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Run-up to Christmas Will Be Wet Rather Than White: Forecasters

The weather that is now forecast for the final days before Christmas will make things like traveling easier, but for those hoping for a white Christmas, it certainly won't be ideal.

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Pro Basketball Player is St. Luke’s Newest Community Ambassador

Tyrese Martin grew up in Allentown, where he was a standout basketball player at William Allen High School. Having achieved success playing for the Atlanta Hawks, Martin now hopes to help kids in Allentown and the surrounding Lehigh Valley find a path to success in partnership with St. Luke's University Health Network.

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Letter: State Rep. Urges Lower Saucon Council to Oppose Landfill Rezoning

State Rep. Robert Freeman, who represents the part of Lower Saucon Township that is home to the Bethlehem Landfill, says township council should oppose a proposed rezoning that would allow for a 275-acre expansion of the facility.

Olden Days: 90-Year-Old Hellertown Woman Recognized for Voting in 1922

The right to vote has always been a sacred one for many Americans, but all Americans haven't always had the right to exercise it. In Pennsylvania, women could not vote until the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, which makes a 1922 article about an elderly Hellertown woman casting her ballot all the more poignant.

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With Grant Awards, Christmas Comes Early for Hellertown, Lower Saucon

Although it's not yet Christmas, officials in Hellertown borough, Lower Saucon Township and other local communities have already received presents in the form of grants that will benefit both residents and visitors to the area.

Man Murdered Wife as She Slept in Their Upper Bucks Home: DA

An upper Bucks County man is charged with third-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and other offenses for allegedly strangling and smothering his wife to death while she slept in their Sellersville borough home in October.

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Hellertown Man Pleads Guilty in 2021 Stabbing Case

A 37-year-old Hellertown man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing and injuring his wife at their borough home a little over a year ago.

Man Threatened With Gun in Road Rage Incident at Qmart: Police

Richland Township Police are investigating a road rage incident they said happened Saturday in the Quakertown Farmers Market parking lot.

SVHS Cheerleaders Heading to National Championship in Orlando

In the midst of the holiday season, a talented group of athletes from Saucon Valley High School are excitedly preparing for a major undertaking: competing in a national championship.

Go ‘Caroling on the Hill’ This Weekend

With so many obligations and so little time in which to meet them, for many people the holidays can feel more like a race to the finish line than a season to be savored.