Bethlehem News Archives

The front entrance of Club Beyond on Lehns Court in Downtown Easton. Police are investigating a stabbing they say occurred within the bar early Saturday morning.

Governor Ed Rendell joined government and community leaders in Bethlehem this morning to break ground on the ArtsQuest Center for Performing Arts at SteelStacks .

Police say a 42-year-old city woman stole jewelry, cash and household items from a number of area homes in the last month.

The redevelopment of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. site will continue next month when ArtsQuest starts construction on its SteelStacks performing arts center.

A federal lawsuit filed by Northampton County Councilman Ron Angle, claiming he was wrongly fired from his radio talk show, has been dismissed, according to court records.

As part of a plan to add more parking near Main and West Church streets, the city Tuesday converted six parallel parking spots in front of the Moravian Book Shop into 14 angled spots.

Seven Lehigh Valley residents shared their struggles with health care during a rally Monday for national health care reform.

Lehigh Valley unemployment rose again in September, as even the health care sector -- a primary driver of job growth in recent years -- has begun to shed jobs.

A Bethlehem man received minor burns to his face when he discovered an electrical blaze at his home this morning and tried to fight the flames with a garden hose, fire officials said.

The Bethlehem Area School Board might terminate at least one of three interest rate swaps that are making the district money but also come with a cash payout for termination.

Bethlehem police said seven thefts, ranging from money swiped from a mailbox to GPS devices pilfered from cars, and some vandalism occurred Tuesday.

Bethlehem police and fire crews stand outside an apartment this afternoon at 552 Montclair Ave.

An early morning fire in two row homes in the 1200 block of Mechanic Street in Bethlehem displaced two families.

A Bethlehem couple face charges after police searched their home yesterday afternoon and found two large explosive devices and drugs.

Police said a 19-year-old man broke into and damaged several vehicles in the past week, stealing $1,000 worth of property and leaving $6,000 worth of damage in his wake.

Bethlehem Township police allege a 19-year-old township man smashed windows on at least 10 vehicles this past weekend and stole a slew of purses, cell phones and other items.

BETHLEHEM Police: Man slugged girlfriend for not getting ready to go out A Bethlehem man growing impatient with his girlfriend's reluctance to get ready for a Saturday night out punched her twice in the face, city police said.

The city fire department handed out awards Thursday, honored the lone firefighter to die on active duty and christened a gleaming aerial truck.

A 39-year-old Bethlehem man, who police say left the Wilson Borough Kmart with $150 in DVD players, was arrested less than a mile away after stopping at a Palmer Township Home Depot, according to court documents.

Two people attacked a 17-year-old girl Sunday evening as she crossed Sioux Street in Bethlehem, police said.

When Levi Arevalo graduated from Liberty High School in 2007, the Illick's Mill interior looked nothing like it does today.

A 25-year-old Bethlehem man accused of terrorizing a woman in his home for five days last week faces trial in Lehigh County Court.

Richard Alvarez's four children used to play on the narrow sidewalk in front of his East Third Street home.

A 42-year-old city man plied a 15-year-old girl with drugs and alcohol, and raped her on multiple occasions between May 2008 and last February, police said.

A police officer who helped crack a middle school arson case was one of several people honored at a Bethlehem fire department ceremony this morning.

A work-release treatment center is desperately needed to reduce the percentage of inmates who leave the Northampton County Prison and end up returning, county and jail officials said Wednesday at a community forum.

A 29-year-old Bethlehem man faces charges after he allegedly tried to steal 70 pounds of scrap copper from his employer by hiding it in his lunch box, court records say.

Teachers in an eastern Pennsylvania school district are heading to the picket lines for the second time in as many years.

A Bethlehem man faces numerous charges after police said they found hundreds of bags of heroin in his house Tuesday.

A Bethlehem Township man accused of hosting a party where Freedom High School students boozed and danced at a stripper pole pleaded guilty this morning to three misdemeanor charges.

A woman faces drunken driving charges after an accident in May that claimed the life of a 53-year-old man riding a bicycle on Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem.

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement raided a "speakeasy" last month on Bethlehem's South Side, according to a news release.

Outgoing Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Lewis sits behind a laptop during a a meeting.

The Allentown man who allegedly showed up drunk last month to a hearing on his drunken-driving case has pleaded guilty to the original charge.

A Bethlehem man who was stabbed in December then shot a month later now faces trial on charges that police found an unregistered gun on him after the shooting.

A mother who led police on a more than 100 mph chase on Route 33 with two children in the back seat got sentenced to house arrest today.

Jarred Phillips died unexpectedly this month after a viral infection attacked his heart.

In terms of taxpayer money lost, the Bethlehem Area School District's flirtations with risky "derivative" investments will dwarf the dollars lost through stolen laptop computers.

Police allege a 25-year-old Bethlehem man locked his girlfriend in their apartment for five days, beat her and terrorized her with a kitchen knife.

The administration of outgoing Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Lewis failed to secure laptops worth more than $11.5 million, waited two years to contact police after at least 80 of them disappeared and then purposely deleted inventory records, state Auditor General Jack Wagner says.

The maker of Peeps -- those marshmallow candies that are shaped into chicks, bunnies, and other animals -- has filed a lawsuit in Indianapolis, accusing a card company of trademark infringement.

A city man who police allege killed his twin brother two weeks ago while backing into a parking spot in Bethlehem took his life Tuesday.

A 38-year-old man took money from his mother's fast food shop to buy scratch-off lottery tickets, according to Bethlehem police.

Police say the suspicious death of a 28-year-old city man could be drug-related. David Link, of the 600 block of West Union Boulevard, died Monday morning after what police believe was a drug binge hours earlier.

For a pol who has spent his career in the Senate, Joe Biden is paying a lot of attention to the House.

WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP Bethlehem man accused of shoplifting again A Bethlehem man already convicted of retail theft stole $161 worth of electronic items Friday afternoon from the Wal-Mart in Whitehall Township, police said.

A Bethlehem man who attacked a man with a knife after asking for a cigarette and getting denied will serve up to 21/2 years in state prison.

The city planning commission on Monday unanimously approved ArtsQuest's SteelStacks performing arts center, including waiving a requirement for 475 parking spots.

A Bethlehem man said this morning a combination of mental illness and drugs led him to stab another man on a city street after asking him for a cigarette.

The city's $65 million budget last year left it with a $2.7 million deficit, according to an audit detailed Tuesday.