Coaldale, PA

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A man is arrested on drug charges after a search warrant in Allentown. Police say the search warrant was executed on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Front Street. Dale Curtis Morris, 42 was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver,...

Allentown police officers chasing a man ended up saving him after he jumped into a canal, the department said. Police on patrol early Thursday morning saw an empty car parked after hours in the Lehigh Canal Park off East Walnut Street. As city officers walked to the vehicle, a man...

A new Lehigh Valley brewery is celebrating more than America’s independence from Great Britain this weekend. Rising River Brewing, at 1955 Willow Lane in the East Texas section of Lower Macungie Township, also is celebrating its soon-to-be independence from an outdoor tent, which has served as its temporary tasting room for the past six months. The brewery’s indoor facility passed its final ...

JEFFERSON TWP. - Ginny Usher’s life has had an eclectic quality. A career hairstylist, she also is an avid furniture painter and sign maker. Born and raised in Kansas, she moved to Pennsylvania 10 years ago. That broad-ranging vibe can be found in The Purple Pelican, a store Usher...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A man jumped in the water to run away from police in Allentown, but then needed the officers to save him from drowning. Allentown officers spotted an unoccupied car in Canal Park around 1 a.m. Friday, said Allentown police in a news release. A man and woman...

 The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is facing questions about whether its work on a narrow, twisty state road caused a fatal motorcycle wreck. Leslie Gingrich was riding her Harley in Schuylkill County on June 4 when she hit a gully spanning both lanes of the road. Gingrich was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to […]

A popular fitness center in Lehighton will permanently close its doors as of this evening. The Pyramid, at 230 Ochre St., will end its decadelong stint at 9 o’clock. Alyssa Spotts posted the following message on The Pyramid’s Facebook page June 2. “In my nine years of employment...

Northampton resident Matt Hirschman, celebrating a prior 2022 finish.Image via matthirschman.com. In 2021, Northampton resident Matt Hirschman drove himself to the racecar history books, becoming the first four-time winner of a high-profile race in Mass. For 2022, however, he cemented his top spot, winning the title consecutively (another record) and the fifth time overall. Race Day Connecticut covered the achievement.

SCRANTON — U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced in a news release that Jason T. Cawley, 44, owner of J Cawley Moving, pleaded guilty

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO, (WOLF) — The owner of a moving company in Wilkes-Barre pleaded guilty on Thursday to failing to collect and pay over several years’ worth of required federal payroll taxes. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and United States Attorney Gerard...

A suspect dove into the water to elude police — but they jumped in after him to save his life, authorities in Lehigh County said. Officer Phil Shedaker pulled 21-year-old Pablo Acevedo-Santiago from the water in Canal Park around 1 a.m. Friday, July 1, Allentown police said. Patrol officers...

A Pennsylvania man was killed after a tree he was cutting down fell on him Wednesday, June 29, authorities said. David Crossett, 39, was cutting the tree behind his Hartz Road home in Ruscombmanor Township when it shifted and landed on top of him, pinning him to the ground around 5:35 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said.

Learn about Frances Slocum who was abducted by Native Americans and lived among them.

Just under 53 million people who struggle with mental health in the United States were not receiving any care as recently as two years ago. St. Luke’s University Health Network cut the ribbon Thursday afternoon on a 24-hour walk-in mental health clinic in Lehighton that it hopes will help address that shortfall.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The illegal drug trade is active and becoming increasingly violent, that’s the warning from area law enforcement and prosecutors. Investigators said the battle against the illegal drug trade is a 24/7 operation, and while at times it may seem as though nothing is being done about drug dealing in our […]

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say the vehicle used in the Hanover Township home invasion that took place on Wednesday has been located. Hanover Township Police Chief Dave Lewis confirms with Eyewitness News that the car used during the home invasion has been recovered by police. Police believe the three individuals pictured below were […]

On the final night in June and the last night of league play before the Fourth of July holiday weekend, several teams and players stayed as hot as fireworks on Thursday night in the Lehigh Valley Varsity Boys Basketball League at the Whitehall-Coplay School District complex. With less than two weeks left until the regular season wraps up on July 14, three teams remain unbeaten — Northwestern ...

The lake trail is full of fun nature for kids to explore!

LEHIGHTON, CARBON CO, (WOLF) — Saint Luke's University Health Network held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new 24-hour outpatient walk-in mental health clinic in Carbon County. It's located on North 12th Steet in Lehighton. We're told it'll serve people ages 14 and older with...