Allentown PA

NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown lawyer faces a decade of court supervision for misappropriating $295,000 from the Carousel at Pottstown, a nonprofit organization that oversees the operation of the historic carousel, and using the money to pay off a personal debt. Adam Jacob Sager, 57, who has a law office...

(WHTM)– All former Pennsylvania Governors released a statement calling for lawmakers to ensure Governor Josh Shapiro’s safety after Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced the treasury declined to pay for $1 million in security upgrades to the Shapiro family’s personal residence in Montgomery County. The statement from the former governors Tom Wolf, Tom Corbett, Ed Rendell, […]

Empire Fiber Internet has started construction on a fiber optic network that will bring internet service to more than 35,000 homes and businesses across the Lehigh Valley, the company said last month in a news release. The Prattsburgh, New York-based company is the second in recent weeks to announce plans...

Montgomery County’s Emergency Hotel Program in Pottstown is helping residents facing homelessness find stability and rebuild their lives. Montgomery County is seeing real results from an innovative effort to combat homelessness that’s giving residents more than just a roof over their heads, writes Kim Hudson for CBS Philadelphia.

A Frost Advisory for Northampton County and the Pocono Mountains expired at 8 a.m. Monday, as temperatures rise from predawn lows in the mid- and upper 30s in the region. Patchy fog also developed in some rural areas Monday morning due to clear skies from Canadian high pressure building into the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The Nazareth Area School District faces complex challenges, including building a new elementary school, and condemning property for new administrative offices. So it’s important that the district get a clear and consistent message out to the community, according to Superintendent Isabel Resende. That’s why she recommended the district hire...

The identity of Allentown’s comfort-food culture is defined by the high-volume service at The Ritz Barbecue, an institution that prioritizes traditional Pennsylvania Dutch recipes over modern culinary trends. Patrons from Bethlehem and Whitehall frequently occupy the red stools and wooden booths for meals that utilize slow-roasted meats and scratch-made...

Chicken Salad Chick plans six Philly-area locations, with its first expected in Montgomery County as part of regional expansion. Montgomery County could soon be home to a new fast-casual concept not yet seen in the Philadelphia region, according to Emma Dooling for The Philadelphia Business Journal. A local franchise group...

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — At 100 years old, Chester "Chet" Frantz stands at attention as community members inside the Lehighton American Legion Post 314 in Carbon County honor him for his years of service and as the last surviving member of the post's WWII Veterans Last Man's Club. Beside Chet...

Pennridge Regional Police are warning residents to stay vigilant after a local victim was defrauded of $48,000 in a sophisticated scam earlier this month, part of a broader pattern of fraud incidents reported in recent days. According to police, the victim, a resident of the 1100 block of Ridge Road,...