Boy reported hit by lighting shows no sign of burns

BETHLEHEM, PA. >> Authorities say a young boy reported struck by lightning during storms in eastern Pennsylvania shows no signs of lightning-related injuries and may have simply fallen off his bike.

Emergency responders were originally told that the 6-year-old boy had been struck at about 9:20 p.m. Sunday in Bethlehem.

Chief Mark DiLuzio said the boy apparently fell off his bike at the moment thunder crashed and lightning flashed, and neighbors thought he had been hit, but emergency responders found no sign of injuries associated with a lighting strike. The boy was treated for a lip injury, and DiLuzio said he is “doing fine.”

In western Pennsylvania, emergency responders used boats to rescue residents from vehicles and homes during flash flooding as nearly 3 inches of rain fell in the region Sunday.

Review urged after 3 parolees charged in separate homicides

HARRISBURG, PA. >> Prosecutors and corrections officers are urging a review of Pennsylvania’s parole practices following the arrests of three parolees in unrelated homicides committed over the past two months.

One is a convicted murderer who got out of prison in March and is now charged with killing an 8-year-old boy two weeks ago.

Two other parolees released from prison in the last two years are facing charges in the beating death of a 2-year-old Baltimore boy and the strangulation of a 49-year-old Hershey, Pennsylvania, woman.

The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association says there should be an exhaustive review to determine if something was done wrong.