Slatington News

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to accidentally starting a fire that killed his bedridden mother by using a lighter to get a cat to come out of hiding.Twenty-six-year-old Chad Lever, of Slatington, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday and was sentenced to probation.His 47-year-old mother, Lisa House, had Lou Gehrig's disease and ...

Stephen Drake of Slatington retired in June after 33 years of teaching, but that didna t stop fellow educators from remembering his impact in the classroom.

Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in Slatington at 424 Washington St.

BETHLEHEM Slatington man charged with forging check of ex-employer A former employee of the Five Star Cafe in Bethlehem used a key he took with him to return to the cafe and take a check, which he then signed as a $100 check to himself, police said.

GODSPELL AUDITIONS Cedar Crest College will hold auditions for Godspell 7 p.m. Nov 17 and 18 in Alumni Hall.

People hoping to see the 2009 King Frost Parade will have to wait another week. Parade officials said this morning they are postponing the parade due to the weather.

I shouldn't have been surprised when Scott Ohanian didn't show up for court last week.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Lehigh County Police: Two men fight, boy hits one with a hammer Two Slatington area men and a 12-year-old boy have been charged with assault in a fight Thursday night that escalated until the boy hit one of the men in the head with a hammer, police said.

A small borough in Lehigh County is getting a major upgrade. Slatington's sewer system is overloaded and its pipes are outdated.

The Lehigh County Open Gate Farm Tour will be held 1-5 p.m. next Sunday, with 17 sites offering tours, demonstrations and products.

High winds swept through the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, jostling vehicles and pedestrians, and shaking down enough trees to impede traffic and knock out power in isolated areas.

After making successful presentation to school board, students get their wish. Northern Lehigh Middle School eighth-graders Seth Reichenbach, 13, Kyle Beitler, 15, and Carlos Medina, 13, all of Slatington, pick up breakfast in the school cafeteria around 7:15 a.m. Monday.

A Slatington man allegedly used his employer's credit card to pay for a $20,000 gambling binge at the Trump Taj Mahal casino.

Slatington probably isn't the easiest place to be the mayor. It has been made fun of by a popular Lehigh Valley radio station, and recently endured a frustrating bridge project.

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP Object shatters minivan window on Route 33 An object smashed the rear window of a minivan Monday afternoon on Route 33 in Bethlehem Township , police said.

HEIDELBERG TOWNSHIP Blinded by high beams, Slatington woman hits pole A Slatington woman trying to fight off high beams at a Heidelberg Township intersection turned and hit a utility pole, police said.

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Travis Silfies 18 of Slatington talks about his friend Russell Jacoby IV 17 of Slatedale, at a tribute memorial on Monday in Heidelberg Township.

The mayor of a small northern Lehigh County borough is getting a big honor tonight.

Jacoby a senior at Northern Lehigh High School, was killed along with Angelica Elizabeth Fox of Nazareth Area High School on Saturday afternoon.