Week in review: January 1-8, 2023

LehighValleyNews.com | By Mariella Miller

Published January 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM EST

Fans gather outside University of Cincinnati Medical Center, late Monday in Cincinnati, where the Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin was taken after collapsing on the field during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Welcome back to our Week in Review. We have chosen seven stories, in no particular order, to take you back on the week. Enjoy, and thank you so much for reading.

1. Buffalo Bills player Damar Hilman went into cardia arrest during a game Monday.

NFL fans watched in horror Monday night when, during the first quarter of a game, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field, then received CPR and was rushed off on a stretcher suffering from cardiac arrest.

Bryan Kohberger led into Monroe County Court — Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

2. Accused murderer Bryan Kohberger was extradited from Pennsylvania to Idaho.

The DNA of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene and cellphone data shows that in the months before the attack, he was in the area of the victims' home multiple times, an investigator said in court documents unsealed Thursday.

A church in the background, with a parking lot in the foreground and a sign that reads "St. John's Windish Lutheran Church Authorized Parking Only." — St. John's Windish Lutheran Church, in Bethlehem's South Side, is one of the three churches Lehigh University is set to purchase. Its parking lot is one of the neighborhood's largest undeveloped spaces.

3. Three Bethlehem churches, including St. John's Windish, intend to sell off some property.

Three Lutheran churches in Bethlehem, plus one of the largest pieces of undeveloped land in the city’s South Side, are on track to be sold to Lehigh University.

Executive Director Marc Rittle. He said changing economic situations from COVID-19 are causing a change in clientele at New Bethany Ministries.

4. Regrettably, homelessness is increasing in Bethlehem but New Bethany Ministries is making plans.

New Bethany Ministries, which works closely with the area's homeless, is set to get "millions" of dollars Friday to help it house more people, with special considerations in mind, officials say.

5. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Thursday he has prostate cancer. The Democrat from Pennsylvania says the diagnosis came last month.

Bishop Alfred A. Schlert addressing the memorial mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI — Bishop Alfred A. Schlert addresses the memorial mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023.

6. The life of Pope Emerius Benedict XVI is celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena.

Mourners filled St. Catharine of Siena Cathedral on Thursday as Catholics in the Lehigh Valley gathered for a memorial Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at age 95.

221018 School Board Meeting.png — School Board President David Hein addresses the controversy over the pool scoreboard and transparency at Tuesday's meeting.

7. Newly-sworn in state Sen. Jarrett Coleman (R-Lehigh) appeals transparency lawsuit against the Parkland School District.

State Sen. Jarrett Coleman has appealed the dismissal of his lawsuit against the Parkland School District — and the outcome could invalidate teacher pay raises.

Week in review: January 1-8, 2023

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