Allentown nightclub disturbance leads to shooting, police seek witnesses
A man was shot early Sunday outside an Allentown night club following a disturbance, city police said. Allentown Police Criminal Investigations Division Captain Stephen J. Milkovits, III said the incident occurred around 4 a.m. outside Catch 22, a dance and night club in the 300 block of Hamilton Street. Catch...
Sedan Slams Parked Car, Flees Cops In Bethlehem: PA State Police
Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police Bethlehem Station said they spotted the vehicle striking a parked car near Adams Street and East 4th Street around 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, June 21. When troopers tried to stop the driver, the sedan sped off. A short pursuit followed, but the troopers lost sight...
Trial set to begin for man accused of fatally shooting Temple University Police Officer...
The trial against a Bucks County man accused of murdering a Temple University police officer more than two years ago is set to begin Monday. Miles Pfeffer faces first-degree murder charges in the death of Christopher Fitzgerald.
Newsweek Ranks Doylestown Hospital Among Best in World
PIC Doylestown Hospital earns a place Newsweek’s 2025 World’s Best Hospitals list, highlighting top healthcare institutions across 30 countries worldwide. Doylestown Hospital has earned a spot on Newsweek’s 2025 World’s Best Hospitals list, a ranking that highlights the top healthcare institutions across 30 countries...
Allentown offers free access to city pools and spray parks for residents during extreme...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - With the extreme heat we're expecting to start this week, the City of Allentown is announcing free ways for people to cool off. On Monday and Tuesday, the City says all City pools will be open to City residents free of charge. Those are Cedar Beach, Irving,...
Storms Leave Thousands Without Power
A line of thunderstorms that produced gusty winds as they moved south across the Lehigh Valley blew down trees and toppled wires Sunday, leaving thousands of residents in the dark while the area is under an extreme heat warning. According to PPL’s Outage Center map, nearly 1,200 customers in neighborhoods...
Police called to motorcycle crash in West Pottsgrove Township
WEST POTTSGROVE TWP., Pa. - We're following a serious motorcycle crash in Montgomery County. The accident happened Friday night in West Pottsgrove Township. Police were called to the intersection of W. High Street and Grosstown Road around 10:30 p.m.. One person was transported to the hospital by EMS. There is...
NJ Woman Admits Guilt In Stabbing Death
RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ.- A 45-year-old Raritan Township, New Jersey, woman will be facing spending the next 23 years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty on Monday, in connection with the stabbing death of her senior citizen roommate that occurred last winter inside their Raritan Township home. According...
Retail Watch: Former state troopers brew up new tearoom in Bethlehem
Two retired state troopers have teamed up to turn a 120-year-old home into a tearoom for a simple goal: to stimulate every sense for guests through beautiful architecture, music and the kind of tea that makes your tastebuds “explode.”. The Green House Tearoom opened June 4 at 403 Cherokee...
Pottstown to Open What May Be the First Homeless Shelter of Its Kind in...
Beacon of Hope, Pottstown, has gained approval of a new kind of 24/7 homeless shelter; it's for singles and offers private rooms. A 24/7 shelter for single adults — perhaps the first of its kind in the nation — is being planned by Pottstown Beacon of Hope, a support outreach for displaced borough residents. Emily...