Meals on Wheels program getting new delivery vehicle
Meals on Wheels of Northampton County delivers about 2,200 meals daily. Meals on Wheels of Northampton County soon will receive a new delivery vehicle to help deliver thousands of meals to those in...
View ArticleHere's the starting date for each school in the Lehigh Valley
It's time to sharpen the pencils and open the books.
View Article8 years in prison for 'severed-hand burglary' accomplice
Ronald Mumbauer was with burglary conspirator William Andrews when Andrews' hand was severed. William F. Andrews lost his hand when he burglarized the home of Robert Imbody. But Imbody lost something...
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Easton drug dealer faces life in prison after guilty plea
Tajhan Knox pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. Watch video An alleged Bloods gang member rounded up last year in an Easton police raid pleaded guilty in federal court to selling heroin. Tajhan...
View ArticleTrader Joe's warehouse worker dies after forklift accident
The 32-year-old from Allentown struck a steel post while operating the machine, the coroner says. A 32-year-old Allentown man died Thursday after he was injured in a forklift accident at the Trader...
View ArticleFirefighters battle Northampton Borough blaze (PHOTOS)
There were no reported injuries. Firefighters Sunday afternoon battled a fire for hours in Northampton Borough. The fire broke out around 3 p.m. at a single-story home in the 500 block of 19th Street....
View ArticleThe latest on Harvey: At least 5 dead, hundreds pulled from floodwaters in Texas
Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump rain on Southeast Texas. Rescuers answered hundreds of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to...
View ArticleMan admits meth-fueled chase with cops, crashes into 7 vehicles
Colin Wentworth struck four unoccupied vehicles, and three police vehicles that had officers inside. A Lehigh County man will avoid state prison for a drug-fueled chase with Bethlehem police that left...
View ArticleCharges dropped for woman accused of groping teens on way to sell pills
The Hellertown woman is still facing possible trial on a conspiracy to deal drugs charge. A Hellertown woman accused of working with two teens to sell prescription medication, and allegedly groping...
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Hallucinating man threatened to blow up neighbor's house, police say
The 33-year-old suspect allegedly rammed a grill against his neighbor's door in a bid to gain access around 3 a.m. A Lehigh Township man tried ramming a large cooking grill through the front door of...
View ArticleWhat an entry-level job in these 21 fields pays in Northampton County
This ranking is based on Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry statistics.
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Easton inmate with violent past doesn't return from work release
The Northampton County Department of Corrections released a description. An Easton man who city police said once choked his wife until she was unconscious and later was charged with threatening to...
View ArticleMan in wreck hands off backpack containing pot, police say
Money and two scales were also found inside, police say. A 20-year-old East Allen Township man who handed off a backpack containing marijuana during a crash investigation on Aug. 17 in Northampton is...
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Ex-teacher facing trial for alleged 'inappropriate' contact with students
David Borghesani is free on bail in the case. Watch video A former Whitehall High School music teacher is facing possible trial on charges he had inappropriate contact with students. David Andrew...
View ArticleVia of the Lehigh Valley awarded $5K for children literacy
The funds will go toward Via's "Reading Together At Home" program. Via of the Lehigh Valley members are helping Allentown children become better prepared for school with the help of $5,000 in funding...
View ArticleCrews help rescue bulldog from underground tank in Hellertown
Police, fire and borough officials helped dig out the 13-year-old bulldog. A crew of workers and emergency personnel came to the rescue Wednesday after a family's bulldog slipped down a hole and into...
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Seen him? Wanted man considered dangerous, police say
Police in Northampton County asked for the public's help in locating 36-year-old Michael Gardner. Michael Daniel Gardner (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com) Lehigh Township police asked for...
View ArticleCreepy clowns may be coming back, state police warn
Pennsylvania State Police said release of the remake movie 'It' may fuel the trend this fall. Creepy clown season is a thing now, and Pennsylvania State Police are warning of its return this year....
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Man's 3-year odyssey on minor charge extended by escape
The 41-year-old didn't return Wednesday from his work release job. Daniel Peter Chmielewski. (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com) A Monroe County man whose minor drug charge stretched into a...
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'Dangerous' man arrested after 1-day search, sheriff says
A Lehigh Township man is taken into custody in Allentown. The Northampton County Sheriff's Department, working with the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Allentown Police...
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