‘Thank God he’s shut it down’: Reaction to Pennsylvania’s restrictions on...
Many readers applauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s three-week shutdown of indoor restaurant dining, high school sports, and gyms and casinos.
View ArticleRare freezing fog advisory in effect for Lehigh Valley tonight into Friday...
The National Weather Service has issued a freezing-fog advisory for the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas from 10 tonight to 9 a.m. Friday. Drivers are urged to use caution.
View ArticlePennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to erase electoral votes of 4 states and...
The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general, Republican Ken Paxton, demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated. That’s enough, if...
View ArticleBiden, Harris named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’
Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris its “Person of the Year.”
View ArticleThousands of Pa. families face potential eviction come the new year
Hundreds of thousands of families across Pennsylvania could lose their homes in January, after emergency unemployment benefits and federal eviction protections expire and as the state grapples with re
View ArticleMarzipan: A simple, sweet treat for the holidays
Marzipan ― that creamy confection we may associate with our grandmas — is suddenly “it” again thanks to Instagram, thanks to all the beautiful things you can make it with it.
View ArticleTom Wolf and COVID-19: Will his infection undermine his message?
Column: Gov. Wolf's positive coronavirus test is the opportunity a lot of virus deniers and anti-maskers have been waiting for. And they pounced quickly.
View ArticleAnonymous donors give Muhlenberg $7.5 million, biggest gift in the college’s...
A Muhlenberg College alumnus from the 1970s and his wife have given the Allentown institution $7.5 million, the biggest gift in its 172-year history.
View ArticleIt’s official: Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell will seek four more years in office
Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell will seek reelection in 2021, he announced Friday. A day earlier, former Republican mayoral candidate Nat Hyman said he would throw his support behind O'Connell, who is a...
View ArticleNorth Whitehall man charged after four-hour standoff, police report
The 64-year-old resident of Fairland Drive was taken into custody just after 6:30 a.m. Authorities say he assaulted and threatened his wife.
View ArticleSouth Whitehall attorney joins 2021 Lehigh County Judge race
A South Whitehall civil attorney who is active in community programs that promote diversity and inclusion has joined the 2021 race for Lehigh County Judge.
View ArticleThe 2020 election cost Pa. counties millions in OT, was most expensive ever,...
The pandemic and a new vote-by-mail system overwhelmed already overworked election offices, but some tapped federal pandemic stimulus money to help cover costs.
View ArticlePa. Gov. Tom Wolf tests negative for COVID-19 a second time, continues to...
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Friday that the results from his latest test for COVID-19 came back negative, making it his second negative test since his diagnosis earlier this week.
View ArticleIf three weeks of COVID restrictions fail, what’s next for Pennsylvania?
Column: Pennsylvania's new coronavirus restrictions end Jan. 4. But what if the pandemic still is surging?
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 12,745 more cases and 225 more deaths...
The state reported 12,745 more cases of the coronavirus and 225 more deaths Friday as a state spokesman saw a “glimmer of hope” in a flattening out of hospitalization counts that earlier this week were...
View ArticleWoman killed at former NJ senator’s estate, suspect in custody
A suspect remains in custody in Pennsylvania after a woman was stabbed to death in a home on a New Jersey estate that belongs to former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli.
View ArticleFederal judge rejects bid to end Pa. mask mandate
Judge rejects attempt to toss out Gov. Wolf's mask mandate
View Article‘A slap in the face to health care workers’: Reaction to Biden and Harris...
Many readers think Time magazine should have named health care workers its “Person of the Year.”
View ArticleWill Lehigh Valley see snow next week? Forecasters tracking possible storm,...
The Lehigh Valley could see its first significant winter storm of the season Wednesday, but whether it will bring rain, snow or a mix and how much will become clearer in the coming days.
View ArticleStates get tracing apps to talk to each other as virus rises
As coronavirus exposure notification technology slowly rolls out across the country, every resident in 17 states and the District of Columbia will now be able to send and receive alerts beyond their...
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