Pennsylvania to begin sending COVID-19 emergency alerts to cellphones
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday announced the state would begin using the national Wireless Emergency Alert system to begin sending important messages
View ArticlePennsylvania revises coronavirus travel order, sets age limit at 11 for...
Travelers ages 11 and older must show proof of negative coronavirus tests if visiting Pennsylvania or returning from visiting another state, otherwise they must get tested while quarantining from...
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 ArticleIn 1918, Thanksgiving celebrations upped the Spanish flu death count
COVID-19 is casting its long, persistent shadow over Thanksgiving 2020, but for a variety of reasons, the Spanish flu didn’t have a similar effect in 1918 on Thanksgiving, leading to more deaths.
View ArticleThe Morning Call’s 21st annual Be An Angel campaign: How you can help Lehigh...
The Morning Call's Be an Angel campaign, entering its 21st year, has generated more than $4.7 million in donations to area nonprofit agencies since it was started by former reporter Irene Kraft in 1999.
View ArticleLehigh Valley Christmas tree lighting ceremonies guide: Here’s where, when...
These Lehigh Valley communities will soon be switching on their holiday displays. Here’s a guide to how to watch as the lights go on.
View ArticleRocky the Christmas tree stowaway owl returns to the wild
Rocky the stowaway owl is back in the wild.
View ArticleTeenage robbery victim turned robber, police say, and now stands accused in...
A man said the gun he was holding “accidentally fired,” leaving one teenager dead and another injured in a Sunday night drug deal-turned-robbery/homicide in Polk Township, according to state police.
View ArticleApollo Grill announces scholarship fund and other company news
Apollo Grill recently announced the restaurant has raised $50,000 to create a scholarship fund benefiting Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley’s (CACLV) Generation Next program.
View ArticleA lonely Thanksgiving awaits many in Lehigh Valley nursing homes
Senior citizens already have spent the better part of the past eight months isolated from their families. Thanksgiving, the first major holiday of the pandemic, will be a test of resilience not only...
View ArticleWhile passenger air travel is getting off the ground, bus companies face a...
As the Lehigh Valley hunkers down under a new round of travel advisories amid a worsening pandemic, Trans-Bridge Lines and the Lehigh Valley International Airport are bracing for the unknown.
View ArticleHoliday toy drive returns to Emmaus Theater with live music from Space Kamp...
Psychedelic, hip-hop and reggae genre-bending duo Space Kamp has announced plans for their 4th annual Holidaze Toy Drive on Dec. 4 at Emmaus Theater in Emmaus
View ArticleAggressive, DUI crashes spike during the holidays. Lehigh Valley police,...
Police, others warn people to stay vigilant and safe on the road during Thanksgiving through the new year. Don't drink or do drugs and drive.
View ArticleEmergency crews contain spill in Allentown’s Jordan Creek; substance believed...
Emergency workers containing spill of an unknown liquid substance in Allentown’s Jordan Creek
View ArticleRCN Lehigh Valley set to host 35th annual Dream Come True Telethon and Auction
RCN Lehigh Valley and Dream Come True have announced plans for the 35th annual Dream Come True Telethon and online auction to be broadcast 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7 on RCN-TV channel 4 / HD 1004.
View ArticleAllentown police make arrest in mid-November shooting
Allentown police made an arrest Thanksgiving Day in relation to a shooting that occurred in the city two weeks ago.
View ArticleTales of unorthodox Thanksgivings in the Lehigh Valley: Zoomgivings, food...
Thanksgiving wasn't the same this year for many Lehigh Valley families due to the coronavirus pandemic. But they still found workarounds from Zoom to outdoor gatherings.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Thanksgiving brought record case reports and...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Thursday reported 8,425 more cases of the coronavirus, as the number of hospitalizations statewide topped 4,000.
View ArticleNew owners discover mysterious hatch on Upper Saucon property. Could it lead...
They discovered a hatch, and swirling rumors of a Cold War bunker. These new Upper Saucon property owners hope they'll be able to open it someday.
View ArticleAt 21 years old, Councilman Cameron Smith is one of the youngest ever elected...
When Catasauqua elected Cameron Smith to City Council last year, they got not only one of the Lehigh Valley's youngest ever public officials, now 21, but a history buff with a keen interest in...
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