East Allen Township fire not suspicious but cause still under investigation,...
The township fire chief said residents at the Bullshead Road home escaped the blaze that was called in at 11:47 a.m., but the family's pet cat didn't make it out. Watch video An East Allen Township...
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Standoff suspect threatened to blow up bar, struggled with police weeks prior...
The 43-year-old also urinated in his holding cell May 23, claiming he would not have to pay for damage since he had no cash, court records say. Timothy Howard Snyder, 43, was charged in a May 23...
View ArticleEvacuations and road closures near UGI substation in East Allen Township
The substation is venting, according to an emergency dispatch supervisor. UPDATE: Residents return home, roads reopened following UGI venting in East Allen Township Evacuations and road closures are...
View ArticleResidents return home, roads reopened following UGI venting in East Allen...
East Allen fire Chief Barry Frantz said that shortly after 10:30 a.m. motorists reported a loud noise and odor coming from the substation near Airport Road. About 10 residents were able to return home...
View ArticleFlorida man allegedly tells police he 'beat up' Lehigh Township man who...
The victim of the attack was sent to Palmerton Hospital for treatment of his injuries, according to court documents. A 47-year-old Florida man said he "beat up" a Lehigh Township man because the...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court denies review of Michael Ballard's death sentence
Meanwhile, federal defender Marc Bookman could be in hot water for filing an appeal without Ballard's permission. The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a motion to review the death sentence of...
View ArticleLehigh Valley FedEx megahub decision delayed in Allen Township
Supervisors said they may consider the proposed Willowbrook Road facility at their July 10 meeting. Allen Township supervisors tonight tabled a decision on whether to allow a massive FedEx Ground...
View ArticleFire hits Lehigh Township church; lightning strike suspected cause
A lightning strike may have sparked a fire early this morning at the Bethany Wesleyan Church in Lehigh Township, according to officials at the scene. Fire crews were called to the church at 675 Blue...
View ArticleParents charged after failing to get help for 6-year-old's 14 abscessed...
The dentist who diagnosed the child called it the worst case of dental disease he'd ever seen and severe enough "to kill the child," according to court records. The mother and father of a Lehigh...
View ArticleBethlehem man accused of selling prescription pills to informant
The alleged drug sales were arranged over Facebook. A Bethlehem man is accused of twice selling Vicodin pills to a confidential police informant. Richard Forrest Rolen, 22, of the 300 block of...
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Bethlehem man pleads guilty to attacking, choking mother of his unborn child
Steven Biechy claimed he had no memory of the assault but said he must have done it based off the reports. Police say he previously admitted to his actions. Steven Thomas BiechyCourtesy photo A...
View ArticleDo you know this man? Moore Township police need your help
The man stole steel from a fabrication company, according to police. Moore Township police are asking for the public's assistance identifying this man, who police say stole steel from a fabrication...
View ArticleLehigh Township man killed in five-vehicle crash on Interstate 80, police report
The 60-year-old was driving a tractor-trailer when he failed to stop for slowed traffic, according to police. Two vehicles and three tractor-trailers were involved in the massive Monday afternoon...
View ArticleTempers flare over vacancies in Northampton County government
Councilman Lamont McClure said Executive John Brown has hobbled county government by not performing basic aspects of his job. In a diatribe against the status quo, Northampton County Councilman Lamont...
View ArticleNorthampton man sentenced to state prison for molesting teen
Jeffrey Douglas Kephart still faces federal charges for posting nude images of the victim online, according to court documents. A Northampton man who botched his chance at a more lenient guilty plea...
View ArticleParents 'dumbfounded' by allegations over girl's 14 abscessed teeth, attorney...
The child had a teeth cleaning Tuesday and has complained of no pain throughout the ordeal, the attorney says. If Kenneth Wanamaker had believed his daughter's life was in danger due to tooth decay,...
View ArticleNazareth man linked by DNA evidence to 2012 Lower Nazareth Township break-in
He is serving a 45-month to 7 1/2-year prison sentence after being convicted in four other home break-ins. A Nazareth man serving a 45-month to 7 1/2-year prison sentence has been linked to a Lower...
