Allentown PA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- PPL said preparations for soaring temps, like these happen long before the thermometer goes up. "So, some of the things we do first, we maintain our grid year-round, so we're always looking to replace any aging equipment, trim trees and we really invest in smart grid switches," said Dana Burns,...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police say a 19-year-old was arrested for carrying a gun while at an event at Cedar Beach Park Saturday. Police say on Saturday, June 21, at 6:15 p.m., officers were monitoring an event at Cedar Beach Park. During the event, park staff told the officers that...

On another hot and humid afternoon in June, I walk down Main Street in the direction of the Hellertown Pool. With school letting out and summer officially beginning, Hellertonians such as myself are looking for ways to keep themselves occupied and free from the heat wave’s malaise. A never-ending fleet of cars,...

HELLERTOWN, Pa. – A traffic stop in Hellertown on Sunday led to charges being filed against a 61-year-old man from the borough. Police say suspicious behavior prompted them to stop a green GMC van in the 1600 block of Main Street around 4:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Hellertown Police Department.

A 33-year-old Bethlehem man died Saturday afternoon when a car fell and pinned him underneath after a lift gave out while he was working on the vehicle, city police said. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office has identified the deceased as Matthew D. Semsey. He was pronounced dead shortly before 3:15 p.m. Saturday at...

Interstate 78 is back open after a semi crash shut down the roadway in both directions Tuesday morning.

Gina Marie Chroust, of Nazareth, was discovered near the 700 block of Brush Street and pronounced dead at the scene at 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday, but the cause of death remains pending the results...

Aria, of Berks County, died earlier in June after a rare and severe meningitis infection despite being fully vaccinated, according to her family. Just days later, another child — Ruby Lutz of Morrisville (Bucks County) — was diagnosed with viral meningitis and encephalitis. Ruby survived, but the illness robbed her...

A jury was selected Monday in the trial of the Bucks County man accused of murdering Temple University police Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald.

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — With pop-up canopies and umbrellas, the beach at Beltzville State Park near Lehighton is filling up as families are looking for a break from the heat. Hanna Narovchenko from Bucks County says, "It's crazy hot, you know it's like a wave of heat." Joshua Ewell from...