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Darius Rucker is First Act Announced for Musikfest 2013
Darius Rucker, best known for being lead singer of 1990s chart-toppers Hootie & The Blowfish, is the first act that ArtsQuest has announced will appear at the 30th Musikfest in August 2013....
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Harry Connick Jr. Show "The Happy Elf" Opens in Bethlehem
A holiday show by jazz great Harry Connick Jr. -- "The Happy Elf" -- opened Friday as a Pennsylvania Youth Theater production at the Ice House in Bethlehem. The show is based on a Connick song that...
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State Police Report 13 Deaths and 349 Injuries over Holidays
HARRISBURG—Thirteen people were killed in crashes investigated by state troopers during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday driving period, State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced this week....
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South Whitehall Police Report Stolen Car and Thefts from Cars
South Whitehall Police report the following crimes: On Nov. 30 at 8:27 a.m. police report loose change was taken from an unlocked car at 659 Chelsea Ln. On Nov. 30 at 8:20 a.m. police report a green...
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Santa Comes to South Whitehall
A young voice in the crowd rang out clearly as a dozen fire trucks, sirens blaring, escorted Santa to the South Whitehall Township building on Saturday night: “There he is! Santa!” The arrival of Santa...
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1 Woman Dead, 5 Men Wounded in Shootout Outside Puerto Rican Club [Updated]
Story updated at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 A 23-year-old woman was killed and five men wounded following a shootout early Sunday outside the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society, Bethlehem police said. The...
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Philadelphia Eagles Losing Streak Hits Eight Games
A win looked possible. And then, late in the fourth quarter Sunday night, the wings fell off the Philadelphia Eagles once again. Rookies Nick Foles and Bryce Brown put up impressive numbers, but Brown...
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10 Parkland Students Earn Student of the Month at LCTI
The following Parkland students were recognized as students of the month at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute for outstanding performance and attitude in their field of study: Zachary Bath;...
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How Can GOP Attract More Voters Next Time Around?
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent HARRISBURG — There was a particular moment this election season when Clarke Cooper says he began to see the tide turn in the Republican Party. It was at the outset...
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Local Foundry Will Forge Nuclear Reactors
A Bethlehem company with its roots in the storied history of Bethlehem Steel has been tapped to manufacture components for next-generation commercial nuclear power reactors – items that have not been...
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Parkland Seniors Selected for 2013 All-Eastern Chorus
Two Parkland seniors, Rebecca Stahl and William Marshall, were selected to the 2013 National Association for Music Education All-Eastern Chorus. Parkland School District reports Stahl and Marshall...
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South Whitehall Police Report Thefts, Drug-related Arrest and Stray Hunter's...
South Whitehall Police report the following crimes between Nov. 20 - 29. Unstable Woman reported On Nov. 20 at 12:52 p.m. police report responding to a scene where a woman who was the passenger in a...
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Gail Hoover Develops Real Estate Niche that Helps Families in Need
Gail Hoover has found a new niche in the real estate industry. She helps adult children of homeowners who are faced with the sudden need to sell their family home. These homes need to be emptied,...
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2012 Geminids Meteor Shower will be Visible in December
As you hang holiday lights and light the candles, cast your gaze upon the universe's natural fireworks, as well. On Dec. 13 the Geminid Meteor Shower is expected to begin. The last shooting star...
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Mars Rover Discoveries Unveiled at NASA Press Conference
Calling the Curiosity Rover a "CSI laboratory on wheels," NASA scientist Michael Meyers led a press conference today reporting recent discoveries found by scientists/geologists working on the...
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Parkland Juniors start Keystone Exams this Week
Parkland High School juniors join other 11th-graders throughout Pennsylvania in taking the new Keystone Exams in biology, algebra 1 and literature. This week they take biology and literature and...
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DA: Minor Incident in Club Led to Deadly Gun Fight
A chaotic and deadly gun battle on E. Third Street apparently began with a minor confrontation between two groups of people who did not know each other before Saturday night, according to Northampton...
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Dog License Renewals Available for 2013
The 2013 dog licenses are now available for purchase from Lehigh County and Northampton County treasurers. Pennsylvania law requires all dogs three months and older to be licensed by Jan. 1 each...
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Should Mom Have to Pay Dead Son's Student Loans?
A nationwide petition drive is under way in support of a 61-year-old Michigan woman who is still on the hook for a student loan she co-signed for her son, who died four years ago, according to an ABC...
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