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LOWER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- It was an unimaginable tragedy that unfolded in the yard of a Bucks County home. A toddler was killed in April when a gust of wind brought a tree branch down on top of him in Lower Southampton Township."We're living our worst nightmare," mother Karen Babcock said.In a split second, Karen and Michael Babcock's lives changed forever."We were all outside and a single crack," Karen Babcock said. "It was a single gust."Ahead of an incoming storm, the couple's two-year-old son Dax was playing in the backyard of their Midfield Road home.Police say strong winds...

ALLEN TWP., Pa. - In Northampton County, the roof over a Dunkin Donuts drive-thru collapsed onto a car. It happened around 10 a.m. Saturday morning at the Dunkin location on Nor-Bath Boulevard in Allen Township. Fortunately, police say no one was injured. There's no word on what caused it to...

A Jeep SUV headed west on an Easton dead end continued past the end of the street Saturday, careening down a 15-to-20-foot-high hillside into a home’s yard. Then as the driver attempted to move the vehicle, it burst into flames, sending orange flames and black smoke above the West Ward neighborhood, city fire Deputy Chief Chad Gruver said. The driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He suffered burns, according to Gruver.

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. Northampton Area High School students celebrated their prom at ArtsQuest...

EASTON, Pa. - Saucon Valley set a school record with their 21st win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Northwestern in the District 11 Class 3A baseball semifinals on Saturday at Richards Field. Rocky Viscito scored one run and knocked in another and the top-seeded Panthers came through...

St. Luke’s University Health Network patients will soon have access to more fresh, locally-grown fruits, thanks to a new grant. The health network said in a release that a $25,000 grant from the Air Products Foundation will help establish a fruit orchard at the St. Luke’s Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township.

Angler Brad Frace has visited Bushkill Creek in Northampton County to swim and fish with his family since childhood. So the 27-year-old said he was sad upon finding dead fish lying across the bottom of a dry creek bed last week. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is now investigating...

Authorities have charged a couple in Pennsylvania after they say they found their seven children had been severely neglected, with several sick or dangerously malnourished. The seven children allegedly lived in a three-bedroom mobile home in severe disrepair, infested with bugs, and with a lock around their refrigerator to prevent them from stealing food, the Bucks County Courier Times reported. Authorities who examined the children after removing them from the home found they had never been to school, and several didn’t know basic information like their own birthdays. One child had 13 cavities in his teeth. Another had ringworm. Another had maggots in her hair. While there was no food in the house for the kids, police found there was some on hand to feed a menagerie of animals living there, including rats, snakes, toads, dogs, turtles, and rabbits.Read it at Bucks County Courier Times

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police plan to step up enforcement and education when it comes to noise violations. In a social media post, police say officers will respond to noise complaints and issue tickets when appropriate. APD says a city ordinance addresses loud music and other noise disturbances any time...

Building 21 held its prom Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Americus Hotel in Allentown. See photos below as students and their guests arrive to the big night.

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – A Phillipsburg woman has been charged after a five-week investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine May, 26, 2023 according to the Warren County Prosecutor's office. A joint investigation by the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force, Phillipsburg Police, and New Jersey State Police led to a North Main Street search warrant being executed in Phillipsburg. After the search warrant was issued and investigated, an arrest warrant was issued for 41-year-old Patricia Haasz. Haasz is charged with two counts of Possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, third-degree crimes, and one count of distribution of methamphetamine, also a third-degree charge.  All charges carry a maximum penalty of up to five years in New Jersey State Prison. 

One recent morning as I was waking up and walking to the kitchen to make my morning coffee, I saw movement on the deck. So I went over, moved the curtain and found myself staring at two black vultures a few feet from the door. They, of course, startled me...

Allentown Police are investigating a daytime shooting. Gunfire rang out late Saturday afternoon in the 300 block of Ridge Avenue. Police said a man was shot in the shoulder. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. There's no word yet on what may...

Bethlehem has lost two national chain restaurants. Dickie’s Barbecue Pit, 3221 Schoenersville Road, is closed. It was the last location of the chain in the Lehigh Valley. Dickie’s Barbecue Pit specializes in barbecue meals, featuring smoked pork, sausage, brisket and wings as well as a host of sides such as macaroni and cheese, barbecue beans and coleslaw. The chain, which launched in 1994, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. – The bear that attacked two children in Luzerne County – raising concern elsewhere like in Bucks County – has been euthanized, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

ALLEN TWP., Pa. - A decades-old destination for chilled treats and family fun is finding new life in Northampton County. Hillside Mini Golf & Ice Cream, offering miniature golf, hard and soft ice cream, hot snacks and more, is tentatively set to open on July 1 at 3219 Cherryville Road in Allen Township, an owner said.

The legal wrangling around one of the most horrific mass murders in the history of Bucks County has ended in a private settlement between the families of the victims and the parents of their killer. Five years after the gruesome killings, the family of Cosmo DiNardo has settled the wrongful death case...

It happened in the Green Meadows Community in Hilltown on Thursday, May 25, township police wrote in a statement. Three men barged into a home on Reliance Place after claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office, authorities said. At least one of the men was armed with a handgun, investigators...

A popular restaurant chain is planning on opening a new location in Bucks County, which would take over a longtime-vacant building. Jeff Werner wrote about the proposed restaurant for the Doylestown Patch. The Capital Grille is proposing to open an upscale, 8,000-square-foot fine dining restaurant and steakhouse at the Village...

A warrant was issued for the arrest of Patricia Haasz, 41, with charges for two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distribution of methamphetamine, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said in a Friday, May 26 statement. A team of local police, county detectives, and...