Pennsylvania Senate passes measure limiting landowner liability for hunting...
A bill stemming from the accidental shooting of a pregnant woman by a hunter is making its way through the state Legislature. The Senate passed the bill 48-0. Take a NEWS POLL. Express-Times Photo |...
View ArticleBicycle tour from Bethlehem to Palmer Township to give locals a history lesson
Dennis Scholl, outreach coordinator for the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, will be leading a historical bicycle tour Saturday on the D&L Heritage Trail. View full...
View ArticleNorthampton County councilmen refuse to join closed-door session on swaption...
Councilmen Lamont McClure, Tom Dietrich and Ken Kraft all vote against going behind closed doors Thursday night to discuss the swaption. But their efforts failed in a 5-to-3 vote. Lamont McClureThree...
View ArticleCarbon County woman charged a year after stealing from North Catasauqua yard...
The 35-year-old woman also left threatening messages on the phone of the victim during the ordeal, according to court records. View full sizeAP File PhotoCrystal Fenstermaker was placed in Northampton...
View ArticleNorthampton Area High School holds 111th graduation ceremony for class of 2012
The ceremony features John Veiszlemlein, of Bath, as valedictorian and Tyler Laubach, of Walnutport, as the class salutatorian. See a list of graduates. View full sizeCourtesy PhotoJohn Veiszlemlein...
View ArticleNazareth motorcyclist hospitalized following crash in Stockertown
He was struck when a Wind Gap man attempted to turn left onto Route 191. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoA Nazareth motorcyclist was hospitalized Thursday after colliding with a car on Route 191...
View ArticleLehigh Valley Community Benefit will focus on aiding Werkheiser, Lasso families
The fundraiser, which features an all-day picnic and motorcycle ride, was formed following a 2010 quadruple homicide in Northampton. View full sizeExpress-Times File Photo | MATT SMITHA bike run was...
View ArticlePlea deal on table for Forks Township man accused of robbing East Allen...
Mark S. Smolow gave up his right to a preliminary hearing today before District Judge John Capobianco in Nazareth. View full sizeMark S. SmolowA plea deal is on the table for a 58-year-old Forks...
View ArticleMan charged with driving drunk in East Allen Township with children in car,...
Police found the 35-year-old Carbon County man wandering in the road near his car at Airport Road and Snyders Church Street, according to court records. View full sizeExpress-Times File...
View ArticleFederal, local law enforcement charge Moore Township man with trying to lure...
The 12-year-old girl that the suspect believed he was communicating with since January was actually a federal law enforcement officer, according to authorities. View full sizeExpress-Times Photo |...
View ArticleNorthampton County judge defends 110-year prison sentence for child porn...
Judge Edward Smith argued his latest sentence for an HIV-positive Bath man is appropriate given his lack of remorse and criminal behavior. Express-Times File Photo | BRUCE WINTERShaun P. AustinA...
View ArticleBethlehem man charged for allegedly taking mother's SUV in Allen Township
The 18-year-old's friends warned him in text messages to his mother's phone that he should not take the vehicle because she would likely report it stolen, court records say. View full sizeAP File...
View ArticleNorthampton County teen murdered in Michigan - UPDATE
The 16-year-old was killed by a 29-year-old man who was robbing him, according to Michigan authorities. View full sizeJoshua Stepp, left, was killed June 11 by John Burress, authorities charge.A...
View ArticleMan assaults party guest at Lehigh Township home, then paramedics, records say
The 47-year-old is accused of punching and kicking paramedics who responded to a house party following a fight. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoA Carbon County man was cuffed and shackled after...
View ArticleNorthampton County's swaption debt still growing
As county officials attempt to negotiate a buyout date with Bank of America, the debt from the deal has grown to $27.6 million. Three months after Northampton County Council approved buying out its...
View ArticleNorthampton County Courthouse reopens following bomb threat - UPDATE
Easton police are on the scene with bomb sniffing dogs. View full sizeExpress-Times File PhotoThe Northampton County Courthouse was evacuated early this afternoon.The Northampton County Courthouse in...
View ArticleNorthampton man accused of killing brother-in-law appears in court
Todd Steven Lindenmoyer told police he accidentally shot Edward A. Kimak after his loaded shotgun got caught on a pipe. View full sizeTodd Steven LindenmoyerA Northampton man accused of shooting his...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council votes to end swaption
Northampton County Executive John Stoffa is expected to terminate the financial deal with Bank of America tonight. The Northampton County Council approved a deal to end the county's ever-growing...
View ArticleNonprofits cannot be afraid of change, Historic Bethlehem Partnership says
Nonprofits cannot be afraid of change, Historic Bethlehem Partnership says Change is nonprofit organizations’ key to success, according to the president of Historic Bethlehem Museums and...
View ArticleMental illness misperceptions, treatment options in Northampton County
'If you're in the throes of it ... you might not see it for what it is,' said Gary Ruschman, director of intake and referral/emergency services for the Northampton County Department of Human Services....
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