Lehigh 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...
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