Parkland News

The alleged double homicide of 16-year-old Rianna Glass and her mother Rosalyn Glass motivated Parkland School District resident Rachel Farrow to advocate for more education about teen dating violence and abuse.

The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners is looking to put an open space tax referendum on the November 2024 ballot. Lower Macungie Township recently passed a similar referendum.

Over 1,500 veterans are buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Upper Macungie Township. But last year, only about 1,032 wreaths were placed, leaving hundreds without one.

North Whitehall Township's zoning hearing board opted to continue a meeting until December before making a decision on whether to allow Foxy's Cradle, a neonatal kitten nursey, to operate in the owner's residence.

A decade or so after buying his South Whitehall Township home in the late 1960s, Fred Buse started recording the average temperature, precipitation type and amount, as well as any animal sightings in his backyard to study and track the health of the local environment.

The Upper Macungie Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to approve a list of conditions for a warehouse to be built at 110 PA Route 100.

South Whitehall commissioners voted unanimously to grant final approval for Phase 1B of Ridge Farms, which includes apartment buildings and twin homes.

South Whitehall commissioners will vote Wednesday on whether to grant final approval to Phase 1B of the controversial mixed-use development Ridge Farms.

Joshua Steven Gonzalez, 39, of South Whitehall Township, is accused of possessing child pornography after a detective allegedly traced videos to his computer.

Democrat Thomas Johns won a seat on the South Whitehall Board of Commissioners over the incumbents' preferred candidate, Republican Chris Peischl.

Longtime former board member Robert Bold served as board president five times and vice president three times. He would fill the vacancy created by state Sen. Jarrett Coleman's resignation.

The sprawling plan in South Whitehall touches on infrastructure and future development in a township that has seen contentious debate over its future in recent years

This development comes six years after voters in South Whitehall voted to allow the township to borrow $600,000 to repair the dam.

South Whitehall Township's Board of Commissioners approved the 2023 budget after making minor changes to the draft budget at their meeting Wednesday.

The Parkland School Board stopped short of committing to advertising to fill the vacant seat of Jarrett Coleman, who was elected to the state Senate.

State Senator-elect Jarrett Coleman had previously said he was not going to resign his school board position.

KidsPeace received more than a thousand gifts during its 11th annual Angel Tree holiday gift drive. The gifts will go to more than 200 kids in the organization’s residential treatment and foster care programs.

A representative of the owner of the King George Inn property addressed the delay in the property’s redevelopment at the latest board of commissioners meeting. The three-story stone structure dates to the 1700s, but has been renovated over the years as it was used for various businesses.

The newly approved budget does not raise property taxes, but does have a deficit due to big projects planned in 2023.

Upper Macungie Township’s newly adopted 2023 budget does not change the real estate tax.

The South Whitehall Township Zoning Hearing Board didn't make a decision about the proposed facility at its meeting Thursday.

South Whitehall Township commissioners unanimously appointed Penn State University student Jacob Roth to fill their vacant position.