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A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in a Pennsylvania community Tuesday afternoon, triggering a shelter-in-place order as emergency crews raced to the scene.

HAMPTON BOROUGH, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — Five residential building lots in Hampton Borough will be offered at public auction next month, providing an opportunity for builders, investors and prospective homeowners to purchase property in Hunterdon County. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co. announced the lots, located

In 1917, a Philadelphia man named John E. Kieffer Sr. started a tire business. To make ends meet, he also delivered blocks of ice to neighbors who needed to keep their iceboxes cold. It was unglamorous work, but it paid. Then electric refrigerators arrived, and the ice trade evaporated almost...

A West Rockhill Township man is facing DUI and multiple traffic-related charges after witnesses allegedly chased his vehicle from the scene of a hit-and-run crash at a Hilltown Township Walmart before officers stopped him at a nearby intersection. George R. Logeman Jr., 57, of Clymer Avenue, was charged by Hilltown...

An Allentown man was sentenced to up to 13 years in prison after leading officers on a 2023 high-speed chase, during which police fired two rounds at his car. Paris Bartlett, 50, was sentenced Monday before Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Judge Douglas G. Reichley to serve 6 to 13 years in state prison.

Silverdale firefighters credit coordinated response from multiple agencies after devastating blast. A day after a house explosion destroyed a Hilltown Township 1930s farmhome, the Silverdale Volunteer Fire Company is crediting a coordinated multi-agency response for helping prevent a tragedy from becoming even worse. T

Here are some of the newsworthy openings and closings across the Lehigh Valley. Know of an opening or closing that's not listed here? Email us: [email protected]. Bulldog Laundry held a grand opening and ribbon cutting June 1 at 592 Main St. in Slatington. A new Wawa opened June 4 at...

If shopping were an Olympic sport, Country Junction in Lehighton would be the training facility. Most general stores are content being cozy little shops where you can grab some essentials and maybe a homemade treat. Country Junction looked at that concept and decided to multiply it by about a thousand.

A Fire Ripped Through 2 Homes in Pottstown Saturday Night and the Reason It Got So Bad Is a Warning […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa.- A subsidiary of B. Braun is closing a pair of facilities in Lehigh County, impacting more than 170 employees. Central Admixture Pharmacy Services (CAPS) is shuttering its 503B compounding operations located at 6580 Snowdrift Road, as well as an annex less than a half mile away at 6845 Snowdrif