Allentown PA

Xiaomin Fei pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Robert and Gretchen Ackerman, Northampton County DA Stephen Baratta said.

Scammers are calling people and claiming to be with the Northampton County Sheriffs Department, telling victims they have warrants for their arrest for failing to report for jury duty, according to a release from PSP Troop M – Bethlehem. The callers then demand payment in Bitcoin to “void” the...

A Carbon County car chase Tuesday evening ended along Route 940 when police officers shot a male driver, Pennsylvania State Police said. The pursuit began around 8:15 p.m. along the highway, near Route 534 in Kidder Township, said Trooper Anthony Petroski III, public information officer for Troop N. Pocono Mountain...

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. – A new entertainment venue, featuring circus-, drive-in- and saloon-themed experiences, is coming soon to upper Bucks County. Clockwork Escapes, an immersive escape room facility with multiple experiences, is expected to open in early June at 238 S. West End Blvd. in Quakertown, co-owner Hannah...

COPLAY, Pa – A year after a fire damaged a much-loved, mom-and-pop restaurant in Lehigh County, the business is nearing a tasty comeback with the same freshly prepared eats and friendly service. The Bacon Strip, a full-service eatery at 18 N. Second St. in Coplay, has been temporarily closed...

Multiple people were hurt Thursday morning in a three-car collision along Route 33 in Bethlehem Township. Trooper Nathan Branosky, public information officer with Pennsylvania State Police’s Troop M, said the accident began just after 5:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes at mile marker 3.6. It involved a 29-year-old...

A poll of the Northampton Area School District Board of Education indicates a willingness to sell Moore Elementary School and its property in Moore Township. The nonbinding poll taken at the Feb. 9 board meeting saw six school directors in favor of selling the Moore property and three school directors in favor of not...

SALISBURY, Pa. - St. Luke's University Health Network is expanding its footprint in the Lehigh Valley. It has bought the former Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company station for $380,000. Public records show that the property on Eisenhower Drive in Salisbury Township was acquired in December. St. Luke's also...

A Bucks County couple donated thousands of dollars to help struggling families

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mi’reya Primer is only in second grade, but at 8 years old can recite the Pledge of Allegiance in both English and Spanish. A native English speaker, Mi’reya gained the bulk of her Spanish language knowledge over the past two years as a pupil at Sonia Sotomayor Dual Language Immersion Academy.