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Woman accused of retail theft at Family Dollar
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a woman who allegedly committed retail theft at Family Dollar. The Pottsville Bureau of Police says they are trying to identify a woman who is a person of interest in a retail theft investigation at Family Dollar on July 11. Anyone with information is asked to […]
Swineford waives hearing; invasion of privacy case proceeds to common pleas court
The East Stroudsburg Area School District math teacher accused of recording his fiancée's daughters in his bathroom has waived his preliminary hearing. John Swineford, 43, of East Stroudsburg, was listed online as a math teacher at East Stroudsburg High School South before the page went under redesign. The school district did not respond to inquiries about his current employment status.
Replacing postponed Heart at Allentown Fair, 1970s-'80s band again goes from opener to headliner
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — With the release of its 1978 album "Heaven Tonight" and its hit "Surrender," new wave rockers Cheap Trick went from a supporting act to a headliner. Cheap Trick again will go from a supporting act to headliner for a show at this year's Allentown Fair grandstand. But instead of a new album, it's because of another act's postponement.
Crosscutters dedicate Saturday's game to Pop-Tarts with special caps, jerseys, and giveaways
Williamsport, Pa. — As both a celebration of a nostalgic treat and to raise funds for the Central PA Food Bank, the Williamsport Crosscutters will have a Salute to Pop-Tarts Night during their Saturday, July 20 game. The team will don jerseys and caps featuring the iconic colors of the royal icing on wild berry flavored Pop-Tarts as well as a fun Pop-Tart printed pattern. During the game, the Cutters...
Pennsylvania Governor signs bill allowing sale of canned cocktails in grocery stores
(WHTM) — Getting your favorite mixed drinks is now easier than ever after Governor Josh Shapiro signed legislature allowing more stores to get a special ready-to-drink cocktail permit. Senate Bill 688 allows locations in Pennsylvania that are already licensed to sell alcohol, like bars and select grocery stores, to apply for a ready-to-drink cocktail permit. […]
Pa. highway renamed to honor firefighters who died in house fire
LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — A seven-mile stretch of Route 143 in Lehigh County was renamed Thursday in honor of firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris, who died in the line of duty in December 2022 while fighting a house fire. A New Tripoli fire department truck slowly moved to...
Tucker Wessner, 16 Of Germansville, Killed By Fall: Coroner
The fall happened when Tucker Wessner of Heidelberg Township, Germansville, was in the flatbed or tailgate with a 17-year-old boy with an 18-year-old man in the passenger seat and a 17-year-old boy was driving the 2011 Toyota Tundra in Lynn Township on June 24, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky detailed in the release.
Plymouth man charged with abandoning dog in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — A Plymouth man is facing felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges after he allegedly abandoned a dog in Wilkes-Barre. Dennis W. Meekins, 41, last known address as Willow Street, was identified by multiple surveillance cameras as the man who left a dog caged inside a kennel on a sidewalk in front of a house on Loomis Street on July 12, according to court records.
Single lanes in each direction at Easton-Phillipsburg ‘free bridge’ on Tuesday night
The Easton-Phillipsburg “free bridge” is scheduled to have single-lanes in each direction for lighting system repair work 7:00 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, July 23, according to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Travel impacts are not expected. Motorists are urged to reduce speed and exercise caution...
How about a market-rate ‘monolith’ in West Bethlehem? Planners want it sized down
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Racecar driver and property owner Marco Andretti should ease off the gas with his proposed West Broad Street apartment project, city planners agreed Thursday. Andretti plans a four-story, 18-unit building for the area to the rear of 823 W. Broad St. He also owns the homes...
New mom grateful for timely infusion of Miller-Keystone blood after birth
Iliza Martinez-Mondschein of Bethlehem, PA looks at her son, now 18 months, and sees two miracles. Frank “Frankie” Mondschein was born at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus on Jan. 24, 2023, an IVF baby – and the first miracle. The second miracle was the blood transfusions Martinez-Mondschein received soon after giving birth that possibly saved her life.
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