Allentown PA

A man convicted of burglary, trespassing, harassment and stalking in Bensalem, Bucks County, has been sentenced.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s office said the 44-year-old who was shot by police after a road rage incident in Bensalem should have never been on the streets after a lengthy list of other violent crimes.

In the heart of Berks County sits a Wednesday wonderland where your wallet stays fat while your shopping bags bulge – welcome to Leesport Farmers Market, where thirty bucks can transform your empty backseat into a cornucopia of treasures that would cost triple anywhere else. This isn’t just shopping...

Two brothers from Allentown are accused of operating a “large-scale drug distribution network,” the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Police arrested both suspects Thursday at their Lehigh County homes, according to the release: Jefran Canales-Tapia, 40, lives in the 1100 block of East...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Local leaders on Thursday committed to opening Allentown YMCA's homeless shelter by September's end. The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and River Crossings YMCA are partnering to help some of the more than 100 residents of a homeless encampment near Jordan Creek that's being shut down.

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — The tables are set and tents are going up here at the Ukrainian Homestead near Lehighton. Paula Holoviak says members have been preparing for weeks for the annual festival to celebrate Ukrainian independence, "Be joyful, to share our amazing culture because the Ukrainian people are an independent...

When Matt McClanahan and Lauren McChesney found out that their local drive-in theater was in danger of being sold to developers, they knew they had to preserve the beloved neighborhood hub — and a crucial piece of film history. Opened by Wilson Shankweiler on April 15, 1934, Shankweiler's Drive-In...

Carla A. Bartell, 59, was sentenced to 16 months to seven years in prison for four counts of driving under the influence, two drug offenses, and two traffic violations, according to the DA. Her sentence, imposed by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Sunday, Aug. 4, will run consecutively to a separate 18-month sentence for a...

SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A major Lehigh Valley road project will see a ramp closed and traffic detoured in coming days. According to the state Transportation Department, the Route 309/Tilghman Street interchange project will shutter the 309 South ramp to Tilghman Street East beginning Tuesday, Aug. 19. An...

LEHIGH TWP., Pa. - He was sued for sexual harassment by a female officer. Now, an embattled police chief in Northampton County has stepped down. Scott Fogel's resignation was on the agenda on Tuesday's supervisors meeting, and his status change to former chief is now on the township website. The...