2 people die in Pa. county jail days apart, coroner says
Two people incarcerated in Northampton County Prison, including a man accused in a Palmer Township carjacking, have died by suicide days apart, authorities said. The Northampton County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as 35-year-old Randolph Patrick Adams and 34-year-old Katelyn Marissa Godiska, both of Bethleh
JBS plant closure upends Lancaster County cattleman’s plans
Even though he is 68 years old, Darwin Nissley had no plans to stop feeding cattle on his Lancaster County, Pa., farm. Then came the news that JBS was closing its Souderton, Pa., plant on Aug. 14. For Nissley, the plant’s closure changes everything on his farm. “It’s a...
Dental Businesses With Newtown Ties Face $1 Million Settlement After Investigation, Lawsuit
The settlement was announced last week. A group of dental businesses in the area will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of using predatory sales tactics and unauthorized loan applications to target elderly and low-income patients. The proposed settlement with Middletown Township-based Alpha Dental Excell
Coventry Mall’s Rise, Fall, and Second Act: What Became of the Local Shopping Landmark
For those who grew up in the Pottstown area, a trip to Coventry Mall was a weekend tradition. Whether you were shopping for clothes, meeting friends at the food court, browsing the bookstore, or walking around the mall, Coventry was a place for community gatherings. What many people remember is...
Easton man pleads guilty to helping shooter flee after birthday party attack: DA
An Easton man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to helping a teenage gunman flee from a birthday party shooting that wounded multiple people last summer on the city’s South Side, authorities announced. Dante Holmes-Eutsey, 21, pleaded guilty Wednesday, June 17, to hindering apprehension, a third-degree felo
Treasure Hunters Can Spend Entire Days Exploring This Gigantic Pennsylvania Indoor Market Packed With...
Tucked away at 740 Noble St in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Renninger’s Antique and Farmers’ Market is the kind of place where you walk in for an hour and somehow lose track of the entire day. With hundreds of vendors spread across a massive indoor space, this beloved market has been drawing curious shoppers, antique lovers
Warminster Giant Sells Winning PA Lottery Scratch-Off Ticket Worth $3.2 Million
Bucks County’s lucky lottery streak just got a little richer. A “20,000 a Month for Life” scratch-off ticket was recently sold at a Giant supermarket in Warminster for just $10, writes Jo Ciavaglia for Bucks County Courier Times. The winner can collect $20,000 every month for the...
Police: Man shot in Pottstown
POTTSTOWN — A 39-year-old North York Street resident was shot in the buttocks Sunday afternoon, police said on Monday. Police Chief Michael Markovich said police from his department responded to a report of a shooting at 53 Walnut St. at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday. They located Wesley Cross at...
Flames destroy 2-story home in Richland Twp.
RICHLAND TWP., Pa. -A fire tore through a two-story home in Richland Township, Bucks County Monday morning. The fire broke out at the home on the 300 block of Dickert Road at 10:15 a.m., county dispatchers said. Dispatchers said nobody was injured. No word on what caused the fire.
Easton rivers claim 2nd drowning victim in a week, officials urge caution
A 48-year-old Bethlehem man drowned over the weekend in Easton, according to the Northampton County Coroner’s Office. Emergency officials recovered the body of Andre Fighera on Sunday from the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers at Scott Park, Coroner Zachary Lysek said Monday evening. Lysek ruled the death...

















