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RESHETNIKOV MIKHAIL/Михаил Решетнико/Stock.Adobe.comThe hotline, created by the Lehigh Valley Emergency Response Network, will serve as a tool for residents to report concerns about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.
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Distributed/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney GeneralSunday said his office was investigating Angel Gil, 32, as a cocaine trafficker in Lehigh and Northampton counties before Wednesday’s searches.
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A driver is suspected by police to have been driving under the influence and had fallen asleep behind the wheel in the Friday morning crash between a double tractor-trailer and a decommissioned school bus on I-78 that closed both lanes.
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Daniel Lee, a Lehigh University student, has been missing since Friday, Jan. 20, according to Lehigh University officials. No foul play is suspected.
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The crash occurred at I-78 westbound on marker 48.3 Pennsylvania State Police Public Information Officer Nathan Branosky said.
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Lehigh president Joseph J. Helble said "racist language" was used, but the assault was not racially motivated.
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Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin will not be seeking reelection after nearly 25 years in the office
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Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck is running for a second term in office. This will be his first race defending the seat as an incumbent.
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Christopher Schweikert, 27, of Coplay, who also is a teacher at Freedom High School, had a sexual relationship with the girl, whom he coached, according to Northampton County prosecutors.
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State legislators were set to address extending the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse — a bill that had been passed in the last session — but, partisan bickering stalled the move. Local Democratic legislators explain what happened.
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The man accused in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students appeared in court Thursday. Bryan Kohberger has yet to enter a plea and is waiting to learn whether prosecutors in the high-profile case will pursue the death penalty.
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David Collins will take on the new job next month, overseeing plans to keep the jail safe and secure.
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Allentown's police chief, Charles Roca, is looking to grow the number of officers patrolling city streets, add new vehicles to the city's fleet and is investigating the possibility of installing gunshot detection equipment in neighborhoods across the city.
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LCTI students were either evacuated from the building or sent back to home schools if en route
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A man is in custody facing over a dozen charges in a fatal crash. The district attorney alleges street racing was involved.
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Former Bethlehem police officer Noah Klingborg is charged with stalking and harassment, the Northampton County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
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At its Wednesday budget hearing, Northampton County Council looked for ways to draw more workers to the Juvenile Justice Center — that don't involve raising wages.
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The 77-year-old motorist received two citations and will not face serious criminal charges in the death of teacher's aide Angela Yowakim, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said.
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Two county administrators will appear before Northampton County Council to answer questions about the staff shortage and the juvenile justice center's future.
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The afternoon shooting happened in the eastbound lanes, near MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township, according to state police.
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A newly released report from the nonprofit Lehigh Valley Justice Institute shows the impact marijuana offenses have on the local court system and the difference in how individuals are charged in Allentown and Bethlehem.
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A partnership with Lehigh Valley County Animal Response Team teaches mounted police what to do if their horses get into trouble.
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An amendment that would alter the budget for the District Attorney's Office was debated at a recent Lehigh County Commissioners meeting.