Caught in the middle of a land battle: A homeless encampment in a suburban...
A homeless encampment sprang up in the middle of a Lynn Township townhouse development last week. Tensions flared in the neighborhood, the original owner offloaded the land to an Allentown homeless...
View ArticlePennsylvania overdose deaths during coronavirus pandemic jump 12%; state data...
In a shutdown-marred year where isolation poses a real threat to those in substance abuse recovery, delays in state acquisition of data are masking big jumps in overdose death numbers in Lehigh and...
View ArticleOwners of The Brass Rail in Allentown planning landmark restaurant’s move
Owners of The Brass Rail in Allentown is planning to relocate the landmark restaurant within the next two years.
View ArticleAllentown won’t reopen Lights in the Parkway after Christmas for final...
Allentown won’t reopen its Lights in the Parkway for its final scheduled weekend because it fears volunteers won’t be able to handle the turnout.
View ArticleFederal stimulus package won’t erase PennDOT’s funding gap or plans for new...
The proposed Congressional stimulus package would not be enough to plug PennDOT's long-term funding shortage. It's unclear if it would even fill the $600 million funding gap the state faces in January.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 7,745 more cases added Monday as health...
The state reported 7,745 more cases of the coronavirus on Monday as Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said case numbers may have reached a temporary plateau after weeks of increase.
View ArticleReform of secrecy law for Pa. utilities faces long odds despite agreement...
Lawmakers in both parties acknowledge the measure impedes government transparency and public safety, but powerful special interests stand in the way of any major changes.
View ArticleAllentown native and voice of Doc McStuffins’ Lambie lends her name to local...
Allentown native and children's television voice actor Lara Jill Miller has recorded a series of public safety announcements for the Allentown Health Bureau, hoping her familiar voice will get the...
View ArticlePa. election officials are burnt out and leaving their jobs after 2020...
Since the passage of the 2019 law that made sweeping changes to voting in Pennsylvania, at least 21 election officials have left or will soon leave their posts.
View ArticlePennsylvania should let restaurants keep sales tax to help them stay afloat
Column: Restaurants would keep the state sales tax they collect under a proposal by two Lehigh Valley lawmakers.
View ArticleYour View: Why important Pennsylvania legislation rarely sees the light of day
Op-ed: Do you ever wonder why Pennsylvania legislation dealing with important issues never see the light of day? The answer is the undemocratic House rules that control the legislative process.
View ArticleSee where more than $20 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans flowed...
Find out where more than $20 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans flowed into Pennsylvania.
View ArticlePennsylvania Supreme Court alters police rules for warrantless vehicle searches
Police must have probable cause as well as “exigent circumstances” in order to legally search a vehicle without a warrant, a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
View Article75-year-old North Whitehall man pleads not guilty to 1969 cold case killing...
John Sipos was arraigned in San Diego Superior Court. He denies killing 24-year-old Mary Scott, a dancer who was found strangled in her apartment Nov. 20, 1969.
View ArticleForecast for heavy rain, melting snowpack prompts Christmas Eve flood watch...
A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for the Christmas Eve forecast in the Lehigh Valley, which meteorologists say will see heavy rains and gusty winds. But conditions will freeze into a calm...
View ArticleHigh court opening tops Pennsylvania’s 2021 judicial races
Statewide judicial races will be among Pennsylvania’s most closely watched election contests in the coming year, with lawyers and judges around the state already lining up supporters and trying to...
View ArticleJacob Holmes Jr., convicted in 2009 Easton killing, avoids death penalty...
Jacob Holmes Jr. will spend the rest of his life in prison for an Easton murder after a jury couldn't decide whether he deserved the death penalty.
View ArticleWanted: A few good horses to join Pennsylvania State Police mounted patrol unit
Pennsylvania State Police are asking for horses to be donated to their mounted patrol unit.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 7,962 cases added, with record number of...
The seven-day moving average of newly reported coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania dropped for the fifth consecutive day Tuesday, indicating a new plateau in infection rates ― though hospitalizations,...
View ArticleConnecticut education Commissioner Miguel Cardona selected for U.S. education...
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona to serve as his education secretary, the Associated Press confirmed Tuesday.
View Article