Allentown School District to remain in online learning through third quarter
The Allentown School District will remain in virtual learning through at least the end of the third quarter, with a new target date for reopening in mid-April, school directors announced.
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers at Capitol work amid barriers, police in tactical...
Pennsylvania lawmakers worked at the state Capitol in Harrisburg this week amid increasing security following the U.S. Capitol riot in Washington, DC., although state police and Pennsylvania government...
View ArticleYuengling expands into 1st Western state, with beers brewed, sold in Texas
Pottsville's D.G. Yuengling & Son said it will work with Molson Coors to brew and distribute Yuengling products in Texas.
View ArticleCelebrate National Pizza Week at new Bethlehem Township pizzeria, offering...
Just in time for National Pizza Week, running through Saturday, a new pizzeria has opened in Bethlehem Township.
View ArticlePa. open records office rules against PIAA, affirms agency falls under...
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association falls under the state’s Right-to-Know Law and must turn over thousands of requested documents, an appeals officer with the state Office of Open...
View ArticlePennsylvania college student dies in Adirondacks ski accident
A 22-year-old college student from Pennsylvania died from a ski accident in the Adirondack Mountains.
View ArticleLaw enforcement in Pa. preparing for possible unrest despite ‘no specific...
Law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania are preparing for the possibility of armed protests at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
View ArticlePennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tells Republicans to hurry up and dole out $145...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday chastised Republican legislators for not yet taking steps to dole out $145 million in aid to struggling restaurants and other small businesses waylaid by the...
View ArticleJanuary’s winter energy disjointed: Rain, not snow, will end dry stretch in...
After 11 days without precipitation, rain is expected to fall on the Lehigh Valley beginning early Friday night, meteorologists say.
View ArticleJahan Dotson is staying at Penn State to handle unfinished business beyond...
Jahan Dotson wants another year at Penn State to finish academic as well as football business.
View ArticleNew Allentown Art Museum exhibit offers a deeper look at Rembrandt’s...
'Portrait of a Young Woman' returns to the Allentown Art Museum for a special show through May. The show will give visitors a rare look at how a painting is authenticated and preserved.
View ArticleRedistricting will be the definitive political fight of 2021 in Pennsylvania....
The state is set to lose a congressional seat. The representation of millions of people is on the line. And Republicans will have to do what seems impossible — get along with Democrats.
View ArticleYour View: COVID-19 disaster looms in Lehigh County Jail
Op-ed: I'm warning of a potential catastrophe if we fail to act quickly to address COVID-19 in the Lehigh County Jail
View ArticleCapitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops
At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation
View ArticleLehigh County liquor store now open, offering discounts 3 days next week
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has announced the grand opening of a Fine Wine & Good Spirits store near Allentown, along with three days of discounts next week.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: 6,047 additional cases reported Friday as...
The Pennsylvania Health Department reported more than 6,000 additional coronavirus cases Friday, along with 215 deaths. But the numbers point towards a flattening of the most recent two-week increase...
View ArticleFour teens accused in slaying of Whitehall High School student during...
The four teenagers authorities say were responsible for the murder of 17-year-old Aiden Toussaint in Bethlehem on Sept. 29 will face trial on homicide and related charges in Northampton County Court.
View ArticleAllentown School District to become first in state to take advantage of...
Allentown School District officials announced the district will be the first in the state to take advantage a program that outfits buses with stop-arm cameras that can film drivers who blow through...
View ArticleJailed kids-for-cash judge loses bid for pandemic release
A disgraced Pennsylvania judge who locked up thousands of juvenile offenders while he was taking kickbacks from the owner and builder of for-profit detention centers has lost his bid to be released...
View ArticleMahanoy Area cheerleader’s suit over profane SnapChat post heads to U.S....
Mahanoy Area School District is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of whether a junior varsity cheerleader's SnapChat comments give the district the right to discipline students for...
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