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Security is ramped up at North Penn High School on Wednesday after police said a student brought a firearm to campus the day before. The 16-year-old is now facing charges.

DRESHER, PENNSYLVANIA — A Pennsylvania mother will spend up to 50 years behind bars after her severely disabled 21-year-old son starved to death, weighing just 59 pounds when police found his body on the floor of the family’s apartment. 43-year-old Sherrilynn Hawkins pleaded guilty on Monday to third-degree...

A Carbon County man has died following a standoff Sunday morning with police at a Super 8 motel in Allentown, authorities said. The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office has identified the deceased as 62-year-old Mica R. Kincaid of Weissport. Kincaid died from a gunshot wound and the manner was ruled a suicide by Lehigh...

I’ll never forget biting into my first pork roll sandwich at a diner off Route 22 and thinking, “Wait, why isn’t everyone talking about this?”. Turns out, plenty of people are, but they’ve been pointing their forks at the wrong town. Most folks assume Trenton or...

The northbound lanes of Route 309 are closed Saturday night in front of In-Line 309 in Hilltown Township at Sterling Drive following a crash involving a motorcycle and two vehicles that sent two people to Grand View Hospital. Police said the motorcyclist and the driver of a dark blue Kia...

BETHLEHEM, Pa.- The long-awaited Bethlehem Co-op Market grocery store might not open in 2025. The co-op's board provided an update on the project during its regular meeting on Monday night, which was open to the public with in-person and virtual attendance options. The full-service brick-and-mortar grocery store at...

ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A teacher for a middle school in the Littlestown Area School District was escorted out of the building Tuesday by police after it was discovered he was drunk. William Schmidt, 65, of Allentown, also allegedly had two loaded firearms in his vehicle, along with an empty bottle of vodka, court...

S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – A popular fitness facility is bulking up its footprint and offerings at a new location in Lehigh County. Resistance Strength and F13 Performance, a two-in-one facility offering 24/7 access at two unique, neighboring fitness training spaces, will hold a grand opening 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 8 at...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two Allentown City Council members are pushing for new measures to protect the city’s homeless… The post Allentown council members propose homeless protections as nonprofits step up support appeared first on LehighDaily.com .

A cancer doctor in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is marking breast cancer awareness month by wearing a different kind of pink for each of the 31 days in October, and it’s more than a fashion statement. Advocates say the color pink is linked to breast cancer because it symbolizes femininity, care,...