Newest Lehigh County Commissioner Jeffrey Dutt will run to keep his seat
Lehigh County Commissioner Jeffrey Dutt, who was appointed to his seat in December, will look to be elected to the same office in 2021.
View ArticleSuspension at Freedom High took Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson from troubled teen...
A weekly digital publication has named celebrity and former Bethlehem resident Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson among the world's most likable people.
View ArticleEight Pa. Congressmen, all Republicans, are poised to support objections to...
Eight Pa. Congressmen, all Republicans, are poised to support objections to final certification of Joe Biden’s presidential win Wednesday
View Article‘Client advocate’ getting results in Lehigh County Public Defender’s office...
Lehigh County Chief Public Defender Kimberly Makoul recently added a social worker to the office. Her "holistic" method of defending indigent clients by using social workers is a growing trend in the...
View ArticleHappy new year, Taco Bell fans: Fast-food chain’s fourth Northampton County...
A newly constructed Taco Bell eatery opened Dec. 30 at the former site of Wind Gap Professional Center at Sullivan Trail and South Broadway (Route 512), just off the northbound exit of Route 33, in...
View ArticleElection officials want a say in Pa.’s voting reforms, but politics may get...
As two GOP lawmakers push to abolish mail voting, county election officials say the state should keep and improve the new system.
View ArticleYour View: Why Pennsylvania should join a regional effort to reduce...
Your View: Pennsylvania should join with the other states already in the Regional Greenhouse Gases Initiative. Joining will cut the state's air pollution, create jobs, increase tax revenue and lower...
View ArticleJanuary Outlook: If you enjoyed the snow, here’s when it might be back (or...
January Outlook: If you enjoyed the pre-Christmas winter wonderland in the Lehigh Valley, you might be wondering what January’s forecast has in store. Is there more snow in our future?
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccines: It’s disgusting how the rich are trying to skip the line
Column: Some of the wealthy are trying to buy their way ahead of the COVID-18 vaccine line. Fortunately, they aren’t succeeding.
View ArticleFeeling lucky? Combined Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots worth nearly $1...
Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing and Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing are worth a combined total of $842 million.
View ArticleYour View: How Dick Thornburgh masterfully handled the Three Mile Island...
Your View: Barely into his 1979 tenure as governor, Dick Thornburgh faced a challenge more consequential than any of his predecessors: the meltdown of one of TMI’s two nuclear reactors.
View ArticleIRS relaunches Get My Payment portal for 2nd coronavirus stimulus
The IRS relaunched a Get My Payment portal for Americans to check the status of their second stimulus checks.
View ArticleFrustrated by the Pa. Legislature? How obscure rules kill reforms and fuel...
The rules put much of the power in the hands of the majority party, which Democrats and good-government groups said effectively stifles the voices of many Pennsylvanians.
View ArticleHigh-ranking Northampton County prosecutor seeking Lehigh County judge seat
“I am a tough prosecutor, but I am also mindful of the solemn responsibility I have to ensure that the accused receive a fair trial,” said Lehigh County Judge candidate Patricia Mulqueen, a Chief...
View ArticleMissing Lower Saucon Township teen found safe
A Lower Saucon Township girl missing for eight days was found safe Tuesday, police said.
View ArticlePut best foot forward in 2021 with help from new Whitehall nail salon
A new Whitehall Township nail salon, offering manicures, pedicures and more, is helping individuals put their best foot forward in 2021.
View ArticleRepublican complaints about Pa. election are groundless, state officials and...
The complaints about Pennsylvania’s election — brought by eight of the state’s Republican members of Congress who say they will oppose electoral votes cast for President-elect Joe Biden — are either...
View ArticleFour Lehigh Valley-area colleges awarded state grants to combat sexual...
Four Lehigh Valley colleges received state grants of up to $30,000 toward combating sexual assault on college campuses, as part of the "It's On Us PA" initiative.
View ArticleAllentown gets tough with Amazon, Uber and others, taxing them for the...
Allentown is taking advantage of evolving federal law to more aggressively tax online retailers such as Amazon and Uber that do not have a physical presence in the city but do considerable business there.
View ArticleTwo new Lehigh Valley members of Pennsylvania Legislature plan to help...
Amid a pandemic that has killed thousands of Pennsylvanians and an election that has polarized many others, state Representatives-elect Ann Flood and Milou Mackenzie prepared for their public debut as...
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