Josh Popichak is a veteran local journalist with an extensive background in print and digital news. A Bethlehem native, he has a Bachelor’s degree in history and has maintained a lifelong affinity for the subject. He founded Saucon Source to fill a need for independent local journalism, which has thrived with the support of an engaged, enthusiastic readership. He thanks the community, whose continued support makes this site possible.
A Perkasie man is charged with two counts of terroristic threats after police say he allegedly used Snapchat to threaten to 'shoot up' the Quakertown Community High School Friday.
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Lower Saucon Township Police are investigating the theft of a purse from a parked vehicle in a smash-and-grab-type incident that occurred Thursday morning.
Lorraine T. Stephens, 80, of Lower Saucon Township died Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at St. Luke's University Hospital, Fountain Hill. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home, Hellertown.
An Allentown woman who was stopped at a Lower Saucon Township Police Department checkpoint on Mountain Drive Aug. 10 allegedly had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .19 percent--more than twice the legal limit of .08 percent--and according to court records her arrest on a DUI charge was not her first.
A Springfield Township man is charged following an alleged domestic disturbance in which police say he strangled another person in the 2100 block of Pleasant View Road Sept. 4, according to township police.
Do you have a hard time remembering when Trick-or-Treat in Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township is? It might be because the day and time when it is held has changed several times in recent years.
Edward 'Ed' Marshall, 86, of Upper Saucon Township died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 at his home. Arrangements are by the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown.