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CENTER VALLEY, PA — A man who fled the scene of a crash on a highway ramp was captured hours later hiding in a cornfield after a multi-agency search. Officers from the Upper Saucon Township Police Department were called to assist Pennsylvania State Police at the site of a crash on the ramp from Route 309 North onto Interstate 78 West at approximately 11:50 a.m. Thursday.

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The curtain is rising on a new performance venue as well as a new chapter for a prominent Lehigh Valley shopping plaza, with several other new tenants – including a grocery store, family adventure park and full-service restaurant – set to join the mix in the coming months.

Ice cream nachos exist, and they’re being served at a revived roadside creamery that opens at 6:30 in the morning. That early start matters because this spot now pours coffee and makes griddled breakfast sandwiches before most ice cream shops even unlock the door. Later in the day, the menu swings toward smash burgers, cheesesteaks, and milkshakes.

A Coopersburg man faces felony charges after leading police on a pursuit through Northampton and Lehigh counties that reached 90 mph before crashing and hiding in a cornfield. Kyree Daniel Perkins Prince, of the 2300 block of West Fairmont Street, is charged with felony counts of eluding an officer; receiving stolen property and evading arrest; as well as misdemeanor counts of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; DUI; and marijuana possession. He also is charged with multiple summary traffic off

A father of 17 was shot in the head while sitting in a parked vehicle outside a Pennsylvania convenience store. More than three years later, a second Philadelphia man has been convicted in his killing, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 6. Rasheed Quayle Tisdale, 32, was found guilty of criminal …

An Allentown man will serve at least 6½ years in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in the shooting death of a 19-year-old during what witnesses called an armed game of "quick draw" in Catasauqua. The post Allentown man pleads guilty in Catasauqua ‘quick draw’ killing, faces at least 6½ years appeared first on LehighDaily.com .

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A shelter in place order has been updated after a hazardous materials spill at the Lehigh County Authority water treatment facility in Allentown. Allentown Fire Department Capt. of Public Affairs Jon Hammel says the order now covers an area within a half mile radius of the facility. He says the order was changed due to shifting winds.

There’s no reason to celebrate bacon, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The group wants Easton to cancel PA Bacon Fest this weekend and replace it with a celebration for a healthy food like hazelnuts, cherries or chestnuts. Processed meats like bacon contribute to colorectal cancer, the...

Thursday night playoff football results are coming in from around the Lehigh Valley. District 11 5A semifinals between (1) Southern Lehigh and (4) East Stroudsburg South took place in Center Valley. ES South led for most of the first quarter 3-0 off a 50-yard field goal, then the Spartans came alive.

Allentown buyers found more choices as listings surged, but prices held firm and homes moved off the market faster.