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A two-county high speed chase came to an end Friday afternoon in Jim Thorpe. The incident began in Tamaqua around 3 p.m. when police were notified of a suspected intoxicated woman operating a Chevrolet Malibu. The chase began on Route 309 South when the woman turned onto Owl Creek Road.

The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association responded Thursday to the dismissal of charges against a woman who stands accused of killing two troopers and one pedestrian in a car crash.

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Frank Amendolare of Barrett Township, looks at the Delaware River, remembering the moment he realized something was wrong while fishing the river with his son. "We were watching the sun go down and he just he looks at me and he says dad this is...

A woman accused of a drunken crash that killed two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and an Allentown man is once again facing murder charges in the deadly incident on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. Jayana Webb, 22, of Montgomery County, was in court Wednesday for her preliminary hearing on third-degree murder...

A Bethlehem Township woman is jailed for her role in a prescription drug sale scheme that shipped muscle relaxers and painkillers from overseas to folks she dubbed as U.S. “customers,” authorities said. Joanna Wroblewska, no age provided, of the 3800 block of Dartmouth Drive, is being charged with...

Within minutes of the Supreme Court announcing its controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, statements from Lehigh Valley political and civic leaders came pouring in. One of the first statements locally came from Bishop Alfred A. Schlert of the Diocese of Allentown, which administers to Catholics in Lehigh, Northampton and several surrounding counties. The message from Schlert lauded the decision, which ends constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years.

The driver in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Phillipsburg has died, the Warren County prosecutor reports. The driver was identified as Ashton Sultan, 21, of Jersey City, New Jersey, Prosecutor Jim Pfeiffer told lehighvalleylive.com on Friday. Sultan was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem Township. He died from...

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police say an hours-long standoff in Monroe County ended with officers firing their weapons. On Thursday just after 8:00 p.m. police say they were called to a home in the 510 block of High Point Drive in Jackson Township after receiving information that a man barricaded himself […]

Steven W.T. Newhart (1962 – 2022) Steven W.T. Newhart, 60, of Springfield Township, died Monday, June 20, 2022 at his residence. He was born in San Francisco, Calif., on March 30, 1962 to the late William T. Newhart and Kathleen (Gregory). Steve was a self-employed master plumber. He enjoyed the outdoors, cooking on the grill–especially steak and shrimp–and traveling to Colorado. Steve adored his grandchildren.

Tyrese Martin’s NBA opportunity has arrived. The Allen High School product was the 51st overall selection on Thursday night in the NBA Draft and landed with the Atlanta Hawks. The 51st pick belonged to the Golden State Warriors, the reigning NBA champions, but was controlled by Atlanta in exchange for the 44th pick (Toledo’s Ryan Rollins) and $2 million, according to ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski.

After the United States Supreme Court released a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that established a constitutional right to abortion, leaders on both sides of the argument in northeastern Pennsylvania and the Poconos released the following statements: Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) ...

A New York man was arrested after leading local and state police on a high-speed chase along Interstate 78 following an armed carjacking in northwestern Berks County. Police successfully deployed spike strips Thursday evening to flatten the tires of the stolen car, ending the roughly 13-mile chase near Hamburg, and arrested the 20-year-old robbery suspect, Jarrion Wiggins of New York.

A crash has shut down a stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Friday night. The crash happened around 9:15 p.m. on the southbound side of the turnpike near the Allentown Service Plaza. Emergency dispatchers say the call was dispatched as a rescue. The southbound side is closed between exits 56 and...

HARRISBURG, (WOLF) — The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association released a statement on Thursday regarding the decision by a Philadelphia judge to dismiss third-degree murder charges against a woman who hit and killed two State Troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 in March. PSP filed felony and misdemeanor charges against...

A 23-year-old Allentown native was selected in the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday, June 23.Tyrese Martin was chosen by the Golden State Warriors before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks, officials announced at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. View this post on Instagram A post sha…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Lehigh County coroner's office is looking for relatives of an Upper Macungie Township woman. Susan Chapkovich, 65, died Friday morning at her home, the coroner said. She died of natural causes. Anyone with information on her family is asked to call the coroner's office at 610-782-3426.

A Nazareth man was sentenced to up to six months in jail and probation following a drunken driving crash last year into an Upper Nazareth Township home. Joseph Anthony Capobianco appeared Friday afternoon before Berks County Senior Judge Stephen B. Lieberman on drunken driving and reckless endangerment charges. The sentencing included 3 days to 6 months in Northampton County Prison for the drunken driving offense and two years probation to run consecutively for the three counts of reckless endangerment charges.

EASTON, Pa. - A convenience store in Easton has added Krispy Krunchy Chicken to its offerings and name. Now, in addition to serving groceries, drinks, beer, cigarettes and more, Chubby’s of Southside and Krispy Krunchy Chicken is a fast-food eatery specializing in Cajun-style fried chicken, wings, seafood, breakfast and more, owner Raj Patel said.

An estimated 200 people packed Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem Friday evening holding up signs reading, “I will not quietly go back to the 1960s,” “Get Your Laws off my Body,” and “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” just hours after the Supreme Court announced its controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

DELAWARE WATER GAP NATIONAL RECERATION AREA – The search for a missing swimmer in the Delaware River is now presumed to be a recovery mission, according to the National Park Service. Christopher Schofield, 23, of Stroudsburg was attempting to swim across the river near Prices Landing Tuesday night with...