A 26-year-old Pennsylvania man shared wild footage of off-roading vehicles just hours before he was killed in a rollover crash. At 6:50 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Norris Carl shared footage from American Rock Bouncer, a Facebook page that describes itself as an "action packed content page bringing you some of the wildest 4x4 videos online."
TILDEN TWP., Pa. - Police in Berks County identified a man killed in a pickup truck crash Saturday night. It happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the 2200 block of Mountain Road in Tilden Township. Police said the truck went off the road while rounding a curve. The vehicle crashed...
A 21-year-old Allentown man is expected to recover after being shot while sitting in a parked car in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County. The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. Sunday in the 5800 block of Royal Fern Road. Police said his injuries are not life threatening. They don't have...
A Shoemakersville man was killed in a weekend crash in Tilden Township, police announced Sunday. Norris Stanley Carl, 26, was transported to Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital in Orwigsburg, where he was pronounced dead after the Saturday night crash in the 2200 block of Mountain Road, according to Tilden police Chief William J. McEllroy III.
ALLENTOWN, PA – Allentown police officers on patrol noticed an unoccupied vehicle parked inside Canal Park and upon further investigation noticed a woman and man near the treeline. As officers approached, the man fled and jumped into the canal to escape. Once in the water, officers realized the man...
Liberty boys basketball coach Nigel Long said Sarai Jean-Louis was a story of perseverance. “He tried out every single year for our team ... freshman year, sophomore year, junior year, senior year ... and in the previous years he would be the last cut,” Long said. “He was always right on the border of making the team. All he wanted to do was make the team and play for Liberty. He kept getting ...
One Earth Reggae Festival 2022: produced in partnership with Movement Moves Media. The One Earth Reggae Festival was blessed by Mother Nature, as she felt the high vibrations just as much as the rest of us felt it, at the One Earth Reggae Festival 2022. Mother Nature took a hint from Bob Marley’s song, “Sun is Shining”, and she kept that sun shining. The peaceful aspect of the festival was all the love. People smiling, happy, dancing, all ages, from all walks of life. Jamaica was in the house. So many wonderful people. People were happy to be outside. It was a beautiful day, a beautiful day at SteelStacks.
READING, Pa. – A little more than two months after it was officially formed, the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority will hold its first meeting Wednesday, July 6. The inaugural meeting of the SRPRA will largely be organizational, with the election of officers, adoption of bylaws and selection of a permanent office for the organization, among other initial tasks.
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Maximus Bleiler led off a the bottom of the sixth inning with a triple and scored the winning on an error as Mountain Top defeated Nanticoke, 6-5, in District 16 Little League Major Baseball action Sunday. Nanticoke had tied the game...
One person was flown after a crash in Gilberton early Sunday. Just after 4:00am, emergency personnel were called to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment in the area of the weigh station in Gilberton. The crash involved a vehicle that struck a utility pole. A female passenger had to be...
The blast furnaces that today loom beside a world-class performing arts venue don’t belch smoke anymore, and the last remaining ore crane is a casino sign. But these vestiges of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. still standing in Bethlehem are reminders of America’s industrial past. Now, you can...
Enjoy music? Join the Miller Symphony Hall Lyric Society as an usher for Allentown Symphony Association events. Take tickets, answer questions, or hand out programs to our patrons. Enjoy the shows you are scheduled for and receive discounts to other ASO events. Minimum age 16. Contact Jessica Boothe, 610-432-6715, boothe@allentownsymphony.org. Website link- www.volunteerlv.org/opportunity/a0C4z00000R9OwZEAV.
“A Chorus Line” is the essence of musical theater. It’s the quintessential backstage musical. But instead of the Mickey and Judy “Let’s put on a show” trope, there already is a show. All that’s needed are the dancers. And, boy, do they have the...
Allentown, Pa. — The PPL Foundation, PPL Electric Utilities' charitable arm, has added a $500,000 contribution to a utility bill assistance program. The program, called Operation HELP, provides financial assistance to income-eligible families that are struggling with energy bills.
The half-million dollar contribution was made after observing near-universal rising costs of living, according to PPL Foundation president Ryan Hill.
“Rising costs have presented new challenges for many individuals and families,...
At noon on 16 July 2022, Zion’s Reformed UCC (the Liberty Bell Church) and the Liberty Bell Museum, will host a dedication ceremony for an official Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Marker placed in front of Zion’s Church. The Historical Marker identifies Zion’s Church as the site...
WEST READING, PA — The West Reading Police Department has arrested a man on theft charges. Lorenzo Merced-Melendez, age 43, has been charged with Theft By Unlawful Taking and related violations in connection to the theft of a motor vehicle. Authorities state that on June 23, 2022 at approximately...
Promoting literacy is more important than collecting fines on overdue books, according to a news release from the Easton Area Public Library. The library is joining a growing list of area libraries eliminating fines. As of June 1, all outstanding fines on overdue books were eliminated and the library will no longer collect fines for late books.
READING, Pa. - The Fightin Phils won four of six games from visiting Somerset but the Patriots took the final game on Sunday night with a 8-3 victory at FirstEnergy Stadium. Somerset banged out 16 hits, including four home runs, in building an 8-1 lead. Jack Conley slugged an eighth inning solo home run for Reading (33-42). Aldrem Corredor and Simon Muzziotti also drove in runs in the loss.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – From bounce houses to fireworks, Fourth of July weekend was in full swing at the Great American Blast inside Allentown's Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. "Anytime we get a chance, we come out here," said Emmanuel Hernandez of Wilson. Hernandez and his son Brayden usually spend Independence...