Allentown fire Chief James Wehr retiring in February; Deputy Chief Efrain...
Allentown Fire Chief James Wehr will retire in early February after about two-and-a-half years leading the department. Mayor Ray O’Connell will appoint Deputy Chief Efrain “Freddy” Agosto Jr., an...
View ArticleEaston man accused of sexually abusing young sisters. Police say he offered...
The girls told police that the 29-year-old Easton man threatened to kill everyone they loved if they told anyone about the ongoing sexual abuse.
View ArticleFormer pilot leaves LCCC a $1 million gift for aviation students
Lehigh Carbon Community College received a $1 million gift from Nevin Earl Remaley, a former airline pilot from Lehighton, which will provide scholarships to students in the aviation program.
View ArticleRepublicans move ahead on plans to review Pennsylvania election process;...
Republicans in both chambers of the General Assembly have moved to carry out in-depth reviews of how Pennsylvania conducts elections, including a tentatively scheduled series of 14 hearings by a House...
View ArticleMonroe County jail on lockdown after prisoner revolt ends peacefully
About 15 Monroe County inmates revolted Wednesday night, forcing guards out before order was resolved peacefully and they returned to their cells.
View ArticleHellertown’s Main Street loses two businesses, but a fast-casual eatery is on...
Hellertown’s Main Street has lost two businesses – a gun store and “healthy-ish eatery” – in recent months, but a new addition is nearing its debut.
View ArticlePennsylvania man among four dead following pro-Trump assault on Capitol
Police in Washington, D.C., have identified Benjamin Philips of Pennsylvania as one of four people who died Wednesday after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
View ArticlePennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey joins chorus demanding Trump be removed through...
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey says Vice President Pence should invoke the 25th Amendment to declare President Trump unfit.
View ArticleGOP Pa. senator at Capitol during attack urged to resign
Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, said Sen. Doug Mastriano’s words and actions since November encouraged a coup attempt and inspired the people behind it. At least eight other Senate Democrats...
View ArticleAllentown School District removes teacher who took part in Washington, D.C.,...
Allentown School District isn't identifying the teacher it temporarily relieved Thursday after the teacher took part in Wednesday's Electoral College protest that turned fatally violent in Washington D.C.
View ArticleAre you missing your second stimulus payment? Here’s why it might not be coming
Stimulus update: This week, the IRS acknowledged some people will not receive a second stimulus payment and will have to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 tax return.
View ArticleAfter the Capitol riot: What’s next for the country, Trump and his loyalists?
Column: The Capitol riot is going to be one of those days that sticks with us forever, like 9-11.
View ArticleTop 5 things to do in Lehigh Valley area this weekend include virtual PA Farm...
Top 5 things to do this weekend include the opening of the virtual Pa. Farm Show, the reopening of Legoland, a weekend of comedy at ArtsQuest, Christmas in January and Sangria Sunday.
View ArticleBrian Johnson named new Lehigh County president judge
Judge J. Brian Johnson, a 17-year veteran of the bench who has led the Orphan’s Court and Civil divisions, is Lehigh County’s newest president judge.
View Article87-year-old man dies from injuries from December crash in Lower Macungie,...
The South Whitehall Township man was injured in a wreck on Dec. 21, authorities say.
View ArticlePennsylvania Republicans showed Trump’s grip on the party after the attack on...
Eight of the 10 Pennsylvania Republicans in Congress led a push to overturn their own state’s election results early Thursday morning, speaking from the House chamber many of them had been rushed away...
View ArticleAllentown man charged in New Year’s Day crash that killed mother, baby
A 30-year-old Allentown man has surrendered to authorities after allegedly fleeing the scene of a New Year’s Day crash that left woman and her 1-year-old with fatal injuries.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 10,178 more cases and 215 more deaths...
The state reports 10,178 more cases and 215 more deaths from the coronavirus on Friday, but the number of people hospitalized statewide continues to drop.
View ArticleLehigh University rescinds Donald Trump’s honorary degree days after Capitol...
After insurrection, Lehigh Board of Trustees revoke's Trump's honorary degree, a move sought for years by the school community.
View ArticleLongtime Northampton County public defender announces candidacy for south...
Anthony Rybak is running for South Side judgeship, which had been held for three decades by Nancy Matos Gonzalez.
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