Allentown PA

Perkasie resident Rebecca Barraclough faces a felony and misdemeanors stemming from alleged June altercation at Chambers 19. Charges including felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct involving fighting were moved onto Bucks County Common Pleas Court against a...

EASTON, Pa. – A former Palmer Township police officer and school resource officer at Easton Area High School has been sentenced to nine to 24 months, less two days, in prison, the Northampton County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. John Smoke, who previously served as a school resource officer...

A girl was shot in the face over the weekend after a boy from Carbon County brought a handgun to an Allentown bedroom, investigators say. The boy accused of possessing the .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol and the girl accused of pulling the trigger both face charges, authorities said in a news release Monday.

A new study, published in Environmental International, raises concern about contamination in local drinking wells.

PALMER TWP., Pa. - A man in Palmer Township has been arrested after allegedly assaulting and strangling his girlfriend in her apartment, according to police. On Thursday, July 3, officials say that Palmer Township police were dispatched to a local hospital for a female assault victim, who had been admitted due to her...

The victim, a 52-year-old man tentatively identified as “John Doe,” was traveling along North 8th Street just north of West Chew Street when he was struck by a vehicle, according to the coroner’s report. The impact ejected him onto the vehicle and then onto the roadway. The...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — City Council on Tuesday approved a one-way share agreement with the state Department of Transportation that grants Bethlehem Police Department video access to, at most, two state traffic cameras on Route 378. The cameras, oriented to the north and south near the Hill-to-Hill Bridge, and its...

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An accused scammer was caught red-handed when he allegedly attempted to defraud a Clearfield County woman a second time. troopers report. Elvys Nicanor Nunez Valerio, 32, of Perth Amboy, NJ, was charged with theft, receiving stolen property and criminal use of a communications facility...

MOORE TWP., Pa. - A year after its closure, a popular spot for sundaes, milkshakes and other chilled treats is set to welcome customers once again in Northampton County. Blue Moo Ice Cream Shop & More, at 2693 Community Drive in Moore Township, will reopen later this summer under new ownership, according to an...

PENNDEL, Pa. - Federal agents conducted a raid on a business located in an industrial park off Lincoln Highway in Penndel Tuesday morning. Witnesses reported seeing agents arrive in approximately 20 vehicles, armed with assault rifles, and arresting one man. The operation is suspected to be linked to a $400,000 theft...