Coplay police seek driver in pedestrian crash
COPLAY, Pa. -- Police in Lehigh County are looking for the driver involved in a pedestrian crash earlier this month. It happened on Sept. 10, around 7:35 p.m. in the area of S. Second Street near Hokendauqua Street in Coplay, police said. A woman was helping her son put a...
PennDOT to close lanes on Route 22 for median repairs. When and where it’s...
Drivers in Lehigh County should expect lane restrictions on several roads this week as utility work, crack sealing and median barrier repairs on Route 22 get underway across multiple townships, PennDOT said in a traffic advisory. On Tuesday, work on Snowdrift Road and Hill Top Road between Route 309 and...
2 Lehigh County schools switch to virtual learning Monday over social media threat
LEHIGH CO., Pa. - Allentown School District announced that two schools switched to a virtual learning day Monday due to a social media threat. Melissa Reese with Allentown School District says Trexler Middle School and Innovative Arts Academy students are learning virtually Monday, and that no one has been harmed or af
Man robs Bucks County laundromat twice in 3 days, steals $6,500, police say
A man is facing charges after he broke into and robbed Feasterville Laundromat twice in the span of three days, police said on Monday. According to investigators, 37-year-old Stanley Petroski, of Philadelphia, was seen on surveillance video breaking the laundromat in Feasterville, Bucks County, at around 2:15 a.m. on W
Century-Old Fischer’s Tuxedo Stays Put on Broad Street as Tailors Vanish
A Quakertown tailoring and formalwear shop that has kept the same Broad Street address for more than a century is preparing to welcome a fifth generation of the family, writes Jess Rohan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fischer’s Tuxedo, at 512 Broad Street, was established by Dustin Fischer’s German-Romanian great-great
Both suspects found guilty in fatal shooting outside Allentown lounge
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- After hours of deliberation, the jury finally has a verdict to decide the fate of two men charged in a deadly shooting at an Allentown lounge. Pedro Paulino and David Rivera have both been found guilty on all counts, including criminal homicide and assault, in connection to a shooting that occurred in
‘Excited to bring the magic’: Lehigh Valley’s new Toys ‘R’ Us store has tentative...
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – A beloved toy retailer is making a comeback in Lehigh County. A new Toys “R” Us store is tentatively set to open on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township, a mall spokesperson told 69 News. The space, on...
Vanished Islands, Pirate Legends, and Preserves Along the Delaware River
More than 100 named and unnamed islands rise from the Delaware River along its roughly 330-mile course. Some remain wooded and largely undeveloped, while others carry historic forts, wildlife habitat, and traces of communities that once depended on the water. A number have vanished entirely, lost to dredging, erosion,
Right to Roof rally voices Bethlehem housing concerns
Around 25 people gathered on Saturday to rally for safer and more affordable housing in the Lehigh Valley. They met at the New at Mechanic NB bus stop before marching across the Fahy Bridge to Payroll Plaza. Coordinated by the Lehigh Valley Stands Up, the local chapter of a nationwide...
Lehigh Valley tavern finds fresh life with new name, look and owner
COPLAY, Pa. — Under new ownership, a decades-old destination for drinks, fresh food and fun times with friends has entered a new chapter in Lehigh County. Coplay Cabin, a family-run tavern, held a soft opening on Thursday at 33 N. Second Street in Coplay, owner Rick Safi told 69 News.
