Illegal motorbikes, guns and drugs targeted by Allentown police; 7 men arrested
Allentown police were busy Friday and Saturday, confiscating 15 all-terrain vehicles and motorbikes and arresting seven men on gun or drug charges in the city.
View ArticleProbe: Pandemic unemployment pay went to 10,000 Pennsylvania inmates
Authorities say some 10,000 state prison inmates in Pennsylvania fraudulently applied for unemployment compensation benefits meant for people who are jobless because of the pandemic
View ArticleLower Macungie seeks to enforce own noise ordinance, making it harder for...
Prompted by complaints that have affected the Shepherd Hills Golf Club and Foundation Tavern, Lower Macungie is trying to take over noise complaint enforcement on businesses from the state.
View ArticleNorthampton County police and communities of color continue to discuss how...
Tuesday's event was the second listening summit in Northampton County aimed at improving the relationship between police and communities of color.
View ArticleMentally ill but ‘severely dangerous’ man sentenced to up to 20 years for...
Calling him “severely dangerous to the community,” a Lehigh County judge on Tuesday sentenced a mentally ill Bethlehem man to 6-1/2 to 20 years in a state prison for stabbing a Lehigh Valley Hospital...
View ArticleBethlehem Police release report detailing citizen complaints and how the...
Bethlehem Police have released a report detailing their interactions with the public over the last five years, including the types of complaints the department has received about its officers.
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch issued for area through tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Northampton, Lehigh and Monroe Ccounties from now Tuesday until 11 p.m.
View Article‘Anti-racist’ curriculum: Readers debate Parkland’s revised social studies...
We asked readers: Do you agree with Parkland school board vote to support an “anti-racist school climate” and new social studies curriculum?
View ArticleRolling Stones’ ‘Havana Moon’ to shine over SteelStacks with screening of...
Rolling Stones 'Havana Moon' concert to be shown at SteelStacks
View ArticleDirt bikes in Allentown: Why police should seize them
Column: Let’s hear it for the Allentown police for stopping at least a few daredevils from illegally zipping through town on their dirt bikes.
View ArticleGunfire erupts in rural Pa. over George Floyd protest march; 1 injured
One Black Lives Matter demonstrator was wounded by bird shot in the gunfire exchange in Bedford County, police said.
View ArticleLehigh Valley health experts raise red flag about PIAA football, soccer and...
St. Luke’s University Health Network and Lehigh Valley Health Network doctors advised about two dozen superintendents to be cautious about resuming contact sports like football, soccer and field...
View ArticleYour View: Summer job offers short commute, long to-do list
Op-ed: Back in June, I came into this intern position on a mission to tell the stories of Lehigh Valley residents. I told myself I wouldn’t let the distance hold me back even though I would be 200...
View Article‘Lovecraft County,’ ‘Underground’ and ‘White Boy Rick’ are top picks to...
Did you catch the series premiere of “Lovecraft Country” on HBO Sunday? If not, get thee to HBO as quickly as possible to watch writer/producer Misha Green’s adaptation of Matt Ruff’s 2016 novel.
View Article2 dead, 1 injured as gunshots ring out in Kenosha during night protests over...
At least three people shot overnight during Kenosha protests over Jacob Blake police shooting.
View ArticleA warm winter ahead for the Lehigh Valley? Not so fast, says the frosty...
The Farmers' Almanac has thrown a snowball at its competition while predicting a "cold, wet & white" winter in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Last week, The Old Farmer's Almanac predicted "sheets...
View ArticleTrucker’s death in Lehigh Tunnel reveals flaws in safety inspections
Column: The death of a truck driver in the Lehigh Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should have never happened. But the subsequent investigation may save the lives of other motorists in tunnels...
View ArticleYour View by a state legislator: Mail-in voting should not be a political issue
Op-ed: Individuals and organizations, including many Democrats, the Republican National Committee and Lara Trump all agree: voting by mail is safe and secure.
View ArticleLuzerne County Kids-for-cash judge loses bid for lighter prison sentence
A federal judge has upheld the 28-year prison sentence of a disgraced Pennsylvania judge who locked up thousands of juvenile offenders while he was taking kickbacks from the owner and builder of...
View ArticleShe saw her 5-year-old sister killed by a hit-and-run driver; now Lower...
In what a Lehigh County judge on Wednesday described as “the definition of irony,” Sahar Atiyeh, 55, of Lower Macungie was sentenced to 10 to 23 months in jail for killing a man with her car and...
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