 10,000-space parking garage and officials say once the entire project would be wrapped up, the new complex would actually have about 2000 more parking spaces than it does now.
The battleship New Jersey has docked at Paulsboro Marine Terminal where it will be balanced to be prepared for dry docking. It left its dock in Camden yesterday for the first time in decades. When it's finished at Paulsboro Marine Terminal, it will head for the Philadelphia Naval Yard for maintenance work. It's the most decorated battleship in U.S. naval history. It's expected back at its Camden home by early June for tours.