Thousands lose power amid rare wintertime thunderstorm; Christkindlmarkt shut down
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of the Lehigh Valley wasted no time in hitting its mark. Hail and heavy wind swept through the Bethlehem area Friday afternoon, knocking out power as temperatures continued to plunge into the 40s from a high around 60 in the morning.
1 dead, 2 injured in Big Woody’s shooting in Allentown, Pa
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A 34-year-old Allentown man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting inside Big Woody’s Restaurant and Bar at 1302... The post 1 dead, 2 injured in Big Woody’s shooting in Allentown, Pa appeared first on LehighDaily.com .
Lehigh County commissioners approve raises for many Cedarbrook employees
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a raise for many front-line employees at the county-owned Cedarbrook nursing home. The one-year a new memorandum of understanding gives members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1776 working at Cedarbrook a 3% raise next...
How one neighbor helped make a transitional housing facility possible
A first-of-its-kind transitional housing space for vulnerable neighbors is coming to Montgomery County next year.
New Bethany gets $475,000 grant to expand South Bethlehem drop-in center
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — One of South Bethlehem’s most vital social service agencies will get a nearly $500,000 boost to expand its facilities. New Bethany is getting $475,000 to transform its daytime drop-in center into a full-service community resource. The plan includes renovating more than 18,500 square feet as...
Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to mother’s murder
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to the death of his mother. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office says William Michael Ingram, 51, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and other charges for the death of his 82-year-old mother, Dolores Ingram, inside their Northampton Township...
Major animal cruelty, torture charges dismissed against Montco goat rescue owners, others held for...
Authorities allege dozens of animals were emaciated, injured, or dead in the aftermath of the May blaze at House of Wiggle Goats in Worcester Township. Felony charges of aggravated cruelty to animals via torture were dismissed at a preliminary hearing Wednesday against a husband and wife who own a goat and animal...
Amazon driver accused of killing man with delivery truck in Allentown arrested
An Amazon driver wanted in a fatal hit-and-run in Allentown in November was arrested in Philadelphia Wednesday, U.S. Marshals said.
Pottstown men sent to prison for multiple illegal gun transfers
NORRISTOWN — Saying their conduct posed a danger to the public, a judge sentenced two Pottstown men to lengthy prison terms on charges they participated in multiple illegal gun transfers, activities that prosecutors alleged were linked to a gun trafficking network that had ties to Montgomery and Berks counties.
Lehigh Valley attorney gets prison time for threatening investigator, contempt of court
An Easton attorney was sentenced earlier this month to 18 to 52 months in state prison for threatening a state investigator and for contempt of court. Attorney Ronnie Creazzo, 61, of Bushkill Township, sent a threatening email after an investigator from the disciplinary counsel’s office showed up at his home on June...

















