Supervised injection sites are like crackhouses, federal court rules in...
A federal appeals court rejected a plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths.
View ArticleRoute 33 North at I-78 reopened 5 hours after tractor-trailer overturns
A crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer and injuries closed Route 33 North at Interstate 78 for more than five hours Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleBethlehem needs your help to secure World Heritage status
Bethlehem’s historic Moravian buildings could be recognized as an icon, landing on the World Heritage List along with wonders like the Great Wall of China and the Pyramids of Giza, but the city needs...
View ArticlePa. State Police resume tracking racial data during traffic stops in response...
Nine years after Pennsylvania State Police stopped collecting racial data during traffic stops, it has resumed the practice.
View ArticleWhere’s the cold, snow? Lehigh Valley’s weather is meteorologically...
January flipped the script on winter and some forecasters are chagrined — at least the ones still convinced the polar vortex is going to unleash its wrath at some point this season. Temperatures in the...
View Article‘I knew there’s no way I can keep going’: After US Capitol riot, voters leave...
The Republican Party is losing voters as it's pulled in opposite directions after the attack on Congress by Trump loyalists
View Article‘There has never been a greater betrayal’: Trump’s Republican wall eroding...
The wall of Republican support that has enabled President Donald Trump to weather a seemingly endless series of crises is beginning to erode
View ArticleWill 2021 be a big year for snowy owls in Pennsylvania?
“A decent irruption” of snowy owls is under way, according to Scott Weidensaul, co-founder of Project SNOWStorm, a snowy owl-tracking organization run in part through the Millersburg-based Ned Smith...
View ArticleBest new music right now includes releases by Brad Brooks, Pool Holograph and...
Here's a sampling of a few new albums that snuck their way into release in the fall. With the usual early-year lull in album releases, it’s a good time to catch up on several from the fall season with...
View ArticleAllentown City Council race: 3 Democratic incumbents face competition in primary
In addition to a competitive mayoral race, four seats on Allentown City Council are up for grabs in this year’s election. With three incumbents running for reelection, the legislative body will welcome...
View ArticleReaction to me leaving the GOP after Capitol riot, from “buh-bye commie” to...
Column: I'm not the only one fleeing the Republican Party. And that's heartening.
View ArticlePennsylvania House committee approves bill for constitutional amendment to...
The state House Government Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that backs a proposed constitutional amendment to limit emergency declarations made by the Pennsylvania governor to 21 days.
View ArticleRecognize him? Allentown police seek information on man after two city robberies
Allentown police are seeking information about a man captured on security footage following robberies at Subway and Rite Aid on Tuesday.
View ArticleLehigh Valley lawmakers sound off ahead of President Trump’s 2nd impeachment...
Congressional lawmakers from the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday prepared to vote whether to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time in the wake of a deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol last week.
View ArticlePizza and pasta returning to former Paese Mio building in Upper Macungie
Teresa’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, serving authentic Italian cuisine, is expected to open within the next few weeks at 6561 W. Tilghman St. in Upper Macungie Township.
View ArticleGraham Spanier should start his jail term, prosecutor urges judge in case of...
The state attorney general’s office wrote in a letter to Judge John Boccabella that no legal impediment prevents him from enforcing the minimum sentence of two months in jail, followed by two months of...
View ArticlePa. Democratic senator blocked from taking seat by GOP is sworn in
Sen. Jim Brewster, D-Allegheny, made no mention of the fight during his brief swearing-in ceremony in the Senate chamber or in a later statement.
View ArticleSUV ends up inside truck’s trailer after semi overturns on Route 33 ramp in...
Tuesday afternoon's crash at the start of Route 33 North closed the ramp to the road for hours but resulted only in minor injuries, according to state police.
View ArticleAid runs out for Pennsylvania program to support long-term care facilities...
State officials said support for nursing homes struck by the pandemic will be scaled back since federal funding ran out.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 349 deaths and 7,960 additional cases...
The state Department of Health reported 349 COVID-related deaths Wednesday, the second-highest daily toll of the new year after the 368 deaths reported a week ago
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