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Bath Area Fish Committee holds 69th Annual Children’s Fishing Contest
Beginning bright and early at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, the Bath Area Fish Committee held their 69th Annual Children’s Fishing Contest at Monocacy Creek with two days of fishing and fun for children ages 0 to 15. This year, the Bath Area Fish Committee stocked the creek...
Crash cleared on Route 22 in Lehigh County
Update: The crash has been cleared. Reported earlier: A crash is causing a traffic backup Thursday morning on Route 22 eastbound in Lehigh County. PennDOT’s traffic website 511pa.com reported the crash just before 7 a.m. in the eastbound lane near the Fullerton Avenue exit in Whitehall Township. Traffic cameras show emergency responders directing traffic from the left lane into the right lane ...
What are the Lehigh Valley’s best high schools? Here are the latest U.S. News rankings
U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of public high schools across the country, and four Lehigh Valley schools are among the top 100 in Pennsylvania. Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School was the highest ranking school in the region, coming in at 26th in the state. It’s the third year in a row for the school, and an improvement over last year, when it ranked 40th. ...
Over 30 people displaced after rowhome fire in Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter after a number of rowhomes caught fire in Allentown on Tuesday afternoon. Thankfully, no one was injured but 36 people were forced out of their homes. The shelter is at the Allentown YMCA on 15th Street.
Driver slams into Bennett Toyota in Allentown in fatal crash, causing near $1M in damage
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- A man driving at a high speed was killed after he veered off the road and crashed into a car dealership in Allentown early Tuesday morning, police said.The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Lehigh Street near Vultee Street. Police said the driver was heading north on Lehigh Street when he veered off the road.Images from the scene showed multiple damaged vehicles and a flipped vehicle.The Lehigh County Coroner's Office identified the driver as 27-year-old Abeil Adilow of Philadelphia. He was pronounced dead just before 2 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.Staff at the dealership arrived to work Tuesday morning tasked with cleaning up the damage.
Trio Caught With Drugs In Monroe County Hotel Room, DA Says
Twenty-nine-year-old Brandon Cabrera of Effort, 32-year-old Christopher Ferraro of East Stroudsburg, and 28-year-old Dylan Smith of Stroudsburg all face drug an paraphernalia charges, said the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. According to prosecutors, Monroe County Probation and Parole Officers went to a hotel on Route 611 after receiving information that...
What’s coming to the Westgate Mall, and what happened to the businesses that were forced to leave
Westgate Mall has gone through some major changes over the last couple of years — with some major changes to come. The upheaval began in 2018, when New Jersey-based Onyx Equities bought the strip mall on Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem. Since then, the company has invested in a full makeover for the property, starting with opening a 16,000-square-foot Harbor Freight Tools in the former Weis ...
Motorcyclist dead after crash in Oxford Twp. on M-24
A 66-year-old Orion Twp. man is dead after his motorcycle struck a car that pulled out in front of him on M-24, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Police say that Jimmie Allen Haggadone was riding his motorcycle south on M-24 near West Oakwood Rd. on Wednesday afternoon.
Amid criminal investigation, Lehigh Valley ambulance squad is back to full staffing
The Easton Emergency Squad, which is under investigation over an administrator’s handling of day-to-day operations, has returned to full-time operating status, its board president said Wednesday. The squad also hopes to resume being the primary emergency provider in Easton. Mayor Sal Panto Jr. recently requested having Bethlehem Township EMS be the city’s primary supplier while the Easton ...
Update: Severe thunderstorm warning expected to expire at 9 p.m.
The warning was for Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton counties. "The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms," according to the National Weather Service.
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