Pennsylvania certifies Joe Biden as winner of presidential vote
Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday.
View ArticleState prison in Frackville reports first inmate death from COVID-19
State officials on Tuesday reported the first inmate death from COVID-19 at SCI Mahanoy, a medium security correctional facility in Frackville, Schuylkill County
View ArticleAlleged Allentown purse snatchers charged with Bethlehem crime spree, records...
Darius Primer, 29, and Evlashawn Lindo, 27, have been charged with multiple counts of robbery and attempted robbery for thefts that started on Nov. 11 and continued until Nov. 17.
View ArticleAllentown Diocese has paid $16 million to abuse victims
The Allentown Diocese reported it has paid nearly $16 million from its compensation program for victims of clergy sexual abuse.
View ArticleThanksgiving eve beer and alcohol sales restrictions deliver another blow to...
A mandate on no in-house alcohol sales is another blow to the struggling hospitality business amid the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleThanksgiving could be make-or-break in virus response; many likely to ignore...
Governors and mayors are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings, which have been blamed for accelerating the spread of the coronavirus
View ArticleTwo-county car chase ends in crash, Monroe County house search, drug, gun...
One man is in custody and another is at large after a Saturday car chase that began in Monroe County, ended in a crash in Wayne County and led to drug and gun charges.
View ArticleEaston man charged with ramming stolen car into New Jersey state trooper...
The 29-year-old is in Northampton County Jail under $100,000 bail.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 6,669 more cases on Tuesday as...
There were 6,669 more cases of the coronavirus reported by the state on Tuesday as the number of people hospitalized with the virus increased by more than 12% in one day.
View ArticleFree Thanksgiving meals offered in the Lehigh Valley
Area organizations in the Lehigh Valley are offering free Thanksgiving meals to the community.
View ArticlePennDOT’s $600 million funding shortfall threatens thousands of jobs;...
Conversations among state lawmakers, Treasurer Joe Torsella and PennDOT officials failed to produce a solution Tuesday to a $600 million funding shortage that now threatens thousands of jobs
View Article‘I have faith in the medical community’: Reaction to whether you should get...
Many readers said they have faith in the new COVID-19 vaccines, and will get one once they get approved and become available.
View ArticleFaith & Values: ‘Tis the season of preparation for hope, peace, joy and love
This time of year, we celebrate recollections of a major occurrence in the past while we anticipate the appearance of a long-expected Savior.
View ArticleDid Bethlehem Steel make beams for the iconic Chrysler Building in New York...
Bethlehem Steel has been credited with providing the steel that built the Chrysler building. Despite that information coming from many reputable sources, including people affiliated with the company,...
View ArticleBill White: One reader’s pet peeve - Joe Biden beginning sentences with ‘Look...
One reader complains about: Every political talking head starts their sentences with the word 'Look.' Carl Rove is the biggest user, followed closely by Joe Biden.”
View ArticleAllentown fire damages home, displaces family
A family of seven is safe but displaced Wednesday morning after a fire in the double’s adjoining home heavily damaged both residences in Allentown’s East Side.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: State surpasses 10,000 deaths
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday reported 6,759 more cases of the coronavirus, as the number of hospitalizations statewide neared 4,000 and
View ArticlePennsylvania judge orders halt to further vote certification, Gov. Tom Wolf...
A Pennsylvania appeals court judge ordered state officials on Wednesday to halt any further steps toward certifying election results, a day after Gov. Tom Wolf
View ArticlePennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes bills that would allow carrying firearms...
Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday vetoed bills on firearms during the pandemic or other emergencies and about the regulation and plugging of conventional oil and gas wells.
View ArticleLehigh County poised to add Juneteenth as an official paid holiday
Lehigh County commissioners on Tuesday gave a first reading of a bill that adds June 19, Juneteenth, as a paid holiday to the personnel policies and procedure manual, starting in 2021.
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