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QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — A music festival set for next month will feature several Lehigh Valley performers — including two set to play at Musikfest — in an effort to help area food pantries. Joyful Noise Music Festival is set for 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. June 14 at Univest...

When Mike Sewards first started working at 12 years old for his father John at Sewards Steak Shop in Allentown, he managed the soda bottles, keeping them in the basement before the soda man picked them up for reuse. “We’d have a whole basement full of soda bottles,” he said....

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A New York woman has been charged in a Washington Township check washing case involving a stolen and altered check originally valued at $1,000, authorities said. On May 8, 2025, the Washington Township Detective Bureau issued an arrest warrant for a woman residing...

TAMAQUA, Pa. — Walk into Leiby's Ice Cream House and Restaurant on West Penn Pike in Tamaqua, and on the counter, you might notice a bottle with money inside and a green t-shirt that reads, "Parker strong." It's all for 5-year-old Parker Brode; he recently suffered a severe spinal cord injury after he was involved in...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - The Bucks County Sheriff is demanding an apology from a County Commissioner. Sheriff Fred Harran says Commissioner Bob Harvie needs to apologize to the Jewish community after comments Harvie made earlier this week during the Commissioners meeting on May 7. The bulk of Wednesday's meeting was taken...

A 43-year-old Montgomery County woman is facing charges related to the theft of a vehicle in Lower Saucon Township. According to township police, Amanda Nicole O’Daniell of Pottstown allegedly stole a 2008 Volkswagen GTI from the 1900 block of Leithsville Road. Police said the vehicle theft was reported to them on...

Jose Santiago, 42, pleaded guilty to felony third-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit robbery during a hearing before Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks on May 8. The open plea carries a possible sentence of 30 to 60 years in prison. He is scheduled for sentencing at 1:30 p.m. on June 16, 2025.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - When flames broke out at the 510 Flats apartment building in South Bethlehem last week, two Bethlehem police officers didn’t hesitate. Without waiting for orders, Patrolman Josh Hobson and Officer Andrew Wirth rushed toward the smoke. "We were actually typing reports nearby and saw the smoke,"...

Four freight cars derailed Friday night in Pottstown, prompting an emergency response. The derailment occurred just before 9 p.m. near South Hanover Street and College Drive. Authorities have not yet released details about what the train cars were carrying, but officials confirm that there are no leaks or...

Pennsylvania State Police said two people were injured after a crash inside the Lehigh Tunnel Friday. The two-vehicle crash happened in the southbound lanes inside the tunnel near the Carbon-Lehigh County border just after 1 p.m., according to state police. At least two adults were injured and taken to the...