Voters in pivotal Pennsylvania keep nation on edge of seat amid mountain of...
Legal challenges and a mountain of uncounted ballots promised a long watch Wednesday to find out who the people of Pennsylvania chose as president, even as a host of other major races in the state —...
View ArticleWar veteran: Principles belong to people, not political parties
Commentary: For too long we have glorified those who believe leadership to be synonymous with swagger and bluster.
View ArticleJoe Biden inches ahead of Donald Trump in pivotal Northampton County as...
Joe Biden inched ahead of Donald Trump by less than a half percentage point Wednesday morning in Northampton County, one of the three counties that voted for President Obama in 2012 but flipped to...
View ArticleDan Meuser wins another term in Congress in Pennsylvania’s 9th District
U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser has a wide lead over Democratic challenger Gary Wegman in the race for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 9th District.
View ArticleUpdate: PA-7 congressional race between Susan Wild, Lisa Scheller still too...
The race to represent the Lehigh Valley in Congress remains undecided as the three counties in the 7th Congressional District continued tallying a flood of mail-in ballots.
View ArticleWho is Kathy Boockvar, Pennsylvania election chief?
Column: What you should know about Kathy Boockvar, who is in charge of ensuring a smooth presidential election in Pennsylvania.
View ArticleRepublican newcomers Ann Flood and Milou Mackenzie win state House seats...
Two Republican political newcomers, Ann Flood and Milou Mackenzie, were declared by the Associated Press as winners of races for two state House seats representing portions of the Lehigh Valley.
View ArticleDay after election, US formally exits Paris climate change agreement
The United States formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact forged five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change
View ArticleBethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter to transform into inaugural ‘holiday...
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites’ inaugural “Christmas in the Quarter,” , opening Nov. 6 and running 2-8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Dec. 27, aims to offer “a safe, engaging holiday...
View ArticleTrump campaign sues Pa., Michigan to stop vote count over transparency concerns
The Trump campaign says it’s suing to stop the vote count in Pennsylvania over what it says is a lack of transparency and is seeking to intervene in a Supreme Court case.
View ArticleBrian Fitzpatrick wins race for Congress in Bucks County
Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has won a third term in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District in Bucks County, defeating Democrat Christina Finello.
View ArticleBethlehem teens accused of gunpoint robbery during shoe sale, police report
Police are still looking for the 19-year-old suspect, but his 16-year-old defendant is in custody, according to court documents.
View ArticleAllentown man whose videoed arrest in July sparked outrage pleads guilty to...
A man, who was subdued by Allentown police in a July incident sparking protests in the Lehigh Valley, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Tuesday in district court.
View ArticleWhy is Lehigh County taking so long to count ballots?
With all eyes on Pennsylvania, why is it taking Lehigh County so excruciatingly long to count the votes?
View ArticleThe months-long political saga that guaranteed a long vote count in Pennsylvania
The delay was not inevitable, but instead the product of a contentious disagreement between state politicians.
View ArticlePennsylvania presidential race: No winner yet as Trump sues to stop counting...
Under the intense glare of the national spotlight, Pennsylvania election workers on Wednesday were about halfway through the counting of a massive number of mail-in ballots that could end up deciding...
View ArticleWho’s hiring in the Lehigh Valley during coronavirus? Here’s an update
Here are employers in the Lehigh Valley hiring during the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleElection Day Plus 1: With so much at stake, and votes still uncounted, the...
Voters in the Lehigh Valley are struggling to sooth their election nerves.
View ArticleNJ governor signs bill to ban single-use plastic, paper bags
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed legislation prohibiting single-use plastic and paper bags and plastic foam containers.
View ArticleNot just president: These other Pennsylvania races remain undecided
Hundreds of Pennsylvania political candidates and their supporters followed vote counting closely Wednesday, watching downballot races that may hinge on the same untallied mail-in and provisional...
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