Popular Allentown restaurant planning to serve Mexican specialties at 2 new locations
A family-run Mexican eatery in Allentown is expanding its footprint. La Cocina del Abuelo, also known as Grandpa's Kitchen, offering authentic Mexican dishes such as tacos, tortas and tostadas, is planning to open two additional locations in Bethlehem and Phillipsburg in the coming months, owner and chef Greenberg...
Drowning death of Hanover Township child ruled accidental
HANOVER TWP., NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. — The drowning of a child in a swimming pool in July has been ruled accidental. The Northampton County Office of the District Attorney announced the determination in a news release Friday. On July 3, Colonial Regional Police responded to a residence in Hanover...
With Jordan Creek camp eviction looming, Allentown backs early opening of YMCA warming shelter
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown officials and residents packed a room in City Hall on Wednesday to find solutions for more than 100 people living in a homeless encampment near Jordan Creek. But the encampment still must be cleared by Aug. 25, according to Mayor Matt Tuerk. City Council unanimously...
Number of arrests down this year at Musikfest, as disorderly conduct, drunkenness remain among...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Police in Bethlehem say they made fewer arrests at Musikfest this year than in 2024. Police made 17 arrests, compared to 28 last year, according to a news release from the Bethlehem Police Department. City police said public drunkenness and disorderly conduct remained among the most common...
2 men wanted on felony counts in Easton shooting and robbery, police say
Easton police announced charges are pending against two men in Thursday’s early morning shooting and robbery in the city’s West Ward. Neither suspect was in custody, and police were asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to dial 911. The shooting about 12:30 a.m. in the 1000 block...
Proposed 67-house Bethlehem development has residents, officials concerned
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Residents’ concerns over increased traffic and potential environmental impacts are building over a proposed 67-home development along Township Line Road. Several residents expressed opposition to the project during a sketch plan review by Bethlehem Planning Commission on Thursday. The plan calls for...
Allentown Fair wants to make its action inclusive to all
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown Fair is all about keeping people excited on the midway for its 173rd year when it kicks off Aug. 27. But this year, the fair, which runs Aug. 27-Sept. 1, will take measures to make sure those who need a sensory-aware and accessible environment are welcomed, too.
State police: Carbon County woman acted like cat in fatal attack on elderly man
A Nesquehoning woman is accused of causing a 79-year-old man's death and acting erratically before, during and after the attack. According to a criminal complaint, Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to a house on Parker Mews in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, shortly after 9 a.m. Aug. 10 regarding the...
Woman pleads guilty to participating in Montgomery County gun trafficking network allegedly led by...
Frances S. Staten, 38, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of illegal sale or transfer of firearms, criminal use of a communication facility, prohibited offensive weapon, and conspiracy to sell or transfer firearms in connection with a Montgomery County gun trafficking organization allegedly led by...
Whitehall Twp. man accused of raping child appears in court
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - A Lehigh County man accused of raping an underage girl was back in court Thursday. 52-year-old Kevin Esterly of Whitehall Township was arraigned on charges of rape and statutory sexual assault. Esterly was convicted in 2018 for taking the victim to Mexico without her parents' consent.
