VIDEO RELEASED: Walnutport Police ID man who threw hot tea at McDonald’s worker
WALNUTPORT, Pa. - Police in Northampton County found the man they say threw hot tea at a McDonald's worker, causing her to seek medical attention. Walnutport police say the man took the lid off a cup of hot tea and threw it at a McDonald’s drive-thru employee on Main Street around 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Mother accused of leaving baby in car while shopping at Walmart for 25 minutes
A customer reported finding the infant asleep in the vehicle, seated in an unauthorized restraint in the front seat and facing forward.
Lehigh Valley weather: Dangerous cold and potential weekend snowstorm on horizon
Residents in the Lehigh Valley should prepare for a prolonged arctic blast with dangerously low wind chills and single-digit low temperatures, with an increasing likelihood of a significant winter storm potentially impacting the region late Saturday into Sunday. Wind chills dropped below zero degrees Tuesday morning...
Coffee franchise’s 1st Pa. location nearing completion at former Dunkin’ site in Northampton County
WIND GAP, Pa. – A specialty coffee roaster’s first statewide location is brewing at a familiar coffee spot in the Lehigh Valley. A new location of Identity Coffee Co., a New England-based, family-owned specialty coffee company, is expected to open in mid- to late February at 855 S. Broadway in Wind Gap, franchisee...
Sheetz Encroachment Into Wawa Territory Could Mean Cheaper Gas
Cheaper gas prices are possible as Sheetz and Wawa compete in the same space for customers. Sheetz and Wawa are moving into each other’s territories. That could be good for consumers, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice. As each competes in the same space, they could try to lure...
Fake cop probe ends with arrest of NJ teen
TEEN ACCUSED OF POSING AS COP IN HUNTERDON COUNTY POLICE IMPERSONATION PROBE RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ — An 18-year-old Raritan Township man is facing criminal charges after authorities say he impersonated a police officer in multiple incidents across two New Jersey municipalities, triggering a multi-agency investigation...
Bucks County forecast could serve up major snow for weekend
Don't put those snow shovels away. There's more snow on the way for the Philadelphia region, according to forecasts. Bucks County could see several more inches of snow this weekend. The cold air currently hovering over the area is expected to lift on Jan. 21 and 22 with highs of...
EPA addressing Palmerton Superfund site drinking water contamination
Federal environmental officials are moving to address drinking water contamination in Palmerton, where a decades-old industrial site has been identified as a likely source of harmful chemical compounds in the local water supply. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to install a temporary water treatment...
Police say they see uptick in Pa. of people selling stolen vehicles online
L. SAUCON TWP., Pa. - Police in Pennsylvania say to be aware of people selling stolen vehicles online. Police departments across parts of the state are seeing an uptick of cases in which criminals are using channels like Facebook Marketplace to sell stolen vehicles, often with counterfeit titles or falsified...
N.J. pilot charged in fatal Pa. crash now says plane was to blame, not...
A New Jersey flight instructor who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to a fatal plane crash near Allentown now says his negligence did not contribute to the crash. Philip Everton McPherson was giving a flight lesson to Easton resident Keith Kozel in September 2022 when the plane crashed...

















