BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosenseveral stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Test your knowledge of these stories and more at 1 p.m. tomorrow with our weekly news quiz. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.
NOAA's winter outlook predicts wetter-than-average conditions for northern Alaska, portions of the West, the southern Plains, Southeast, Gulf Coast and lower mid-Atlantic – with a sharp cutoff in the Lehigh Valley area.
To the left of the image you see the animal that was reported to be a possible mountain lion. To the right is Pennsylvania Game Commission biologist Thomas Keller with scaled cutouts of a mountain lion and, beneath that, a common cat.
In this still taken from video by the Nancy Run Fire Company, a black bear attempts to get bird seed from a feeder behind Bruno Scipioni's Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria in Bethlehem Township on Monday.
I am senior digital news content producer for LehighValleyNews.com. I joined Lehigh Valley Public Media’s news department as assignment editor in 2018 after working in journalism for more than 30 years. Named a National Press Foundation fellow three times for my work in print journalism, I’ve also been recognized by the Pennsylvania Women’s Press Association and with several Keystone Press Awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. During my 27 years at The Morning Call in Allentown, I worked business, features and municipal beats. I’ve taught college journalism throughout the Lehigh Valley and managed a local digital news platform for AOL/Patch for several years. I’m a graduate of Marywood University and I’ve discovered that grandchildren are life’s best gift. Contact me at MariellaM@lehighvalleynews.com or 610-984-8222.
