Bethlehem demolition contractor assists in cleaning up homeless encampment ahead of eviction
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A homeless encampment near Jordan Creek in Allentown is preparing to leave ahead of its eviction deadline later this month. A worker from Help in Hand - a Bethlehem-based demolition contractor - was at the camp on Saturday helping the group clean up the area. They spent...
Young cadets graduate from Upper Providence Emergency Services Academy
There are all kinds of summer camps for kids. One very unique camp focused on emergency services wrapped up in Montgomery County.
Pa. firefighter dies from injuries he got on the job responding to a fire
A long-time firefighter has died after getting hurt while responding to a fire last week, according to fire departments in Bucks County. Ed Margavich was part of the Third District Volunteer Fire Company Station 14 as well as the Goodwill Hose Company number three, station 52. Both stations took to...
PREVIEW: Reggae at Riverview celebrates 5th year with big improvements
RIVERVIEW PARK — In the summer of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic had everyone shuttered indoors and all events cancelled, Kevin Maskol came up with the idea of having a reggae music hangout with his friends at Riverview Park. Five years later, Reggae at Riverview has evolved into a...
Pennsylvania firefighter dies from injuries sustained while battling fire in Croydon
A firefighter has died a week after suffering injuries battling a fire in Croydon, Bucks County.
Convicted Montco embezzler sentenced to jail for stealing $60K as bookkeeper to pay for...
Kristi A. Branca, of Lower Providence, stole from her Upper Gwynedd Township employer between November 2023 and January 2025. A convicted embezzler from Lower Providence Township pleaded guilty to felony theft by unlawful taking for stealing more than $59,000 in funds while working as a bookkeeper for an Upper...
The Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown hosts the first day of the Roasting...
Land of the Condor, named by White Eagle from South Dakota, is from the Lienca tribe in El Salvador, seen participating during the Roasting Ears of Corn Festival on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at the Museum of Indian Culture.Get Photo.
Drunk Passenger Goes to Police Department to Get Drunk Driver, Washington Twp., NJ, Cops...
Police responded to a late-night crash in Gloucester County. One driver was arrested after failing a breath test. A second arrest followed soon after at police headquarters. Two people have been charged with DWI following one accident — and a lack of common sense — Wednesday night in Gloucester County.
Delaware River toll bridge agency recalls devastation of 1955 flood ahead of 70th anniversary
NEW JERSEY — The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission on Friday reissued its account of the record-setting Delaware River flood of 1955, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the disaster that reshaped communities and crossings along the river. “The most devastating flood of the Delaware River, ever recorded,...
Neighbors called 911 as couple was killed and trooper fled
Amidst shock and sorrow in Hunterdon County, police response, including to 3 emergency calls, is under the microscope following a devastating double homicide.