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PENNSYLVANIA — State Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Tuesday the arrest of seven people allegedly involved in a drug trafficking ring operating in Carbon and Schuylkill counties. Investigators identified Cruz “June” Rodriguez as the main supplier of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and ecstasy, reportedly...

Troopers from Bethlehem responded to the area of Nor Bath Boulevard and Savage Drive in Allen Township, Northampton County, around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, after a report of shots fired, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. A 33-year-old Allentown man was driving westbound in a white Kia sedan...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown School District is considering an $18.4 million rebuild of the pool at Allen High School after a decades-long leak prompted outrage on social media this month. A Facebook user, who claims to work for the district,shared an image online allegedly depicting the leak’s impact on...

JIM THORPE, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, with the help of other law enforcement agencies, has dismantled a drug trafficking network that operated in Carbon and Schuylkill counties. Attorney General Dave Sunday says his office partnered with the Carbon County Drug Task Force on Oct. 23 to arrest...

While work on the interchange at Route 309 and Tilghman Street in South Whitehall Township promises to improve things for drivers when it’s completed, business owners in the area say the ongoing work is causing more than just a traffic headache - it’s hurting their business. Owners say...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The bomb squad was called to a Bethlehem neighborhood on Monday afternoon. Police, fire crews and the bomb squad responded to an incident in the 700 block of E. Washington Avenue, near Media Street, just before 4:30 p.m. Some homes on East Washington Avenue were evacuated and...

WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Whitehall Township property owners would pay more in taxes next year if the mayor’s proposed $36.7 million budget is approved. The board of commissioners on Monday began reviewing Mayor Joseph J. Marx’s proposed budget, which would raise real estate tax to increase from 3.80 mills to 4.70 mills...

Press photos by Sheri BayneOn Aug. 20, Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B and Atlantic Records hosted an event at Spin Me Round at the Palmer Park Mall. Fans who preordered the rapper’s CD through Spin Me Round’s website received a professional photo with Cardi B. More than 1,000 fans waited in line. Above: Left to right...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Paris Baguette continues to make headway toward its goal of opening 1,000 cafes across the country within the next five years, and has zeroed in on the Allentown-area market. The French-inspired bakery-cafe opened its first Lehigh Valley storefront in May, in Bethlehem with franchisee Lan Ma.

UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa.- A logistics company is closing a distribution center in Lehigh County. According to a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act notice from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor, Allen Distribution is shutting down its warehouse at 7058 Snowdrift Road in Upper Macungie...