Judge dismisses indictments against 14 staff members of Edna Mahan prison
A judge dismissed the indictment, citing prosecutorial mismanagement by the state.
Judge tosses indictment against NJ prison guards accused of assaulting inmates
Fifteen guards were charged in the 2021 beatdown that gravely injured several imprisoned women. A judge found case delays unconstitutional.
It’s the only low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Northampton County. And it’s open in the...
A Northampton County cat rescue organization has opened the region’s only low-cost, high-volume spay and neuter clinic for cats, addressing a growing need in the community while tackling feline overpopulation. Feline Urban Rescue and Rehab opened FURR Fix in Bangor in early 2024, holding its first clinic on Feb....
St. Luke’s Named #1 Health Care Employer in Pennsylvania – Again!
St. Luke’s Named #1 Health Care Employer in Pennsylvania – Again!. Cue the confetti! For the third year in a row, St. Luke’s University Health Network has been recognized as the #1 health care employer in Pennsylvania by Forbes Magazine! And that’s not all – we’re also a Top 10 employer statewide, rubbing elbows with...
Human services employees facing furloughs plead for different solution
EASTON, Pa. – Northampton County human services workers want to know what will be done to protect the people they serve, as a possible furlough date draws closer. "How is any of this OK?" Kezzy Johnson, chief shop steward for SEIU Local 668, repeatedly asked Northampton County Council members as she spoke before them...
Victims identified after house fire leaves five dead
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Carbon County Coroner Mark Smith released the names of the five victims who died in a tragic fire on Wednesday morning. The coroner’s office identified the victims as 37-year-old Aida Marrero, 14-year-old Kaylee Quevedo, one-year-old Nathaniel Wheelock, five-year-old...
What’s The Oldest General Store in Pennsylvania?
PENNSYLVANIA STATE—In the quaint village of Lumberville, Pennsylvania, nestled along the scenic Delaware River, stands a living piece of history: the Lumberville General Store. Established in 1770, before the United States declared independence, this enduring establishment is Pennsylvania's oldest continuously...
Bucks County judge cuts loose woman who fled country after allegedly abandoning livestock
A Wrightstown woman was released from jail on nonmonetary bail after facing more than 150 animal cruelty charges. Abigail Tuttle O’Keeffe fled to Belize for more than a year before being deported back to the U.S. to face charges. As part of her bail conditions, O'Keeffe is barred from...
Telford man sent to prison for fleeing scene of crash that left teen dead
NORRISTOWN — During an emotional hearing, a 19-year-old Telford man was sent to prison for causing a one-vehicle crash that killed a friend who was a passenger in the car and for leaving the scene without seeking help for the victim. Logan Allen Freed, of the unit block of...
3 arrested in connection with attempted armored truck robbery at City Avenue Target
A shelter-in-place alert is in effect in a section of Bala Cynwyd as police search for several armed individuals believed to be involved in an armored truck robbery.
