John Callahan continues to financially dominate the Northampton County...
Political analyst G. Terry Madonna says Callahan's war chest "demonstrates he's a player." Bethlehem View full sizeNorthampton County Executive candidates John Callahan, left, and John...
View ArticleAllentown man allegedly broke into Northampton home, suspected in other area...
Moore Township police say they plan to file their own set of charges against the 28-year-old early next week. An Allentown man facing charges for a May 7 burglary in Northampton is also a suspect in a...
View ArticleNorthampton SUV into house accident injures four people
The crash happened about 4 o'clock this morning in the 100 block of East 21st Street. Four people were hurt early this morning when an SUV crashed into a house in Northampton, borough police report....
View ArticleNorthampton County drug forfeiture totals drop by nearly half
District Attorney John Morganelli said figures are down because the office had a manpower shortage. He expects to see forfeiture hearings scheduled more regularly next year. View full sizeNorthampton...
View ArticleWalnut Drive bridge reopens in Lehigh Township, nearly five months ahead of...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced the third Northampton County bridge opening in about a week. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation today announced the third...
View ArticlePennsylvania state Rep. Marcia Hahn says 'marriage is between a man and a woman'
Hahn says the state attorney general has a duty to defend the marriage law. Pennsylvania state Rep. Marcia HahnCourtesy Photo Pennsylvania state Rep. Marcia Hahn, R-Northampton, said the attorney...
View ArticleArmed robbery reported at farm market in Allen Township, according to...
Scanner broadcasts indicated patients at the Cherryville Road business had suffered cuts and abrasions. UPDATE: Northampton bank robbery, Allen Township robbery could be linked, police say...
View ArticleNorthampton bank robbery, Allen Township robbery could be linked, police say
A Cherryville Road farm market in Allen Township was robbed today, followed shortly by a Northampton bank, according to state police. UPDATE: Police release suspect descriptions for Northampton-area...
View ArticleEx-Northampton County deputy applies for first-time offenders program in leak...
Authorities say Darin Steward, the former president of the Northampton County sheriff's deputies union, admitted to providing the confidential document to West Easton Council President Kelly Gross....
View ArticleNazareth Ambulance files lawsuit against John Stoffa over Gracedale contract
A judge has temporarily barred the county from awarding the nonemergency transportation contract to LifeStar as Northampton County Council's lawsuit on the same subject moves forward. Northampton...
View ArticleNorthampton County Executive John Stoffa vetoes measure that would have...
Councilman Lamont McClure, who proposed the law, said he will seek an override. Northampton County Executive John Stoffa vetoed an ordinance today that would have limited his powers to award...
View ArticlePair linked to Northampton bank, nearby farm robberies in custody
Pennsylvania State Police say information would be released later this afternoon on the arrests Tuesday in Maryland. UPDATE: Pair charged in Allen Township farm stand robbery Two Pennsylvania men...
View ArticlePair charged in Allen Township farm stand robbery
Authorities have yet to file charges in a nearby bank robbery, though court records say one of the two farm suspects may be linked. Pennsylvania State Police announced tonight the arrest of two men in...
View ArticleCar, tractor-trailer collide in Northampton accident
The two collided at Siegfried Street and Route 329 in Northampton. See PHOTOS. Emergency crews were called about 6:30 this morning to a crash involving a sedan and a tractor-trailer. The two collided...
View ArticleMoore Township man kills woman and then himself, police report
The incident began as a domestic disturbance, police say. Another woman and two small children in the home were not harmed, police say. UPDATE: Moore Township murder-suicide in home of wounded...
View ArticleMoore Township murder-suicide in home of wounded Afghanistan veteran
A neighbor says the homeowner's fiance came to his door and told him her fiance had killed her mother. UPDATE: U.S. Army veteran fatally shot fiancee's mother before killing self, coroner confirms...
View ArticleLehigh Township man admits to unauthorized use of company vehicle in note to...
Police say the 40-year-old employee charged about $263 to the company gas card, filling up his own vehicle as well as those of strangers. A Lehigh Township man left a note for his boss to let him know...
View ArticleU.S. Army veteran fatally shot fiancee's mother before killing self, coroner...
Each died of a gunshot wound, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said this afternoon. A 27-year-old U.S. Army veteran shot and killed his fiancee's mother with a handgun before turning the gun...
View ArticleGracedale spent its annual Northampton County subsidy in six months, Stoffa says
The county will have subsidized $3.9 million for six months of spending at the Upper Nazareth Township facility. In just six months, Gracedale has blown through the $3.6 million subsidy Northampton...
View ArticleNorthampton man nabbed for selling heroin following raid on home, police say
Randy Frey, 33, of the 500 block of Bank Street, is charged with delivery of heroin and possession with intent to deliver heroin, police said. A Northampton man is accused of selling heroin to a...
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