Police seize handguns, cash, more than $100,000 worth of cocaine, 2 charged in Easton...
EASTON, Pa. - Police in Easton have charged two people and seized cocaine, handguns, and more than $10,000 in cash as part of a drug investigation. Jeffrie Morales, 33, and Orestes Herrera Jr, 43, are both facing drug charges, according to a news release from the Easton Police Department. Police...
Allentown firefighters get access to advanced cancer-detecting blood test tool
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A silent danger that firefighters face each day is now being addressed in Allentown. According to non-profit organization, Firefighter Cancer Support Network, cancer is the most dangerous threat to firefighters' health and safety. "It will help us save the lives of the people who save lives in...
Hit-and-run driver gets up to 30 years for killing 2 pedestrians in Allentown
An Allentown man has been sentenced to serve up to 30 years in state prison in the deaths of two pedestrians following a hit-and-run accident in 2023 in the city. On Thursday, Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks sentenced 25-year-old Imanol Jose Caraballo to serve nine to 30 years in state...
Treatment Trends addiction treatment facility reopens in Allentown after $1M opioid settlement renovation
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A renovated residential addiction treatment facility in Allentown celebrated its grand reopening Friday, restoring 50 beds that had been lost when the... The post Treatment Trends addiction treatment facility reopens in Allentown after $1M opioid settlement renovation appeared first on...
Cops looking for potential witness to fatal Route 100 crash
Upper Macungie police are looking for a driver they say may have witnessed a fatal crash last month on Route 100. Police on Thursday released a photo of the vehicle and asked that driver, or anyone with information about them to call them, at 484-661-5911. The two-vehicle collision happened just...
Fire damages residence on Lee Street in Macungie borough
Fire companies from Lower Macungie, Emmaus and South Whitehall responded to a reported house fire with entrapment Feb. 24. The fire was reported around 7 p.m. on Lee Street in Macungie borough. Macungie EMS were the first to arrive on the scene and reported heavy smoke coming from the home....
Man sentenced for selling fake Percocet that killed Alburtis woman
A 29-year-old man learned his prison sentence Friday for selling fake painkillers that killed a woman in Alburtis, authorities said. Caylin Strong, 23, was pronounced dead after police responded the night of Oct. 5, 2022, for an unresponsive woman in her home on West Second Street in the Lehigh County borough.
‘Project Kennedy’: An inside look at the effort to bring Eli Lilly to Pa.’s...
The phone rang the Sunday before Christmas. The name flashing on the screen was one that I’d grown accustomed to seeing at various hours of the day and evening for the previous 18 months. “Are you sitting down,” the familiar voice asked. “It’s over. We did it. Lilly is...
Former Allentown mayor Ed Pawlowski to be released from prison this summer, close friend...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski may soon be free from prison. According to his long-time friend, Alan Jennings, Pawlowski could be released this summer after completing about half his sentence. Targeting June: Ed Pawlowski set for early prison release, advocate says. Since late 2018 federal...
Discover a Pennsylvania Sushi Grill Where Endless Rolls Meet Homestyle Hospitality
Tucked into a friendly corner of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lily Sushi Grill has quietly become one of the Lehigh Valley’s most beloved spots for Japanese food. Whether you’re a lifelong sushi fan or someone just starting to explore raw fish and rice rolls, this neighborhood gem offers something for everyone.
