Lansdale News

The state will pay for a home in Hatfield Township that was ruined in a flood almost two years ago, officials announced last week.

In 1955, Carol Cutrone, then 16 years old, had the chance many dancers only dream of - an audition for a summer job with the Rockettes, the high-kicking dancers at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

The Eastern Mennonite University community gathered this morning to mourn the death of recent graduate Ma tthew R. Garber, who drowned Tuesday in Costa Rica.

Electricity customers worried about skyrocketing rates when price caps expire starting in 2010 for PPL Corp. and other utilities only have to look at a handful of neighboring communities to see what it's like to deal with hefty increases.

For people who live in Lehighton, Quakertown, Perkasie, Kutztown, Lansdale, Weatherly, Hatfield, Schuylkill Haven and St. Clair -- all of which have municipal-run electric utilities from which they use profits to fund borough operations -- hefty increases are already a fact of life.

A road rage incident left one person injured and another charged with robbery and assault in Lansdale, police said.

Several defendants have been named in charges filed in the Indiana district court before Magisterial District Judge Guy B. Haberl.

Montgomery County is considering borrowing $150 million to help fund road projects, a proposal that could go to voters next spring.

With state and federal highway aid drying up, planners say the money could be used to push forward gridlock-easing improvements in danger of being ignored.

''People who are struck in traffic always say, 'I wish someone would do something about this,' '' county Transportation Planning Chief Leo Bagley said. ''We are that someone.''

A basic outline of the proposal is being considered by the county Planning Commission, which will present recommendations to commissioners Wednesday. Many details, including whether $150 million would be too much or too little, remain up in the air.

A North Penn High School student has been accused of getting a group of friends together to spray paint obscenities on a math teacher's home and car, Hilltown Township police said.

A Souderton store owner accused of selling counterfeit Nike sneakers and compact discs likely will avoid trial by entering a plea in his case, officials said.

PA Turnpike - Northeast Extension - Accident on I-476 North, between Quakertown and Lansdale.

The lawyer for a Lansdale man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl wants to have a plaster cast made of his client's penis to use as evidence at his trial that he didn't commit the crime.

The Rev. John H.P. Reumann, a New Testament professor with an encyclopedic knowledge of the Bible, and whose significant influence ranged from the seminary classroom to national and international ecumenical and ...

For once, rising food prices might be a good thing. At least two local grocers are offering gas rebates to customers who spend at least $100 in their stores.

Did you bring doughnuts into work today? Today is National Doughnut Day . The holiday celebrated on the first Friday in June was created in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to raise money during the Great ...

For 37 years, carpenter Dale Weber has been fixing people's homes in the Lansdale area.

A laboratory worker distraught over a marital affair was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for leaving deadly chemicals stolen from her workplace near her husband's mistress.

With summer just around the corner, Souderton's Concert Sundaes in the Park is getting ready to start a brand new season of music and frozen treats.

Woman undergoing rabies shots: An 18-year-old woman was walking in Hansell Park Monday at about 7 p.m. with her boyfriend when she was bitten by a medium size black dog that was running loose.

Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against nine individuals who were allegedly involved in a wide-reaching mortgage and investment "ponzi" scheme that ...

Martin Reap recently joined Lansdale-based environmental consulting firm F. X. Browne Inc.