Western Pa. care home avoided COVID for months; in the past few weeks, it has...
A personal care home near Pittsburgh that had avoided COVID since the start of the pandemic has seen it raging since mid-November
View ArticleIn Emmaus, fire hydrants are a canvas for a borough-wide work of art
Emmaus' Paint-A-Hydrant program has decorated a number of hydrants, helping add beauty while saving the borough labor costs to do the work.
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 ArticleSen. Pat Toomey says Trump should approve COVID relief bill as jobless aid...
Sen. Pat Toomey, other lawmakers are imploring President Donald Trump to sign COVID relief legislation without further delay, even if it means having Congress follow up with more help
View ArticlePennDOT says it’s a step ahead of federal orders to address dangerous...
Pennsylvania already has a plan in place to adhere to a Federal Railroad Administration requirement in all states to identify dangerous railroad crossings and develop plans to address them over the...
View ArticleWater main break floods Allentown streets, cuts water to area; three homes...
A 36-inch water main break is affecting water pressure and causing street flooding in South Allentown, where a boil water advisory has also been issued until further notice.
View ArticlePresidential election hostilities may fuel fight to remake...
The hostility over Pennsylvania's presidential election will flow past New Year's Day
View ArticleTractor-trailer roll-over closes I-78 westbound between Hellertown and Allentown
A tractor-trailer rolled over on Interstate 78 in Lower Saucon Township on Sunday evening, closing the westbound lanes for several hours.
View ArticleHurricane facts: What was the latest a storm ever formed?
Just because hurricane season is over, doesn't mean a hurricane can't pop up in December. What was the latest hurricane to ever form in a season? The answer is here.
View ArticleLehigh Valley New Year’s Eve party: Here’s how to watch ArtsQuest’s PeepsFest...
ArtsQuest has announced that the 12th annual two-day PeepsFest bash will be broadcast Dec. 30 and 31 on Service Electric Cable Channel 2 (502 HD). The PeepsFest Chick Drop and fireworks display TV show...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 3,779 additional cases reported as Gracedale...
Gracedale, the Northampton County-owned nursing home and one of the largest nursing homes in the state, will begin vaccinating its staff and residents starting Tuesday, offering a glimmer of hope as a...
View Article2021 should mean smoother rides in the Lehigh Valley as PennDOT focuses on...
Get used to the smell of tar and macadam in 2021 as some of the Lehigh Valley's busiest highways will get some needed resurfacing.
View ArticleHow the pandemic is imperiling Pennsylvania state universities
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the severe challenges facing Indiana University of Pennsylvania, one of 14 state universities, and less-affluent public colleges like it nationwide.
View ArticleLehigh Valley movie stars including Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Dae Kim and...
In 2021, Amanda Seifried, Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Roebuck, Bailey Noble, Winslow Fegley, Tim Heidecker, Kate Micucci and Ja'Siah Young will keep busy.
View ArticleWoman killed, man injured in Poconos after gas main ruptures, overturns car
A woman was killed and a man injured when a suspected gas explosion struck their car in Pocono Township.
View ArticleMan charged in Luzerne County with homicide in death of missing autistic woman
A man has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of a missing autistic woman after authorities said he told them where to find her body in northeastern Pennsylvania
View ArticleBethlehem police: Man tried to gouge officer’s eye during arrest
An Easton man is charged with attacking a Bethlehem police officer who was investigating package thefts.
View ArticleAllentown’s Maingate nightclub gets a Christmas gift: Liquor license renewal
On Christmas Eve, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board notified the owner of the embattled Maingate nightclub in Allentown that it was renewing the liquor license for the establishment, which had been...
View ArticleDave Freed, U.S. attorney in Harrisburg for 3 years, is resigning
The head federal prosecutor based in Harrisburg announced Monday he's quitting the job later this week.
View Article‘It looked like a choppy river’: South Allentown homeowners contend with...
A massive water main break ravaged a south Allentown neighborhood Sunday, leaving homes in limbo amid sinkholes, mud and caved-in streets.
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