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They went into Graterford … and they never came back out, state police say

State police investigating after surveillance captures four people entering shuttered SCI Graterford, but no footage shows them leaving. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a bizarre break-in at the shuttered SCI Graterford prison after surveillance cameras captured four people entering the sprawling former cor
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PECO employees set to strike on the Fourth of July

PECO workers are preparing put down their tools and pick up the picket signs with a proposed strike beginning July 4, according to members of IBEW Local Union 614, which represents PECO workers. Negotiations with PECO began at the start of the year, and members of the union have been...
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Judge sentences man in Christmas Eve burglary at Fountain Hill pharmacy

FOUNTAIN HILL, Pa. - An Allentown man who burglarized a pharmacy in Lehigh County on Christmas Eve in 2024 has learned his sentence. Miguel Angel Martinez, 57, was ordered to serve 8 to 20 years in state prison by Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks on June 26, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said in a news releas
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Route 309 ramp reopening, marking major milestone for Lehigh County interchange project

PennDOT maintenance crews started work on more than a dozen roads across Lehigh County on June 29, with projects ranging from drainage improvements to crack sealing and a significant ramp reopening in South Whitehall Township, according to a traffic advisory from the agency. The most disruptive work will occur July...
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Man gets up to 20 years for Fountain Hill pharmacy burglary with shots fired

An Allentown man was sentenced to up to two decades behind bars for his role in a burglary with shots fired at a Fountain Hill pharmacy. Miguel Angel Martinez, 57, was sentenced Friday before Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks to serve eight to 20 years in state prison.
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Man accused of posing as rideshare driver, assaulting girl, 17, in Lansdale, to face...

LANSDALE — A Bucks County man must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he had indecent contact with a teenage girl while posing as a rideshare driver. Ryan S. Applegate, 38, of the 1800 block of North Limekiln Pike, of Hilltown Township, was ordered to stand trial, after a preliminary hearing before Distr
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‘His presence will be deeply missed’: Popular Lehigh Valley restaurateur mourned

LEHIGH CO., Pa. - A well-known operator of multiple Lehigh Valley restaurants has died. Michael L. Dontas Jr., a co-owner of Copperhead Grille in Allentown and Upper Saucon Township and Utopita in Bethlehem Township, has passed away, according to an announcement on the restaurants’ social media pages. “It is...
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Man stabbed on Bethlehem Greenway; 2 detained by police

A 33-year-old man was stabbed twice Sunday evening along the Greenway in Bethlehem, city police said. Police Captain William Audelo said city officers responded just after 4:45 p.m. to an area behind the 200 block of East Fourth Street. Investigators found the victim suffering from stab wounds, he said. He...
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Worker injured after house explodes in Sellersville, Pennsylvania

A worker was injured after a home exploded in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Monday morning, police said. The contractor was doing work inside a home on 130 Highview Road in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, according to police. The owners of the home were away on vacation at the time and the worker was the only one inside, off
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Motorcyclist critically injured in Hunterdon County crash

LEBANON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — A Sayreville man was critically injured Sunday afternoon after a motorcycle crash on Point Mountain Road in Lebanon Township, authorities said. Police responded to a 911 call at approximately 3:13 p.m. reporting a downed motorcyclist in the area of Point Mountain Road. Witnes

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