Criminal Justice

Allentown police are investigating after a boy was injured by a stray bullet Thursday.

Zebbelin Standish, 36, formerly of Easton, was sentenced Wednesday in Northampton County Court after a four-day February trial in which he was convicted of 55 felony counts.

Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan says machine gun conversion devices, also known as Glock switches, are becoming increasingly common in the region. The illegal modifications turn semi-automatic firearms into automatic weapons.

An Allentown police officer is on the mend after suffering a medical episode on Monday, a release from the department said.

Senior Magisterial District Judge Jackie Taschner ruled that a jury needed to decide whether Debra Biro, Melanie Heilman, Steve Lynch and Richard Morea's raucous behavior at a June 8, 2023, Northampton County Republican Committee meeting amounted to a crime.

Inmates often spent weeks in segregation from others as a result of disciplinary infractions

On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 37, known as Paul Miller’s Law, officially making Pennsylvania the 29th state in the nation to ban distracted driving.

Investigators used numerous city-operated surveillance cameras and license-plate readers, as well as input from witnesses and social media, to identify the suspects, said Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan.

Scott Curtis led the FBI's investigation into allegations of corruption against former Mayor Ed Pawlowski, who's serving a 15-year federal prison sentence.

The 75-year-old Pen Argyl man was filmed tangling with riot police outside the U.S. Capitol Building as Congress tallied votes for the 2020 presidential election, according to federal prosecutors.

In most cases the violators can't be identified, so no one will be prosecuted.

Lt. Gov. Fetterman says the digital update is long overdue.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will take the 1st steps toward confirmation Monday.

Gerlach, a former mayoral candidate, left a 16-year-old runaway at a homeless encampment, authorities said.

A female suspect is the focus of the ongoing investigation, police said.

The council will sell Camp Trexler in Monroe County and its staff headquarters in the Allentown area.

Michelle Kott is the first woman to serve as Bethlehem's police chief.

The governor's office estimates there are 30 to 50 pregnancies per year in the state prison system.

The county put a freeze on its work-release program over a year ago, but that could be changing.

Advocates for immigrant rights argue detention is inhumane and unnecessary.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro sent lawmakers a letter with six proposals to fill vacancies.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - COVID-19 cases appear to be dropping in Lehigh Valley jails, but the omicron surge continues to drive new lockdowns for inmates and…