New Hellertown Laundromat Offers Savings, Convenience
A new laundromat is wowing Hellertown area residents with its spaciousness, top-of-the-line equipment and convenient location. Hellertown Laundromat opened Saturday in the Shoppes at Hellertown on Main Street. Located in a unit that was last home to a dry cleaning business, the laundromat is owned by Kyle Behmlander, w
Nothing Bundt Cakes opens Easton bakery at 3788 Nazareth Road
EASTON, Pa. — Nothing Bundt Cakes has opened a new bakery in Easton, bringing the national specialty cake chain to another Lehigh Valley community. The... The post Nothing Bundt Cakes opens Easton bakery at 3788 Nazareth Road appeared first on LehighDaily.com .
Berks man draws up to 15 years in prison for illegal possession of gun...
NORRISTOWN — A Berks County man already behind bars for illegally possessing a firearm in Upper Hanover Township received additional prison time on a separate gun charge stemming from a Limerick Township traffic stop that occurred while he was awaiting sentencing for the Upper Hanover incident. Richard Birkmire, 41,...
Woman pretended to be Pa. Game Commission officer, tried to get out of traffic...
A woman is facing charges after she falsely claimed she was a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer, police say. Slate Belt Regional police pulled over a car in the area of East Moorestown Road and the Route 33 ramp for traffic violations, police said. The driver, Janine Tancredi, was wearing a...
Route 22 lanes closed for crash investigation in Northampton County. Detour in place.
Pennsylvania State Police will temporarily shut down a portion of Route 22 west Monday morning to investigate a four-vehicle collision that happened Saturday night in Hanover Township, Northampton County. The detour will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Route 22 west at the Route 512 exit and is expected to last...
Why Bridgeport and Collegeville Are Suddenly Booming in Montgomery County
Montgomery County’s growth story has long been told through two places: Conshohocken and King of Prussia. But the next chapter centers around somewhere else entirely, according to Ryan Mulligan for The Philadelphia Business Journal. Two smaller boroughs farther up the Schuylkill River are quietly emerging as some of th
Armed robber targets Carbon County smoke shop, police say
MAHONING TWP., CARBON CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Sunday night at a smoke shop in Carbon County. According to state police, troopers from the Lehighton barracks were dispatched at approximately 8:42 p.m. to the PA Smoke Shop along Blakeslee Boulevard in Mahoni
New Experimental Drug at Quakertown Veterinary Clinic Aims to Extend Dogs’ Lives
A new experimental drug offered at Quakertown Veterinary Clinic aims to help dogs live longer and have better lives, report Stephanie Stahl and Nate Sylves for CBS News Philadelphia. The pill from biotech company Loyal, is designed to slow the aging process so dog owners can have their four-legged best...
Montgomery County Just Launched Its Most Ambitious Housing Plan Ever
A teacher who drives 45 minutes to get to work. A nurse priced out of the neighborhood where she spends her shifts. A police officer who can’t afford to live in the community he patrols. These aren’t hypothetical scenarios. They’re the lived reality behind Montgomery County’s first-ever affordable housing...
New study finds widespread PFAS contamination in Delaware River Basin, including fish tissue
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — New research has found widespread and persistent PFAS contamination throughout the Delaware River system, with evidence pollution sources are continuing to feed so-called “forever chemicals” into the watershed. The study, released late last week by Delaware River Basin Commission, detected per- and pol
