Lehigh County

Matthew Christopher Schutter, who, last year, ran as a Libertarian candidate for Pennsylvania’s 132nd District — which represents parts of Allentown and South Whitehall township — was arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges.

A 28-year-old woman was killed in a house fire on N. Penn Street in Allentown early Sunday.

A small alligator was found after it survived a trip through a Lehigh County wastewater treatment plant.

A juvenile who formerly worked at a Giant in Lower Macungie Township, in Lehigh County, has been charged after, allegedly, putting 11 sewing needles in various items that were available for sale.

State police say a worker at the GIANT in Lower Macungie was caught putting sewing needles in food packages. The worker has since been fired, and shoppers can return impacted items to the store.

A 77-year-old man was charged in a crash that killed an Allentown teacher’s assistant in September. Officials said the driver remained at the scene, was not under the influence, was not speeding and has cooperated fully with the investigation.

A lifelong Phillies fan who was battling cancer died a short time after watching his favorite team make the World Series. Now his family is honoring him with a Phillies-themed funeral

A lifelong Phillies fan who was battling cancer died a short time after watching his favorite team make the World Series. Now his family is honoring him with a Phillies-themed funeral. They spoke with NBC10’s Leah Uko.

A small plane has crashed into a neighborhood in the Lehigh Valley, killing a man on board and injuring another. NBC10’s Deanna Durante reports from Salisbury Township.

A man was killed and another was injured when the small plane they were in crashed into the yard of a Lehigh County home on Wednesday, local police and Federal Aviation officials confirmed.

A small plane crashed into the yard of a Lehigh County home on Wednesday afternoon, Federal Aviation officials confirmed.

A teacher’s assistant was killed Tuesday morning when she was hit by a car outside the high school where she worked in Allentown, Pennsylvania, police said.

A teacher was hit and killed by a car as she was walking to school Tuesday in Allentown. NBC10’s Karen Hua spoke with her family about their heartbreak, and their frustrations with the school zone signs.

An annual 10-day music festival in eastern Pennsylvania resumed Sunday after a reported shooting sent participants scrambling for safety just before the conclusion of Saturday night’s concert. Bethlehem police converged on the area just before the Musikfest entertainment was to end for the night at 11 p.m. Saturday after people reported hearing a gunshot. Sgt. Brad Jones told WLVR that...

MusikFest returned Sunday following a shutdown the day prior after an apparent gunshot sent the crowd scrambling. NBC10’s Krystle Rich got reactions from festivalgoers upon their return.

A 17-year-old boy died after being pulled into a woodchipper in Lehigh County, officials said Wednesday.

Police have released new details behind the death of a Lehigh Valley man who was strangled by his pet snake. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the latest on the investigation.

Days after police in the Lehigh Valley shot a giant snake that had wrapped itself around the neck of a 27-year-old man, the man died from his injuries.

The giant serpent had wrapped itself so tightly around the Upper Macungie resident that the man was in cardiac arrest as emergency responders arrived Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police did not immediately identify the type of snake.

The Supreme Court is allowing elections officials to count mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania that lack a handwritten date but were received in time. The unsigned order Thursday applies to a Lehigh County judicial election from 2021. But Justice Samuel Alito warned in a dissent that the issue could affect the November elections. Last week, Alito had imposed a temporary hold...