Fountain Hill News

A 16-year-old Liberty High School student admitted today he accidentally shot his friend in the abdomen with a .40-caliber pistol in June then tried to cover it up.

A Northampton Regional EMS vehicle on the way to an emergency call collided with a pickup truck Thursday morning in Lehigh Township, injuring four people, police said.

District Judge James Stocklas dismissed all charges Tuesday against beating suspect Salvatore Scotto-DiCarlo because the victim was late to court.

An Allentown woman faces charges after police said she made up claims that someone was harassing her by leaving a threatening note and pager messages.

LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP Two drivers injured as vehicles collide on Leithsville Road A Quakertown woman and a Hellertown man were injured in a head-on collision Tuesday morning in Lower Saucon Township, police said.

FOUNTAIN HILL Windows smashed, valuables removed from vehicles Several vehicles parked in Fountain Hill were broken into Thursday morning, and items such as power tools and electronic devices were stolen, police said.

Randy Ballangee, executive director of the Bethlehem YMCA, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bethlehem YMCA affordable housing unit.

Police said an Allentown man tried to steal a police speed-timing device on Wednesday.

A Bethlehem Township man who stabbed a friend in the stomach during a fight over a missing wallet avoided state prison Friday.

Two teens struck by a vehicle while crossing Main Street in Hellertown this evening were taken to St.

This is an undated photo of Andrew Gmitter taken from his Facebook page. A 23-year-old Lehigh Township man has died of injuries he suffered during a one-vehicle accident early this morning, officials said.

A Bethlehem man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly crashed into vehicles while under the influence of a painkiller and fled the scene in Bethlehem.

A homeless man said Friday he only started three fires in Bethlehem to keep warm, but walked away from them because he was off his medication and had started drinking.

A man uses a stop sign to direct traffic while road crews complete a project. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews are scheduled to perform work on the following Lehigh County roads between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. next week, according to travel advisories.

A signature dish at the Vineyard Restaurant is their veal saltimbocca. How can you resist a dish that looks this delicious? The Vineyard Restaurant 605 Fiot St., Fountain Hill 610-867-2441, thevineyardrestaurant.net What's their culinary style? Central-southern Italian cuisine.

A 49-year-old Wind Gap man hit by an airborne deer is in serious condition tonight at St.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a single-vehicle wreck on Route 611 in Williams Township.

Bethlehem police said a 17-year-old girl was stabbed as she walked down a South Side street Thursday.

Two people suffered "major" injuries Sunday night in a crash in the 5600 block of Martins Creek-Belvidere Highway in Lower Mount Bethel Township , police say.

LOOKING FOR Lawn mower: Margaret of Allentown is looking for a small, lightweight reel mower or electric lawn mower.