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According to the US News & World Report 2021 hospital rankings, St. Luke’s University Hospital-Bethlehem is “high performing” in 15 of 17 adult procedures and conditions, which is the most of any hospital in the Lehigh Valley.
Est. Read Time: 4 minsEven with Biles’ removal of herself from competition, the team was still able to claim a medal, and a new American gymnast was able to win gold in the individual competition, which likely wouldn’t have been possible if Biles had decided to compete.
Est. Read Time: 5 minsIn addition to being a polite and well-mannered sixteen year old rising junior at Saucon Valley High School, Liam Scrivanich is a talented wrestler for the Panthers. Last year as a sophomore during the 2020-2021 high school wrestling season, Liam quietly crept into the spotlight as a PIAA state qualifier in the 160-pound weight class. Although he went two-and-out with his first trip to states, Liam continued to refine and develop his craft throughout the spring and early summer. Last week his efforts reaped reward as Scrivanich earned himself the trip to the top of a podium in Fargo, North Dakota. Liam willed his way to beat the rest of the 160-pound field and become the 2021 U16 National Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Est. Read Time: 3 minsWe recently asked readers to tell us who has the best Italian food (other than pizza) in the Saucon Valley and Southern Lehigh school districts by voting in our restaurant survey. The very best, according to readers, is at …
Perhaps due to the large number of people who continue to receive unemployment compensation there has recently been an uptick in reports of phony UC claims. As a result, some area police departments are urging the public to report anything suspicious to the appropriate agency, as well as to local law enforcement officials, if required.
A Reading man was recently cited after police say he dumped brush on private property in Lower Saucon Township and then requested an Uber ride after his truck became stuck.
Kathryn M. Toth, 85, of Hellertown, died Saturday, July 31, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
John S. Fones III, 50, of Durham Township, died Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Fountain Hill. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
The Saucon Valley Panther has been the school district’s beloved mascot for generations, but did you know that real panthers once prowled the Hellertown area?
Pennsylvania’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program will continue to offer financial assistance to renters still facing financial hardship directly or indirectly related to the COVID-19 pandemic, even after the federal eviction moratorium ends on July 31.
An Upper Bucks County woman is facing felony theft, forgery and other charges for allegedly stealing more than $60,000 from her employer.
If you are the owner of a small business in Northampton County that has suffered economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you could be eligible to receive a Small Business Relief Program grant of up to $15,000.
In an era when women and girls were expected to follow strict social norms, it may have surprised newspaper readers to learn the story of 15-year-old Fannie Riegel.
Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast are investigating an accident involving a pickup and a motorcycle that occurred on Rt. 33 north in Palmer Township Sunday morning.
President Joe Biden will visit the Lehigh Valley Wednesday, and Pennsylvania State Police say the motoring public should expect “major” traffic disruptions because of that.
In a case involving Lower Saucon Township Council and Steel City Volunteer Fire Company, a divorce stemming from irreconcilable differences may be in the works.
An Upper Bucks County woman is no doubt regretting her decision to trust the person on the other end of a phone call on July 14, after police say she was scammed out of $2,500.
A Hellertown man who once catered events there pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $18,000 from the Lehigh Valley Velodrome in Trexlertown–which is also known as Valley Preferred Cycling Center–by using forged checks.
Approximately six months into his first term, Joe Biden will visit the Lehigh Valley for the first time as president on Wednesday, July 28.
Terence D. Nelson, 70, of Longswamp Township, died Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Hellertown is starting to see a bit of a building boom, and residents of Kichline Avenue and the surrounding neighborhood can expect to start seeing new development-related construction activity in the near future, borough officials confirmed this week.
In our oldest “Olden Days” to date–by far–we examine an editorial published by an early Pocono newspaper in June 1840. Remarkably, the story is partly about an event that had occurred 27 years earlier in Hellertown, that being a celebration of Gen. William Henry Harrison’s defeat of British forces at the Battle of the Thames during the War of 1812.
A narrow strip of undeveloped land wedged between two housing developments in the populous western quarter of Lower Saucon Township will potentially be preserved as open space, township council decided Wednesday.
A Bucks County correctional officer from Quakertown is accused of violating the trust placed in him by allegedly smuggling a prescription drug that is used to treat opioid addiction inside the Doylestown facility.
Members of the Hellertown Zoning Hearing Board narrowly voted Wednesday night to grant an appeal of a controversial decision by Hellertown Borough Council to rezone a portion of a property on Easton Road.
Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley aims to increase access to local food, while educating the community about its benefits. Of the $3.5 billion that Lehigh Valley residents spend on food annually, less than one percent is spent on food purchased directly from a local farmer.
Thomas J. O’Brien Sr., 80, of Plainfield Township, died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Gracedale, Upper Nazareth Township. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
A new movie that is being directed and produced by Bethlehem native and television/film star Daniel Roebuck is beginning filming in the Christmas City.
St. Luke’s Anderson Campus in Bethlehem Township has earned Level II Trauma accreditation. The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation approved the hospital’s accreditation, effective Sept. 1, after a lengthy and in-depth review of its specialized surgical services and other related medical resources.
A serious staffing shortage has impacted many businesses and industries this summer, and the contractor who operates the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority’s (LANTA) door-to-door paratransit van service is no exception.
A local dog owner is asking for the community’s help with finding her beloved Shih Tzu, who is 15 years old and named Heaven.
If you have a hankering for Starbucks iced coffee in the midst of summer, you will have to wait a little longer in order to satisfy it at the new store that’s planned in Hellertown. However, progress toward the opening is being made.
Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park–if you’ve heard of it at all–may at first seem like a study in contradictions, but once you learn more about its history, you realize that is only part of its charm.
In 1918, women in the U.S. did not yet have the right to vote. However, they had other protected rights, as evidenced by a newspaper article from Aug. 31, 1918 about a Hellertown hotel owner who was fined for requiring his female employees to “work more than six days a week.”