Montgomery County District Attorney vehicle purchase prompts debate
NORRISTOWN – Procuring five vehicles for the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office prompted a conversation on spending last week over a more than $200,000 contract. The $209,661 agreement with Fred Beans Government Sales, of Doylestown, Bucks County, covered the purchase of two 2026 Chevrolet Traverse AWD...
Ready for Easter: Allentown florists see business pick up as holidays approach
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WFMZ) -- While it may not feel like spring outside, local florists have been busy preparing their flowers for Easter. Inside Phoebe Floral Shop, spring is blooming. "As soon as we had the first warm day we had people calling 'are pansies ready,'" said general manager Michelle Fagan.
Singer-songwriter with three No. 1 Alternative hits to play Archer Music Hall
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A singer-songwriter who has had three No. 1 Alternative chart hits and put two albums in the Top 25 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart will play Archer Music Hall, it was announced. Matt Maeson, best known for the platinum hits "Cringe" in 2016 and "Hallucinogenics" in 2019,...
Middle School Teacher Charged Over Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student
The victim described multiple sexual encounters, taking place both in her car and her classroom.
Woman in critical condition, 19 people displaced after Whitehall apartment building fire
An elderly woman is in critical condition and 19 people displaced after a fire tore through a Whitehall apartment building Thursday afternoon, a fire official said. Township Fire Chief Mark Bilder told lehighvalleylive.com flames ignited around 2:30 p.m. at Olympic Garden Apartments, 1519 Athens Drive. The fire...
Schuylkill County Coroner and State Police at Scene of Industrial Accident in Hometown
Emergency personnel are on the scene of an industrial accident Saturday afternoon in Hometown, Schuylkill County. According to initial dispatch information, the call came in just before 2:00 p.m. for an industrial accident with entrapment, located at 143 Mahanoy Avenue in Rush Township. Units from Hometown Fire,...
2026 Cherry Blossom Festival in Bethlehem
Chu Chu, of Easton, prepares to perform a Tea Ceremony during the annual Cheery Blossom Festival, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Garden of Serenity in Bethlehem. The festival is put on by the Bethlehem-Tondabayashi Sister City Commission.Get Photo. 7 / 29. 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival in Bethlehem. 8 /...
ASD looks to fill vacancy on school board
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Allentown School District is looking to fill an open seat on its board of school directors. Due to the recent resignation by Ana Tiburcio, who is serving in the Pennsylvania House, ASD says it is accepting applications to fill the vacancy and will make a decision at a special board meeting on April...
Residents raise issues of student safety
The Parkland School Board met March 17 where student representative Pooja Kulkarni shared student news across the district with the board. Elementary students celebrated Read Across America with many activities. Fifth graders at Kratzer Elementary School attended the culmination of the district’s annual food drive...
Car crash in Nazareth sends vehicle through building wall
NAZARETH, Pa. - Northampton County Communications says EMS crews are on the scene of a car crash at South Church Street and Mauch Chunk Road in Nazareth. A Nazareth Fire Company official says a car driving down South Church Street hit another car going down Mauch Chunk Road and sent the car into the building, through...
