No Eagles Camp at Lehigh, Sinkhole Opens in Township Top Bethlehem News

Eagles Move Training Camp out of Bethlehem

The Philadelphia Eagles announced Friday that the 2013 training camp will be at the team's facility in South Philadelphia and not at Lehigh University's Mountaintop Campus. The news was disappointing to many and could be a blow for many area businesses that benefitted from the thousands who made trips to see the team practice during its annual three-week stay in the Lehigh Valley.

Large Sinkhole Opens in Bethlehem Township

A large sinkhole was discovered Sunday morning to the rear of 1502 Second St. in Bethlehem Township, forcing the home's occupant to evacuate. But by Monday, she was allowed to return after township officials discovered the cause: a nearby sewer main break. Repairs to the ground were expected to keep the house and surruounding neighborhood from being further threatened.

Carjacking at Walmart Sends Driver Screaming

The female driver said she was waiting to park her car “when suddenly a man jumped into her car on the passenger side door.” Saying she “got scared,” the woman described how she was able to get out even though her seat belt was still on. The accused, Matthew Edward Strohl, 26, of East Allen Township, didn’t get far. Police found him across Linden Street from the carjacking scene. Off-duty Bethlehem Police Officer Samuel Del Rosario was in the Walmart parking lot and witnessed the incident and was able to identify the alleged carjacker.

Road Rage on I-78: Shot Fired at Woman's Car

Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast are looking for eyewitnesses to a road rage incident in which a gun was fired into a Bethlehem woman’s car along Interstate 78 near the Route 33 interchange.

John D. Lindemuth has been charged with stealing about $225,000 from the Bethlehem Masonic Temple banquet facilities that he helped operate, according to court records. Lindemuth allegedly falsified records, charged customers for larger banquets than those actually held and pocketed the difference, and later, collected money for banquets that were never held.

Sands Casino Fined for Allowing Underage Gamblers

The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem was fined $68,000 on Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for allowing underage people access to the gaming floor, according to a gaming board news release. In six separate incidents between August and November, people under the age of 21 were allowed to get onto the casino gaming floor. In all but one case, they also gambled, the board reported.

The race to become Bethlehem's next mayor may be confined to the May 21 Primary as only Democratic City Councilmen Bob Donchez and J. William Reynolds filed nominating petitions for the office by Tuesday's deadline. With the mayor’s office, city controller’s office and four City Council chairs up for grabs, only one registered Republican, hot dog vendor Chris Morales, filed nominating papers for City Council. As the filing deadline past, it also became clear that City Councilwoman Jean Belinski will end her tenure after four terms and 16 years.