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A piece of Montgomery County history is looking for its next steward, and it comes with a story that stretches back to the founding of America itself, writes Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal. A historic Harleysville estate that has remained in the Rittenhouse family for 11 generations has...

One of the Lehigh Valley's iconic shopping centers was recently sold for $18 million. The former Whitehall Mall was purchased by Mishorim Gold Group in May, according to Lehigh County property records. It was the Valley's first enclosed mall, opening in 1966 at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Grape Street near Ro

FRANCONIA TWP., Pa. – A casual fine dining restaurant, known for its bison dishes, countryside setting and rich history dating to the 1700s, has ended operations. Rising Sun Inn, a full-service American restaurant and event venue, has closed at 898 Allentown Road in Franconia Township as the owners prepare for retireme

A person was shot during an altercation in Chestnuthill Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the Fern Ridge station received a call reporting a shooting at the Wawa at 1781 Route 209, Brodheadsville, shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, May 29. State police say that a verbal altercation between several ind

- Hundreds of people lined Penn Avenue Monday, June 1, to pay their respects to Central Berks Police Officer Kristin Yeager. Yeager, a 42-year-old wife and mother of three, died Friday night in Earl Township while responding to an emergency call. Community gathers to honor fallen officer. What we know:

A new laundromat is wowing Hellertown area residents with its spaciousness, top-of-the-line equipment and convenient location. Hellertown Laundromat opened Saturday in the Shoppes at Hellertown on Main Street. Located in a unit that was last home to a dry cleaning business, the laundromat is owned by Kyle Behmlander, w

EASTON, Pa. — Nothing Bundt Cakes has opened a new bakery in Easton, bringing the national specialty cake chain to another Lehigh Valley community. The... The post Nothing Bundt Cakes opens Easton bakery at 3788 Nazareth Road appeared first on LehighDaily.com .

NORRISTOWN — A Berks County man already behind bars for illegally possessing a firearm in Upper Hanover Township received additional prison time on a separate gun charge stemming from a Limerick Township traffic stop that occurred while he was awaiting sentencing for the Upper Hanover incident. Richard Birkmire, 41,...

A woman is facing charges after she falsely claimed she was a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer, police say. Slate Belt Regional police pulled over a car in the area of East Moorestown Road and the Route 33 ramp for traffic violations, police said. The driver, Janine Tancredi, was wearing a...

Pennsylvania State Police will temporarily shut down a portion of Route 22 west Monday morning to investigate a four-vehicle collision that happened Saturday night in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The detour will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Route 22 west at the Route 512 exit and is expected to last...