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EASTON, Pa. — A plan to allow tax relief to the developers of the long-vacant Dixie Cup plant found support during a hearing by Northampton County Council on Thursday night. Despite that, tensions were high as council fielded commentary from Wilson Borough and Palmer Township government officials, Wilson Area School...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Thousands of Lehigh Valley residents gathered Saturday in parks, plazas and along busy intersections as… The post ‘We can’t stay silent:’ Thousands join ‘No Kings’ protest across the Lehigh Valley appeared first on LehighDaily.com .

The rally will take place Saturday. The second “No Kings” protest of the year in Lower Bucks County is scheduled for this week. The rally will happen Saturday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. at Williamson Park in Morrisville Borough. The event is expected to draw demonstrators from around...

Dennis L. Grow, of Upper Macungie Township, was the operator of the vehicle when it veered off the roadway in the 800 block of Grim Road in Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened at about 7:43 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Grow was taken to Lehigh Valley...

Ernesto Rangel is no stranger to the restaurant business. During a summer trip to Allentown in the 1990s, he stepped in to help his uncle, Jerry Rodriguez, owner of Pancho & Sonny's at 2073 31st St. in Allentown, when another employee didn’t show up. “One week, I was washing...

WILSON BORO., Pa. - A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death and attempted to kill his 4-year-old daughter in a Wilson Borough home has been sentenced on Thursday, the Northampton County DA’s Office announced. Richard Fantauzzi-Aviles, age 40, was sentenced to the maximum possible sentences for third-degree murder...

According to investigators, the suspects punched and kicked the victim to the ground during the attack.

Kevin Tomafsky, a former staffer for Gov. Chris Christie, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to child endangerment. He’ll serve half before parole and register as a Megan’s Law offender.

Jason Michael Krasley, 47, was originally charged in January with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and tampering with physical evidence. Prosecutors said he pocketed $5,500 from a stash of $16,000 seized during a cocaine trafficking bust at the Washington Barbershop on Hamilton Street. As...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown woman who dedicated her life to curbing gun violence after her son was fatally shot will now advise some of Pennsylvania’s top officials. Jeani Garcia, who took the helm at Promise Neighborhoods this year, was recently named to serve on the executive committee for the state’s Office of...