Northampton County Executive John Stoffa looking to delay Braden Airpark...
County council passed a resolution urging Stoffa to sue the airport authority if it tries to sell the Forks Township facility without council's approval. Although Northampton County Council is willing...
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Northampton County Council urged not to pick fight with nonprofit
Ross Marcus resigned as director of human services Monday to join the nonprofit organization. Ross Marcus Northampton County Controller Stephen Barron advised county council members against picking a...
View ArticleLehigh Township nudist released on probation for delivering newspapers in the...
The 62-year-old previously pleaded guilty last year to hiking the Appalachian Trail in nothing but his sneakers. A 62-year-old Lehigh Township man was given a time-served sentence Thursday for...
View ArticleEx-Northampton County Prison guard's retaliation suit dismissed
The former employee claimed he was unfairly suspended for complaining about mold at the 142-year-old prison. A Northampton County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former prison guard who...
View ArticleFormer Northampton County Judge Jack Panella named to Court of Judicial...
He previously served a term on the independent state agency from 1997 to 2001. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed former Northampton County Judge Jack Panella to a second term on the state's...
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Northampton County grand jury extended six months, adds case
Empaneled since late March 2012, the grand jury has only released the findings of one case so far, the fatal shooting of Matthew Kelly in 2012. View full sizeNorthampton County's sitting grand jury...
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Ex-sheriff's deputy enters first-time offender's program for leaking...
Darin Steward told investigators he leaked Tricia Mezzacappa's confidential license to carry a firearm application to West Easton Council President Kelly Gross. Kelly Gross, left, and Tricia...
View ArticleThousands of dollars wasted on Gracedale generator lease, county reports
Director of Public Works Richard Young said he had a generator fixed in a month when the previous administration leased a replacement for a year-and-a-half. Northampton County likely wasted more than...
View ArticleNorthampton County Council questions wisdom of engineering firm contract
The county has kept the Bethlehem-based Borton-Lawson on a $0 retainer and pays for design work as needed. Northampton County's ties to a Bethlehem engineering firm may be endangered after officials...
View ArticleNorthampton County's emergency fund is pushed to the brink, auditor says
Years of dipping into the county's reserve fund means the county has only enough cash on hand to cover its finances for a month in case of a disaster. Northampton County's outside auditor issued a...
View ArticleDavid Martinez back in court for judge to reconsider sentence for sexual...
The Bethlehem man is sentenced to 12 to 24 years in Pennsylvania state prison. David Martinez was back in court this morning after paperwork was filed for Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano to...
View ArticleDavid Martinez, convicted of sex assault, won't get shorter sentence, judge...
The 21-year-old Bethlehem man will still serve a 12-to-24-year sentence. A Northampton County judge today denied David Martinez's request for a shorter sentence than the one imposed after the...
View ArticleNorthampton County awards Nazareth Ambulance the Gracedale contract after...
The contract has drivers escorting patients to doctor's visits, saving money on nursing hours, officials say. Nearly two years after the process began, Northampton County finally approved a Gracedale...
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House fire reported in East Allen Township
Flames could be seen from the second floor windows of the home at Bullshead and Weaversville roads, according to emergency radio reports. Watch video Emergency crews in East Allen Township responded...
View ArticleEast 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...
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