Your View: Is tearing down statues the best way to deal with our history?
Op-ed: I can understand why Joe Paterno’s statue has been removed and why it is now time to tear down statues of Robert E. Lee. But where do you stop?
View ArticlePa. lawmakers begin passing police reform bills
The Pennsylvania state House and Senate began passing legislation Wednesday spurred by widespread protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, including legislation designed to...
View ArticleCatausauqua man ordered to face trial on charges of robbing man in Allentown...
A 22-year-old man was ordered to stand trial for allegedly robbing a man of $8,000 and a handgun in February.
View ArticleLehigh Valley fireworks and events that are still on this Fourth of July
This Fourth of July, fireworks will light the sky in Bethlehem but not in Allentown — which canceled the annual display at J. Birney Crum Stadium because of crowd restrictions during Pennsylvania’s...
View ArticleVirtual Musikfest: Five ways to Fest, maybe even in person
Column: ArtsQuest is doing what it can to put on Musikfest amid the coronsvirus pandemic. Instead of complaining that it's being held virtually, let’s make the most of it.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 579 new cases on Thursday, biggest increase...
Pennsylvania reported 579 new coronavirus cases Thursday, bringing the overall total to 83,770, and at the same time reported 39 new deaths. It was the highest number of new cases in two weeks.
View ArticleLehigh Valley Zoo announces reopening date with new procedures, limited capacity
The Lehigh Valley Zoo has announced its plans to reopen this summer, but with several changes to the zoo experience to comply with state requirements and CDC guidelines in light of COVID-19.
View ArticleIn Lancaster, Joe Biden touts health care plan, says Trump is ‘worried about...
Joe Biden visits Lancaster and makes a speech supporting Obamacare.
View Article‘How dare you sit here and steal an election,' Enid Santiago says to Lehigh...
Enid Santiago accused Lehigh County officials of stealing an election after they informed the Allentown Democrat she'd missed a deadline to contest her 55-vote loss to three-term incumbent Peter...
View ArticleNorthampton County district attorney suing opioid manufacturers
Northampton County District Attorney Terrence Houck on Wednesday filed a 193-page lawsuit against 20 prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors for their alleged “massive scheme” contributing...
View ArticlePassengers creep back to Allentown airport even as some service remains...
The number of people traveling out of Lehigh Valley International Airport has plummeted, but the regional airport is still outperforming the national average.
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s top cop apologizes, other officers disciplined, over tear...
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, along with Mayor Jim Kenney, apologized to the public Thursday for giving statements that were “substantially inaccurate” in the days after tear gas...
View ArticlePa. lawmakers move on police reform bill that tracks use of force but keeps...
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to require use-of-force tracking and reporting, but critics contend it falls short of broader efforts elsewhere because it does not give the public...
View Article‘The government failed’: Pa. regulators turned blind eye to fracking, grand...
Report find Pennsylvania departments failed to police or investigate environmental complaints, failed to collect health data, and failed to warn the public when they were at risk.
View Article‘History isn’t perfect but it’s our history’: Reaction to petition to remove...
Many readers came to the defense of Easton’s statue of Christopher Columbus. An online petition calls for its removal.
View ArticleAllentown Board names new school after first female Army general, who some in...
The Allentown School Board named its new elementary school after Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, a district graduate who was the first female general in the Army. Two months ago, community members asked the...
View ArticleDorney Park to open July 8 but just to season pass-holders to start
Dorney Park announces plans to open July 8 but will start with just season pass-holders.
View ArticleYour View by Lehigh professor: Why riots and looting do more harm than good
Op-ed: Many of the low-income neighborhoods that experienced riots will probably have to make do without the local Target, Walmart or Kroger that was burned down.
View ArticleCommentary by Andrew Yang: Make tech companies pay for your data
Andrew Yang: The data generated by our activities should be owned by us. We should decide what is being done with that information. And if anyone is making money on our data, it should be us.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 600 new cases -- biggest increase in 2 weeks
Pennsylvania Health Department on Friday reported 600 new cases of the coronavirus, the largest increase since June 12, bringing the overall total statewide to 84,370. The Lehigh Valley and all but one...
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