Phillipsburg's Kovatch featured in latest SLAM magazine
Former Stateliner Jess Kovatch is earning ink once again. Phillipsburg High School graduate Jess Kovatch has returned to the magazine rack. The rising sophomore at St. Francis (Pa.) University, who...
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Wrong-way Route 22 driver was drunk, N.J. police say
The allegedly pulled a U-turn on the major road in Lopatcong Township. A Lopatcong Township woman was drunk when she was spotted driving the wrong way on Route 22 early Saturday in the township,...
View ArticleCarrying the fallen: March aids veterans with PTSD (PHOTOS)
Participants' physical challenges were symbolic of the invisible burdens borne by military veterans. They weight they carried Saturday was symbolic, a way to visualize the invisible burden borne by...
View Article2016 Warren County Farmers' Fair kicks into gear (PHOTOS)
The weeklong fair is in its 79th year. Livestock, cars, tractor pulls -- it's fair season in Warren County. The Warren County Farmers' Fair kicked off its 79th year Saturday at the count fairgrounds...
View Article5 takeaways from P'burg-Washington Pin Cancer wrestling
Warren Hills makes it happen, winning the close ones, and more. Washington 28, Phillipsburg 24 - Pin Cancer summer match Warren Hills made it happen. Somehow, with only a few hours' notice, Jarrett...
View ArticleMerchants: Pa. cigarette tax will kill out-of-state business
Pennsylvania's tax went into effect Monday and is now within a dime of the New Jersey tax. Many living west of the free bridge in Easton know the benefit of crossing the Delaware River to buy...
View ArticleP'burg's Meyer makes it happen in Fargo freestyle wrestling
The Stateliner junior earned a fourth-place medal at the Cadet National championships. Brian Meyer might be onto something with this freestyle wrestling thing. The Phillipsburg junior hadn't really...
View ArticleTributes pour in as popular EMT loses fight with cancer
Eric Uliana, 52, of Bangor, died Monday after a 36-year career of helping others. Eric Snyder remembers riding with Eric Uliana about four years ago to a call involving motorists injured in a crash...
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Lehigh Valley communities celebrate National Night Out (PHOTOS)
National Night Out is a community-building event meant to unite law enforcement and the public. Watch video A different kind of interaction between law enforcement and the public was on display...
View ArticleHearing passes quietly for 550 percent hike on dualies' tolls
Tolls are proposed to rise in 2017 for some vehicle classes on Delaware River crossings. Tolls are set to rise on Delaware River crossings to $6.50 for pickup trucks with dual-wheel rear axles --...
View Article'Crazy' 3-day wait at State for Carrot Top tickets ends well
A 75-year-old Phillipsburg area man is at the head of the line as ticket sales begin to members for the Easton landmark's 90th season. Ed Schuster was at the front of the line Wednesday morning to buy...
View ArticleBlack bear attacks man feeding pets outside Phillipsburg
The man was familiar with the bear, the Pohatcong Township's mayor said. UPDATE: Cops now questioning man's account of bear attack A bear attacked and injured a Pohatcong Township man before running...
View ArticleWhat made a Phillipsburg house explode? After 2 months, still no answer
Authorities have said they need to interview the victim, who has been released from the hospital. What caused a Phillipsburg house to blow up? The question remains officially unanswered two months...
View ArticleCops now questioning report of bear attack outside Phillipsburg
The reported attack remains under investigation, police said. Pohatcong Township police say they are investigating the 57-year-old male homeowner's account of being attacked by a black bear Wednesday...
View ArticleHow much in drugs, cash did Easton police find in raid?
Police are still looking for the target of their investigation. Easton police recovered $9,000 in bulk heroin, $7,000 in cocaine, $900 in packaged heroin and $19,500 in cash after serving a search...
View ArticleWasn't work halted at Phillipsburg's I-R site? Not entirely
Some demolition continues ahead of a planned meeting with the state over contaminated soil. The developer of a major Phillipsburg-area industrial project has said they will stop work over a dirt...
View ArticleRanking Lehigh Valley's top 25 recent high school sports dynasties
See the best of the best in high school sports over the last quarter-century.
View ArticleCar, tanker truck crash near Route 22, 1 hurt
The truck was from a North Carolina firm. A tanker truck carrying something corrosive and a Buick crashed at 11:23 a.m. Thursday on New Brunswick Avenue near Route 22 in Pohatcong Township. At least...
View ArticleMan's injuries in reported bear attack tell a different story, cops say
The injuries were not consistent with an animal attack, Pohatcong Township police said. Pohatcong Township police say the man who reported being attacked by a bear did not have injuries consistent...
View ArticleN.J. balloon festival washout brings refunds, replacements
Organizers of the 34th annual QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning have offered replacements and refunds after strong storms disrupted much of the 2016 event. Organizers of the QuickChek New...
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