Catasauqua News

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Several people were injured during a deck collapse in the Lehigh Valley Wednesday night.

Favorite exercise routine: Running and free weights. Major exercise accomplishment: Becoming a runner -- something I never could do and hated before.

An unknown man escaped a police pursuit early this morning by striking a state trooper car on Route 378 during a chase in Catasauqua, according to state police.

The George Taylor house, a beautifully restored National Historic Landmark, was built in 1768 by George Taylor who was a Revolutionary War period ironmaster and Pennsylvania delegate that signed the Declaration of Independence.

Seven people were injured after a deck collapsed Wednesday night, according to the borough fire chief.

At least seven people were injured tonight when a Catasauqua home's backyard deck collapsed during a birthday party, authorities said.

A Catasauqua man who placed himself on a list of ''problem gamblers'' to exclude him from casinos has been charged with gambling at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem.

A 50-year-old Catasauqua man displayed a knife and threatened a teller's life Friday afternoon during a bank robbery, police said.

LOOKING FOR Hub cap: Stephen of Emmaus is looking for a replacement hub cap for a 1995 Toyota Corolla.

Low-interest state loan will help with the purchase of a new location for combining printing operations.

I built a column a couple of years ago around the ''Saturday Night Live'' horror movie parody, ''The Thing That Wouldn't Leave.'' John Belushi played a guest whom homeowners couldn't get out of their house.

Q: Do you have any hints on how to handle the annoying gnats in your face during the summer? They seem to be constant all summer.

Few things go better together than music and the outdoors, especially during summer.

Students in Lehigh County had plenty of reasons to dance today. Today was the last day of school for the Catasauqua School District.

A printing company with locations in Emmaus and Catasauqua will combine its operations at Lehigh Valley Industrial Park III in Hanover Township, Lehigh County , with the help of a loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.

Mark Bartholomew speaks of Blue Monkey Sports Restaurant in the same glowing terms President Obama used in March.

Interior of the Blue Monkey in Catasauqua shown in December, 2005. This week, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board rejected the renewal of the liquor license of the North Catasauqua sports bar, a process in the works even as Conrad sat in the West Wing and told the president, business leaders and administration officials his story of turning a ...

The former reverend of Salem United Church of Christ of Catasauqua was arraigned Thursday on charges of simple assault and harassment after police said she forced her way into the church and shoved both a police officer and church member.

If ever there was a quintessential neighborhood restaurant, it would have to be Hill's. At this Catasauqua breakfast and lunch spot, the spirit of community is strong, the decor is as comfortable as a next-door neighbor's porch, and the food as good as the best you remember from mom's kitchen.