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Student brings 3D printed gun into high school in East Penn School District
A non-functional firearm crafted from a 3D printer was brought into Emmaus High School Monday by a juvenile student, the borough’s police chief said. Emmaus Police Chief Jason Apgar told lehighvalleylive.com the incident unfolded sometime Monday at the high school on Macungie Avenue in the borough. The school serves students in grades 9 to 12 in the East Penn School District.
A built-out Forks Township could have 3,400 new homes, study says
The Lehigh Valley is a hotspot for new homes, and Forks Township has plenty of land to build them on. The township hired a consultant earlier this year who predicts Forks could see as many as 3,475 homes on its 2,294 remaining acres of developable land. As a result, the...
This county holds clues to who Pennsylvania will vote for in 2024
EASTON, Pa. (CBS) — The road to the White House in 2024 likely runs through Pennsylvania. As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump jockey for votes in seven key swing states, Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes stand out.Everyone wants to know which way the state will swing in November, and one place may provide some answers: Northampton County."I'm not a political pundit, but history is what it is," Lamont McClure, a Northampton County executive, said. "And we usually call it the right way here."Northampton County certainly has history on its side. In 2016, Northampton County swung for Trump after backing...
31-unit apartment building in P’burg overlooking Delaware River gets a tax exemption
Phillipsburg Town Council approved an alternative tax plan for the redevelopment project on the former Elks building on Wednesday night. Officials unanimously approved a payment in lieu of taxes agreement that would exempt the redevelopment from being taxed for its reassessed value, but not the land. The developer 75 SM has proposed converting the building into a 31-unit loft apartment building.
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