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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Police were called to a Bethlehem home Tuesday evening after a car flipped into the yard. According to Northampton County Communications, the rollover accident happened in the 900 block of Evans Street in Bethlehem. Authorities say the call came in at 3:05 p.m. At least one person...

Hellertown Police Chief James Baitinger presented Easton Road speed-sign data to borough council Oct. 5, including a reading of 99 mph. Baitinger said he was taking a closer look at when extreme speeds were occurring. Other business at Monday’s council meeting included the swearing-in of Christina Olson to the Planning

Change has been in the works at First Presbyterian Church Bethlehem for about a decade, as the majority of the 2,600 parishioners voted in June 2016 to leave the Presbyterian Church-USA (PC-USA) and ally with the related Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians (ECO). PC-USA won a lawsuit in 2017, retaining...

As 2026 enters its final stretch, the Allen Township administrative team and Board of Supervisors are looking ahead to the 2027 township budget, projects and priorities for the new year. Township Manager Ilene Eckhart gave a brief overview of the 2027 budget’s first draft during the Sept. 22 Board of...

PALMER TOWNSHIP, PA — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects in a fraud investigation. The incident occurred at approximately 2:50 p.m. on October 2, 2026 at the Sheetz at 3501 Nazareth Road. Both suspects fled in a black GMC Acadia with Pennsylvania license plate...

There are millions of acres of protected land across Pennsylvania. Northampton County didn't think it had enough lakes, so it built Minsi Lake less than an hour outside of Allentown. The lake, plus the wilderness area around it, is now an outdoor playground where you can go boating, fishing, and hiking.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania — Just a few months ago, data centers were the belle of the Pennsylvania ball. Now they’re public enemy No. 1. A bartender in Harrisburg back in the spring told me she thought the local economy was on the rise, and she pointed to a plan to reopen the long-dormant Three Mile Island nuclear pla

This is Part 5 of a series on the Bethlehem Co-op Market. Links to parts I-IV can be found at the end of this article. Everyone wants to see the Bethlehem Food Co-op succeed. That everyone can agree on. Where the division seems to come is between those who see the significant hurdles and those who choose not to.

SOLEBURY TWP., Pa. – An iconic market offering “a unique and eclectic bargain shopping experience” is set to end operations later this year in Bucks County. Rice’s Market, a 30-acre indoor and outdoor market offering a wide array of goods, will hold its last day of operation on Dec. 29 at 6326 Greenhill Road in Solebur

A 15-year-old Pennsylvania high school cross-country runner is on life support after a massive tree branch crashed down on him during practice, leaving him with a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple spinal fractures, according to his family. Aakash Prakash, a sophomore, was running with his t…