Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame slugger and MLB’s real home run king, dies at 86
Baseball has lost its legitimate all-time home run king.
View ArticlePennsylvania prosecutors use human trafficking law to charge pimps, but...
While the human trafficking law has allowed law enforcement to begin comprehensively tackling the criminal enterprises that exploit victims for profit, more needs to be done to eliminate the demand...
View ArticleHigh School Softball: One of the area’s most successful coaches has resigned
Rich Kessler's softball teams never won fewer than 16 games in six seasons at Bangor.
View ArticleAllentown man charged with attempted homicide of police officer during...
Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's office have charged a city man with attempted homicide, alleging he tried to shoot a police officer during an early morning traffic stop.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: Cases, hospitalizations continue to moderate...
Pennsylvania's coronavirus cases counts and hospitalizations are falling, but deaths remain near 200 per day, reflecting the disease's surge six weeks ago.
View Article‘Greatest of all taverns’: Brothers and friends opening Stockertown pub, The...
The GOAT Pub & Pie, featuring high-quality tavern fare with a focus on Detroit-style pizza, is set to open within the next few months at 700 Main St. in Stockertown.
View ArticleNorthampton defensive coordinator Shawn Daignault is the new Liberty football...
Daignault was an inside linebacker at Middlebury College in Vermont from 1991-94 and has been coaching since 1995.
View ArticleWith Dr. Rachel Levine tapped for Biden administration job, Gov. Tom Wolf...
Alison Beam will take over the Pennsylvania Department of Health, replacing outgoing secretary Dr. Rachel Levine. Beam has helped coordinate the state's COVID-19 response.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 10-20 years for 2011 rape of woman on Bethlehem towpath
A man who pleaded guilty to the 2011 rape of a woman jogging on the towpath near Sand Island in Bethlehem has been sentenced 10-20 years in state prison.
View ArticleIn annual address, Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell reflects on navigating a...
In a pre-recorded 2021 State of the City address, Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell focused on how his administration executed the meat-and-potatoes tasks of running Pennsylvania’s third-largest city...
View ArticleLehigh Valley sees COVID-19 vaccine chaos amid huge demand but limited supply
A change in eligibility requirements has opened up the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine to 3.5 million Pennsylvania residents, resulting in a deluge of requests for doses at Lehigh Valley...
View ArticleYour View: Support UN treaty to rid world of nuclear threat
Your View: The author, member of a local peace organization, urges the readers to support a United Nations treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
View ArticleAllegheny County Democratic senator slams Pennsylvania over vaccine rollout
A Democratic state lawmaker criticized Pennsylvania’s vaccine rollout as muddled on Friday — saying other states are doing a much better job at distribution and communication — while unions...
View ArticlePhilly man charged in $700K protective equipment scheme
A Philadelphia man is accused of scamming $700,000 from two New York-based companies by falsely promising to sell personal protective equipment.
View ArticlePa. lawmakers speed bill to limit a governor’s disaster powers
The Republican-controlled Legislature on Friday took another step in the drive to strip future governors of some of their constitutional authority under emergency declarations, and give lawmakers more...
View ArticleJill Biden thanks National Guard members with chocolate chip cookies
New first lady Jill Biden took an unannounced detour to the U.S. Capitol on Friday to deliver baskets of chocolate chip cookies to National Guard members, thanking them “for keeping me and my family...
View ArticleRetail Watch: ‘One stop, two great spots’: Man opens joint Rita’s franchise...
Nick’s Bistro & Pizzeria opened Nov. 13 at 7525 Tilghman St. in Upper Macungie Township. Owner Greg Rhoads also operates a Rita's Italian Ice franchise out of the space.
View ArticleLarry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
View ArticleExpect a frigid weekend ahead of ‘minor’ snowfall Monday night into Tuesday,...
Snow is forecast to begin falling Monday evening and continue most of Tuesday, but accumulation isn't expected to surpass four inches, according to the National Weather Service.
View ArticleDespite calamity for colleges around country, Lehigh Valley four-year...
The coronavirus pandemic has spelled calamity for many higher education institutions around the country, from faculty layoffs to steep program cuts. In the Lehigh Valley, four-year colleges are heading...
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