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Jury reaches $15.3M verdict over Hazleton clerk’s murder
A Philadelphia jury has reached a $15.3 million verdict against two skill game manufacturers that...

Judge denies guilty plea withdrawal for ex-Bethlehem cop accused of sexually assaulting student
A former Bethlehem cop and school resource officer who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a...

Prosecutors want jury to hear 15-year-old teens’ statements in starvation case against Lower Macungie parents
That request is among the motions Lehigh County Judge James T. Anthony must decide before...

Owe more than $12,000 in unpaid Pa. Turnpike tolls? The Attorney General’s Office is coming after you
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has referred more than 100 egregious toll violation cases to the...

Criminal court to decide news outlets’ request for records in Lehigh County commissioner drug case
Lehigh County's criminal court will take up the request by three СŷƵ news organizations...

Judge to rule on news outlets’ challenge in Lehigh County commissioner drug case
A Lehigh County judge will rule on whether a motion on behalf of three Lehigh...

Allentown man found guilty of raping woman at his home, DA says
An Allentown man was found guilty Wednesday of raping a woman at his home in...

Woman will serve up to 10 years for her role in killing of husband in Whitehall Township parking lot
A woman who pleaded guilty for her role in the killing of her husband outside...

Easton councilwoman’s lawsuit alleging defamation in failed Pa. House bid is dismissed
A Northampton County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Easton councilwoman Taiba Sultana, who alleged...

9 Pagan gang members charged in shootout at Montgomery County Wawa
Members of the Pagans Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, 7 from Montco and 2 from Berks, are...

Allentown man will serve up to 28 years in prison for killing outside child’s birthday party
An Allentown man charged in a killing that occurred outside a child’s birthday party will...

News outlets unite, challenge ‘secret dockets’ in Lehigh County commissioner drug case as election nears
Three СŷƵ news organizations, represented by a free press group, are seeking to unseal...

Allentown’s former HR director is suing city, alleging discrimination and retaliation
Allentown's former human resources director is suing the city in federal court, claiming illegal retaliation...

Former Lehigh County DA, judge William Platt dies at 85. ‘He was the best’
Former Lehigh County District Attorney and Judge William Platt died Tuesday at 85. He left...

DA drops theft charges against ex-Allentown cop who is also charged with sex crimes; had been accused of stealing money during drug raid
Theft charges against a former Allentown police officer accused of stealing money during a drug...

СŷƵ man sentenced in fatal stabbing of girlfriend, attempted murder of daughter
A 40-year-old Wilson man was sentenced Thursday for murdering his girlfriend and [stabbing their daughter...

Allentown title agent Louis Belletieri sentenced to several years in federal prison for $10 million fraud scheme
The owner of an Allentown title insurance company will serve time in federal prison for...

Man gets prison in fatal stabbing in Monroe County
A Monroe County man will spend up to 36 years in prison for fatally stabbing...

Flight instructor pleads guilty in 2022 plane crash that killed student in Lehigh County
The flight school instructor who was in command of a plane that crashed in 2022...

Man held for court on charges he killed ex-girlfriend in Allentown
Adam Makowka, 28, allegedly shot 22-year-old Jerkera Battle in her Turner Street apartment on July...

Lehigh County judge announces retirement after 17 years on bench
Judge Michele Varricchio has served since 2008, assigned to the civil/family division and guardianship matters.

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
A man who set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted...

Gunman pleads guilty in shooting death of man outside Whitehall Township store, gets up to 60 years in prison
An Allentown man faces up to 60 years in prison after admitting to fatally shooting...

A week after one man convicted, a 4th person is charged in deadly Allentown park shooting
A week after one man was convicted and another pleaded guilty in a 2024 fatal...

Man not guilty in 1989 cold case murder of СŷƵ widow after trial that focused heavily on DNA
A Lehigh County jury has acquitted a man charged in the 1989 murder of a...

Former Allentown cop accused of sex crimes seeks dismissal of theft charges
Former Allentown police officer Jason Krasley, who is accused of theft and sex crimes while...

Money Rules Everything gang member found guilty in 2018 killing of man burned alive in Bethlehem
Zahmire Welcome is among four Money Rules Everything gang members charged in the April 2018...

Cold case trial: After giving DNA sample, suspect in СŷƵ widow’s 1989 murder left the state, prosecutors say
Questioned by police 35 years after Rose Hnath's body was found, Michael Breisch spoke to...

СŷƵ cold case murder trial begins in widow’s 1989 killing
One of the СŷƵ’s coldest homicide cases will take center stage in an Allentown...

Former Nazareth wrestling star Sammy Sasso accepted into ARD program on gun charges that will allow criminal record cleared
Sammy Sasso, the former Nazareth Area High School and Ohio State wrestler, was accepted Monday...

Township supervisor accused of child sexual assault in Montgomery County
Already facing child pornography-related charges in Maryland, a Skippack Township supervisor has been charged with...

Man convicted, another pleads guilty, in deadly Allentown park shooting
A man has been convicted and another pleaded guilty for their roles in a fatal...

Second woman pleads guilty, sentenced to prison in shooting death of man outside Whitehall Township store
An Allentown woman will spend up to a decade in prison for her role in...

South American theft ring member gets prison for multi-county burglary spree
A New York man is headed to prison for his ties to a South American...

Former СŷƵ substitute teacher sentenced to jail for sexually assaulting girl
A former substitute teacher will serve nine to 23 months in Lehigh County Jail for...

Former Nazareth, Ohio State wrestling star Sammy Sasso seeks ARD on gun charges, could have record cleared
Wrestling star Sammy Sasso is trying to enter ARD, a program that would have his...

Former Bethlehem school police officer accused of sexually assaulting student plans to withdraw guilty plea
The former Bethlehem school resource officer at East Hills Middle School plans to withdraw his...

Woman pleads guilty in shooting death of husband outside Whitehall Township store
A Palmerton woman has admitted to her role in the December 2024 shooting death of...

South American theft ring members get prison for multi-county burglary spree
South American theft ring members draw prison for burglaries in multiple counties, including Montgomery, Berks...

Delco man ordered to pay Fox $1.2 million for ‘Moe’s Tavern’ events
The order indicates the defendants were willful in "blatant and repeated acts," which the judge...

Bethlehem man gets prison in DUI crash that killed passenger
A Bethlehem man was sentenced to up to 11 years in prison for causing a...

Bucks County judge urges compromise on controversial immigration program at center of lawsuit
Following a four-hour hearing Tuesday, the attorneys representing Bucks County, Sheriff Fred Harran and the...

Bethlehem man pleads guilty in AI child pornography case, one of first brought under new Pa. law
Adam Erdman, 35, was one of the first people prosecuted under a Pennsylvania law banning...