Bethlehem’s Broad Street will close to cars for inaugural bike and walk event
Broad Street will transform into a car-free corridor for walking, biking and rolling when Bethlehem hosts its first Bike Broad event on Sept. 12. The free community event, organized by the Coalition for Appropriate Transportation in partnership with the City of Bethlehem, will begin at 9 a.m. and open the street to par
Former Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong returns, this time as a commissioner
LEHIGH CO., Pa. - Less than a year after leaving Lehigh County government, former County Executive Phil Armstrong is back. Armstrong, 77, was appointed to the Board of Commissioners after Commissioner Jon Irons stepped down. He was one of 10 people who applied for the vacancy. When asked whether he...
East Texas communities mourn former coach, teacher killed in crash
Educators and families across East Texas are mourning Jeremy and Brandy Jenkins, whose impact on students and schools spanned multiple districts.
High school athletic director caught peeping into young girl’s bedroom
A New Jersey high school athletic director, according to officials, was caught looking into a young Pennsylvania girl’s bedroom. The New York Post, citing the Plumstead Township police, Winfield Becker, a 48-year-old athletic director at Hopewell Valley Regional School District, was seen peering through the bedroom win
Hobby Lobby takes over ‘Christmas Tree Shops’ location in shopping center with Sam’s Club...
HOBBY LOBBY is preparing to replace a former Christmas Tree Shops location in the US. It comes as the chain announces that it will relocate one of its stores in...
Corn field damaged in Upper Macungie Township
UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, PA — Police are investigating a criminal mischief incident in which a vehicle drove through a corn field, causing significant crop damage. The incident occurred between 9 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 5 in the area of Adams Road and Haaf Road.
The Little Co-op That Couldn’t: How Bethlehem’s Co-op Market Squandered Millions
For fifteen years the good people of Bethlehem have been building a grocery store that everyone adores and no one can open. It has swallowed three million public dollars, a mayor's vanity, a decade of promises, and one very expensive refrigeration unit. It has never sold a pepper. First in a series.
York Road closed after crash causes extensive damage to at least 2 cars
A crash in Bucks County has a major road shut down on Monday afternoon, according to the Warminster Township Police Department. Officers were called to York Road after getting reports of a serious crash on Aug.17, police said. When officers got to the area of York Road between Toll House...
Serious injuries reported after 3-vehicle crash involving tractor trailer on Airport Road in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police said serious injuries were reported after a crash involving a tractor trailer on Airport Road in Allentown Monday morning. County dispatchers said it happened at East Race Street and Airport Road just after 11:30 a.m. State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said three vehicles we
Man arrested on fugitive warrant in Palmer
PALMER, PA — A man wanted in New Jersey was taken into custody after police responded to a civil matter. Warren Edward Huber, 54, of Pennsylvania, was arrested Aug. 14, 2026, at a residence on Hartley Avenue. Palmer Township Police were requested by another law enforcement agency to make...

















