Easton’s marching band sweeps New Orleans with award-winning performances
EASTON, Pa. - A local marching band is starting off the new year on a high note. The Easton Area High School "Red Rovers" Marching Band spent the New Year's holiday performing in New Orleans, where they won more than a dozen awards. The "Beast from the East" won first...
PSP say man charged in connection with fatal New Year’s Day crash
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say an Allentown man was charged in connection with a fatal New Year’s Day crash on Thursday. Officials say the crash occurred near mile marker 76.2 on Interstate-476 early Thursday morning, January 1, just before 3:30 a.m. The Carbon...
Bucks County DA Jennifer Schorn ends 26 years, transitions to state cold case role
BUCKS COUNTY - District Attorney Jennifer Schorn wraps up 26 years of dedicated service with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Schorn, who has served as the appointed District Attorney for the past two years, is celebrated for her work on behalf of victims and her role in cold-case homicide prosecutions.
Pedestrian killed on Pennsylvania Turnpike New Year’s Day identified
FRANKLIN TWP, CARBON CO. (WOLF) — A 32-year-old man who was killed early New Year’s Day after being struck by a vehicle on the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s Northeast Extension in Carbon County has been identified. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Troopers were dispatched just after 3:25 a.m. Thursday...
Blasting operations to begin for warehouse project Bethlehem Township opposed
A warehouse development that Bethlehem Township tried to block is getting underway with a bang in 2026. Township officials and a local fire company both took to Facebook to announce blasting operations as part of the project at 1600 block of Freemansburg Avenue. The Freemansburg Industrial development is at the...
Hatboro man jailed for attempted illegal gun transfer
NORRISTOWN — A Hatboro man was jailed after he admitted that he attempted to illegally sell firearms to another individual, who, unbeknownst to him, was an undercover detective. Eric Scott “Ghost” Haegele, 43, of the 2300 block of Horsham Road, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 6 to...
Pottstown man sent to prison for conspiring in shooting incident
NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man was sent to prison for aiding and conspiring with a woman who shot a teenage girl during an altercation with others in the Bright Hope community in the borough. Harold Cancel Jr., 20, of the 100 block of Gable Avenue, was sentenced in Montgomery...
New mental health crisis center to open in Montgomery County
Around-the-clock mental health care Is coming to Montgomery County, thanks in part to a bipartisan budget recently approved by county commissioners.
Lehigh Valley’s first baby of new year comes minutes after midnight
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — It didn't take long for the Lehigh Valley to welcome its first baby of the year. Carissa Corneil and Victor Caraballo-Bourdier of Lower Milford Township welcomed baby Isabella Mia Bourdier-Corneil at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest at 12:11 a.m., Jefferson Health system announced. Baby Isabella...
‘Everything must go!’: Iconic Lehigh Valley furniture store set to close after 50-plus years
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – If the new year brought a desire to upgrade your home decor, a longstanding destination for sofas, dining room sets and other furniture is bidding farewell with steep discounts in the Lehigh Valley. Unclaimed Freight, offering popular brand-name furniture for bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms and...

















