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Musikfest arrests more than doubled in 2026, Bethlehem police data shows

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Arrests at Musikfest more than doubled this year, and total police incidents reached a five-year high, even as attendance at the festival... The post Musikfest arrests more than doubled in 2026, Bethlehem police data shows appeared first on LehighDaily.com .
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Musical instruments from Pa. Treasury’s unclaimed property program donated to Allentown middle school

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - An Allentown School District middle school has some new musical instruments, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Treasury’s unclaimed property program. On Thursday state Treasurer Stacy Garrity donated musical instruments that were part of Treasury’s unclaimed property program to the Pennsylvania Music Preser
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Todd Glass reflects on 36 years of service in law enforcement

Born in Allentown, Pa, and raised on a small farm in Danielsville in the Lehigh Valley, Todd Glass was the youngest in a family of seven children. He attended schools in Northampton County, graduating from Northampton Area High School in 1980. “After high school, I applied for some jobs and...
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WATCH: Engine catches fire after 2-car crash in West Rockhill

Sellersville firefighters and fire police responded to Bethlehem Pike near Old Mill Road Thursday night. Emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash involving an active vehicle fire in West Rockhill Township on Thursday night. The crash was reported at about 8:22 p.m. in the 1100 block of Bethlehem Pike, near...
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Man wanted on assault charges in Easton

EASTON, PA — Police are searching for a 24-year-old man wanted on multiple charges including strangulation and aggravated assault. Alexander Lee Smith Jr. is wanted by the Easton Police Department on charges of strangulation, aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal trespass and criminal mischief. Smith was last se
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Local Churches Raise $45,000 to Erase $6 Million in Medical Debt for Lehigh Valley

As rain fell steadily on the church grove the afternoon of Aug. 16, parishioners huddled beneath tents and a pavilion, waiting to learn whether months of fundraising had paid off. When the final total was announced, cheers broke out. A coalition of 14 Lehigh Valley churches raised $45,000 through Union...
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Tornado watch issued for Bucks County

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in Mount Holly on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 3:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.. This warning applies to Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem, Kent, New Castle, Sussex, Caroline,
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Contractor accused of defrauding nearly $200K from Bucks County homeowners

Shawn Hagan told police he never meant to defraud anyone; he just got in over his head. And despite taking more than $100,000 from one homeowner, he never purchased any job materials, despite claiming he had.

Pottstown church celebrates Black History Month

Music was at the forefront of a Black History Celebration in Montgomery County. It was held this morning at Mount Olive Baptist Church in...

Hundreds gather in Carbon County for Winterfest

JIM THORPE CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This President’s Day weekend, hundreds gathered in Carbon County to close out a milestone annual winter...

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