To update his constituents on the ongoing coronavirus situation and provide additional information on medical, economic and social assistance measures, State Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, held a special virtual town hall April 15 with a panel of local experts from various community and state organizations.

Gov. Tom Wolf joined governors from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware April 13 for a conference announcing the formation of a six-state regional council of health care officials and economic advisers to develop a shared plan for reopening states in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

In these uncertain times, the Pennsylvania State Police remains committed to their public safety mission said Lt. Col. Scott Price, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, during an April 7 media-only teleconference about the department’s coronavirus response.

Prosecution witnesses continued their testimonies and expert presentations in the afternoon of March 16 at Lehigh County Courthouse during the voluntary manslaughter trial of former South Whitehall police officer Jonathan Roselle to make their case that Roselle’s use of deadly force was not reasonable, justifiable or legal.

Police supervisors, training instructors and expert witnesses were the focus of the second day in the trial of former South Whitehall officer Jonathan Roselle, 34, who appeared before judge Kelly Banach March 13 on a count of voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of Joseph Santos, 44, near Dorney Park.

During the manslaughter trial of former South Whitehall Township police officer Jonathan Roselle for the 2018 shooting death of Joseph Santos, members from the community action group Make the Road Pennsylvania held a conference outside the Lehigh County Courthouse to voice their support for Santos’ family and call for police accountability.

First responders were dispatched Feb. 17 to conduct a terrain rescue at the Trexler Nature Preserve, North Whitehall Township.

Churchgoers and guests recently gathered to commemorate the patriotic service of the Civil War Allen Rifles Company and other First Defenders during the annual Honorary First Defenders Sunday service at Zion’s Reformed United Church of Christ, Allentown.

According to an informational summit on Oct. 15 at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown, millions of Pennsylvanians may have a simple and inexpensive way to save for an economically stable retirement in the near future.