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Chaar, a local, family-owned business offering pet food and supplies, professional grooming services, and a distinctive assortment of hiking, cowboy, and work boots with quality apparel to match, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a look back on how it not only survived but grew amid the rise of big box chains and massive e-commerce platforms. The business is also marking the milestone with giveaways, planned for every day in November at each of its four Lehigh Valley stores.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - William Allen High School was evacuated and a juvenile was taken into custody after a bomb threat on Tuesday. At around 12:56 p.m., officers responded to the high school for a report of a bomb threat, according to a news release from the Allentown Police Department. Allentown School District spokesperson Melissa Reese said students and staff were evacuated from the school.

The storied W. Atlee Burpee Company has been acquired by Central Garden & Pet Company, a publicly traded consumer goods company based in the San Francisco Bay area. Burpee, one of the most well-known gardening brands in the U.S., was founded in 1876. It's headquartered in Warminster Township, but it largely operates out of Fordhook Farm, the historic property in Doylestown Township where it has cultivated botanical gardens and bred new vegetable, flower, herb and fruit varieties since W. Atlee B

Central Garden & Pet — California Headquarters of Burpee’s Acquirer. The seed company that started as a teenager's mail-order poultry venture in 1876 has a new corporate owner. W. Atlee Burpee Co., the Bucks County-based gardening institution that has shipped seeds to American backyards for 150 years, has been acquired by Central Garden & Pet Co., a Walnut Creek, California-based pet and garden supply conglomerate. The deal closed on September 30, though it was only announced Monday.

CATASAUQUA, Pa. - Catasauqua Borough Council has voted to terminate the employment of Borough Manager Glenn Eckhart. Eckhart told 69 News the dismissal comes after he used the phrase "Heil Hitler" during a meeting with the borough's mayor and the borough's treasurer, Deanna Decker. The vote Monday night was 6-1,...

Lehigh Valley residents are no strangers to the spotlight during election season. President Trump won the district in 2016 and 2024, while voters opted for Joe Biden in 2020.

NAZARETH, PA — A 26-year-old woman was arrested on multiple driving under the influence charges following a traffic stop on Sept. 7, 2026. Nazareth police officers were conducting patrol in the vicinity of Belvidere Street and South New Street at 11:23 p.m. when they observed a vehicle disregard a posted stop sign at the intersection.

The state inspected the following food establishments in Lehigh County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA’s Restaurant Safety Tracker. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture produces retail food inspection...

NAZARETH, PA — Police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to set a house on fire following a dispute over discarded belongings. Dennis Cope III, 30, of Pennsylvania, was charged with terroristic threats and harassment. Nazareth Police responded to a call on the 300 block of South Whitfield...

In 2023, a Philadelphia jury ordered Mitsubishi to pay nearly $1 billion to a New Hope man, a quadriplegic who was injured in a 2017 accident. The huge verdict was front-page news. When an appellate court vacated it two years later, not so much. Should the case have been tried before a Bucks County jury rather than in Philadelphia in the first place? The accident happened in Buckingham Township.