Tom Shortell

6 days ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Tom Shortell

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — First responders are working to clear the runway at Lehigh Valley International Airport after a small aircraft flipped onto its back during a landing Friday morning. Colin Riccobon, director of public and government relations at Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority, confirmed a Cessna flipped about 10:40 a.m.First responders are evaluating the pilot, who was the only person on board the aircraft, Riccobon said.

1 week ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Tom Shortell

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh Valley's congressional seat is not the most comfortable in American politics. Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District has essentially come down to a coin flip in the last three elections, never being decided by more than 3 points. The hyper-competitive district requires year-round fundraising, and challengers are already lining up to contest the seat in next year's race. But 100 days into U.S. Rep.

1 week ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Tom Shortell

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie went to bat for the Trump administration during a town hall event on CNN Thursday night, defending Elon Musk and the president's economic policies during the 90-minute prime time program. The first-term Lehigh Valley Republican praised President Donald Trump for reducing inflation even as the stock market swung wildly in the aftermath of tariff announcements over the past week.

2 weeks ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Tom Shortell

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Next year's race for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District is expected to expand in the weeks ahead with multiple sources telling LehighValleyNews.com that a Center Valley woman will throw her hat into the ring. Sources said Carol Obando-Derstine is expected to run as a Democrat in the 2026 race. She previously worked for U.S. Sen.

2 weeks ago | lehighvalleynews.com | Tom Shortell

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie will appear in a CNN televised town hall event in Washington D.C. on Thursday night. Mackenzie, the Lehigh Valley's freshman Republican lawmaker, is among four U.S. House members from battleground districts appearing in the town hall event. He will join reps. Mike Lawler, R-New York; Jahana Hayes, R-Connecticut; and Derek Tran, D-California, to answer questions from a bipartisan crowd and CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins.