Coldest air of the season allows ski resorts to begin snowmaking
With temperatures at night dropping down into the 20s, snowmaking operations are now underway at area ski resorts. Blue Mountain Resort in Lower Towamensing Township turned on its snow guns at 9 p.m....
View Article‘I don’t expect that he would know the Pennsylvania election code’: A rusty...
Rudy Giuliani showed some rust returning to a courtroom as an attorney for the first time in decades as he tried to make a stand in Pennsylvania for President Donald Trump
View ArticleWhy Pennsylvania is headed for another coronavirus shutdown
Column: I seriously doubt if Pennsylvania's new coronavirus rules will make much difference. That's because too many people will just ignore them.
View ArticlePfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective, will seek approval for...
Pfizer says that more interim results from its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study suggest the shots are 95% effective and that the vaccine protects older people most at risk of dying from COVID-19.
View ArticleSpanish speakers in Pa. faced confused poll workers, lack of interpreters on...
While the problems weren’t widespread, advocates say any instance of a Spanish speaker facing a barrier when it comes to voting is inexcusable and shouldn’t be happening in 2020.
View ArticlePennsylvania is here to stay as a swing state
There’s no disputing Pennsylvania’s status as one of a half-dozen or so pivotal battleground states in presidential elections is here to stay.
View ArticlePa. Supreme Court to hear appeal in triple-fatal interstate crash
The state Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal by 31-year-old Jack Satterfield four months after a state Superior Court panel rejected his challenge of the term imposed by a Dauphin County judge.
View ArticleWind Creek Bethlehem’s sportsbook now open
Wind Creek Bethlehem casino has opened a sportsbook, enabling better to wager on football and other games.
View ArticleMany Lehigh Valley children are not being immunized for polio, other diseases...
Many Lehigh Valley children are missing out on vaccine doses for measles, polio and other highly contagious diseases.
View ArticlePennsylvania Supreme Court takes up Trump challenge to 8,000 Philly votes
Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will take up challenges to more than 8,000 ballots in Philadelphia filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign, among the lawsuits launched by...
View ArticleFact check: Pa. adds travel restrictions, but police won’t be pulling over...
Fact check: Examining enforcement of Pennsylvania's new rules for travelers and strengthening of the state’s existing mask mandate to combat the spread of COVID-19.
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers advance proposal to audit conduct of election; cite...
The Pennsylvania House on Wednesday is expected to consider a resolution calling for a "risk-limiting" audit of ballots cast in the 2020 election that would have all counties and the state submitting...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to raping girl for seven years in Carbon County case that...
A Lehighton man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty Monday to repeatedly raping a grade-schooler over seven years in a case that led to similar charges against Weissport police Chief Brent Getz.
View ArticlePurse snatching spree in downtown Allentown leads to two arrests, police report
A total of six women said they were robbed of their purses Tuesday morning in downtown Allentown, according to court records.
View ArticleSend us your Lehigh Valley Christmas light nominations
We're looking for the Lehigh Valley's top holiday lights displays. Send us your nominations.
View ArticleTimeline: Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashes and aftermath
A timeline of events in the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max jetliners after two deadly crashes that appear to be linked to a flight-control system.
View ArticleCharlie Brown holiday specials will be on TV after all this season
On Wednesday, Apple bowed to the backlash, announcing it had teamed up with PBS for ad-free broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” on Nov. 22 and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on Dec. 13.
View ArticleCrash closes Route 22 East in Whitehall Township, vehicle fire reported
Route 22 East is closed in Whitehall Township due to a crash involving a vehicle fire, emergency dispatchers said.
View ArticleEast Penn, Saucon Valley announce plans to temporarily close schools after...
The Saucon Valley and East Penn school districts will temporarily switch to all-remote learning after Thanksgiving in an attempt to keep COVID cases to a minimum.
View ArticleBethlehem seeking input this Thursday on development in South Side historic...
A public forum on Thursday will ask residents what they think Bethlehem's historic South Side should look like.
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