Pennsylvania coronavirus update: Nearly 10,000 new cases reported Saturday
The Pennsylvania Health Department reported 9,834 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the total to 548,489. Hospitalizations remain high.
View ArticleMilton Hershey students’ artwork blasts off for International Space Station.
When SpaceX’s Dragon rocket launched on Dec. 6 bound for the International Space Station, it brought patches designed by two Milton Hershey school students, including one from Lebanon County.
View ArticleUpper Macungie home ‘heavily damaged’ in early Saturday blaze; 1 resident...
An Upper Macungie Township home sustained significant damage early Saturday after a fire that started in a shed spread to the back of a house, fire officials said.
View ArticleAllentown men with illegal firearm hit multiple vehicles during chase, state...
Two Allentown men possessing an unlicensed firearm and $58,000 worth of fentanyl sideswiped two vehicles while fleeing police Friday in Schuylkill County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
View ArticlePennsylvania spent $35M on plastic face shields in early ’20
A tally by The Associated Press shows that nearly a third of the $110 million that Pennsylvania spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the pandemic went toward...
View ArticleNote to subscribers: Delivery of Sunday’s paper may be delayed
Delivery of Sunday’s print edition of The Morning Call may be delayed due to technical issues.
View ArticleRain on Christmas? Clipper system may make Christmas Eve slippery, but...
A look at what to expect for the Christmas weather forecast: Warm and rainy potential on Christmas Eve, followed by a temperature crash on Christmas Day. Whether rain will change to snow in time for a...
View ArticleSome local Pa. judges enjoy light workloads as taxpayers pay millions for...
A yearlong investigation by PennLive and Spotlight PA found huge variations in how much time each judge spends in the courtroom. Many also work second jobs as lawyers, business owners.
View ArticlePa. misses deadline to spend $108M in rent, mortgage relief from CARES Act
Pennsylvania tenants and homeowners missed out on roughly $108 million of $175 million in federal coronavirus relief because state programs distributing the funding made it too hard to access.
View ArticlePennsylvania LGBTQ survey shows health issues that also increase coronavirus...
LGBT Northeast Pennsylvanians reported high rates of certain major risk factors for severe complications from COVID-19 such as smoking, binge drinking and obesity, according to a recent survey report...
View ArticleOne of Lehigh Carbon Community College’s first professors leaves $1 million...
One of Lehigh Carbon Community College’s first professors has donated nearly $1 million to the college, earmarked for scholarships for students in technology fields.
View ArticleTrump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pa. election results
President Donald Trump's campaign says it has filed a new petition with the Supreme Court as it continues its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the election.
View ArticleCommunity donates Christmas presents for 124 Catasauqua students, about 100...
This year 124 students from the Catasauqua Area School District will have presents for Christmas thanks to “The Giving Tree,” a program that grew from the generosity of dozens of local businesses and...
View ArticleOfficials: Officer shot outside Allegheny County police station
A spokeswoman for a Pennsylvania county says a law enforcement officer has been shot while taking a man into custody outside of a police station
View ArticleCongress reaches deal on coronavirus relief bill after compromise over...
Congress reached an agreement Sunday on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package after Democrats compromised with Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, who fought adamantly in recent days to check the Federal...
View ArticleMonday evening, for the first time in 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn will be...
Is it the Star of Bethlehem we'll see in the night sky Monday? No, it's Jupiter and Saturn edging closer together than they've been seen in 800 years, astronomers say.
View ArticleTo new Lehigh Valley Community Foundation CEO Erika Petrozelli, it’s about...
The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation has picked Valley native Erika Riddle Petrozelli to be its next CEO, effective Jan. 1.
View ArticleWill the Lehigh Valley get a white Christmas? Well....
What are the chances the Lehigh Valley will get a white Christmas? Here's the latest weather forecast.
View Article‘The vultures are winning’: Small Lancaster County town besieged by giant birds
Hundreds of giant black vultures have descended on the Pennsylvania town of Marietta, foraging for food and freaking out residents.
View ArticleNew Jersey attorney general unveils new force policy for police
New Jersey’s top law enforcement official on Monday unveiled new guidelines governing the use of force for the state’s nearly 40,000 police officers, saying the changes would help restore public trust...
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