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A Philadelphia man who pleaded guilty last month to charges connected with stealing thousands of dollars worth of beef was shot and killed in Roxborough Tuesday night. Police believe he was targeted.

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Looking for the perfect spring break destination that doesn’t require airport security lines or overpriced resort packages?. I’ve found a treasure hiding in plain sight right here in Pennsylvania. Lititz might just be the most delightful small town you’ve never heard of—unless you’re already in on the secret....

Hidden along the scenic Murderkill River in Frederica, Delaware sits a culinary treasure that locals have been quietly enjoying for years – JP’s on the Wharf, where the prime rib is so transcendent it might just ruin all other beef experiences for the rest of your life. This...

A Pennsylvania woman who admitted to fabricating kidnapping and rape allegations against a stranger whom she “specifically targeted” because she thought he was “creepy” last year is paying for her lies. Anjela Borisova Urumova, 20, was sentenced to from 45 days to 23 months in Bucks County Correctional Facility on...

EASTON, Pa. - An Easton man has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in state prison after pleading guilty to an armed robbery at an apartment in Bethlehem in 2020. The Northampton County DA's Office announced Wednesday that Justin Noel Hale was found guilty by a jury on January 10, 2025, of robbery, conspiracy to commit...

In an effort to reimagine its parks and recreation, the City of Bethlehem has launched a plan which promises to renovate 40 neighborhood parks in the area over the next decade. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan, titled “40 in 10: Every Park in Ten Years,” is more than a...

Montgomery County billionaires rise on Forbes 2025 list, highlighting local business giants and company founders. Montgomery County is home to several of the newest billionaires featured on Forbes’ 2025 list of the world’s richest people, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Among the 16...

ALLENTOWN, Pa.- Teenagers are doing their part in staying safe on the roads. Middle and high school students from the Lehigh and Northampton counties came together Wednesday for the Lehigh Valley DUI Highway Safety Task force's annual Youth Conference in Allentown. The kids took part in activities teaching them how...

EASTON, Pa. - A Northampton County judge is suggesting the Superior Court of Pennsylvania deny a man's appeal of his re-sentencing for a 2006 Easton gangland homicide that he committed when he was 14 years old. Back in 2006, then 14-year-old Qu'eed Batts killed 16-year-old Clarence Edwards and injured an...