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Josh Popichak is the publisher of Saucon Source and the owner of Saucon Source LLC. An independent journalist who is committed to objectively reporting local news online, he is a native of Bethlehem, Pa., and a graduate of Bates College, where he majored in history. Josh has covered Saucon Valley area news since 2005, and previously worked for Berks-Mont News and AOL/Patch. Josh’s reporting includes his weekly local news podcast, No Rain Date, which is available on iTunes, Spotify and other listening apps. He can be reached at josh@sauconsource.com.
A 23-year-old Hellertown woman is facing charges after police say she struck a state trooper with her car as he tried to arrest her following an alleged drug delivery attempt.
Edward J. Chromczak, 93, of Lower Saucon Township, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 in his home. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.
Lower Saucon Township Police last week shared information about two current investigations on their Facebook page, in an effort to solve them.
If you’ve driven around the Saucon Valley area recently, you’ve probably noticed yard signs advertising an upcoming ice cream festival. But where is it? And when? If you’ve whizzed past, you may have missed some of the important details listed on the signs.
The number of deer tick nymphs counted by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection this season is twice the number DEP recorded last year, state officials said last week, raising concerns due to the prevalence of Lyme disease in the state.
At least two vehicles in Milford Township were broken into and had items of value removed from them last week, Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin said Sunday.
A man who was apparently determined to remove a family member from an Upper Bucks nursing home assaulted staff members as he did so last week, according to state police.
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.
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.