Rudy Miller

1 week ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Rudy Miller

The divisions of children, youth and family services for six Pennsylvania counties were removed as defendants in 12 lawsuits filed by parents who claim they were falsely accused of abusing their children. The lawsuits were filed last year against Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen and her former employer, the John Van Brakle Child Advocacy Center in Lehigh County. The plaintiffs say Esernio-Jenssen wrongly accused them of abusing their own children despite a lack of proof.

1 week ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Rudy Miller

A Nazareth Area School Board member has suggested scrapping plans for a parking lot at Shafer Elementary and instead shuttling teachers from a different parking lot to save money. Elmo Frey Jr. floated his plan during a discussion about bid alternatives for the parking lot at the school at 49 S. Liberty St. in Nazareth. The lot was approved last year to alleviate congestion from on-street parking. Some civic leaders said on-street parking made it difficult to see around curves.

2 weeks ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Rudy Miller

Work starts Tuesday to renovate the façade and entrance of the Allan P. Kirby Sports Center at Lafayette College in Easton. Workers will repair damage to the façade, upgrade pedestrian safety, improve lights and add a new feature canopy and box office, according to a news release sent to the college community. Pierce Street will close from Hamilton Street to Coleman Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during construction from May 27 through June 5.

2 weeks ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Rudy Miller

The owner of a Bethlehem Township flight school pleaded guilty to charges in connection to a scheme to allow a pilot who was deemed a safety risk to keep teaching, according to court records. A federal indictment says the instructor allowed a student to die in a plane crash. Flight school owner Nouman Saleem, of Palmer Township, knew Philip Everton McPherson II had failed his certification re-examination but let McPherson fly anyway, according to a federal indictment.

2 weeks ago | lehighvalleylive.com | Rudy Miller

He never told anyone before. The man called to serve jury duty in Lehigh County a couple months ago had never told anyone he’d been raped as a child. He stood up and shuffled tentatively to the well of the courtroom to explain why he would be a biased juror if selected to serve on the panel for Spartak Fedorovich. The Phillipsburg man was on trial for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl repeatedly in Upper Saucon Township.