In race for coronavirus vaccine, Pa. biotech pioneer may have inside track
Within days, Inovio says, it will announce results of the first small human trial of its coronavirus vaccine. In March, the company’s DNA vaccine for the coronavirus was featured on "60 Minutes.”
View ArticleAfter 33 years, police identify woman found dead on Route 33
Investigators have identified Donna Kay Griffin as the unknown woman found dead on Route 33 in October 1987. They're still trying to piece together how the 37-year-old died.
View ArticlePop band cancels Allentown Fair performance
5 Seconds of Summer have canceled their September 6 Allentown Fair performance, it was announced Friday.
View ArticleTwo men accused of 10 night church burglaries in and near Philly
Two men were charged with burglary and other crimes for allegedly breaking into 10 churches in Philadelphia and nearby suburbs, stealing safes, precious metals and electronics, prosecutors announced...
View ArticleMuhlenberg College officially names Kathleen Harring as President
Kathleen Harring, who has served as interim President of Muhlenberg College, has officially been named the 13th President of the Allentown college.
View ArticleAs the Lehigh Valley goes green, customers cautiously return to...
Customers cautiously returned to some of the businesses closed the longest during the coronavirus shutdown as the Lehigh Valley enters the green phase Friday.
View ArticleTwo historic Bethlehem churches may become apartment buildings
Two Bethlehem churches that were houses of worship for immigrants around the turn of the 20th century may be converted to apartments under plans put forward by two separate developers. The Zoning...
View ArticleHanover Township apartment complex discriminated against disabled residents,...
Traditions at Hanover, a Bethlehem-area senior apartment complex, settles claims with the Justice Department that it discriminated against disabled residents by canceling leases of disabled tenants and...
View ArticlePolice: Knife-wielding NJ man in ‘Joker’ makeup menaced teens
A man who had raised concerns by walking around a southern New Jersey town dressed as “The Joker” while clad in the movie character’s makeup is now accused of “menacingly waving” a pocketknife at some...
View ArticleHarrisburg lawmakers to blame for failure to end gerrymandering of state...
A statewide effort to banish gerrymandering from the drawing of state political maps has failed because Harrisburg lawmakers failed to act, the leader of the effort says.
View ArticleUPDATE: 92-year-old woman killed in Walnutport crash identified
A pedestrian was killed on Main Street the morning of Friday, July 26, 2020.
View ArticleMissing Allentown woman found safe
Allentown police are asking the public’s help in locating a missing woman with dementia.
View Article‘I’m listening to the argument that police don’t belong in schools’:...
The issue of militarized schools raised in the Black Lives Matter movement has prompted the Allentown and Bethlehem school districts to reconsider police officers in schools. School resource officers...
View ArticlePolitics and fear keep some with coronavirus from disclosing their contacts,...
Cooperation is key to coronavirus contract tracing, considered a proven method to stem disease spread. But many people are skeptical of government intervention and don’t want to share who they’ve been...
View ArticleIn its 5th year, Plant a Row program is growing in significance for those in...
Plant A Row, a donation program in its 5th year that allows gardeners to donate their excess harvests, returns for the season just when it's needed the most.
View ArticleYour View by PA House Democratic leaders: How to level playing field for...
Op-ed: Money matters in education. When we address the systemic racial and socioeconomic inequities of our funding mechanisms, we will make real progress toward closing the achievement gap.
View ArticleLehigh Valley musicians who played #HomeMadeMusic concerts are ready for...
To keep up their craft, musicians shared music on social media and through The Morning Call’s #HomeMadeMusic series, spreading positivity and offering comfort when listeners needed it most.
View ArticleYour View by Bethlehem school superintendent: How we will teach students to...
Op-ed: In order to cure the disease of racism, we need all of our students to understand the impact of racism on society so they are prepared to live their lives as anti-racists.
View ArticleAllentown police investigate shooting; one man injured
A man was shot early Saturday in center city Allentown, leading to a police investigation.
View ArticleCommentary: Searching for grace while black and blue
Commentary: My husband has a double mandate: to be vigilant as an officer and as a Black man, for both roles bring judgment that could put his life in danger.
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