2 exotic animals from South Carolina find new home at Lehigh Valley Zoo
Lehigh Valley Zoo introduced two new residents to its ostrich and zebra habitat on May 14, both arriving from Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, the zoo announced in a news release. Gabrielle, a 13-year-old female ostrich, and Forrest, a 10-year-old plains zebra, will join the Schnecksville zoo’s...
Speeding drunken driver sentenced to prison for fatal Lehigh Valley crash
Devin Rorrer admits he shouldn’t have been driving the night he drank until his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit and plowed into another car in Bethlehem Township, killing a 67-year-old man. The 25-year-old was sentenced Thursday to three years and three months to 10 years in state...
Help fight discrimination by joining new Northampton County commission
Discriminatory treatment tells its victims that they don’t matter and their voices aren’t heard, according to Northampton County Council member David Holland. He said he sees the effects of discrimination during his work as a psychiatric nurse, and it’s why he joined his colleagues in a unanimous vote to create a count
Police ID man who was found dead in Little Neshaminy Creek in Pa.
Police identified a man who was found dead in Little Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County last Friday. On May 22, around 1:15 p.m., police, firefighters and medics responded to Easton Road north of the Creekview Shopping Center in Warrington Township, Pennsylvania, for a report of a man who had jumped into the Little Nesham
Union Pacific ‘Big Boy’ train heads east toward Pa.
The Union Pacific "Big Boy" No. 4014 train is heading our way. Union Pacific announced today that the massive train is starting the eastern leg of its journey. It's on a coast-to-coast tour in honor of America's 250th anniversary. The train left its home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Monday morning.
3 sought after allegedly stealing from Wawa in Plumsteadville, Bucks County
Plumstead Township Police are hoping someone can identify three people accused of stealing from a Wawa.
Newtown Native, Founder of ‘Call Her Daddy’ Media Empire, Is Pregnant With Her First...
Bucks County’s most downloaded and listened to daughter is expecting. Alex Cooper, the Newtown native who turned a scrappy relationship podcast into one of the most powerful brands in digital media, announced Sunday that she and husband Matt Kaplan are expecting their first child, writes Jo Ciavaglia for Bucks County C
Crews battle 3-alarm fire at Bethlehem home
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Firefighters battled a three-alarm house fire in Bethlehem early Tuesday morning. County dispatchers said it broke out at the home on the 500 block of West Union Boulevard around 5:25 a.m. Dispatchers said everyone made it out of the home safely and there are no reports of...
Motorist killed in Lackawanna County crash into house
Motorist killed in Lackawanna County crash into house
Higher electric rates hit June 1 as consumers brace for steeper summer bills
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Electric customers across Pennsylvania will see higher supply rates beginning June 1, adding new pressure to household budgets just as air-conditioning demand starts to climb. The increase comes as the state Public Utility Commission warns that many default electric generation prices will rise under th

















