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Forks Township man sentenced to state prison for robbing man with Alzheimer's...
Mark Smolow, 58, donned a wig, fake mustache and a baseball cap before binding George Hyndshaw with duct tape and robbing his home of nearly $50,000, police said. Mark Smolow Alyssa Passeggio | The...
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Northampton County authorities seek Michael Wayne Campbell -- fugitive of the...
The 44-year-old failed to report to prison for a drunken driving sentence, according to the Northampton County Sheriff's Department. Michael Wayne Campbell Michael Wayne Campbell, 44, failed to report...
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Northampton County judge welcomes newest American citizens
The promise of peanut butter, education and opportunity lured 32 people from six continents to become citizens of the United States. People from around the globe raised their right hands this...
View ArticleNorth Catasauqua woman accused of fighting with police, damaging holding cell...
After being arrested for assault, the woman knocked a police officer to the ground so hard his leg is still injured, according to police reports. After being arrested in connection with an alleged...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council shoots down pay increases for executive, council...
An ordinance amendment that would have given the next executive a $10,000 raise and the 2014 council president a $300 raise failed 2-7. Northampton County Council voted not to grant the county...
View ArticleFormer volunteer firefighter sentenced to up to one year in prison in Lehigh...
The 21-year-old, who has been diagnosed as a pyromaniac, told the judge he didn't really know why he set the fires, but wanted to change. Cory A. Praschyk doesn't remember setting some of the fires...
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Forks Township man who duct taped, robbed elderly man fights state prison...
Mark Smolow, 58, was sentenced to 21 months to 5 years in state prison for burglary and robbery in the April 2 home invasion in East Allen Township. Mark Smolow The Forks Township man who robbed an...
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Northampton County judge dismisses convicted Easton murderer's request for...
Corey Maeweather argued the Supreme Court's ban on automatic life-without-parole sentences should grant him a new prison term even though a jury convicted him of kidnapping and killing a girl when he...
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Peter Karoly's disputed will heads back to court on sisters' appeal
President Judge F.P. Kimberly McFadden urged the two sides of the family to reach a settlement. Peter Karoly and his wife, Lauren Angstadt, were killed in a plane crash in February 2007. Express-Times...
View ArticleCash 5 ticket worth $325,000 sold in Northampton County
The ticket has the correct numbers for the Nov. 20 drawing. A customer of Smokin' Joes in Upper Mount Bethel Township is $325,000 richer.The winning Cash 5 lottery ticket from the Nov. 20 drawing was...
View ArticleNorthampton County temporary manufacturing plant workers face charges in...
Police also reported an incident where a man allegedly screamed at and spit on two women involved in a parking space dispute at Wal-Mart store in Lower Nazareth Township. Two temporary employees at...
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Bethlehem man allegedly assaults woman inside vehicle in Lehigh Township
Police say the 32-year-old was making threatening remarks about the victim's stepfather, sparking an argument. AP File Photo A Bethlehem man is accused of assaulting a woman in Lehigh Township after...
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Judge refuses murderer Barry Soldridge's appeal attempt in case of shot lovers
Soldridge agreed to give up his appeal rights to avoid the death sentence in a plea deal agreement, the judge points out. Barry Soldridge Jr. Photo Courtesy WFMZ A Northampton County judge tossed the...
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Judge Leonard Zito sues Pennsylvania to keep his job into his golden years
Under the state constitution, the 69-year-old Zito would have to leave the bench Jan. 1, 2014, because he will have reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. Northampton County Judge Leonard Zito...
View ArticleCarbon County woman accused of robbing Walnutport dollar store has case sent...
The 51-year-old defendant faces a single felony charge of robbery and a single charge of receiving stolen property for her alleged part in a Sept. 25 hold up at the Dollar General store in Walnutport....
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Northampton County Council rejects request for prison alterations for...
The decision won't dramatically alter the county's proposed $337.7 million budget for next year. Northampton County Prison Express-Times File Photo Northampton County Council members agreed tonight...
View ArticleThefts from Wal-Mart, mall and home lead to arrests
Heroin use cited in two of the thefts, including one by an 18-year-old father, according to court records. A 31-year-old Bethlehem woman spent counterfeit money in a deal she made to get drugs,...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council introduces legislation for KOZ sites in Easton,...
In other news, council unanimously rejected accepting $700 from the county executive for money spent on Ron Angle's legal battle to prevent the Gracedale referendum. Northampton County Council...
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Bangor Mayor John Brown running for Northampton County executive
The 51-year-old Republican joins Democrats John Callahan, mayor of Bethlehem, and former county executive Glenn Reibman in the race. View full size Bangor Mayor John Brown Photo Courtesy John Brown...
View ArticleSlate Belt lawyer accused of stealing from clients faces more charges
Eugene and Otilia Duggan filed a private complaint against Anthony J. Martino alleging he had failed to return a $3,600 check that he was supposed to hold in escrow. The disbarred Slate Belt lawyer...
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