Allentown man sentenced to 5-10 years for causing fatal Whitehall crash
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced Monday that a man charged with killing a woman in a 2021 crash in Whitehall Township will be heading to state prison. 45-year-old Juan Sierra of Allentown pleaded guilty January 16, 2025 to homicide by vehicle while DUI and...
‘Went running for the buildings’: Off-duty firefighter goes into 2 burning homes in Bucks,...
L. MILFORD TWP., Pa. - An off-duty firefighter is being called a hero by his peers and his children who witnessed their daddy do something brave. He ran inside not one but several burning homes in Bucks County over the weekend to try and save people and pets. "I was...
Popular restaurant team sets opening date for new full-service concept in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The creative minds behind multiple well-known dining establishments in the Lehigh Valley are continuing to expand their tasty empire with another eatery. The owners of La Kang Thai French Cuisine in Palmer Township and La Kang Thai Noodles Bar and La Kang Hot Pot in Hellertown are planning to open La...
How will Penn State decide which campuses to close? University leaders share more details
The university will consider things like enrollment and population trends, and how to fulfill its land-grant mission.
Man, 66, fatally falls from SEPTA platform: police
PHILADELPHIA - A death incident is under investigation in Philadelphia's Juniata Park neighborhood Monday. This is a developing story. SKYFOX was live over the scene on the 3900 block of Kensington Avenue at the Erie-Torresdale stop. Philadelphia police say at 8:34 p.m., a 66-year-old man fell from the SEPTA platform.
Coroner seeks family of Allentown woman who died recently
The Lehigh County Coroner’s office is searching for the family of an Allentown woman who died recently. Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a news release Tuesday that Leah M. Bozhilova, 70, died of natural causes Feb. 23 at the Lehigh Valley Hospice Inpatient Unit in Allentown. Anyone with information on her family or...
3 members of Strawberry Mansion gang plead guilty to third-degree murder, shooting charges
Authorities say Dontae Sutton, Jamir Brunson-Gans and Elijah Soto were all part of the “Big Naddy Gang” (BNG). In September 2021, they were promised $10,000 in a murder-for-hire shooting. There was a miscommunication and they shot the wrong people.
U.S. Customs seizes nearly $30,000 of counterfeit skin creams in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers have seized nearly $30,000 worth of counterfeit skin creams and Sharpie pens in Pennsylvania. According to the CBP, the four separate shipments of counterfeit cosmetics would be worth $28,550 if they were real. CBP officers seized the shipments in late February and...
Jefferson Health considering relocating headquarters to suburbs, clinical programs/new outpatient care centers possible in...
Jefferson Health, currently a 32-hospital, $15 billion health system stretching from Eastern Pennsylvania into South Jersey, is considering moving its headquarters out of Philadelphia and into the suburbs, The Philadelphia Business Journal reported. “One of the things we have to think about, as much as I hate to say...
Snack company closing Berks County plant; 55 people to be laid off
A snack company is closing a plant in Pennsylvania. Pladis North America Inc. filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state it will close its facility at 11 Main St. in Mohnton, Berks County, and 55 people will be laid off.