Intersection remains closed for road repairs, after 2 sinkholes open up in Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. - A stretch of road in Phillipsburg, New Jersey remains closed, after two sinkholes opened up Monday. The intersection of Summit Avenue and Lewis Street is currently closed for roadway repairs, according to a Facebook post from the Phillipsburg Police Department. Police are asking people to plan...
Supervisors discuss three new ordinances
It was a busy evening at the Lynn Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 12. There were three ordinances under consideration. There was a motion to advertise ordinance, 2026-03 which states, each supervisor of Lynn Township entering office after the effective date of this ordinance shall receive compensation...
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites New officers, board members chosen
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites, the Bethlehem-based nonprofit focused on historic preservation, education and community enrichment, has named Colleen Gilbert chair of its board of trustees. Gilbert, a Bethlehem resident, assumed the role Jan. 1. A retired marketing professional with 25 years of experience in...
Boyertown school bus driver pulled over for suspected DUI with children on board
A school district which straddles Montgomery and Berks Counties is reassessing its safety practices after a bus driver was pulled over for a suspected DUI with kids on board.
Evicted former tenant, friend charged after breaking into Lansdale apartment, police say
Police said officer heard glass shatter, found two women inside East Main Street unit early Thursday. A former tenant and another woman are facing felony charges after police said they broke a glass door to re-enter an East Main Street apartment in Lansdale early Thursday morning following an eviction. Karin...
3-Alarm Blaze Erupts Inside Gladiator Recycling Plant
Crews were dispatched to Gladiator Recycling at 1010 Heller Road in Richland Township around 10:10 p.m. after a water flow alarm, according to Bucks County emergency dispatch reports. When firefighters arrived, they found a working commercial structure fire burning inside the 200-by-200-foot recycling facility at the...
Evictions accelerate in the Lehigh Valley as renters run out of room to recover
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — On paper, the Lehigh Valley’s rental market appears to be loosening. New U.S. Census estimates show rental vacancy rates rising sharply in both Lehigh and Northampton counties in 2024, a notable shift after years of historically tight conditions. But eviction filings tell a far different...
They became ‘chosen brothers’ in a maximum-security prison. Then one got out
PHILADELPHIA -- Scott Harmon and Mark Williams met each other in a maximum-security prison in the heart of Pennsylvania coal country in 2012. They had both grown up in the Philly area; both were in their early 20s, at the very beginning of life sentences without the possibility of parole for homicide convictions....
New Lehigh Valley Wawa to hold grand opening next week with coffee, T-shirt giveaways
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Wawa will open its first store of 2026 in Lehigh County, with an America250PA T-shirt giveaway and other nods to the United States’ 250th birthday. The new Wawa location will open on Feb. 26 at 3015 Lehigh St. in Allentown, at the former site of The Brass Rail, an iconic Lehigh Valley restaurant that...
2026 Lehigh Valley Auto Show preview: SUVs, crossovers, tuners and new charity gala (PHOTOS)
Organizers of the Lehigh Valley Auto Show served up a preview Tuesday of what to expect when the show returns to Bethlehem next month. The 2026 show will run March 18-22 on the Murray H. Goodman Campus at Lehigh University. It features 140,000 square feet of vehicles and a new, off-site charity gala aimed at...

















