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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - In Allentown, crews are tearing down a twin home after a fire tore through both units. Authorities say the fire started Saturday morning in one of the units in the 600 block of South 6th Street, then spread to the other home. One unit had one occupant.

NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH, Pa. - A building in Northampton County was evacuated Saturday afternoon after a burst pipe caused flooding. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 2000 block of Hokendauqua Avenue in Northampton Borough around 2:07 p.m. upon receiving reports of a pipe failure, according to county dispatchers....

MAHONING TWP., CARBON CO. (WOLF) — Authorities are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon in Carbon County. The Carbon County Coroner’s Office said it was called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision along East Blakeslee Boulevard in Mahoning Township. Officials confirmed the...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A delivery driver charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash after authorities said the victim confronted the driver was ordered Friday to face court on third-degree murder charges. Amazon driver Troy Johnson, 30, of Philadelphia, also was ordered to face court on a felony count of accidents...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania enters the Feb 5–9 stretch under a persistent cold pattern with limited chances for snow or rain, leaving below-normal temperatures as the primary concern across...

(WHTM) — A longtime local superintendent is moving on. Dr. Jay Burkhart has been superintendent at South Western School District since 2017. The Spring-Ford Area School District’s board of education voted Thursday to hire Burkhart as their new superintendent. The district covers the Limerick and Royersford areas of...

WIND GAP, PA — A 47-year-old woman was arrested on multiple charges, including driving under the influence of a controlled substance, early Nov. 26 after a traffic stop on South Broadway in Wind Gap Borough. Police said Kimberly Gold, of Wind Gap, was stopped at 12:29 a.m. after an...

Brett A. Rissmiller, of the 400 block of Main Street, Lower Salford, tentatively scheduled for sentencing in May. A Lower Salford Township man awaits sentencing in Montgomery County Court after pleading guilty to charges of rape and endangering the welfare of a child in May 2025. Brett A. Rissmiller, 40,...

Edward Gatling, of Paradise Manor in Hatfield Borough, committed the assault in June 2025 at Paradise Manor in Hatfield Borough. A Hatfield Borough senior citizen will be sentenced in May after admitting last week to the indecent assault of a fellow resident at Paradise Manor while they were asleep. Edward...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Last year, singer Sabrina Carpenter became the first Lehigh Valley native to win a Grammy Award for performance with her chart-topping hit "Espresso" and "Short n' Sweet." This year, Carpenter, who originally is from Lower Milford Township, seems to have no less momentum heading into the...