Allentown PA

Homeowners in the Philadelphia suburbs are paying the highest school district taxes across the commonwealth, according to a new report by the Independent Fiscal Office. Residents in the collar counties are experiencing annual tax increases — and not just school taxes. For suburban taxpayers, the pressure comes from...

Authorities this week seized multiple firearms and explosive devices from a Bethlehem Township home and arrested a 69-year-old man who lived there, police said. Daniel Allen Bissey, of the 3800 block of Lehigh Street, is charged with three counts misdemeanor making terroristic threats; three counts misdemeanor...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Lehigh County judge has thrown out a lawsuit against medical supply manufacturer B. Braun, ruling it did not meet the standard to bring a class action suit. Mourad Abdelaziz of Hanover Township, Lehigh County, filed a lawsuit in 2020 arguing that the company’s facility at...

An Allentown man is jailed on drug charges after investigators said they seized fentanyl, crack cocaine, a handgun and thousands in cash following a raid on a city home. Alexis Rivera, 22, is charged with two counts felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance; one count misdemeanor possession of a...

A pair of Lehigh Township police officers are being lauded for their work in rescuing an elderly woman who fell waist-deep into a freezing pond over the weekend. Officers Elias Batihk and Anthony Stinemire responded just after 2:30 p.m. Sunday to the koi pond at the woman’s home in the 3400 block of West Walker...

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. – After 10 years of operation, the owners of a much-loved craft brewery in upper Bucks County are passing the torch to a new operator. Husband and wife Brian and Kris Wilson have sold The Proper Brewing Company, which they opened in November 2015 at 117 W. Broad St. in Quakertown, to employee Melissa...

As Easton continues to see new large-scale developments with modern designs, residents have raised concerns about whether those projects fit into the historic city. Recent projects such as The Marquis, The Watermark and The Confluence, which is currently under construction, have drawn attention for their multi-story...

EASTON, Pa. — There’s some sour news about one of Easton’s favorite sweet spots: Doughpamine by Cake & Corolla will shutter this Friday. The indulgent cinnamon roll shop, which opened at 118 Northampton St. in March, announced the closure via an Instagram post. “Bakery Closing! Stop By...

A retired lab technician for the Philadelphia Police Department was sentenced to jail after admitting to terrorizing and endangering citizens and police officers by pointing a weapon at them in a Plymouth Township shopping center while suffering from an apparent mental health crisis. Cynthia L. Dargan, 64, of the...

The sudden death of Dr. Deno Gualtieri, a longtime and well-respected clinician, emergency room physician and medical director affiliated with Jefferson Health Lansdale Hospital, as well as area fire departments and EMS agencies like Upper Gwynedd Fire Department, North Penn Vol. Fire Co., and VMSC Emergency Medical...