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A loaded 9mm pistol described as a ghost gun was found on a student at Emmaus High School; authorities say no one was hurt and juvenile charges were filed.
Lehigh County Commissioner Zachary Cole-Borghi was arrested March 25 and faces more than 100 new drug-related charges, prosecutors say.
A woman died and two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Fairhill Tuesday morning as police investigate. Crews blocked nearby streets while responders worked the scene.
A clerk was hit in the head during a smoke shop robbery in Abington on Tuesday. Police detained one person and warned residents to avoid the 1300 block of Easton Road.
Three late‑model Hondas were stolen in Fairmount this week as citywide auto thefts top 2,600. Locksmiths and police are urging layered protections like kill switches and wheel locks.
A York County man drew a 12–27 year prison term after pleading guilty in the Dec. 12, 2020 Martic Township crash that killed a 1‑year‑old and injured others.
Mutual‑aid crews battled a working house fire in Hershey Mill Village; township officials are handling re‑occupancy guidance.
Kermit Gosnell, the West Philadelphia doctor convicted in the notorious 'House of Horrors' case, has died in early March while serving multiple life sentences.
Body‑cam footage shows firefighters rescuing a man from a house fire in Allentown; six people escaped and five were hospitalized.
A Hellertown man was arrested after a months-long spree of windshield smashings across Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley. Police say evidence recovered during a March search tied him to nearly 100 incidents.
Two Abington Township homes were burglarized last Thursday; detectives say the entries match an organized pattern and patrols in the area have been increased.
Shots fired near the McKinley Firehouse in Elkins Park left a nearby house struck by bullets; police are asking neighbors to check security footage.
A Linden man was sentenced to 25 months after exposing and groping his seatmate on a Spirit flight to Philadelphia. The judge ordered treatment and supervised release.
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