Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)

Unbeknownst to most law-abiding citizens, Pennsylvania has had no criminal laws for the past 45 years. Shocked? A number of inmates say it's so. In appeals now popular in Northampton County, state prisoners insist they have found the keys to their...

Dear Amy: Some friends and I are members of a pretty no-nonsense gym. The majority of members are hard-core athletes who train for upcoming marathons, while the rest of us are more "well-upholstered" Midwesterners trying to get fit. There is a problem...

LOOKING FOR Wheelchair foot rest: Bobbi of Northampton is looking for a foot rest for a Invacare Care Guard wheelchair, model 2000K. Antique table fan: Carmella of Salisbury Township is looking for a black antique table fan. "It does not necessarily...

A 58-year-old woman faces drug charges after police raided a Freemansburg home Thursday afternoon and found marijuana and cocaine, according to a news release. Denise A. Brown of Bethlehem is charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to...

Northampton Street in Easton was closed for about two hours Tuesday as authorities investigated a suspicious purse in the road. Easton police said a witness reported seeing the bag thrown from a passing vehicle at Northampton and Seventh streets about...

Easton police have charged a woman with tossing a discarded purse on Tuesday morning after it prompted a response by the bomb squad. Police said 21-year-old Yolanda Santana of New York City is charged with scattering rubbish. They said that although they...

Paul Carpenter's column, "It's high-speed rail vs. highway and airport hell," got my attention because we both witnessed the final decline and fall of passenger rail service. Back in September 1977, 13 citizens gathered in the Hotel Bethlehem to form the...

On Wednesday, the work of a newly created criminal data center was front and center as officials named a suspect in a deadly January shooting outside a Bethlehem strip club. On Thursday, it was the Regional Intelligence and Investigation Center itself...

WINE AND BEER TASTING AT VINTAGE The 3rd annual Wine and Beer Tasting presented by Wilson Area High School's World Travelers Club will be 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Vintage Restaurant & Bar at The Club at Morgan Hill in Easton. The event is a fundraiser for...

The Northampton Community College Alumni Association celebrates the 10th anniversary of its White House Dinner, scheduled for Friday at Hampton Winds restaurant at the Gates Center. The event begins with a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at...

Robert Kopecek, who was Northampton Community College's second and longest-serving president, died Thursday at his home in near Charlotte, N.C., the college reported. Kopecek, 76, guided the college through major growth during his tenure from 1977 to...

Two businessmen given state prison terms for stealing from Bethlehem Township taxpayers through a failed streetlight deal could be entitled to be sentenced on a misdemeanor, and not a felony as they were, a judge suggested Wednesday in a legal filing....