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An Allentown man described in court papers as a career drug offender was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine in Bethlehem and Allentown. Melvin Lloyd Houpe, 36, sold 54 grams of meth in February 2024 in Allentown, and 47 grams in March 2024 in Bethlehem, court records say.

S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - If Phil is not your cup of tea, and you prefer a more localized forecaster, there are several groundhogs in our area making their picks Monday. Yahdee the stuffed groundhog will make its way down the Jordan River to the Wehr's Dam in South Whitehall Monday morning.

Enduring freezing temperatures and deep snow, Samuel Sutphin fought in the historic Battle of Princeton, while most likely in his bare feet. An enslaved man from Hunterdon County, Sutphin and other Black soldiers didn’t have shoes, according to the Princeton Battlefield Society. But convinced to join the Continental...

This was previously published in our December 2025 issue. Rita Perez is a new Board Director for the EPSD board. She has held a range of educational jobs, from being a teacher, a principal, and in the district office at Allentown school district to working in the district office of both Coatesville Area and Upper...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - In Allentown, crews are tearing down a twin home after a fire tore through both units. Authorities say the fire started Saturday morning in one of the units in the 600 block of South 6th Street, then spread to the other home. One unit had one occupant.

Reading's Eric Martinez, a 20-year-old boxer with an impressive amateur record of 100–21, is set to make his professional debut on April 3 in Allentown. Known for his humility and strong work ethic, Martinez credits his upbringing and the supportive atmosphere at Star City Boxing for his grounded attitude. Excited...

More economic growth for the Commonwealth. Eli Lilly is planning to build a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. It will be the fourth facility in a string of new planned U.S. investments by the Indiana-based pharmaceutical giant over the last year. According to Eli Lilly, the...

EAST GREENVILLE, Pa. - We have an update to a story we first brought you last week about an apartment building in Montgomery County where many of the units have no heat. Sunday night, the company that runs the building is offering hotel accommodations for people affected. Tenants we spoke...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — When Aaron Stutz was 7 years old, he sent a letter to his parents from sleepaway camp asking if they could send... The post Yung Esau’s expands from Easton market booth to Bethlehem storefront appeared first on LehighDaily.com .

Judge cites surveillance video, denies bail reduction after lengthy hearing. After a four-hour preliminary hearing Thursday that drew a dozen supporters to the courthouse, an East Greenville woodworker will join seven other alleged Pagans Motorcycle Club members for trial in Montgomery County Court over last fall’s...