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Scrapple-eating contest set for Pa. fair: Here’s how to sign up to chow down

The Great Allentown Fair will host its third annual Scrapple Eating Contest on Sept. 5, challenging competitors to consume as much of the Pennsylvania Dutch delicacy as possible in two minutes. The competition begins at 3 p.m. at the Farmerama Theater during the fair, which runs Sept. 2-7. Stoltzfus Meats...
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Americold workers reach new contract deal, cancelling scheduled picketing

UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa.- Americold workers won't be on the picket line Saturday. The cold storage warehousing and logistics company and the union that represents its Lehigh Valley workforce have reached a new contract deal. A representative for UAW Local 677 told 69 News the agreement was reached on Wednesday....
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Resurfacing Operations to Take Place on State Highways in Bucks Co

PennDOT announced today that resurfacing operations are planned next week on several state highways in Bucks and Montgomery counties under multiple ongoing contracts to repair, resurface, and improve more than 240 miles of state highways across the five-county region. Drivers are advised of the following travel restric
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Easton man arrested for possession of cocaine and illegal firearms

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. - An Easton man has been arrested following an ongoing drug-related investigation that resulted in the seizure of a kilogram of cocaine and two illegally possessed firearms, attorneys say. According to the Northampton County District Attorney’s office, Aqib Malik Johns was detained outside of hi
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Police seek help finding missing man in Bensalem Township, Bucks County

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police in Bucks County are requesting the public's help in finding a missing man. Bensalem Township Police are looking for 20-year-old Emmanuel John, who was last seen on July 20. Officials say Emmanuel left his apartment without his cellphone or wallet and has not been seen...
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25-year-old man identified in fatal motorcycle crash in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa - The Lehigh County Coroner has identified a man who died in a motorcycle crash in Allentown on Friday morning. Elias Alzaghtiti, 25, of Allentown was pronounced dead on Friday at 9:43 a.m. in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, the coroner said. Authorities say Alzaghtiti...
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Whitehall community rallies behind beloved teacher injured, husband killed in car accident

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Whitehall High School choir and theater director Mrs. Cara Craft and her husband were in a serious car crash Monday, according to a school Facebook post. The post says that Cara Craft's husband was killed in the accident. Mrs. Craft was airlifted to the hospital in...
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McDonald’s customer in Forks accused of threatening to ‘shoot everyone’ over online order: Cops

A Warren County man mad over an online order is accused of threatening to harm all the employees at a McDonald’s restaurant in Forks Township. Ian Robert Titus, 34, of Belvidere, is charged with misdemeanor making terroristic threats and misdemeanor harassment. Titus was arraigned on the charges Friday morning...
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Lehigh Valley brewery to open scenic 2nd location featuring a beer garden, mini-golf course

LEHIGH TWP., Pa. – A popular Lehigh Valley business is brewing an expansion with a new, nature-filled venue – complete with a rustic taproom, creekside beer garden and miniature golf course. The owners of Taylor House Brewing Co., a craft brewery at 76 Lehigh St. in Catasauqua, in...
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The Losch Brothers — A Monumental Legacy

Following the death of Charles Losch (1835-1913) in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 17 November 1913, the extent and sources of his vast wealth and those of his other family members were revealed during the reading of his last will and testament — details that were subsequently reported by multiple newspapers across and bey

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