[naviga:h3]Pat Toomey named to oversight committee [/naviga:h3]

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., was selected Friday to serve on the Congressional Oversight Committee, a five-person panel established by the CARES Act.

The commission is focused on the economic stabilization efforts of the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve.

“The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are being entrusted with enormous resources and authority to stabilize the economy. As a commissioner, my goal will be to protect the taxpayers by ensuring those resources are used in an appropriate, equitable, and pro-growth manner,” Toomey said in a news release.

[naviga:h3]Man fatally shoots parents, self in home[/naviga:h3]

NEW FREEDOM— A 28-year-old man shot and killed his parents before killing himself inside their home, police said.

Police found the three bodies about 5:30 p.m. Thursday when they responded to a New Freedom home after someone reported a possible fire there and “multiple fatalities.” They did not immediately know what sparked the shootings.

The York County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as David Jonathan Schlenoff, 28; his father, David Schlenoff, 71; and his mother, Elizabeth Schlenoff, 66. All three lived in the house, authorities said.

Authorities say emergency responders found there was a fire at the house caused by unattended cooking, but no serious damage was reported.

[naviga:h3]Man found after motel room fire identified[/naviga:h3]

WESCOSVILLE — A man found dead after a motel room fire has been identified but more tests will be needed to determine the cause of his death, authorities said.

Robert Smith, 69, was pronounced dead after the Friday morning fire at the Iron Run Motel in Upper Macungie Township, the Lehigh County coroner’s office said. An autopsy was done Saturday but the cause and manner of death is pending further testing.

Police said the man had been living at the motel room for an extended period. He had an oxygen tank and probably had pre-existing medical conditions, officials said.

From staff and wire sources