Pa. AG: Man with Lehigh Valley ties charged in more than $1 million scheme...
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A man with Lehigh Valley ties, along with 12 others, are charged with participating in a more than $1 million “vehicle title washing” scheme involving vehicles stolen from Florida. Detectives from Lehigh and Berks counties assisted in the investigation into the scheme, according to a...
Police investigate reported shooting in Phillipsburg; no injuries reported
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. (Warren County) — Police are investigating a reported shooting Tuesday afternoon on Henderson Street in Phillipsburg, according to Police Chief Anthony Goodell. In a video posted to the department’s official Facebook page, Goodell said officers responded to the 100 block of Henderson Street around...
NJ Man Struck, Killed On Route 22 Off-Ramp In PA: State Police Bethlehem
Troopers were called to the Northampton County ramp around 6:16 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, and found the man dead at the scene, Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Bethlehem said in a release. He was from South Amboy. His name has not yet been released. The ramp was closed...
This Sellersville Thrift Store Has Everything You Need and More
Pink City Thrift Store & Nursery in Sellersville carries everything from furniture and decorations to cute fashion items. Sellersville’s Pink City Thrift Store & Nursery is a magical second-hand store offering low-priced items perfect for those looking to expand their wardrobe and decor, writes James Morgan for...
Musikfest Fest in Show: Can’t-miss free stage acts for Wednesday, Aug. 6
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Welcome to another year of LehighValleyNew.com's Fest in Show, a daily offering of some of the can't-miss acts on the 16 free stages of Bethlehem's Musikfest festival. This year, more than 400 acts will play those stages during the festival's 11 days. Read us daily during...
Allentown to shut down homeless encampment that sparked lawsuit
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — About 100 people living in an encampment near Allentown’s Jordan Creek will be forced out. City employees are set to “post formal notices” Thursday telling residents of the area to vacate by Aug. 25, a city spokesperson confirmed Wednesday to LehighValleyNews.com. Officials are...
Neighbors of veterinarian killed by NJ trooper ex-boyfriend heard chilling screams, gunshots: ‘Sounded like she...
Neighbors of a veterinarian murdered by her New Jersey State Police sergeant ex-boyfriend recalled hearing gunshots and several blood-curdling screams after he followed her home from work on Friday night. Dr. Lauren Semanchik, 33, and her boyfriend, 29-year-old volunteer firefighter Tyler Webb, were found dead...
Man Arrested on Multiple Sexual Assaults and Child Sex Abuse
Authorities accuse 71-year-old Gregory Rademacher of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old visitor and possessing child sexual abuse images, underscoring coordinated efforts to protect vulnerable residents.
Charles Sylvester Gets 36 Years For Raping Girl: DA
Charles J. Sylvester, 39, of King of Prussia, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in state prison for raping and sexually assaulting the girl over a three-year period in Bristol Township, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced. The girl, who is now a teenager, delivered a powerful...
Bucks County authorities looking for prisoner who failed to return from work release
A Bucks County inmate who failed to report back to the jail after finishing her work shift has been charged with escape. Kristy Lynn Lowmiller, 49, of Philadelphia, was sentenced in February to serve 8 to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Center for violating her probation in a series of 2010 theft-related...