New Pa. GOP leader pushes transparency reforms despite party’s past...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman wants to enact new transparency measures to restore trust in the legislature. But skeptics counter that he and the GOP have for years allowed reform efforts to...
View ArticleEast Penn will open schools for hybrid learning next week
East Penn hybrid students can return to school buildings next week.
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr. celebration week events in Lehigh Valley
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday. Here are a few Lehigh Valley events to celebrate and honor the civil rights leader’s life, his work and his dream.
View ArticleBethlehem actress Emily Mest stars in Netflix’ “Ratched” series and “American...
Less than a decade after touring the country as the youngest member of the cast of the Tony-winning “Spring Awakening,” Emily Mest is watching her profile rise thanks to roles in two TV projects:...
View ArticleYour View: Why Christians should become political radicals
Op-ed: Is the idea of Christians becoming political radicals a far-fetched one?
View ArticleTrump impeachment: A longshot, but here’s why it’s necessary
Column: It's important to impeach President Donald Trump to hold him accountable for his actions and his words.
View ArticleSheldon Adelson, casino mogul and Republican megadonor, dead at 87
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and GOP power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China, has died.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 7,275 additional cases reported as...
Coronavirus infection rates continued their weeklong increase Tuesday, though as hospitalization rates are moderating throughout the state, the state Department of Health reported Tuesday.
View ArticleSheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul, Republican mega-donor and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international...
View ArticlePizza shop permanently closes after more than 25 years in Bethlehem
A longstanding pizza shop has served its last pie in north Bethlehem.
View ArticleProsecutors: Lisa Snyder’s Google searches should be seen by jury deciding...
Prosecutors say they intend to use Lisa Snyder's Google search history “to prove beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury that defendant murdered her two children and should be sentenced to death for her...
View ArticleWhitehall-Coplay School District to move from hybrid to 4-day in-person...
In February, the Whitehall Coplay School District will move from its current hybrid model to four days of in-person instruction a week for all students who choose to attend school, the school board...
View ArticleRon W. Beitler kicks off campaign for Lehigh County commissioner
Ron W. Beitler, the Lower Macungie Township supervisor, announced Tuesday he'll run for Lehigh County commissioner.
View ArticleAllentown mayoral race: Another candidate emerges
In the Allentown mayoral primary, a competitive Democratic field is taking shape. Here is a look at which candidates have announced they’re running, who’s still thinking about it, and those who’ve...
View ArticleStroudsburg’s returning state wrestling champion Lenny Pinto out indefinitely
Stroudsburg’s returning state champion Lenny Pinto out indefinitely because of a knee injury.
View ArticleWhitehall Township commissioners reveal investigation into suspected fraud in...
Nearly $78,000 of taxes and fees paid by Whitehall Township residents to the tax collector’s office in 2018 and 2019 are unaccounted for, according to the results of a third-party investigation...
View ArticleRepublicans in Harrisburg form task force to kickstart economy: ‘Too many...
Pennsylvania House Republicans unveiled a task force on Tuesday that is intended to help kick-start the state economy, in part by identifying regulations which -- having been pushed aside during the...
View ArticleEaston mayor warns trash must be cleaned or homeless encampment will be...
Easton Mayor Sal Panto has raised concerns about a homeless camp littering a local hillside, though an advocate for the homeless says he's unaware of a camp at that location.
View ArticleWeis Markets recalls ice cream after metal found in container
If you have a 48-ounce container of Weis Quality Cookies & Cream ice cream from a Weis Markets store, you may want to return it.
View ArticleFederal judge rules in favor of Democratic Pa. Senate candidate whom GOP...
Republican Nicole Ziccarelli filed the suit seeking to throw out 2,349 mail ballots that Allegheny County election officials counted even though they did not have a handwritten date on the outer envel
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