Whitehall News

A woman was killed Saturday afternoon in a traffic accident on Lehigh Valley Mall property, according to police.

The woman who died Saturday while driving in the parking lot outside the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall Township has been identified as Lyda Estrada-Davila, 61, of Jackson Heights , N.J. , according to Lehigh County Chief Deputy Coroner Paul Zondlo.

An 82-year-old driver inadvertently hit the accelerator Wednesday, slamming into a Whitehall Township bakery, police said.

Two ramps from Route 22 west will be closed Tuesday night for paving in Lehigh County.

An 18-year-old man charged with breaking into a Whitehall Township sporting goods store in September and taking a cache of guns will face Lehigh County Court, a district judge ruled Monday.

As a mechanic with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Timothy Strobl loved working on vehicles.

Route 22 East is down to one lane this morning between Route 309 and Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township , and Route 309 South is closed between Route 22 and Interstate 78.

The cousin of a Lower Milford Township man charged with homicide testified Thursday in Lehigh County Court that he watched his cousin pull a gun, point it at Paul J. Burrier and shoot him in the face from about 4 feet away.

A 30-year-old New Jersey man arrested in a 2007 online sex sting after he went to South Whitehall Township to meet a person he thought was a 12-year-old girl but turned out to be an undercover agent pleaded guilty but mentally ill Thursday to five felonies.

So, some candidates made the cut, but "Bozo the Clown" and "Mr. MaGoo" did not. They did get some votes last Tuesday, however.

Parenting experts and guest panelists who helped this week: Denise Continenza, family living specialist for Penn State's Lehigh County Cooperative Extension, South Whitehall Township .

Whitehall commissioners on Monday night voted to give J.P Mascaro & Sons a five-year contract to pick up trash and recycling in the township.

South Whitehall commissioners adopted a regional comprehensive plan Wednesday that outlines open space and recreation goals in the township and neighboring North Whitehall.

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.

When Boscov's in Palmer Township and a Bethlehem Township packaging plant sued Northampton County to lower their property assessments this week, they joined an increasing number of businesses questioning the taxes they pay in the economic downturn.

An electrical contractor who was wanted for skipping preliminary hearings last week on charges he took deposits on jobs he didn't complete was arrested Wednesday.

A 51-year-old Easton woman was recently charged with leading Whitehall police on a chase and ramming a cruiser after she tried to bathe in a restaurant, court records say.

Morning Call Washington correspondent Josh Drobnyk interviewed Mike Huckabee , a former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate: Q: You're sort of back on the campaign trail, so to speak.

Halloween weekend has arrived! A favorite holiday for many, Halloween costumes provide an opportunity for those who participate to get all dressed up in crazy outfits, wear something you would never be caught dead in on a typical day and act just a little bit out of character.

Whitehall Township police say a Monroe County man didn't just want one piece of jewelry.