Allentown police search missing 80-year-old woman with dementia
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police are looking for a missing 80-year-old woman who left her home without her caretaker's knowledge. Arabelliz Ovjio, born December 4, 1944, suffers from dementia and is unfamiliar with Allentown as she and her family just moved to the area as of a month or so ago, according to police.
Crash involving e-bike in Pottstown sends man to hospital
POTTSTOWN, Pa. - One person is in the hospital after a crash involving an electric bike in Pottstown. It happened at the intersection of Chestnut and North York streets just after 6 p.m. Friday. Neighbors tell us a man riding an e-bike was struck by a car. That man was...
Allentown, state officials tour stops on planned MLK Trail extension
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A project to connect several trails in Allentown should be a boon for the region, according to one of the state’s top officials. Cindy Adams Dunn, state Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, lauded the potential of a three-phase project Thursday during a tour led by state...
Crash in Bethlehem Township involves two vehicles on Saturday afternoon
BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. - At least one person is hurt after a crash in Northampton County. It happened just after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon near the 1700 block of Blush Drive in Bethlehem Township, according to Bethlehem Township officials. Two ambulances drove from the scene to the hospital but...
No masks in courthouses: Memo sheds little detail on Lehigh County policies for ICE...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A memo released by Lehigh County commissioners sheds few new details on the county's policies regarding ICE operations at county courthouses. However, the memo notes that while county officials will not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at most of its facilities unless a judicial...
Jury convicts man of gun, drug charges linked to Lower Merion traffic stop
NORRISTOWN — A jury convicted a Philadelphia man of gun and drug charges that were filed against him after a traffic stop along the Schuylkill Expressway in Lower Merion Township. Jovan A. Perry, 36, of the 300 block of Gilham Street, was convicted in Montgomery County Court of charges...
Police officer, 1 other injured in crash in Northampton County
Both the officer and the other driver involved in the crash were taken to the hospital.
Man who stalked Bucks County woman, put tracking device on her vehicle sentenced
BENSALEM TWP., Pa. - A Montgomery County man who authorities said stalked a Bucks County woman and placed a tracking device on her vehicle has been sentenced. Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. sentenced Matthew John Bustin, 34, of King of Prussia, to nine to 23 months in county jail, and seven years of...
Making Easton a ‘welcoming city’ could endanger immigrants, city council says
After months of discussing it, Easton will not designate itself as a “welcoming city” for its immigrant residents. An ordinance to formally designate Easton as a welcoming city was struck from the city council’s Wednesday evening meeting agenda. The ordinance, brought forth by Councilwoman Taiba Sultana, would have...
New Jersey Town Just Outside of Bucks County Considered State’s Most Up-and-Coming Area
USA Today recently revealed its "10 Best small towns in the northeast," and Lambertville, New Jersey, made a significant impression. A town very close to Bucks County has become a regular stop for both locals and visitors to the area, considered a companion to a popular town. Shannon Holly wrote about the town for...