Car Crash Near HS, Marathon Runners' Close Calls Top Local News

Car Crash Reported Near SVHS

Emergency personnel reportedly responded to a car accident near Saucon Valley High School in Lower Saucon Township Monday afternoon.

Boston Marathon Blasts: Close Call for Some Local Runners

Christopher Garges—a Lower Saucon Township employee—and James Mastrianni of Hellertown both finished Monday's Boston Marathon, which was rocked by explosions.

April Lynn Levy, 32, of the first block of E. Saucon Street, was charged with simple assault and harassment after she allegedly scratched a man's neck during an argument.

Nurse's aide Lisa Sikes, of Lower Saucon Township, has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property, according to court records.

Readers Tell Patch Which Grocery Store Should Open in Saucon Valley

Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch readers voted in a poll and shared their "wish lists" for a new supermarket in the area.

New High Street Bridge Being Designed

Hellertown Borough Manager Cathy Kichline says the bridge's design and engineering phase is expected to be completed by July 2014.

Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast say Joshua Herring, 19, of Allentown, was eastbound on I-78 in Lower Saucon Township when his car left the roadway and became caught in the highway median's catch cables.

Lower Saucon Township Police say a 2004 camper on Friebley Avenue was damaged when it was moved several feet. Police are seeking information about the person or persons responsible.