Monkey on Rail Trail, 'Slime' Search Top Lehigh Valley News

Bethlehem detectives say a man known as "Slime" gunned down Tyree Wimberly on Club Avenue in January. On Wednesday, District Attorney Jim Martin announced that an arrest warrant has been obtained for Ulysses Rodriguez, a 20-year-old whose last known address was 937 Walnut St., Allentown.

Monkey on the Rail Trail?

Hellertown police investigated a report of a monkey sighting on the Saucon Rail Trail, but came up empty following a search, according to a Morning Call report.

Former President Jimmy Carter came to Lafayette College Monday, telling lecture attendees that the United States needs to be a "champion of peace." Carter's address was the college's first-ever Robert and Margaret Pastor Lecture in International Affairs, named for a Lafayette College alumnus who later worked for the Carter White House.

Crime Fighters Go High-Tech With Regional Investigation Center

A new Regional Intelligence and Investigation Center in downtown Allentown aims to "revolutionize" the way police departments in Lehigh County—and several in Northampton County—analyze and share data to solve crimes.

Here He is! Baby Bison Debuts at LV Zoo

The American bison born at the Lehigh Valley Zoo debuted in front of the media Tuesday, gamboling close to his mother's side in the Trexler Nature Preserve. At least zoo officials think the calf is male. They haven't gotten closen enough yet to examine the baby bison because they want to give it time to bond with its mother, said President Richard Molchany.

2nd Bomb Hoax Arrest Eases Emmaus High Bathroom Restrictions

Restrictive bathroom policies at Emmaus High School may be “normalized” now that a second student has been arrested in relation to one of the four separate bomb threats made against Emmaus High School between Dec. 20 and March 12, East Penn Superintendent of Schools Thomas L. Seidenberger said.

Embattled School Director Promises to Think Before Tweeting

East Penn School Director Julian Stolz is grateful fellow school directors have not censured him. Some parents had called for Stolz' resignation following his Twitter posts that some deemed insulting to students. Other parents had wanted the board to censure him.

Salisbury Police said Tuesday that the west end of Salisbury Township has been hit with "several daytime burglaries in which the front doors have been forced open" between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The burglars hit 14 homes in 30 days, according to 6ABC report. 

Petition: Save Nazareth Police Department

Nazareth Council members and fire officials and others say they have been approached about signing a petition to save the Nazareth Police Department.

Sister's Death Inspired Woman to Fight Domestic Violence

When you lose someone to violence, Heidi Markow says, your life gets lost inside a fog. She speaks from experinece. In 2005, Markow's sister, Robin Shaffer, was murdered by her estranged husband. It was this experience that led Markow to start the Beginning Over Foundation, which works to help the survivors of domestic violence rebuild their lives.

Robert Kopecek, who led Northampton Community College for 26 years while it significantly expanded course offerings and more than tripled the size of its student enrollment, died at his home in North Carolina on Thursday, the school announced.

Chickie's & Pete's Sports Bar Coming to Dorney Park

The new full-service Chickie's & Pete's at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom will feature dishes and drinks that are unique to the location.

Wanted: Suspects in Marvine-Pembroke Shooting

Two men fired several bullets into victim on 1400 block of Marvine Street on Monday, police say. They should be considered armed and dangerous.

Rescued Horse Falls in Ditch Again

Star, a 30-year-old horse, was rescued Tuesday -- the second time in a month -- after falling down a slope into a ditch.

School's 'Call Me Maybe' Video Gets TV Airtime

Orefield Middle School teachers created a video to Carly Rae Jepsen's song, 'Call Me Maybe' that was featured on 'America's Funniest Home Videos.'

Parkland Board Outraged at LCCC Budget Request

An angry Parkland School Board rejected Lehigh Carbon Community College's request for more money from the district after it learned the college was sitting on a $17 million budget surplus.