View ArticleLehigh Township man took cash, credit cards from Moore Township garages,...
The 35-year-old is facing multiple charges, according to court records. A Lehigh Township man is facing theft charges after allegedly entering two garages in Moore Township and stealing valuables....
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Northampton County's latest contract with PR firm still illegal, claims...
Executive John Brown already terminated a contract with Sahl Communications this year because of a lawsuit filed by Controller Stephen Barron. Stephen BarronExpress-Times File Photo Northampton...
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Northampton County controller files second lawsuit over consultant contract
Stephen Barron claims Northampton County Executive John Brown violated several sections of the Home Rule Charter when he approved a $76,500 contract with Sahl Communications last week. Stephen...
View ArticleNorthampton County executive nominates trio for his Cabinet
Jim Hunter, a Bangor banker; David Dalrymple, a retired New Jersey state trooper; and Luis Campos, who worked in the Rendell administration, will be up for approval during next week's council meeting....
View ArticleMan stabbed, dies in Moore Township, emergency dispatches say
A Northampton County coroner was dispatched early this morning to the scene. UPDATE: Homicide on Moore Township farm: Person of interest in custody, police say A 36-year-old man was stabbed and died...
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Homicide on Moore Township farm: Person of interest in custody, police say
Pennsylvania State Police, who are handling the investigation, released few other details. UPDATE: Nazareth man, 36, is victim of Moore Township homicide, Northampton County coroner says A 36-year-old...
View ArticleNazareth man, 36, is victim of Moore Township homicide, Northampton County...
Richard Parker died from stab wounds and the manner of death of homicide, Coroner Zachary Lysek says. Watch video UPDATE: Nazareth man, 24, arrested in fatal stabbing in Moore Township A 36-year-old...
View ArticleNazareth man, 24, arrested in fatal stabbing in Moore Township
The man is accused of repeatedly stabbing Richard Parker, 36, of Nazareth, at a Moore Township farm, authorities say. UPDATE: Moore Township homicide suspect helped direct police to crime scene,...
View ArticleMoore Township homicide suspect helped direct police to crime scene, records say
Andrew Robert Hess told police he went to see Richard Parker and a woman about a 'personal relationship matter,' court records say. The man accused of fatally stabbing a man on a Moore Township farm...
View ArticleNorthampton County officials squabble over fee hike for services such as...
President Judge Stephen Baratta and Councilman Mat Benol questioned the need for the fee increase, noting the division is already profitable. One of the few profitable divisions of Northampton County...
View ArticleCompetency hearing requested for Michael Ballard's appeal process
Attorneys would be limited in their ability to intervene on the death row inmate's behalf if his sanity is confirmed. Ballard has said he does not want to appeal his death sentence. Northampton County...
View ArticleNorthampton man who pointed gun at family member, neighbor plans to plead...
Under the proposed guilty plea, the 35-year-old would be sentenced to 9 to 18 months in county jail for aggravated assault, according to his attorney. A Northampton man who pointed a rifle in the face...
View ArticleBody pulled from Lehigh River in Northampton
Northampton police, Northampton Regional EMS and the Northampton Fire Department were called for a water rescue, according to emergency dispatch. Authorities recovered a body tonight from the Lehigh...
View ArticleMan found dead in Lehigh River in Northampton likely had been swimming,...
The man is wearing black swim trunks and leaves a bicycle, backpack, sneakers, socks and a shirt nearby in Canal Park, police Chief Ronald Morey says. A man who was found dead Tuesday evening in the...
View ArticleCharges dropped against Upper Saucon Township man accused of molesting child...
The now 19-year-old is too emotionally distressed to testify against William Sarko, and no other evidence backed the claims, Assistant District Attorney Patricia Broscius says. A Northampton County...
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Approval likely for three Northampton County cabinet candidates, including...
