OPINION: After Helping Bradley Merkl-Gump Get Elected to Pennridge School Board, I Refuse to...
Pennridge is near and dear to my heart. My partner and I are both graduates, our children go there, my nieces and nephews go there. We love this school. But I also know the reality of what happens there, including how School Board Member Bradley Merkl-Gump has let us down.
Three people injured following serious crash in Bethlehem, Pa.
A serious crash in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania sent several people to the hospital Thursday afternoon.
Slate Belt woman killed in homicide-suicide remembered as loving family member and friend
Family and friends are mourning a Plainfield Township woman who died May 8 after authorities say she was killed by her son. Diane Wert, 71, was found dead inside her home in the 700 block of Engler Road, according to the Slate Belt Regional Police Department. Police said her son, Nathan Heffelfinger, 47, killed her bef
Mother Reflects on Her Late Son’s Legacy After Tragic WCU Accident
Mother Traci Hafner, at right, with son Garrett Nicholas, who sadly passed in a West Chester car accident last month. Walnutport mother Traci Hafner is continuing to honor her late son after his tragic passing in a West Chester car accident last month, writes Sam Gilette for People. Hafner’s son...
This bold newly pink bank in Easton is about to disappear forever
If you’re going to take a tumble, it’s best to do so in style. The developers of the closely awaited seven-story residential project on South Third Street in Easton understand it’s best to go bold in this town. The former Fidelity bank branch building has taken on a new look.
Arby’s serves up last roast beef sandwich as location to permanently shut down after...
A POPULAR fast food chain served its last sandwich on Monday, and now its doors are closed for good. The closure comes amid struggles for the chain, which as seen many brick-and-mortar locations close in the recent months. An Arby’s in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania shuttered its doors this week.
Missing since 1984: Mystery of 7-year-old Louis Mackerley’s disappearance in Allentown, PA
As of today, there are 110 missing children in Pennsylvania, from 1938 through 2026, listed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). One of the 110 children is Louis Anthony Mackerley. Louis has been missing from Allentown, Pennsylvania (Lehigh County), since June 7, 1984. His photo above sh
Man, 2 dogs rescued from Pa. trash truck
Emergency responders rescued a man and two dogs from the body of a trash truck after its compactor was engaged Thursday morning outside Easton. The driver heard banging and screaming just in time, Palmer Township Police Sgt. Tyson Unangst said. “This gentleman’s very fortunate that the driver of the hauler...
Former daycare worker from Bucks County charged with assaulting girl, police say
A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl at a daycare center where he previously worked in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, police said. Mark Charles Stump, 68, of Warminster Heights, has been charged with aggravated indecent assault of a person less than 13, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person
10 people charged following large drug bust in Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA — Ten people are facing charges after Pennsylvania authorities dismantled what investigators described as a Lehigh County-based drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and other narcotics across multiple counties. According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Of

















