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Tractor-trailer crash knocks out traffic signal at busy Franconia intersection

Utility pole brought down at Harleysville Pike and Schoolhouse Road; drivers urged to treat intersection as four-way stop until repairs are completed. Motorists traveling through Franconia Township should use extra caution after a tractor-trailer crash Sunday afternoon knocked out the traffic signal at the busy interse
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Woman pleads guilty to lesser charges in wildlife officer impersonation case

NORTHAMPTON CO., Pa. - A Stroudsburg woman who falsely claimed she was a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer during a traffic stop last month and charged with impersonation was in court Friday. Janine Tancredi was pulled over last month for traffic violations and told police she was a Pennsylvania Game Commission...
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Flash flood warning issued for Philadelphia area Sunday evening

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 10:45 PM EDT for Philadelphia and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The National Weather Service expects rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour, causing imminent flooding on major highways and low-lying areas. ReadyPhiladelphia urges drivers to avoid flooded r
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Sunday Morning Inferno Guts Two Pottstown Homes Near Downtown

A fast-moving fire ripped through two neighboring homes in Pottstown early Sunday morning, leaving both buildings badly charred and sending a thick column of smoke over the neighborhood. Neighbors and passersby stepped out onto porches and sidewalks as crews from multiple departments moved in to knock down the flames a
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Police: Stabbing in Bethlehem leaves man hospitalized

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Police responded to a stabbing Saturday in Bethlehem that left one man injured. According to Bethlehem Police, officers were called to an area behind the 200 block of East 4th Street, near the South Bethlehem Greenway, for a report of a stabbing. Police say when officers arrived,...
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2 men dead in murder-suicide following domestic dispute in Abington

A 28-year-old man shot his uncle during an argument in a murder-suicide at an Abington Township home.
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1 person injured in Carbon County shooting, suspect arrested, police say

TOWAMENSING TWP., Pa. - Officials say one person was injured in a shooting following a verbal altercation early Sunday morning in Carbon County. Carbon County Communications says the incident was reported around 6:20 a.m. in the 300 block of Lakeside Drive in Towamensing Township. Officials say the victim was shot...
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Surviving Abt family member recalls infamous 1976 Trevose mass murder

Michael Abt is the sole survivor of a 1976 mass murder that claimed the lives of five family members and a family friend. The murders were committed by George Geschwendt, a childhood friend and neighbor who held a grudge against the Abt brothers. Fifty years later, Abt continues to grapple...
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Basket social offers wide variety of items at Werley’s Corners

A dizzying number of cellophane wrapped baskets lured friends and neighbors to browse, purchase a ticket and take a chance on winning the one of their choice at the Weisenberg/Lowhill Historical Society the last week of May. “A lot of people like the home-oriented things,” Debbie Zvanut said. “Home goods...
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June 28, 2026 – Volunteer Opportunities from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley

Join our Stream Team at Kolapechka Park & Jordan Creek …. If you’re ready to go with the flow, join Wildlands Conservancy on Friday, July 10, 2026, from 8am-11am as we maintain vegetative areas along streams (riparian buffers) and help ensure the survival of young, native trees in the forest buffer!

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