Palm News

Palmyra has filed a petition with the Court of Common Pleas in Lebanon County asking that two churches be held responsible for the management and maintenance of an orphaned cemetery.

If you own a car, you're probably not happy with gas prices these days. This bit of news isn't going to make you any happier: You're also paying more for the roads you drive on.

A 17-year-old boy allegedly skinny-dipping in Alburtis ' community pool apparently ran so fast when an officer spotted him that that he forgot to put his clothes back on.

Palmyra has filed a petition with the Court of Common Pleas in Lebanon County asking that two churches be held responsible for the management and maintenance of an orphaned cemetery.

The Lehigh Valley area is losing three Starbucks stores among all the 600 company-owned stores the company plans to close in a bid to boost its business and weed out unprofitable locations.

THE EASTON FARMERS' MARKET will feature Josh Palmer, executive chef of Sette Luna, 219 Ferry St., on Saturday at the market's Garlic Grill.

The following is a list of defendants charged with a first offense of driving under the influence in Westmoreland County criminal court.

Is this what Route 22 will look like at night once PennDOT's resurfacing project begins? Tell us what you think in the Lehigh County or Northampton County forum.

A Monroeville man was ambushed, shot and killed outside his home early Monday, and the suspects eluded police after a car chase, police said.

Easton might pass an ordinance this week that would let the city seize the cars of anybody caught cruising for a prostitute, but some critics and even city officials aren't convinced the law would survive a court challenge.

The proposed law, introduced last month by city Councilwoman Elinor Warner, is intended to scare off johns by allowing the city to take their vehicles permanently. The goal is to clean up parts of the city that residents say have long been hotbeds for prostitution.

However, courts have struck down similar laws elsewhere in the nation, and even some of the Easton proposal's backers say they can't be certain it will hold up.

Enola's Jake Murphy maintained the momentum he built on Monday at Path Valley Speedway Park when the Pa.

Construction is now officially underway on Majestic Athletic's new manufacturing and warehouse facility in Palmer Township, Northampton County.

Kerry T. Jones, 19, of the 1300 block of Van Buren Road in Palmer Township, and Gino Tomaino III, 20, of the 200 block of Center Street in Stockertown, were each indicted on counts related to the Aug.

BRODHEADSVILLE &#8212 Curtailed pay and pricier benefits may greet 150 bus drivers, mechanics and other staff in Pleasant Valley after the school board held a surprise vote Thursday night to save money by ...

EASTON AREA HIGH SCHOOL Cheerleading Program will hold a car wash 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Easton Area High School, 2601 William Penn Highway, Palmer Township.

Photo: Devon Marks of Palm, Pa., has a portrait of her 2-year-old daughter, Tahlia Marks, tattooed on her left bicep.

Northampton County's president judge is the governor's choice for one of two vacancies on Pennsylvania's Superior Court.

A new bill aims to beef up police forces in Pennsylvania. But these patrols wouldn't be the typical street-beat. The measure would give housing authorities extra eyes and ears in their public housing ...

Two Cooperstown residents were involved in a hit-run around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday on Route 427 near Nancy's County Store in Venango County.

Thunderstorms left many Lehigh Valley residents without power Tuesday night. Lehigh County saw the worst of it with PPL reporting 14,000 outages from lightning strikes and downed trees, spokesman Paul Canevari ...