Babysitters Allegedly Abandon Child, Stolen Cigar Lighters Top Bethlehem News

A South Bethlehem couple who left their 10-month-old daughter in the care of a nephew and his friend returned home to find their infant home alone and that they had been cleaned out of $1,500 cash, a laptop computer and a video game system, police said.

A Bethlehem man wanted for his part in a shooting last month in the Marvine-Pembroke section of the city surrendered to police. Angelo Lopez, 38, of 612 Fiot St., was charged with attempted criminal homicide in the April 22 shooting on the 1400 block of Marvine Street, which critically wounded 34-year-old Kinte King. Dan David Hernandez, 28, the man who witnesses say pulled the trigger, has not been apprehended, police said.

Steven Lynn Harpel, 59, of Souderton, was charged by Pennsylvania State Police with theft after he allegedly found and then ran off with $1,280 that had inadvertently been left in a jackpot machine by an attendant at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem.

Lehigh's Spadola 'Living His Dream' With Jets

Growing up on the football fields of a New Jersey Pop Warner league, Ryan Spadola said he and his friends would dream of someday trading in their jerseys for that of their favorite professional team. When the New York Jets open their rookie training camp, the Lehigh University senior will have the chance to see that dream come true after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent.

An employee of the Cigars International warehouse in South Bethlehem is charged with stealing a box of 120 $100-lighters from his employer, according to court papers.

Bethlehem's Sun Inn is looking for a restaurateur to help write the next chapter of the venue's notable history. The Sun Inn is accepting proposals from experienced restaurateurs with solid financial backing who are interested in running a restaurant on the second floor of the building in downtown Bethlehem, according to The Sun Inn's website.

A New Jersey man wanted by Bethlehem police since mid-April for allegedly hiding a 16-year-old city girl was arrested Monday.

Freedom's 'Les Mis' Nominated for 15 Freddys

Freedom High School picked up 15 nominations—including Outstanding Overall Production and Outstanding Lead Actor—as Easton’s State Theatre on Thursday announced its list of nominees for this year’s Freddy Awards, the annual celebration of the high school musical. Notre Dame High School picked up 10 nominations, while Moravian Academy, Bethlehem Catholic High School and Liberty High School also scored some nominations of their own.