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Man accused of $10,000 retail theft at Best Buy
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a suspect who they say stole $10,000 worth of items from Best Buy in Monroe County. On February 28, the Stroud Area Regional Police Department responded to a retail theft at Best Buy on Radio Drive in Stroud Township. Police say the theft involved a man who […]
Baby gator found a year ago in Pa. sewage treatment plant doing ‘fantastic’
ALLENWOOD —“ Fantastic” is the way a senior keeper at Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland describes the condition of the baby alligator found in a Lehigh County sewage treatment plant a year ago Sunday. Thanos, as it has been named, is spunky and eating well, said keeper Tiffany...
Rite Aid to close Lehigh Valley store, 3 others in Pa.
Pharmaceutical chain Rite Aid plans to close 16 more stores, including four locations in Pennsylvania. The stores are located in Schuylkill, Philadelphia, Wayne and Lehigh counties. In a bankruptcy filing earlier this week, Rite Aid said it plans to close the following stores in Pennsylvania:. 500 N. Claude Lord Blvd.,...
DA: Large-Scale Burglary Ring Targeted Homes in So. Lehigh, Beyond
Members of a large-scale burglary ring that allegedly targeted homes in Upper Saucon Township and beyond have been apprehended and are facing charges, authorities announced Friday. Est. Read Time: 4 mins. Members of a large-scale burglary ring that allegedly targeted homes in Upper Saucon Township and beyond have been apprehended...
Lehigh Valley food safety inspections: Remove the cat (and cat urine); potatoes, shrimp on the floor; flan not cold, sauce not hot
Here are the food safety inspection reports from Lehigh and Northampton counties, conducted the week of April 14. Each week, we highlight the inspection reports provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The department performs the inspections in many areas, while some municipalities such as Allentown and Bethlehem conduct their own inspections. All establishments are ...
Suspect found asleep in home she burgalized, police say
WEATHERLY, CARBON CO. (WOLF) — When police responded to a Carbon County home for a call about an overnight burglary, a suspect was reportedly found asleep in the residence. According to the Weatherly Police Department, on Thursday around 6:55 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residence on Plane Street for a report of at least one person breaking into the residence overnight.
Nine most expensive homes sold in Carbon County, April 15-21
A house in Albrightsville that sold for $515,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Carbon County in the past week. In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $269,117. The average price per square foot was $185.
Southern Lehigh High School prom 2024 (PHOTOS)
Editor’s Note: Lehighvalleylive.com is offering a benefit to subscribers: Click the photo gallery to see if we photographed your favorite prom-goer, and get free, print-quality downloads - as well as the option to purchase keepsakes at half the price. Southern Lehigh High School students celebrated their prom at the...
AMC Allentown 16 in Hanover Township is closing. What could take its place?
“Sad” is how North Whitehall Township resident Patrick Murphy felt when he heard the news: AMC Allentown 16, where he had seen “The Simpsons Movie” all the way back in 2007, closes in just a few days. The theater, located at 1700 Catasauqua Road in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, and formerly owned by Carmike Cinemas, opens for the last time on Sunday, according to a statement from AMC Media ...
1 hurt as tractor-trailer fire shuts I-476 between Quakertown and Lehigh Valley exits (UPDATE)
Update: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission posted on X around 1:15 p.m., the stretch of the highway is now reopen. A tractor trailer fire has shut a portion of Interstate 476 Friday morning between the Quakertown, Bucks County and Lehigh Valley exits, transportation officials say. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s traffic...
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