COPLAY, Pa. - A twin home was heavily damaged after a fire in Coplay, Lehigh County Wednesday night. The fire broke out shortly on the 800 block of Catherine Drive before 8 p.m., according to county dispatchers. According to dispatchers, a firefighter was reportedly injured at the scene. Dozens of...

A major road in Allentown was closed Wednesday morning while police investigated a crash involving multiple vehicles. City police said in a news release that the crash happened about 7:50 a.m. in the 300 block of Basin Street. Officers responded to the area and helped multiple people who were injured before they were taken by ambulance to hospitals. Police did not say how many people were ...

It comes after a racist comments about Puerto Rico at his New York rally.

PALMERTON, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have announced a fraud investigation in which a person and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had over $30,000 stolen. Officials say that the investigation began in January 2024 on a report of COVID Pandemic Unemployment Compensation Fraud with funds dispersed through the Commonwealth of PA.

"Officer Scena leaves behind a wife (Amanda), step-daughter (Riley), and daughter (Reece)," police said

Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the...

FREEMANSBURG, Pa. – A well-known restaurant is returning to its roots – under its previous name and ownership – in Northampton County. Spiro’s Restaurant, a full-service eatery offering a wide array of made-to-order dishes, is set to reopen in early November at 710 Washington St. in Freemansburg, owner Spiro Margetis said.

Videos shared by multiple social media users on Tuesday appeared to show law enforcement officials shutting down a voting line in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, multiple hours before early voting was supposed to end for the day. Multiple reports of Bucks County and Pennsylvania Emergency Service officials shutting down a Doylestown voting...

SOUTH HEIDELBERG TWP., Pa. - A Berks County man is under arrest and facing charges in connection with a fatal crash that happened last summer. 27-year-old Luke Thomason of South Heidelberg Twp. is charged in the August 29, 2024 crash that took the life of 57-year-old Brian Strubhar of Schuylkill County.

Photo Caption: Bill Moyer, St. Luke’s West Region President, speaks at the dedication ceremony. St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to officially open its newest medical office building (MOB), located at 3151 Walbert Ave., Allentown, near the Target store and Weis grocery market.

This story was produced as part of Spotlight PA’s new Berks Bureau, an effort to revitalize independent, nonpartisan investigative and public-service journalism in Berks County. To support this effort or sign up for updates, learn more here. The takeover of the Oley Valley school board began in 2021. And with it came incident after incident of controversy […]

Pennsylvania State Police-Troop M, Bethlehem, made an arrest for a stabbing that occurred Oct. 22. At approximately 6:49 p.m., troopers were dispatched to the Trader Joe’s warehouse located at 6835 Silver Crest Road, East Allen Township, for a report of a stabbing. According to the report, Cristian Burgos Vasquez,...

PIKE COUNTY, Pa. — It has been ten years since cop killer Eric Frein was found after a 48-day manhunt. On September 12, 2014, Frein shot and killed Corporal Bryan Dickson and severely injured fellow trooper Alex Douglass outside of the State Police Barracks at Blooming Grove in Pike County.

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Lopatcong Township Police Department announced on October 29, 2024, that they need the public’s assistance in identifying the pictured individual and vehicle. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe alleged suspect and vehicle is in regard to an incident which occurred at Rite Aid at the St. Luke’s Hillcrest Professional Plaza at 755 Memorial Parkway, US-22. Anyone with information is encouraged to come forward. Please contact Sgt. Andrew Wayne of the Lopatcong Township Police Department’s non-emergency number at 908-859-2211 For more local news, visit TAPinto.net

A new Five Below retail store is opening in Northampton County this week after being delayed from September. The 9,500-square-foot store will open at 769 S. 25th St. in Palmer Township on Friday, according to a Tuesday news release. The store’s products, which will mostly range $1-5, will include fashion, candy and snacks, technology, party supplies and decor. It’ll operate 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 ...

An investigation is underway after the Monroe County Board of Elections identified about 30 fraudulent voter registration forms.

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. - The deadline for over-the-counter mail balloting in Lehigh County has been extended. Due to road closures in Downtown Allentown on Tuesday, resulting in an inability for some voters to access the Lehigh County Government Center, the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas has granted the Lehigh County Election Board request to extend the deadline for over-the-counter mail balloting to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a news release from the county.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Downtown Allentown is upping its housing game by adding more than 100 residential units for folks to rent or buy. Officials cut the ribbon to the brand-new The Hamilton at Grand Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. "Allentown is on the move," Mayor Matt Tuerk, D-Allentown, said at the...

WILKES-BARRE — A Carbon County woman was cleared of charges she concealed the death of a stillborn fetus found during a traffic stop by the Pennsylvania State Police in Hazleton. Luzerne County prosecutors dropped the case against Mikayla Rose Sando, 26, of Beaver Meadows, citing “prosecutorial discretion,” while faced...

There’s nothing quite like discovering an amazing diner and diving right into a delicious meal! Diners are simply the best because no matter what you’re in the mood for, you’ll find just about anything your taste buds are craving at any given diner. In our region, we’re...