Pennsylvania delivers presidency to Biden. Here’s how it happened
Joe Biden wins the presidency thanks to turnout in Pennsylvania. He built on burgeoning advantages for Democrats in the suburbs, and profited from get-out-the-vote efforts by grassroots organizations.
View ArticleFriends in the legal and music world mourn the death of Lehigh County...
District Judge Wayne Maura, who served since 2005, died suddenly Monday, officials confirmed. Details were not immediately available and efforts to reach his family Tuesday were not successful.
View ArticleDry cleaner moving to new location in downtown Allentown
Your Neighborhood DryCleaner, a pick-up and delivery dry cleaning business established in 2010 by Barry and Sue Diehl, is expected to move from its three-year-old spot at 811 Hamilton St. to its new...
View ArticleMarty Nothstein’s defamation suit against USA Cycling dismissed
Olympic cyclist Marty Nothstein's lawsuit against USA Cycling over disclosure of a sexual misconduct claim has been dismissed by a federal judge.
View ArticleTeachers union: More Pennsylvania schools should go virtual
With coronavirus running rampant, a suburban Philadelphia county said Wednesday that it will consider ordering schools to pause in-person instruction for two weeks. The state’s largest teachers union,...
View ArticleGolf-themed bar and entertainment center to open at former Cask Taphouse in...
XGOLF Lehigh Valley, a 10,000-square-foot golf-themed sports bar and family entertainment center, is expected to open in February or March at 80 Kunkle Drive in Palmer Township.
View ArticleYour View: How to move from passive to active climate support
Op-ed: A better environmental future is within sight. But only if we confront the costs of passive climate support.
View ArticleA new order from President Trump is racist, says the head of a local agency...
Column: Does a new order from President Trump violate the First Amendment? Local agencies think so.
View ArticleSam Senneca has done many things in Lehigh Valley sports, but 5A title game...
Matt and Sam Senneca could share a special family moment if Whitehall's football team wins the District 11 5A title Thursday night.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 5,488 more cases added Thursday with...
On a day when the state reported a record 5,488 more cases of the coronavirus, Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Pennsylvania is seeing “general community spread” of the disease and people should...
View ArticleHow are Lehigh Valley nonprofits using red sand to raise awareness about...
The public is encouraged to participate in Friday's afternoon's Red Sand Project event in South Side Easton, according to organizers.
View ArticleNew vendor at Easton Public Market to serve up organic cold-pressed juices,...
Easton Public Market announces its newest vendor, which now brings the market to zero vacancies.
View Article‘Everyone’s welcome!’: Longtime bartender to open Irish pub, serving...
Dublin Pub & Grill, an Irish pub serving shepherd’s pie and other tastes of the Emerald Isle, will open 3 p.m. Monday at 394 N. Broad St. Ext. in Upper Nazareth Township.
View ArticleHellertown police looking for woman, 2 men in Thursday morning armed robbery
Hellertown police are looking for perpetrators of an armed robbery that occurred Thursday morning on Main Street.
View ArticleWith COVID cases rising, Pennsylvania lawmakers call for release of...
In Pennsylvania , both Democrat and Republican lawmakers are calling for the release of ill and geriatric prisoners, but advocates fear it might already be too late.
View ArticlePittsburgh becomes a ‘hub’ for white supremacists, FBI analysts say
FBI analysts spoke Thursday at a two-day Duquesne University event on Zoom called “When Hate Hits Home” presented by the Cyril H. Wecht Institute.
View ArticleFew legal wins so far as Trump’s lawyers hunt for proof of fraud:...
In Michigan, Judge Cynthia Stephens dismissed one filing as “inadmissible hearsay within hearsay.”
View ArticleParents, school staffers push back over Montgomery County’s proposal to shut...
The Montgomery County Board of Health had been scheduled to vote on a proposed order mandating that all public and private K-12 schools in the suburban Philadelphia county offer online-only instruction...
View ArticleLisa Snyder, accused of hanging children in Berks County, will mount insanity...
Lisa R. Snyder, the Berks County mother charged with first-degree murder for allegedly hanging her two children in the basement of her home last year, will mount an insanity or mental infirmity...
View ArticleIn Lower Saucon, residents may see a tax cut, but the news isn’t all good for...
Lower Saucon Township is considering a budget that would cut taxes 20% next year and would reduce funds to fire departments, two of which are set to merge next year.
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