Macungie News

A handful of sand, a tea light candle and a small, white paper bag cost less than $1 total.

Officials in Lower Macungie say they may have no choice but to take over an unfinished TH Properties development if the Harleysville builder continues ''dragging its feet.'' The township's latest gripes about the lack of progress on the Annandale development came after it received notice that it would cost nearly $1.3 million for a contractor hired ...

Authorities removed these steroids during a raid in Florida. Five Lehigh Valley residents are accused of using steroids and selling them at Gold's Gym locations in Allentown and at Kinetics, a now-shuttered fitness club in the Harrisburg area.

Homeowners in Lower Macungie are expected to skirt a property tax for another year, but an estimated 8,000 people who work in the township may not be as fortunate.

John Thomas Hartnett of Macungie won't be able to drink alcohol legally until next April, but already he's been caught driving drunk four times.

As officials in Lower Macungie take a second crack at imposing traffic impact fees on developers, critics are saying the long-debated plan may do more harm than good.

The Lansdale man who had 411 bags of cocaine, 31 bags of heroin and a pistol with him when he was picked up in Quakertown last year has been convicted of dealing drugs.

An employee of an Emmaus loan business is accused of stealing nearly $70,000 from a customer for whom she secured a loan earlier this year, police said.

Lou Czechowski is coming back to the Lehigh Valley. The pianist and Lehigh Valley native performs with vocalist Vicki Doney at 7:30 tonight at Allentown Symphony Hall, 23 N. Sixth St.

A volunteer firefighter charged with driving a firetruck drunk after stealing gasoline from Upper Macungie Township's municipal gas supply and with burglarizing an Allentown row home has pleaded guilty to four charges.

Name: Logan Sosik Age: 6 Hometown: Orefield Name of grandpa: Dean Steckel Where lives: Macungie You call him: Pop pop He calls you: Logan What makes him special: He plays video games with me Things you do together: Play baseball, play video games, watch ''Star Wars,'' watch TV together, sit around campfire and make s'mores, go on walks to see the ...

Q: Why do they park police cars at highway construction zones, just sitting there with their lights flashing? They are paying overtime to off-duty cops to sit in their cruisers burning gasoline and battery power at every construction site in every town.

Police are seeking witnesses to an accident involving a stolen Cadillac that occurred around 8:20 p.m. Friday on Brookside Road in Lower Macungie Township.

As a youngster growing up with Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking parents, Oscar Crist had little use for the dialect.

About a year ago, we shared a great tip from Gayle Getz in Lower Macungie about reusing cereal bags when they're empty.

So, in the recent election, Lehigh County Executive don Cunningham referred to Scott Ott as "Chicken Little" for suggesting the Lehigh County budget sky was falling.

The good news in Upper Macungie 's proposed new budget -- the property tax rate won't increase next year -- comes with a couple of caveats.

Q: I noticed while driving south on Route 309, just past the Route 22 overpass, a large container which had a sign posted, ''Lead -- Keep Out.'' Seems to me this is an open invitation for a hazard event.

It seems Kate Gosselin is taking tips from her estranged husband Jon. The Gettysburg Times reported the Berks County mom was nabbed for speeding on Route 15, which bypasses Gettysburg last Thursday.

Madison Burger's 2009 3D winner, "Take Flight" Pabst Brewing Company's fourth annual PB-Arts Contest provides everyone a valid excuse to drink lots of that watery American-style lager in the iconic red, white, and blue can.