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Gas leak prompts evacuations of homes in Salisbury Twp.

SALISBURY TWP., Pa. - Multiple homes were evacuated after a gas leak in Salisbury Township Wednesday morning. UGI responded to the 200 block of East Emmaus Avenue after the leak was reported shortly before 8:30 a.m., according to Lehigh County dispatchers. Salisbury Township Police closed the 200 block of East...
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Whitehall’s MacArthur Commons welcomes popular retail chain

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The tenant mix continues to change at a prominent shopping center in Lehigh County. A Whitehall Township location of Five Below, a leading high-growth retailer offering “trend-right, extreme value, high-quality products loved by the kid and the kid in all of us,” held a soft opening on Friday,...
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Governor Shapiro and one of his neighbors in Montgomery County file competing lawsuits over...

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks speaks during a news conference in Yardley, Pa., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Shapiro will deliver his second budget proposal to Pennsylvania lawmakers Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, with a firmer grasp on how he wants to pursue top priorities and his state in a...
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Police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in Phillipsburg shooting

Police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” suspect they say was involved in an August shooting near a Phillipsburg warehouse. Justin J. Makuta, 22, of the 1100 block of Oak Street in Allentown, is charged with second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree witness tampering.
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Investigation underway after officer-involved shooting in Carbon County

KIDDER TWP., CARBOB CO. (WOLF) — Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday night following a vehicle pursuit in Kidder Township. According to officials, the Pennsylvania State Police Fern Ridge Barracks were alerted around 8:15 p.m. on February 10, 2026, to a chase that ended in...
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Firefighter injured in Northampton County house fire (UPDATE)

A firefighter and two residents were injured when flames tore through a two-story home Sunday evening in Hanover Township, Northampton County. Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Scott VanWhy told lehighvalleylive.com flames ignited around 9:15 p.m. at the residence in the 400 block of Sugar Maple Court. All...
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Video Store Cold Case: Two 20-Year-Olds’ 1993 Fatal Attack on the Job Remains Unsolved

As an indicator of just how cold an ongoing Bucks County cold case has gotten, its victims were two 20-year-old workers at a Warminster West Coast Video store — a chain that went defunct back in 2009. Joe Holden, CBS3, reported this tragedy’s decades-long investigation. Bryan Benson and...
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This small town is bracing for a homebuyer boom: Here’s why

Weight-loss drugmaker Eli Lilly has announced an ambitious plan to build a $3.5 billion manufacturing complex in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley — and real estate experts are predicting that the investment could easily reshape the region’s housing market. The Indiana-based pharmaceutical company, which...
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Attorney seeks to make disciplinary email public in ‘medical kidnapping’ suit against Lehigh Valley...

A hearing on Tuesday centered on potential new evidence in the bizarre case of a Lehigh Valley doctor accused of over-diagnosing child abuse, resulting in parents losing custody of their children.
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Police ask for help identifying retail theft suspect in Northampton Co.

PALMER TWP., Pa. - The Palmer Township Police Department is asking for help with identifying a retail theft suspect, according to a release from the police. Police say on February 07 at approximately 11 a.m., a woman suspect entered the Weis Market at 3011 William Penn Hwy, started selecting numerous food items and...

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