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A Lehigh Valley sandwich restaurant will soon say goodbye to its customers for good. The Wicked Chef, located at 279 Cetronia Road in South Whitehall Township, announced it would close Jan. 30. “2025 has been a series of Highs & Lows to say the least,” the restaurant said online. “My...

WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A New Jersey man will serve time in state prison for his role in an extortion scheme that defrauded a 74-year-old Lehigh County resident of more than $500,000 in gold and nearly $91,000 in cash. Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced the sentence Friday...

RARITAN TWP., N.J. - Police in Hunterdon County, New Jersey say they made an arrest Friday after reports of somebody impersonating a police officer. In a Facebook post, Raritan Township Police said the suspected police impersonation incidents were reported last week. Police said further details about the arrest are...

Lehigh Valley Public Media, known for its operation of PBS 39, WLVR 91.3, and LehighValleyNews.com, announced Friday that they plan to lay off nearly half of their staff. It’s a move that follows years of financial struggles, which have been intensified by recent cuts to public media funding at the federal level. The...

Homeowners in the Philadelphia suburbs are paying the highest school district taxes across the commonwealth, according to a new report by the Independent Fiscal Office. Residents in the collar counties are experiencing annual tax increases — and not just school taxes. For suburban taxpayers, the pressure comes from...

Authorities this week seized multiple firearms and explosive devices from a Bethlehem Township home and arrested a 69-year-old man who lived there, police said. Daniel Allen Bissey, of the 3800 block of Lehigh Street, is charged with three counts misdemeanor making terroristic threats; three counts misdemeanor...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Lehigh County judge has thrown out a lawsuit against medical supply manufacturer B. Braun, ruling it did not meet the standard to bring a class action suit. Mourad Abdelaziz of Hanover Township, Lehigh County, filed a lawsuit in 2020 arguing that the company’s facility at...

An Allentown man is jailed on drug charges after investigators said they seized fentanyl, crack cocaine, a handgun and thousands in cash following a raid on a city home. Alexis Rivera, 22, is charged with two counts felony possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance; one count misdemeanor possession of a...

A pair of Lehigh Township police officers are being lauded for their work in rescuing an elderly woman who fell waist-deep into a freezing pond over the weekend. Officers Elias Batihk and Anthony Stinemire responded just after 2:30 p.m. Sunday to the koi pond at the woman’s home in the 3400 block of West Walker...

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. – After 10 years of operation, the owners of a much-loved craft brewery in upper Bucks County are passing the torch to a new operator. Husband and wife Brian and Kris Wilson have sold The Proper Brewing Company, which they opened in November 2015 at 117 W. Broad St. in Quakertown, to employee Melissa...