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Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck says a new major crimes task force will give law enforcement an edge in big investigations.

Joshua Leone’s attorney, Robert Goldman, called the killing “a classic case of self defense” and asked that homicide charges against his client be thrown out. A judge disagreed, and held Leone for trial.

A 42-year-old man who was killed Monday morning in Moore Township was shot by his neighbor during an ongoing dispute over a water drainage pipe, state police said.

Moore Township homicide victim identified as probe into neighbor dispute continues Updated Mar 16, 2021; The person shot and killed during a neighbor dispute on Monday morning in Moore Township was identified as Christopher Robbin Debellis, 42, of the 1100 block of Moser Road, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck reports. Debellis died from being shot near his home and the manner of his death is homicide, meaning someone else killed him, Houck added. The neighbor was also shot, but...

Column: Gun violence prevention has taken a back seat as officials manage the pandemic. It needs to be a priority again.

Motive in Bethlehem Township deadly shooting a mystery to victim’s mother, neighbors Updated Mar 12, 2021; Facebook Share The day after a shooting left 31-year-old Kenneth Pickell dead in his neighbor’s driveway, the victim’s mother said what led to the suspected gunman opening fire on her son remains a mystery. Leanne Pickell said she just bought the home in the 3100 block of Clifton Avenue this past November. Her son moved in with her after living in Maine for about three years, she sa...

Cop to be Tried on Capitol Attack (Harrisburg) -- A judge has ruled that there is probable cause to move forward with the case against a Lebanon County Police Officer charged for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot. Joseph Fischer who was suspended without pay by the North Cornwall Township Police Department is charged with entering the Capitol and obstructing law enforcement. The judge ordered the 54-year-old to be tried on charges of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, kn...

A day after a shooting that left one man dead in the driveway of a Bethlehem Township home, the slain man’s mother is asking the same question as the investigators who charged a neighbor with firing the fatal shot: Why?