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A 43-year-old man was identified as the pedestrian killed when a speeding driver struck him in a marked crosswalk, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Walter Lee Taylor III of Allentown was walking his bicycle across Daly Avenue at Wind Creek Boulevard when he was struck around 4:05 p.m. on …

Pennsylvania State police responded to a man barricaded with a gun Tuesday morning in Northampton county. State police responded around 10 a.m. to the Evergreen Village development in the 200 block of Molly Pitcher Lane in Upper Mount Bethel Township. Investigators say they received reports of a 58-year-old male in...

A 44-year-old motorcyclist was injured Sunday after his bike collided with a guardrail along Route 22 in Whitehall Township, state police said. Trooper Nathan Branosky, public information officer with Pennsylvania State Police’s Troop M, told lehighvalleylive.com that troopers responded just after 1:20 a.m. to mile mar

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a case of fraud in which they say an upper Bucks County couple was fleeced to the tune of $1,500. In a news release, troopers from the Dublin barracks said the Richlandtown couple–aged 68 and 73–purchased $1,500 in gift cards and provided the numbers for the cards to “unknown

A 30-year-old New Jersey man was found dead along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania over the weekend, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Jayson Bernardo, of Phillipsburg, was discovered on the riverbank at Delaware Canal State Park in the 200 block of South Delaware Drive in Easton ar…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office is asking for the public’s help in a next-of-kin search. Ivonne Vasquez Capo, 73, of Allentown, was pronounced dead Friday, Aug. 7, Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a news release. Buglio said her death was due to natural causes. It...

The state inspected the following food establishments in Lehigh County. To find more restaurant safety information, view full inspection reports, and sign up for real-time text or email alerts for specific restaurants or locations, visit Spotlight PA’s Restaurant Safety Tracker. The Pennsylvania Department of Agricultu

L. NAZARETH TWP., Pa. - A father charged with murder after the death of a baby girl in Northampton County could face trial. Daniel Moist waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday, according to court documents. That sets the stage for a possible trial. His formal arraignment is set for Oct. 8.

WHITEHALL, Pa. - A former KidsPeace employee who injured a juvenile boy by breaking his fingers has learned her sentence. District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan says Kellin Jesse Miller, 30, of Whitehall, was charged in 2025 and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of Endangering the Welfare of Children and Simple Assault

More than 200 nurses at Jefferson Bucks Hospital in Langhorne, Einstein Center One and Jefferson Health Willowcrest have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to unionize, citing staff shortages and wanting more say in the care of patients. “For over a year now, my colleagues and I have been trying...