Horse Rescue, Sinkholes Top Lehigh Valley News

30-Year-Old Horse Rescued From Ditch

The Schnecksville Fire Department and Lehigh Valley County Animal Rescue Team helped save a horse that fell through a fence into a drainage ditch.

Sinkholes Shut Palmer Road

A portion of Northwood Avenue in Palmer Township will be closed for several days due to sinkholes, PennDOT announced Thursday afternoon.

Missing Man's Body Pulled from Pond

A body pulled from one of the Grist Mill Park ponds in Hellertown was that of Steven P. Lockard, who went missing March 28, police and the Northampton County Coroner's Office confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

Mom Accused of Helping Son Steal Gets ARD

The Nazareth mom accused of driving her 16-year-old son and his friend across the Lehigh Valley to break into unlocked vehicles will have a clean record if she follows through on probation.

Death Penalty to be Sought in SouthSide Killing

Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty for an Allentown man charged with killing a Bethlehem woman outside of the Puerto Rican Beneficial Society in December.

Embattled East Penn School Director Julian Stolz tweeted his resignation from the school board Monday morning. But an April Fools' joke? He asked members of the East Penn community to 'consider the day' when reading the Tweet. 

In 4-0 vote, the Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners on Thursday agreed to accept and sign a settlement agreement ending three years of litigation that involved the BOC, David Jaindl and a group of six Lower Mac residents that came to be known as "the Appellants."

Ex-Company Executives Admit Defrauding Schools

Two former executives of a Palmer Township athletic equipment supply firm each face 20 years in prison after admitting their roles in a scheme to defraud schools. , 81, of Highland Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Newark, NJ to one count of mail and wire fraud conspiracy.

Jaindl Adds Stores and Restaurant to Development Plan

Developer David Jaindl is expanding his development plans for farmland and other property off Walbert Avenue in South Whitehall to include stores and a restaurant.

Easton Hospital will pay the U.S. government nearly $455,000 after admitting to wrongfully billing Medicare, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. The announcment came on the same day the St. Luke's Hospital agreed to repay $1 million in wrongful Medicare claims.