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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comTina Koren, 65, of Whitehall, who also is the township treasurer, was charged Monday with misdemeanor counts of official oppression and harassment, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. -
Jay Bradley/LehighValleyNews.comthe operator reported unknown engine problems and tried to fly to a local airport in the area, but landed on I-78 eastbound at mile marker 45.6.
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Two 15-year-old girls were removed from Northampton Area High School and will be charged after several threats of violence were made against the school. -
A motorcade of 40 dirt bikes and ATVs ignored traffic laws and endangered others last year. They also delayed an injured Allentown detective from getting medical treatment. Only one driver, a Pen Argyl man, has been identified and charged.
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Allentown police are investigating a homicide after a 38-year-old Allentown man died days after he was assaulted, according to the Lehigh County coroner.
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It happened a little before 7 p.m. Wednesday at Easton Avenue and Beech Street in Bethlehem.
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Clement Swaby was sentenced to up to 150 years in prison in the 2020 rape of a Lehigh University student, plus subsequent break-ins and attempted sexual assaults in Easton.
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Lehigh County Judge Thomas Capehart denied the appeal of Patrick Palmer, who argued election staff should accept his paperwork because he paid a filing fee on time.
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Patrick Palmer, an Allentown School Board director, argued in Lehigh County Court he should not be denied a spot on the primary ballot. County officials ruled he missed the March 7 filing deadline by a matter of seconds.
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Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s nominees for attorney general and state police commissioner received unanimous approval from the Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network was victimized in a cybersecurity attack last month. The network said it refused to pay a ransom. Now, patient information and photos have been posted on the dark web, according to LVHN.
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The force, made up of municipal, county and federal investigators, is designed to fight the sexual exploitation of children in the county, along with human trafficking more broadly.
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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.
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Northampton County recently shut down its work-release program; Lehigh County ended its over a year ago.
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The 13-year veteran of the Allentown Police Department had been hospitalized since early this year.
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To help ease the strain of surging COVID cases, officials are considering letting some inmates go home on work release.
