Rick Holmes

2 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Rick Holmes

New Jersey's primary is in a little less than three weeks, on Tuesday, June 10. On the ballot: the race to see who will be the Garden State's next governor. Five Democratic candidates debated over the weekend. Tuesday night three Republican candidates took the stage. The Republican candidates are familiar faces for different reasons. The candidates are: longtime New Jersey TV and radio host Bill Spadea, state Sen. John Bramnick, and former state Rep.

2 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Rick Holmes

EASTON, Pa. - The Public Utilities Commission has agreed to meet with Easton officials after another power outage Monday morning. It's the second large outage in the city since last Monday and left about 200 buildings downtown without power. The outage disrupted power from 7 a.m. to about 8:15 a.m. and it disrupted the morning rush to some extent as well. Easton's leaders are calling to the power companies and the Public Utility Commission for help.

3 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Rick Holmes

PEN ARGYL, Pa. -- People heading to work Monday morning say a pot-belly beat them out the door!Neighbors say the pig is named Nico. George Street is where people found Nico making the rounds in Pen Argyl. Residents in the area say the pig is black and probably about 250 pounds. Morgan Giamoni says she heard a ton of meat, shuffling down the street. She caught the excursion on her doorbell cam and posted it to local social media page.

4 weeks ago | wfmz.com | Rick Holmes

So many of us over the years have had sons and daughters brought into the world at Lehigh Valley Hospital. But now, it's the nurses' turn. Eight of them. Call it the sisterhood of the Preggo-"Floats.""It's just been amazing," says Nurse Brittany Sabulsky. They're pregnant nurses who "float" between emergency rooms in the Lehigh Valley Health Network. "So, we all are always, you know, giving tips on what we bought, asking for packing lists for the hospital," laughed Sabulsky.

1 month ago | wfmz.com | Rick Holmes

VILLANOVA, Pa. - "I can tell you that every Augustinian who lives on this campus knows him," said Kerry, who spoke to 69 News about the newly elected Pope. On a busy Villanova campus, in the midst of finals week and seniors moving out, the activity is accompanied by news blasted by nonstop bells from St. Thomas Church. The new Pope is one of their own.