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State police warn of bitcoin scam targeting Lehigh Valley residents

NORTHAMPTON CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police in Troop M, along with the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, are warning residents about a phone scam in which callers pose as law enforcement officers and demand payment in Bitcoin to clear fake arrest warrants. Authorities say several people in the...
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3rd-alarm fire tears through home in Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A fire heavily damaged a home in Bethlehem Friday morning. The fire broke out along the 1400 block of East 5th Street shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to Northampton County dispatchers. There are no injuries, dispatchers said. No word yet on what sparked the fire.
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Pottstown family receives a home from Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery and Delaware Counties donates a home to Pottstown, Pa. family
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Allentown man, in first performance since ‘American Idol’ appearance, tight-lipped about status on show

SOUTH WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Seth Witcher, the Allentown singer whose short appearance Monday on ABC-TV's "American Idol" ended with a "no" from judge Luke Bryan, took to social media hinting that was the end of his "Idol" journey. But in his first public performance since the show aired,...
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‘Drastic discounts!’: After 50-plus years, Lehigh Valley furniture store holds closing sale

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A longstanding destination for sofas, dining room sets and other furniture is in its final days, bidding farewell with steep discounts in the Lehigh Valley. Unclaimed Freight, offering popular brand-name furniture for the bedroom, living room, dining room and office, is holding a store closing sale...
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NJ man gets 30-60 years in prison for fatally shooting Good Samaritan at Bucks...

Officials said Mehki Norman was an innocent bystander who attempted to help staff diffuse the situation when he was shot. Pedro Rodriguez fled the scene after, but surrendered to police later that day.
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Bensalem man, thought to have no family, interred with kin at last

Editor's note: This news organization has been telling the stories of unclaimed dead and the impact on the community since 2019. As of this publication, at least 240 people have been removed from morgues and found final resting places. But hundreds more remain unclaimed in Bucks and Montgomery counties. When Kenneth...
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Oil tanker truck rollover on Route 115

SAYLORSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews are working to clean up a crash involving an oil tanker in Monroe County. First responders were called out around 9:30 a.m. Friday to the wreck along Route 115 and Mount Eaton Road in Saylorsburg. The rollover appears to be just behind a large snow pile and landed in […]
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1 person dead in Route 145 crash in Northampton County

A motorist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Friday morning in Northampton County. The crash was reported just before 9:40 a.m. on North Best Avenue (Route 145) at Spruce Street in Walnutport. County Coroner Zachary Lysek said one occupant of a small SUV was pronounced dead following...
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Luxury department store closing two Pennsylvania locations amid bankruptcy

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Saks Global, which is the parent company for the luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, resulting in the upcoming closure of two properties in Pennsylvania. The company’s announcement on January 13, 2026, stated that it had commenced a voluntary Chapter...

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