Councilman Scott Parsons said he may introduce legislation that would require cabinet members to be county residents, but it would not impact the current candidates, he said. David Dalrymple Members...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council appoints three to executive's cabinet
Dozens of supporters filled the council chambers to endorse Luis Campos, David Dalrymple and Jim Hunter for director of administration, sheriff and director of fiscal affairs. Dozens of supports...
View ArticleNorthampton County district attorney to address false testimony, according to...
John Morganelli is scheduled to meet at 2 this afternoon with the media, according to an email. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli this afternoon will address false testimony in...
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Northampton County district attorney warns litigants not to lie in courts
District Attorney John Morganelli said there are an increasing number of cases of falsifying records and false testimony in civil cases. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli explained...
View ArticleLehigh Township home invader blames 'super caffeine' for death threat
Saverio Pasqualucci, 27, entered a woman's home and claimed he was there to perform a contract killing. A 27-year-old Bethlehem man blamed "super caffeine pills" as he pleaded guilty this morning for...
View ArticleDeath row inmate Michael Ballard scheduled to appear in Northampton County Court
District Attorney John Morganelli wants to establish the death row inmate's competency. Ballard has written the US Supreme Court to say he does not want to appeal his death sentence. If death row...
View ArticleNorth Catasauqua man admits to viewing child pornography, according to court...
The 26-year-old suspect is charged with one count of disseminating child pornography, 10 counts of possession of child pornography and a single count of criminal use of a communication facility...
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Lawyer disproving own argument in lawsuit against Northampton County...
Judge Paula Roscioli put the hearing in recess so she could address a long line of residents outside her courtroom waiting for protection-from-abuse orders. Stephen Barron Northampton County...
View ArticleRescue crews head to Lehigh Township after man falls 30 feet from bucket...
The man was ejected from the bucket truck when it reportedly rolled into a tree and sent him down a 50-foot hill, according to emergency scanner reports. First responders were headed to Walnut Drive...
View ArticleWind Gap man identified as worker who fell 30 feet from bucket truck
Authorities say the 55-year-old man, who was trimming trees on Walnut Drive, was flown to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill. A 55-year-old man trimming trees this morning in Northampton...
View ArticleDon't be alarmed: Bus rollover 'accident' in Northampton is just a drill
The drill will begin with an "accident" scene at 8 a.m. at Horwith Freightliner Storage Facility, on Clear Springs and Horwith drives. Emergency responders from more than 20 agencies will participate...
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Roughly 30 people exposed to unknown chemical at Northampton recycling...
The injuries do not appear major, but authorities are still unsure of the chemical behind the exposure, the supervisor says. View full sizeCrews responded this morning to a hazardous material incident...
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Five taken to hospital in Greenstar Recycling haz-mat call; substance unknown
The incident drew responders from the borough, Lehigh and Northampton counties and Bethlehem, Northampton County Emergency Management Director Bob Mateff said. A hazardous materials incident this...
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Northampton County executive seeking cost-cutting ideas for Gracedale
The town hall meeting in Bethlehem is the second one this year for County Executive John Brown. Northampton County Executive John BrownExpress-Times File Photo | BILL ADAMS During the Northampton...
View ArticleTwo-vehicle accident in Lehigh Township results in multiple patients,...
The crash in on Riverview Drive at Birch Road, dispatches say. UPDATE: Four people hospitalized after two-car accident in Lehigh Township, police say A two-vehicle accident with injuries was reported...
View ArticleFour people hospitalized after two-car accident in Lehigh Township, police say
One of the drivers was flown by medical helicopter to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill. Four people were hospitalized after a two-car accident at 9:08 this morning at Route 145and...
View ArticlePennsylvania State Police looking for paintball vandals in Allen, East Allen...
Authorities say the criminal mischief occurred within the same hour July 23. There's been some paintball vandalism in Allen and East Allen townships, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The...
View ArticleMan convicted of killing Wilson Borough 3-year-old says lawyer wouldn't let...
Eugenio Torres claimed that his lawyer, Michael Corriere, did not follow his wishes of testifying during the 2010 trial. Child killer Eugenio Torres continues to fight his life sentence, now claiming...
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