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U-Haul van plows into bank in Allentown; police investigating
Allentown police and emergency personnel responded Friday evening after a driver in a U-Haul plowed into a Wells Fargo branch on Union Boulevard. The accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Witnesses said the driver was heading west on Union Boulevard when it crossed over the road, struck two parked vehicles and slammed into the left front corner of the bank building the bank building, where the ...
2 more Rite Aid stores in the region set to close
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Rite Aid has announced another round of store closures as part of its bankruptcy restructuring process, this time affecting two locations in the region. According to a post on the company's website, the Rite Aid at 1650 N. Cedar Crest Blvd. in South Whitehall, Lehigh County and a Schuylkill County store located at 5000 N. Claude Lord Blvd. in Pottsville are among the stores shutting their doors in this latest round.
After his best year ever finding shed deer antlers, Carbon County man shares tips for success
Dennis Hawk’s school of finding shed white-tailed deer antlers is not for the faint of heart. No. 1, there’s the mileage: The Palmerton area man estimates he’s put in 150 miles over the past few months hiking the Blue Mountain and spots out toward Tamaqua, in the Mahoning Valley and up around Jim Thorpe.
Upcoming ride set to celebrate female bikers
Muncy, Pa. — Female bikers in the region will come together to celebrate women who motorcycle as part of International Female Ride Day this May. International Female Ride Day is a worldwide celebration taking place annually on the first Saturday in May. The day recognizes women's passion, skill, and dedication to motorcycling and motorsports, according to the Motoress website. This year, The Riverwalck Saloon, located at 8 Centre St, Palmerton, will honor the event will live music, vendors, food and drinks and more. Departing from a meeting area in Muncy, female riders have a chance to come together and ride to the venue. Riders should meet at 10 a.m. at Sheetz at 45 Muncy Creek Blvd, Muncy, on Saturday, May 4.
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 ...
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...
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.
'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says
At a press conference on Friday, April 26, prosecutors and law enforcement said an organized ring of thieves stole more than $160,000 in goods from homes in Lehigh, Berks and Northampton counties. They also targeted at least one home in Warren Township, New Jersey, authorities said. Beginning in 2019, a...
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.
Woman arrested for alleged supermarket retail theft
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was charged after police stated she left the Giant without paying for any items. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on Thursday officers were called to Giant on South Locust Street around 1:00 p.m., for a theft. Police say a woman was stopped by security from leaving […]
Update: Frost advisory for Pennsylvania until Saturday morning
On Saturday at 3:38 a.m. an updated frost advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 9 a.m. for Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Bucks counties. The weather service comments, "Temperatures as low as 36 degrees will result in frost formation." "Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if...
Two-time PIAA jumping champion Nataly Walters’ pain was in sitting out
Nataly Walters was on the runway preparing for a landing in Palmerton’s famously hard sand pit after in the triple jump at an April 9 tri-meet against Notre Dame-Green Pond and Pen Argyl. But it wasn’t what the returning PIAA Class 2A champion in that event felt when she landed. “I heard a pop,” Walters recalled. “I originally thought it was my knee.” It wasn’t Walters right knee. It was her ...
Much warmer Sunday with a stray shower or t-storm; summery Monday challenging record highs
SUNDAY: A mix of clouds and sun, much warmer; there might be a stray late-day shower or thunderstorm north. High: 79. SUNDAY NIGHT: An early shower or thunderstorm, mainly north; otherwise, turning out mainly clear and rather mild. Low: 57. MONDAY: Mostly sunny and very warm. Challenging record high temperatures....
In this school, you can get a book from a vending machine
NESQUEHONING, Pa. — Panther Valley Elementary School in Nesquehoning is cutting the ribbon on a new way to get students excited about reading. "We are working very diligently to increase the proficiency of our students in reading, and this was the perfect tie-in," said Panther Valley Elementary Principal Robert Palazzo.
Revised PPL Electric billing settlement could help poor, older consumers
PPL Electric utilities will place an extra $1 million in its hardship fund to help customers as part of a modified settlement regarding company-caused billing errors that plagued hundreds of Lehigh Valley residents and more systemwide. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved revisions Thursday to an earlier $17 million settlement with Allentown’s PPL that includes the setting aside ...
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