Fire at manufacturing plant in Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ — Emergency crews responded to a three-alarm fire at the McWane Ductile Plant on Sunday morning. Phillipsburg Police, Fire and EMS units were dispatched to the facility at 9:53 a.m. for a reported structure fire and explosion. Upon arrival, the plant’s paint room at the southern end...
Driver freed from vehicle after crash at Bethlehem, Hilltown pikes Sunday night
Emergency crews rescued a vehicle occupant following a crash Sunday evening at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Hilltown Pike. The incident was reported at 7:08 p.m. in Hilltown Township. First responders said the occupant had to be rescued and removed through the windshield. Hilltown Township Police Department...
First Northern Bank and Trust robbed in Wind Gap, chief says
A First Northern Bank and Trust branch was robbed Saturday morning in Wind Gap, police said. Slate Belt Regional Police Chief Jonathan Hoadley told lehighvalleylive.com the incident began just before 11 a.m. at the branch, 6663 Sullivan Trail. The entire incident lasted about a minute, the chief said. The suspect...
Lehigh County, medical care provider failed to prevent jail inmate’s suicide, lawsuit says
A lawsuit blames Lehigh County and its jail medical provider for failing to prevent an inmate’s death by suicide. The lawsuit says 50-year-old Cheryl L. Phillips died by suicide on Dec. 3, 2022, after a forced drug detox in Lehigh County Jail. “Lehigh County is aware of the case...
3-alarm fire engulfs home in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
A three-alarm fire engulfed a home in the Lehigh Valley on Sunday night.
Pa. man charged with stalking, killing woman in possible domestic violence case: police
A Philadelphia man was arrested on Sunday after a woman’s body was discovered in Bucks County. Yujun Ren, 32, has been charged charged with criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime, and stalking. Police in Bristol Township said that Ren turned himself in at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday,...
Roasties Coffee Opens a New Permanent Location
Roasties Coffee has gone from a tent to a trailer and now a brick-and-mortar spot, and its story reads less like a business plan and more like a caffeine-fueled leap of faith. “What started as a hobby led to me quitting my full-time project management job to build out our little teardrop trailer,” says owner Melinda...
Man arrested on public drunkenness charge in Warrington
WARRINGTON, PA — A 19-year-old man was arrested on public drunkenness and underage drinking charges after being found intoxicated in the middle of a roadway early Saturday morning. Ronald Santiago Garcia-Cruz, of Pennsylvania, was taken into custody on Feb. 7 at approximately 4:17 a.m. near the intersection of...
Due to power outage in Upper Dublin a warming station has been opened
PECO shows a power outage impacting 79 accounts along Dillon Road in Upper Dublin Township. The township reports that the outage was caused by a downed tree. Due to the freezing weather, the township has opened a warming station at the Fort Washington Fire House, effective immediately. The station is located at 1245...
Former treasurer stole over $240K from MontCo nonprofit group, police say
A 40-year-old Lower Burrell man has been charged with a number of felony counts related to allegations of theft after, officials said, he is believed to have stolen over $246,000 from a Montgomery County nonprofit group where he formerly served as treasurer. On Monday, Montgomery County officials announced the...
