Northampton County News

Joe Kovacs, a Nazareth-area native and Bethlehem Catholic grad, is competing in his third Olympic Games as a member of Team USA. The shot put finals are Saturday afternoon.

According to court records, Kyle Anthony Kleintop, of Wind Gap, has been charged with theft by unlawful taking, criminal trespass and more.

Dozens of firefighters responded to the call Sunday morning at Nonna Sulina’s Sicilian Kitchen & Grill on Bath Pike (Route 512) in Hanover Township, Northampton County.

The fire, which broke out overnight and sent plumes of smoke skyward, is under investigation, said Allen Township Fire Capt. Mike Miller on Saturday.

Keystone Cement Co. in East Allen Township is renewing its hazardous waste permit with the state Department of Environmental Protection. Part of the company's plan is to change how it transports waste, from trucks to rail.

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Northampton County officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new maintenance building for groundskeepers, replacing a more-than-century-old wooden barn the Parks Department currently uses.

School directors said there's still time to keep the discussion going on how Saucon Valley School District and two other local districts will fund the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School for the next 30 years.

Funding was awarded through the Lehigh Valley Greenways Mini Grant Program. The program aims to protect and promote natural resources through the implementation of ready-to-go, single-year projects.

A Bushkill Township man died Monday morning after a lawn mower accident, according to a release from the Northampton County Coroner's Office.

It's the first case in Pa. found in backyard birds that are not commercially sold, state officials said.

Conservationists tag around 35 Monarchs each year. They used to tag hundreds.

Heat index values up to 101 degrees are expected.

The historic, all-metal structure dates back to 1860 and is a borough landmark.

Airport officials weren't surprised by the volume for summer travel.

Cindy Adams Dunn, secretary of the DCNR, dropped a big hint on where they'll be located.

The median sales price in the area hit $316,000 in June.

The money will be used to help complete an ongoing project to construct a terminal connector.

Both DUI arrests and speeding citations were up over last year.

States that place restrictions on abortions will prompt women to travel for the procedure, health workers say.

Both Lehigh and Northampton counties are considering changing the color of secrecy envelopes.

The money will create nearly 450 new affordable housing units.