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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A couple is beginning a new chapter in their professional lives, and they can’t wait to share it with the Lehigh Valley community. Semicolon Books, a neighborhood bookstore offering a wide array of genres, is expected to open in late March or early April at 559 Main St. Suite 007 in downtown...

WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. – Just in time for Easter celebrations, a booming business in Northampton County has expanded operations with a new commercial kitchen for preparing chocolate peanut butter eggs, carrot and cream cheese cupcakes and other tasty treats. Colleen’s Country Shop, a home-based bakery and candy shop,...

EASTON, Pa. - The man charged with planting dangerous, sharp objects in beef sticks on streets in downtown Easton was in court Friday. He made a brief appearance before his preliminary hearing was waived. 47-year-old Joseph Janko Hudson is being charged with animal cruelty. He's being accused of dropping small...

On Friday, a Pennsylvania court denied the appeal of a man convicted for shooting a Pennsylvania State Trooper. The lawyer handling Daniel Clary's appeal tried to make the case that Clarly should have testified in his own defense at trial. The court rejected the argument. Clary shot a state trooper...

The 46-year-old Northampton man was pronounced dead at the scene in the 200 block of North 2nd Street after being recovered from approximately nine feet of water at 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Coroner Daniel A. Buglio confirmed the man was...

PALMER TWP., Pa.- A proposed zoning change that could impact the future of one of Palmer Township's last remaining farms will be the subject of a public hearing on Monday. The Charles Chrin Real Estate Trust has submitted a challenge and a curative amendment to the township, requesting that the land off Main Street...

Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol has launched two 24/7 public health kiosks in Allentown and Slatington to reduce barriers to accessing naloxone (Narcan), hygiene items and other lifesaving harm-reduction supplies. The machines are fully funded through opioid settlement dollars with no taxpayer dollars used to support...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Customers and staff are reuniting at a Lehigh Valley pub after a fire forced it to close three months ago. Pints and Pies in Bethlehem reopened its doors just in time for March Madness and Saint Partick's Day weekend. "It's absolutely incredible they're back up and running...

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Falls Township Police Department have filed criminal charges against a 38-year-old woman in connection with the overdose death of her roommate. Christina Gallo, of the Morrisville section of Falls Township was arraigned by District Judge John Galloway on Tuesday on...

The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners held its meeting March 4. The meeting was unusual in that the courtesy of the floor segment lasted about 45 minutes, with several residents addressing the board. The first residents to speak raised environmental and infrastructure concerns about the proposed...