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Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comThe driver — only identified Friday as a 51-year-old man from Bethlehem — was taken to a local hospital after the crash, authorities said. -
Tom Shortell/LehighValleyNews.comLehigh County Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi is the only defendant in an alleged interstate marijuana ring whom authorities have publicly identified. He made his first public comments since being arrested Aug. 28 at his job at Bethlehem City Hall.
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Newly sworn-in Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta expects it will take him more than a year to fill his roster of prosecutors. In the meantime, his office has to deal with a massive backlog of cases. -
An Orefield woman has been charged in a Saturday shooting that left a man injured, city police said.
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The Allentown title company owner surrendered to authorities Thursday morning and was arraigned on the newest charges.
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The Allentown Police Department secured $4.1 million in grants to buy 67 license-plate readers and several gunshot-detection devices.
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Christopher Fitzgerald was shot and killed near the Temple University campus in Philadelphia while working as a university police officer in February 2023.
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City officials say the technology will be "life-changing," while critics have called the system "reactionary" and an expansion of the "surveillance state."
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18-year-old John Bradley was charged in September with killing a mother and daughter in North Catasauqua. On Thursday, he pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Joshua Nathaniel Colon, 22, of Bethlehem, is charged with first degree aggravated assault in the Aug. 2022 non-fatal shooting of Jathaniel Lopez at Musikfest in Bethlehem.
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Marc Muffley, 41, of Lansford in Carbon County, had an entire row of family and friends supporting him at the federal courthouse in Allentown. He was arrested and charged last year.
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Lt. Gov. Fetterman says the digital update is long overdue.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee will take the 1st steps toward confirmation Monday.
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Gerlach, a former mayoral candidate, left a 16-year-old runaway at a homeless encampment, authorities said.
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A female suspect is the focus of the ongoing investigation, police said.
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Minsi Trails Boy Scout Council will sell local real estate to make its contribution to survivor fundThe council will sell Camp Trexler in Monroe County and its staff headquarters in the Allentown area.
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Michelle Kott is the first woman to serve as Bethlehem's police chief.
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The governor's office estimates there are 30 to 50 pregnancies per year in the state prison system.
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The county put a freeze on its work-release program over a year ago, but that could be changing.
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Advocates for immigrant rights argue detention is inhumane and unnecessary.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro sent lawmakers a letter with six proposals to fill vacancies.
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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…
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Wolf said part of the solution is to improve job opportunities, increase community resources and fund schools.
