Forum on drug addiction to feature ex-NFL player
Alvin Powell's career in professional football was shortened by his addiction to crack cocaine. Alvin Powell's future looked bright when he entered professional football, but within a short few years...
View ArticleHave you seen these suspects? Fugitives of the week April 8, 2017
Northampton and Warren county authorities say they are looking for two suspects. Northampton County authorities seek Secundino Cruz - fugitive of the week Warren County authorities seek Ernest...
View ArticleNorthampton teen earns Eagle Scout rank
Matthew Guindine takes his passion for soccer and helps restore a Whitehall Golf Course. Matthew Guindine, a member of Boy Scout Troop 93, of Northampton, earned the rank of Eagle Scout at a court of...
View ArticleGrease fire injures 2, destroys group home (PHOTOS)
The fast-moving fire burned one person and led to smoke inhalation for another; the home was a total loss. A fast-moving fire injured two people and destroyed a group home Monday in Northampton...
View ArticlePa. looks for federal help in March snowstorm cleanup
Several counties in northeastern Pennsylvania are assessing damages and costs. Pennsylvania is hoping to recoup some of the costs associated in cleaning up a March snowstorm that dumped up to 2 feet...
View ArticleRep. Cartwright to hold town hall meeting in Lehigh Valley
The question-and-answer session is set for April 18, 2017, at Northampton Community College. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright will hold a town hall meeting in the Lehigh Valley next week. Cartwright,...
View ArticleCops arrest alleged attacker who said 'I'm just going to put him to sleep'
Bethlehem police have been looking for John Knight since the April 1 attack in the city. Bethlehem police have arrested a man they say attacked another man unprovoked and left the victim bloody. The...
View ArticleMolester who took pictures of 8-year-old faces 7 years in prison
Bryan Dannecker admitted Tuesday he molested a then-8-year-old girl. An Allen Township child molester took a plea deal Tuesday that could send him to state prison for more than seven years. Bryan...
View ArticleMan who had sex with 15-year-old headed to state prison
Johathan Logue, 20, of North Catasauqua, was sentenced to 14 to 28 months in state prison. AÂ North Catasauqua man admitted Tuesday he had sex with a 15-year-old girl. Johnathan Logue, 20, was...
View ArticleGroup home residents displaced by fire are in temporary housing
The fire in Moore Township resulted in minor injuries to two people there at the time, an official said. Three residents displaced by a fire that destroyed a group home Monday in Northampton County...
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Cops: Paroled man brutally beat woman before threatening to kill man
The attacker left a woman hospitalized 2 days before choking another man and threatening to kill him, police said. A man on parole left a woman hospitalized in a brutal attack before beating another...
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Education notes: Allentown diocese to launch program in Bethlehem
Education news from Warren, Northampton and Lehigh counties. The Diocese of Allentown Office of Education will open the first Northampton County location of its Aquinas Learning Support Program for...
View ArticlePa. park and forest rangers to start carrying OD antidote
The moves comes after seven drug-related deaths on state park land since 2015. Following seven drug-related deaths in the past two years on state park land, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that...
View ArticleGrading the Lehigh Valley's hospitals for safety
The Leapfrog Group used 28 measures of hospital safety data to issue hospital safety scores.
View ArticleResident wakes up to find sleeping stranger on couch, cops say
The intruder initially tried to open the bedroom window of a 4-year-old girl, police said. A Walnutport man awoke to find a sleeping intruder on his apartment couch, police said. The male victim told...
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Motorcyclist, 19, dies of injuries in Route 248 accident
Nathaniel Straub was pronounced dead one week after he was hospitalized with injuries suffered in the crash. A 19-year-old Northampton County man injured while riding his motorcycle last week on Route...
View ArticleVolunteer opportunities: Cleanup help needed at Equi-librium
Classroom assistants, camp helpers, gift shop workers and business advisers are some of the other volunteer positions available. CAMELOT FOR CHILDREN INC., Allentown needs volunteers (age 11+) for...
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DA: Judge campaign signs missing disclaimer are not enforceable
The Northampton County District Attorney's Office has reviewed several similar cases during past elections. The Northampton County District Attorney's Office says campaign signs for a Bangor area...
View ArticleJuveniles charged in Bath tire-slashing spree, cops say
More than two dozens tires were stabbed on 17 victims' vehicles, according to Colonial Regional police. Colonial Regional police announced charges Thursday against a pair of juveniles for allegedly...
View ArticleHealth care takes spotlight in visit by Veterans Affairs secretary
The focus was on new legislation that will replace the current Veterans Choice program. The U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs met with Lehigh Valley officials on Friday to discuss the expansion of a...
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