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ALBURTIS, Pa. - Police in Alburtis, Lehigh County say two railroad crossings will be temporarily closed starting July 20. Both the Main Street and West Penn railroad crossing will be closed, the Alburtis Borough Police Department said in a news release. Per Norfolk Southern Railroad, the closure will last 24-72...

More than four months after a series of sinkholes tore up a Phillipsburg, New Jersey, neighborhood, the displaced residents of eight homes still don’t know when — or if — they’ll be allowed back inside. Property owner Bill Ohlandt vented his frustration at last week’s town...

A piece of American industrial history a quarter-mile shy of legendary will roar through Montgomery County this week, writes Andrew Rowan for NBC Philadelphia. The Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is making its first trip to the East Coast as part of a coast-to-coast tour celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. It culminate

A crash Tuesday afternoon forced the closure of the northbound Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission put a detour into effect, closing both northbound lanes of Interstate 476 from the Lehigh Valley (Exit 56) to Mahoning Valley (Exit 74) i

Union Pacific Railroad's Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, will make its way into the Philadelphia region on Thursday as part of its first East Coast tour. The heritage locomotive, built in 1941 to carry freight and troops during World War II, was restored in 2019...

A Carbon County man is accused of shooting someone he was arguing with. According to the criminal complaint, Pennsylvania State Police troopers were dispatched to a residence on Lakeside Drive in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, on the morning of June 28 for a reported shooting. The incident was called in by David

A job-training model that launched North Carolina workers straight into the pharmaceutical industry is coming to Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. It could be the blueprint for landing a career at Eli Lilly and Co.’s new $3.5 billion plant. The pharmaceutical giant is building a massive drug production facility in...

Affidavit alleges owner sold beer and margaritas without a liquor license at both Montgomery County restaurants before April search warrants uncovered cash, alcohol and business records. North Wales Borough restaurant owner Andres Mena Camargo is facing criminal charges following a months-long undercover investigation

Burlington will hold a grand opening for its new Quakertown-area store on July 10. The event begins at 8:45 a.m. at 654 N. West End Blvd. in Richland Township, Bucks County, spokesperson Morgan Williams said in a written statement. It will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony and $5,000 donation presentation...

A freight train has derailed in Bensalem, Bucks County, and people living nearby are being urged to shelter in place.