Allentown PA

JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are new details on a raging fire tearing through hundreds of acres of land in Carbon County. It’s been more than 24 hours since the wildfire started Saturday afternoon. Fire crews are still at work trying to control this brush fire that has burned through hundreds of...

From the outside, this multi-family home looks like it’s ready to host Sunday services. But the altar and pews are long gone, replaced in the 1970s with a mudroom, den and kitchen. Today, the former church on Market Street in Belvidere is a four-unit multi-family dwelling. It has three...

Mack Trucks plans to lay off up to 450 workers at two facilities in Pennsylvania and Maryland, the company’s director of public relations, Kim Pupillo, confirmed. The medium and heavy-duty truck manufacturer’s job cuts will take place at the Lehigh Valley Operations center in Macungie, Pennsylvania, and the...

Ryan Killen, a student at Hatboro-Horsham High School, passed away on Thursday, April 17. He was 16 years old, according to a GoFundMe launched by Hatboro resident on behalf of the family. “Ryan was a sweet boy who loved the outdoors and would often be found, fishing, biking, skiing or...

SALISBURY TWP., Pa. — The famous phrase “Gentlemen, start your engines!” may bring to mind the roar of race cars at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But South Pike Avenue is far from the Brickyard, and on Wednesday, some drivers with a heavy foot were less than thrilled to encounter unexpected speed enforcement...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Less than a week after a destructive arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence that threatened Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family’s lives, Shapiro made the case Friday for additional funding for the state’s firefighters. Standing inside Bethlehem Memorial Fire Station, Shapiro said he...

PENNSYLVANIA — Authorities are searching for a man accused of shooting another man with a rifle Sunday evening in New Castle. According to the New Castle Police Department, 29-year-old Alexander Minnich is wanted in connection with the shooting, which occurred along Butler Avenue. The victim was taken to a hospital...

Three chefs and two restaurants from Pennsylvania were named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars. The James Beard Foundation, a nonprofit culinary organization located in New York, established the awards in 1990 and has bestowed them annually since 1991, except...

A view of Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood (Pittsburgh City Paper photo). This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. As a particularly cold winter sputters to an end, Pennsylvania’s Low Income Home Energy...

Throughout the week of registration, students flock to ratemyprofessors.com, weighing the reviews of professors against one another in a digital gladiator-style showdown to carefully craft the perfect class schedule for the semester ahead. Originally launched in 1999, the site feels like a relic of the earlier...