Lehigh, Lafayette men’s basketball: Coaches, players itching to get underway
The Lafayette and Lehigh men's basketball teams open play with a home-and-home doubleheader this weekend.
View ArticleAP Fact Check: There were not more votes than voters in Pennsylvania
A misleading claim about Pennsylvania election results based on incomplete data is circulating widely on social media a week before Congress meets to reaffirm Joe Biden’s decisive presidential win.
View ArticleTop 5 things to do in Lehigh Valley this weekend include Three Kings Day,...
The annual El Dia de los Reyes, or Three Kings Day, and the final days of Koziar’s Christmas Village highlight the weekend's top events.
View ArticleDebate growing over Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to prosecute...
Debate is growing among restaurants and lawmakers over whether the state should continue prosecutions of restaurants that opened during the state-ordered three-week coronavirus shutdown of indoor dining.
View ArticleWoman, 22, dead after New Year’s Day crash in Allentown, coroner reports
A 22-year-old Allentown woman, Kisha Cora, died early New Year's morning after a crash on South Eighth Street in Allentown.
View ArticleCar crashes in Plainfield Township, driver flown to hospital
The 11:50 a.m. crash occurred at 1261 Blue Valley Drive, according to the Northampton County 911 Center.
View ArticleIn a year of weather calamities, a nor’easter seemed an appropriate ending...
Mother Nature seemed bound and determined to leave her mark on the Lehigh Valley in 2020, creating a rolling tally of weather calamities and topping them with a record-setting snowstorm in December.
View Article2 killed in wrong-way crash on Garden State Parkway
Apparent wrong-way crash on Garden State Parkway on New Year's morning kills two drivers, state police say.
View ArticleArrests after federal buildings vandalized NY Eve in Philly
Police say six people were arrested after a group vandalized several federal buildings in Philadelphia’s Center City on New Year’s Eve
View ArticleNew Year babies arrive at St. Luke’s and LVHN
The Lehigh Valley's first baby of the new year was born at St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson at 12:01 a.m.
View ArticlePennDOT restricts vehicles on some interstates as freezing rain threatens to...
Sleet and freezing rain could make the Lehigh Valley's roads slippery and bring an ice buildup to the Poconos on New Year's Day.
View ArticleSome Mummers strut despite Philadelphia parade cancellation
Scores of mummers took to the streets of south Philadelphia for a New Year’s celebration despite official cancellation of the annual parade and a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleLehigh County Jail reports first inmate coronavirus death in the Valley
Lehigh County Jail recorded its first COVID-19 inmate death on Thursday, though cases of the virus have exploded at the jail in the past month.
View Article“There is absolutely no doubt we will survive”: Lehigh Valley’s independent...
Thanks to support from the public, the Lehigh Valley's small independent theaters have found ways to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleCoronavirus raging through Pa. and Lehigh Valley prisons, infecting guards as...
Across Pennsylvania and the U.S., the coronavirus is spreading rapidly through prisons and jails, where communal living is standard and social distancing is nearly impossible.
View Article21 hours in Pennsylvania hospital’s COVID-19 ‘red zone’: tears, frustration...
The 'red zone' is a term for the expanding number of units at the Fayette County hospital where COVID-19 patients are segregated for treatment to contain the spread of the infection. At this point in...
View ArticlePunished for good deed: Lehigh Valley distillers making hand sanitizer during...
The Food and Drug Administration had slapped distilleries that shifted to making hand sanitizer during the pandemic with a $14,060 fee, causing distillers in the Lehigh Valley and elsewhere to cry...
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Schuylkill sets daily record, as...
Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 16,967 new cases on Friday and Saturday, with 261 more deaths. Schuylkill County sets a record for daily cases.
View ArticlePennsylvania state Rep. Mike Reese dies at age 42
Pennsylvania state Rep. Mike Reese died Saturday afternoon after suffering an apparent brain aneurysm, his family announced. He was 42.
View ArticleNational Weather Service warns of snow and ice Sunday
Roads could be slippery Sunday, with the Lehigh Valley under a winter weather advisory.
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