Macungie News

A n amazed Dorothy looked at the big, gleaming, gold, onion-shaped cupolas atop the Holy Ascension Orthodox Church.

First the pros: Upper Macungie's new public golf course is officially open, and if you're tired of hefty greens fees and pesky sand traps, you might want to check it out.

Parties are always a good idea, but a party with a purpose always means more. More than 150 community leaders and neighborhood guests gathered June 25 at the new site of Casa Guadalupe to kick off the capital campaign that will allow the new center at 218-226 N. Second St., Allentown, to be completed.

A 30-year-old Alburtis woman was killed Wednesday morning in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 100, Lower Macungie Township.

The day after the state seized 216 dogs at Almost Heaven Kennel in Upper Macungie Township, Derbe "Skip" Eckhart still had nearly 200 animals or birds on the property, the Pennsylvania SPCA said.

The brand new clothes, still with their tags on, remained untouched in Stacey Schmidt's bedroom.

The coroner says a 30-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer on Route 100 in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County this morning.

A Macungie man will serve at least two years in prison for the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 25-year-old woman.

The coroner was called to the scene of an accident in the area of Route 100 and Sauerkraut Lane in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County this morning.

State lawmakers have named roads after a former state Cabinet member from the Lehigh Valley and a Valley soldier who was killed in Iraq: Northampton County's Bushkill Drive was renamed the Victor W. Anckaitis Memorial Highway.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON RT. 222 IN LEHIGH CO. Early scene reports indicate at least four people are hurt after a crash tonight on Route 222 in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.

Teriann Foley and Tyler Williams pose with her two cats, Chief and Jeter, Tell us about your pet Answer a questionnaire online at themorningcall.com/fuzzy. Questions? 610-820-6111 or goguide@mcall.com Name: Teriann Foley Age: 31 Hometown: Macungie Type of pets: Two cats Names: Jeter and Chief How old: Both are 8 years old Breed: Chief is a short ...

The onslaught of rain in the last several weeks hasn't just lowered spirits, it also has dampened profits for some Lehigh Valley businesses.

Where he lives: Macungie You call him: Zayda He calls you: Julia What makes him special: He's always there for me.

Chris Szarko walks George and Sue Francisco walks Henry, during a canal ride at Hugh Moore Park in Easton on Sunday / June 14, 2009) Anyone's who's taken children on a picnic knows that it doesn't matter how beautiful the scenery is or how delicious the sandwiches are.

Police seized more than two pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $10,000 and arrested two Pennsylvania men after a traffic stop by township police, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said.

One of the two co-pilots who took the controls of Continental Airlines Flight 61 after the airliner's captain died is from eastern Pennsylvania.

The pilot aboard a Continental plane, similiar to this one, bound for Newark airport died, but a co-pilot and another officer landed it safely.

T he children's story ''Charlotte's Web'' has been beloved by generations of children.

A York Springs man was uninjured Friday when another vehicle hit the tractor-trailer he was driving in Lehigh County, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Fogelsville.