Allentown PA

Ernesto Rangel is no stranger to the restaurant business. During a summer trip to Allentown in the 1990s, he stepped in to help his uncle, Jerry Rodriguez, owner of Pancho & Sonny's at 2073 31st St. in Allentown, when another employee didn’t show up. “One week, I was washing...

WILSON BORO., Pa. - A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death and attempted to kill his 4-year-old daughter in a Wilson Borough home has been sentenced on Thursday, the Northampton County DA’s Office announced. Richard Fantauzzi-Aviles, age 40, was sentenced to the maximum possible sentences for third-degree murder...

According to investigators, the suspects punched and kicked the victim to the ground during the attack.

Kevin Tomafsky, a former staffer for Gov. Chris Christie, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to child endangerment. He’ll serve half before parole and register as a Megan’s Law offender.

Jason Michael Krasley, 47, was originally charged in January with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and tampering with physical evidence. Prosecutors said he pocketed $5,500 from a stash of $16,000 seized during a cocaine trafficking bust at the Washington Barbershop on Hamilton Street. As...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown woman who dedicated her life to curbing gun violence after her son was fatally shot will now advise some of Pennsylvania’s top officials. Jeani Garcia, who took the helm at Promise Neighborhoods this year, was recently named to serve on the executive committee for the state’s Office of...

Manuel Cabral, 45, of Hatboro, posted a comment on the Solebury Township Police Department’s Facebook page on Tuesday, Oct. 14, after the agency advised residents about road closures on the 6200 block of Lower Mountain Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., authorities said. Cabral wrote that he would...

Police made the arrest Friday. Police in Solebury Township announced the arrest of a Hatboro man Friday following alleged threats of violence made against police officers on social media. The incident began on Tuesday after the Solebury Township Police Department posted a public service announcement on its Facebook...

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Plans for a 190,400-square-foot distribution facility along Main Street received unanimous conditional final approval from the Whitehall Township Planning Commission on Wednesday night. The project, called Fullerton Terminals, is being developed by Landston Equities LLC, an entity of Jaindl Land...

Chopper 6 video showed a large police presence at the scene, with officers cordoning off an area near the gas pumps.