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An overturned tractor trailer is slowing traffic along Route 22 in South Whitehall, state police say. Trooper Nathan Branosky, public information officer with Pennsylvania State Police’s Troop M, told lehighvalleylive.com the truck flipped around 9:45 a.m. in the westbound lanes at the exit to Route 309 south. The...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - A Berks County man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2022 overdose death in Bucks County. 39-year-old William Wright of Maxatawny Township pleaded guilty today to drug delivery resulting in death, criminal use of a communication facility, and involuntary manslaughter. The charges stem from a...

Two children and an adult were injured when a blaze broke out Tuesday morning at their Catasauqua, Lehigh County, home, a fire official said. Borough Fire Chief Rich Hertzog Jr. told lehighvalleylive.com crews arrived around 5:30 a.m. to the two-story home in the 200 block of Poplar Street. Crews were...

Upper Gwynedd Police said the victim likely died upon impact from the June 12 accident on Allentown Road. The Montgomery County Coroner has identified the bicyclist killed after being hit by a car on Allentown Road near Green Street in Upper Gwynedd Township earlier this month. The deceased is John...

Here are some of the newsworthy openings and closings across the Lehigh Valley. Know of an opening or closing that's not listed here? Email us: [email protected]. The bakery For The Love Of Cupcakes opened June 2 at 35 Sitgreaves St. in Phillipsburg. It sells a weekly rotation from 60-70 cupcake and cake flavors...

William Randall Wright, 39, formerly of Springfield and most recently residing in Kutztown, pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. to three charges: Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, Criminal Use of a Communication Facility, and Involuntary Manslaughter, prosecutors said. He admitted to...

Miles Pfeffer was found guilty on Wednesday of the murder of Temple University police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald in North Philadelphia in 2023.

A 26-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a head-on collision with a car Thursday on American Parkway in Allentown. Allentown Police Capt. Daniel Gross Jr. told lehighvalleylive.com the accident happened just after 7 a.m. on the road in the area of its bridge over the Lehigh River. The motorcyclist, from...

L. MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. – For the second time this year, Mack Trucks is launching a new truck line that will be assembled in the Lehigh Valley. The redesigned Anthem model aims to be the "new standard in regional hall," the company said in a news release. Earlier this...

LONGSWAMP TWP., Pa. – Bear Creek Mountain Resort is planning to celebrate Independence Day a little early this year. The resort in Longswamp Township will host a free concert, fireworks and a car show on July 3. The fun starts at 5 p.m. "Episode Four" and "The Dave Mell...